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i have a decent start on my next project and thought it was a good time to start a work log.

i picked this roller up from a member on here, it has been striped down and weighs very little. seller told me 2650 with a ls motor and th400. it will be a little heavier for me with a full cage, iron block, turbos and 4l80e but i bet still under 3000lbs.





next was to pick up a driveline. i found this on craigslist for $2k. 2003 2500 2wd with 140k on it. i sold what i didn't use for $900 so that puts the motor, trans, harness, ecm, alt, starter, flex plate, tb, tac... all for $1100. seems like a good deal. under the valve covers was very clean and the outside of the motor cleaned up nice with a little work.







so far i have just set the motor/trans in the car to see how it looks. after looking at all of the oil pans out there i ordered a holly swap pan and in a few days when i get that i will be working on some mounts.

i also picked up a set of 2100cc injectors.



for starters i plan on running a mostly stock motor and shift kit only 4l80e. i would like to do the intake and turbo set up nice right away along with the fuel system. i am going set up the turbos and fuel system for over 1000hp but i may never get to that amount of power.

 

Anything over 750 in our cars is useless. I have a built 402 LS2 / T56 and when I did spray before going turbo now all it wanted to do was spin. I put 502 rwhp when it was NA and just put my turbo on. These cars are very light in the rear and a lot of people making over 750 went to NA. I only have a turbo just cause I love the sound.

402 LS2 / t56 S475 T6 in G35 Coupe. Make sure you have solid rear diff bushings before you hit the track. lol

 

I meant to add that I have a set of Sikky 1 7/8 Long Tube headers heat wrapped for sale if you know anyone. I'll do a great deal and also have the oil pan.

 

great project, looking forward to updates

 

Did yall do anything to better the rear end? Also your not running brembo brakes are you.

 

no brembo brakes.

currently the car has a stock rear end with stock axles. it does have all solid bushings back there. the previous owner pulled a 1.409 60' with all those stock parts. i am sure i will have to put axles in the car but other than that i think the rear end will hold whatever i throw at it.

 

I pulled 1.76 with et streets with stock axles and rear end. Car looks great. If you dont mind how much for the roller?

 

i paid $4500. seemed like a good deal. much of what the previous owner did works for me. the roll bar and metal work inside look very nice. fuel cell will work for me along with the shifter and seats and rims/tires. i also like what he did with the front of the car, removed all the heavy stuff and pushed the radiator forward. makes my job easy.

only thing he did that i wish he hasn't done is pull pretty much all of the wiring in the entire car. i am going to need all of the outside lights to work.

 

It you are just gonna need the lights it wont be that bad to setup. I wouldnt use stock harness for all that. Thats a very good deal for that setup. What turbo you looking to go with? Im just finishing up my 402 S475 in my G35. Should be in the low 9s on 10lbs.

 

I am thinking a pair of billet wheel 67's with the t4 flange but might go with a little smaller turbo and the precision vband turbine inlet.

I have to ask myself if 1000hp is for sure enough or should I leave myself some headroom and go with the t4 67's.

Do you have a build thread?

 

got a ms3-pro today.

at first i was considering using a squirt to handle speed based boost and nitrous control(wot, rpm window, boost window) and maybe fire my 2nd fuel pump. thought it would be a good way to get all that done and keep things clean rather than have a bunch of little parts making it all work. just a boost controller with speed based function is over $500 and nitrous would need wot switch, rpm window switch and boost window switch.

after looking at all the features on the ms3-pro i have decided to use it to run a lot more. i might be keeping the stock ecm for drive by wire and trans control only.

just a few of the functions i am going to try.

flex fuel sensor input
closed loop speed based boost
progressive nitrous controller, 2 of them built in with wot, window, fuel
knock sensors that will tell you what cyl is knocking
individual cyl trim for fuel and timing
3 step
traction control via 2 speed sensors and timing, fuel and boost control.
main fuel pump control
2nd fuel pump control
fan control
you can use it as a timer to release your trans brake if you want.
there are many more features but those are the ones that caught my eye. cant want to start playing with this thing.

i will likely even try and use a bluetooth tablet for a dashboard, the number of things people are doing with these things is nuts.

this thing looks very nice. i have used squirts on a few projects in the past and they worked great but were a little on the basic side as far as the package and the connectors were not automotive type or weather proof. this new one is crazy nice right down to the box that it came in. i will be reporting on how well these features work.

for example i know traction control is often not very effective on high hp cars so it will be neat to see how well it works. it has 2 speed sensor inputs and looks for a variance and can do any number things to reduce power, random cyl cut, fuel cut or add, timing cut, proportional nitrous cut, boost cut. all of these are adjustable and proportional to the amount of slip so you can see where it might be hard to get it to work. should be fun trying.

 

Looking good so far Jim. Note to sell dont try to pick on any red 350zs in omaha. lol This is Alex with the 03 cobra swapped coupe. I will be bugging you for more info on my LTD swap soon.

 

Awesome project.

Any chance of you ever getting back in a truck like the blue one you had?

 

Looking forward to see how the MS3 does. How hard does the wiring look?

 

SUB'D curious to see how this MS3 works... curious. how much do you think you will have in just the efi parts? you can PM me if you dont wanna post it. thanks

 

Glad to see this went to a good home! I'm one of Tony's friends lol I was also tempted to purchase this, hell of a deal!

 

probably wont be doing another truck any time soon. if i were to do another vehicle it would be a c6 grand sport or a new c7 once they drop in price some.

wiring for the squirt doesn't look too bad if you can follow a diagram and solder stuff together.

as far as cost for electronics. the squirt with harness is $1200. seems like a bargain if it can do all that it says it can do. i will be trying to use many of the features and will spend some time reporting on how well i can get them to work. i am not sure if there will be any expense for the trans. i might just use a manual shift kit and not have any electronics or i might use some kind of squirt based controller or i might use the stock ecm just for trans control. i wish a lock up for a power glide wasn't so expensive or i would go with one of them and save some weight.

yeah i think the car was a good deal. seems like the work he did to the car is decent quality and a lot of it fits with my plans.

i was making some good progress with the car but got diverted with another project. i hope to get back to it in a few weeks. my goal is to have it running by spring.