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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 01:14 PM
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Hey guys getting closer to finishing up the project Ill have more detail pics later on just have couple right now.


GEN 3 LS1 MOTOR WITH 33K
317 HEADS DECKED AND CLEANED
COMP 918 SPRINGS
LUCAS 120IB/HR INJECTORS
ARP HEAD STUDS
GM 6.0 MLS HEAD GASKETS
AFTERMARKET FUEL RAILS
CUSTOM MADE HARNESS
HP TUNER PRO
TRUCK MANIFOLDS
CUSTOM CROSSOVER PIPING
TIAL MVS WASTEGATE
TURBO XS BOV
T76 TURBO
GTO OIL PAN
76 IN. SERPINTINE BELT (NO A/C OR P/S)
EMUSE INTERCOOLER
ATI CRANK PULLEY
3IN. EXHAUST

JW BUILT TH350
3600 JW STALL COVERTER W. ANTI-BALLON
CUSTOM DRIVESHAFT
FULL Q45 REAR END (3.52 FINAL DRIVE)
350Z FRONT BRAKES
AEROMOTIVE 340 LPH IN-TANK FUEL PUMP

Theres couple more things cant remember at the moment, things I need thou are:

TCI OUTLAW SHIFTER
GUAGES
GTO DIPSTICK
LO-JACK THROTTLE CABLE
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 01:24 PM
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nice build man...need more pics lol
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 01:31 PM
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nice build man...need more pics lol
I know there coming. lol teaser pics haha
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 03:13 PM
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looks great man! are you still using the factory chassis harness or did you eliminate them?
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Old Jun 7, 2011 | 05:01 PM
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looks great man! are you still using the factory chassis harness or did you eliminate them?

I modified the chassis harness and dash harness so that theres no fuse box all there is in the chassis harness is headlights, blinkers, ignition switch and tailights also radio

but I modified the ls1 harness with relays and fuses for the injectors and coilpacks which are located in the car. corvette harness with 5.7 gto pcm. corvette pcm plug has be re-pined to GTO pcm, only reason I did this so that I dont have a problem with the corvette drive-by wire TB.
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Old Jun 8, 2011 | 07:48 AM
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nice! that is very similar to what we will be doing. i'v been scoping out these builds for a few days now and was ever so happy to see yours considering we will also be doing our swap in an early s chassis. we currently have a 600hp compound rb20 in the car now, but will be adding 2 cylinders, a big single turbo and hell of a displacement increase. i'd like to see more of your build!
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nice! that is very similar to what we will be doing. i'v been scoping out these builds for a few days now and was ever so happy to see yours considering we will also be doing our swap in an early s chassis. we currently have a 600hp compound rb20 in the car now, but will be adding 2 cylinders, a big single turbo and hell of a displacement increase. i'd like to see more of your build!
NICE!! Im not too far from you, just moved to baltimore, MD. I'll get more pics up when I pull it out again waiting for a cooler wheater right now. its toooo hot.lol
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Old Jun 9, 2011 | 06:28 PM
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yea your telling me! its been around 95-100 around here the past few days we are getting a storm now and its just starting to cool down finally. do you plan on backhalfinf the car at all or are you going to keep the irs?
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yea your telling me! its been around 95-100 around here the past few days we are getting a storm now and its just starting to cool down finally. do you plan on backhalfinf the car at all or are you going to keep the irs?
Yea finally starting to cool down, I was thinking of solid rear end, but instead I put in a q45 rear end. Diff (3.52 final drive) driverside q45 axle (beefy guy) r33 skyline or 300zx tt driverside axle and the q45 hubs because there 30 spline and stock ones are 29 spline.

The benefit to this rear end is that theres ppl out making 800-900hp and with the stock rear end with beefy axles they were still breaking stuff, but with rear end not only do you get better gearing for high power but it can take alot of power most ive seen was a 1200hp 2jz 240sx with a q45 rear end and it still holds up till today (I think lol). plus it only cost me $300 bucks and it was all bolt-on. Ill take some pics.
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sweet man I have the same rear end set up in my 86 z31, which it too is getting a turbo LS based engine!

but very nice build, deff keep us updated on everything!
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wow! did you use your own motor mounts?
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Old Jun 13, 2011 | 12:45 PM
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sweet man I have the same rear end set up in my 86 z31, which it too is getting a turbo LS based engine!

but very nice build, deff keep us updated on everything!
Have you driven on the Q45 rear-end yet?
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Old Jun 13, 2011 | 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by battery1882
wow! did you use your own motor mounts?
No motor mounts, customized the factory crossmember, Ill be definetly taking some more pics today.
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Question: those look like low impedance injectors and you are running a GTO pcm?
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Have you driven on the Q45 rear-end yet?
sure have just not with the LS yet, I drove it with that rear end set up with the turbo VG30 still in the car, and I must say it feels 10x better than the stock z31 rear end!
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that enigine bay needs some cleaning and paint and you could also just run the stock 240sx throttle cable if u want. Are u doing a s15 front end? or you going kouki
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Originally Posted by badboyz31
sure have just not with the LS yet, I drove it with that rear end set up with the turbo VG30 still in the car, and I must say it feels 10x better than the stock z31 rear end!
Awesome, I cant wait to test this rear-end out. Any pics of your progress?
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Originally Posted by Chicago TDP
Question: those look like low impedance injectors and you are running a GTO pcm?
Yes low z impedance injectors, with GTO pcm and a aem injector driver unit.
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that enigine bay needs some cleaning and paint and you could also just run the stock 240sx throttle cable if u want. Are u doing a s15 front end? or you going kouki
yea I know once everything is mocked up and done, Im gonna take everything back out and re-paint the engine bay. I tried to connect the stock 240sx throttle cable but it wasnt opening the TB all the way, am I doing something wrong?

the car is a orignal kouki so kouki front is going back on, but Im looking for some headlights.
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Are you on zilvia atleast lol. They are always headlights for sale their and u need to search up how to run the stock cable. What u need to basically do is strip the plastic covering off the throttle cable where it come out the firewall to get more slack from it. Check on silviav8forums.com there is a write up on their. It works great for me i havent had a problem .
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