So here's the game plan 00 Mustang + LSx + huge turbo :)
04-19-2007, 10:28 PM
#141
man, great minds must think alike. cause my car and yours are ALOT alike. except mine is the budget version of yours.lol.
that car is going to be sick. you going to run a oil pump with your turbo that low??? i mounted mine in about the same position but a little higher. it will peek through the grille. what are you doing for a radiator??
that car is going to be sick. you going to run a oil pump with your turbo that low??? i mounted mine in about the same position but a little higher. it will peek through the grille. what are you doing for a radiator??
04-20-2007, 04:15 AM
#142
Originally Posted by ALL UC2
man, great minds must think alike. cause my car and yours are ALOT alike. except mine is the budget version of yours.lol.
that car is going to be sick. you going to run a oil pump with your turbo that low??? i mounted mine in about the same position but a little higher. it will peek through the grille. what are you doing for a radiator??
that car is going to be sick. you going to run a oil pump with your turbo that low??? i mounted mine in about the same position but a little higher. it will peek through the grille. what are you doing for a radiator??
As far as a radiator/IC goes... We're going to run a double pass scirocco style radiator from either Jegs or Summit. Total width will be 22" and we're going to modify the radiator core support to get a couple of more inches in clearance. We're trying to get setup with a Bell intercooler(26x12) as we speak.
Are you building yours for a street/strip car like mine? Looking good so far.
Phil
04-26-2007, 06:20 PM
#143
Mocked up and got the first part of the downpipe done today...
The vehicle
4" and 2.5" comparison pic
Preliminary
Almost done
Almost done
Alkycontrols.com alcohol injection kit
Wilson 105mm Elbow - its always good to have friends with connections
Wiilson 105mm Throttlebody
Wilson 1.5" spacer
Wilson Combo for LS7 intake
The vehicle
4" and 2.5" comparison pic
Preliminary
Almost done
Almost done
Alkycontrols.com alcohol injection kit
Wilson 105mm Elbow - its always good to have friends with connections
Wiilson 105mm Throttlebody
Wilson 1.5" spacer
Wilson Combo for LS7 intake
Last edited by Phil99vette; 10-17-2007 at 04:31 PM.
04-26-2007, 06:23 PM
#144
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I'm amazed you got that big of a dp above the k-member. I have the QA1, and I might be able to squeeze a 3.5 in there. Car looks great, and keep us updated.
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04-27-2007, 09:23 PM
#150
Originally Posted by Phil99vette
Thanks, looks like our cars are all too similar. The turbo is high enough where its not going to need a pump. The bottom of the turbo center section sits about 5-6" above the top of the oil pan. I think I am going to rotate the center section so the drain line is even higher.
As far as a radiator/IC goes... We're going to run a double pass scirocco style radiator from either Jegs or Summit. Total width will be 22" and we're going to modify the radiator core support to get a couple of more inches in clearance. We're trying to get setup with a Bell intercooler(26x12) as we speak.
Are you building yours for a street/strip car like mine? Looking good so far.
Phil
As far as a radiator/IC goes... We're going to run a double pass scirocco style radiator from either Jegs or Summit. Total width will be 22" and we're going to modify the radiator core support to get a couple of more inches in clearance. We're trying to get setup with a Bell intercooler(26x12) as we speak.
Are you building yours for a street/strip car like mine? Looking good so far.
Phil
yeah, street strip is the plan. probally more strip time than street. i got a s400 on the way today. im running about the same radiator setup. i just got it mounted today. new turbo should be here wed. im just running a ebay intercooler right now 24x12x4 but i want to switch to a a2w when i get all the bugs worked out on the car. didnt figure i needed any more headaches than i am going to have. i finished all the fuel setup today also. looking good. keep it up.
04-27-2007, 09:52 PM
#151
Originally Posted by ALL UC2
yeah, street strip is the plan. probally more strip time than street. i got a s400 on the way today. im running about the same radiator setup. i just got it mounted today. new turbo should be here wed. im just running a ebay intercooler right now 24x12x4 but i want to switch to a a2w when i get all the bugs worked out on the car. didnt figure i needed any more headaches than i am going to have. i finished all the fuel setup today also. looking good. keep it up.
04-30-2007, 09:48 PM
#154
Originally Posted by Phil99vette
Thanks, I am trying to decide if I want to run an a2w or an a2a. Is your IC a bar and plate or tube and fin?
bar and plate. i mounted it and the radiator the other day. did some measureing and my turbo is going to be a tight fit. you have any pics of your modded core support to get some more room??? ill try and snap some more pics of mine tonight.
05-03-2007, 09:24 PM
#155
I have not made much progress but here is where we are. I had to redo the rear two pipes on the driver side header to allow for clearance for the steering shaft, took about 30 minutes to get the back two fitted and welded.
Recieved the intake and some of the top half parts, started mocking it up to check for hood clearance. It looks like I have about 1-1.5" of clearance at the tightest point. The passenger side header is about as far as I am going to go until everything is 100% done. I want to make sure I have enough clearance for everything else. It seems like everytime I add new stuff to the engine bay we run into clearance issues. I have very little clearance between the passenger side v-band and the downpipe but my heads also raise the exhaust manifolds just a touch so it should be fine once the new heads are here.
Weld racing also called about my custom rear wheels, they should be shipping out next week so I can check fitment with the drag radials. This weekend we're going to:
Roll the rear fender lips
Por15...
- Rear control arms,
- Rear end
- Some of the undercarrage
- From Radiator core support
- Build boxes for the wheels so we can get it off jackstands
Not sure why but I have a strange feeling mounting the alternator, fuel pump and vacuum pump is going to be a MAJOR pain in the a$$. I recieved the drive mandrel for the fuel pump and the vacuum pump and it needs alittle work but it should do the trick.
Jesel LS7 Rockers came in and they were not made to our specs so they are going back to Jesel. We're still waiting on diamond on the pistons, if you would have told me that GMPP would have the LSX block out before I got the pistons I would have called you a liar 3 months ago. The 160# injectors came in yesterday so hopefully this weekend I can get started on machining the manifold for the injectors. I've still got a LONG way to go.
Recieved the intake and some of the top half parts, started mocking it up to check for hood clearance. It looks like I have about 1-1.5" of clearance at the tightest point. The passenger side header is about as far as I am going to go until everything is 100% done. I want to make sure I have enough clearance for everything else. It seems like everytime I add new stuff to the engine bay we run into clearance issues. I have very little clearance between the passenger side v-band and the downpipe but my heads also raise the exhaust manifolds just a touch so it should be fine once the new heads are here.
Weld racing also called about my custom rear wheels, they should be shipping out next week so I can check fitment with the drag radials. This weekend we're going to:
Roll the rear fender lips
Por15...
- Rear control arms,
- Rear end
- Some of the undercarrage
- From Radiator core support
- Build boxes for the wheels so we can get it off jackstands
Not sure why but I have a strange feeling mounting the alternator, fuel pump and vacuum pump is going to be a MAJOR pain in the a$$. I recieved the drive mandrel for the fuel pump and the vacuum pump and it needs alittle work but it should do the trick.
Jesel LS7 Rockers came in and they were not made to our specs so they are going back to Jesel. We're still waiting on diamond on the pistons, if you would have told me that GMPP would have the LSX block out before I got the pistons I would have called you a liar 3 months ago. The 160# injectors came in yesterday so hopefully this weekend I can get started on machining the manifold for the injectors. I've still got a LONG way to go.
Last edited by Phil99vette; 10-17-2007 at 04:17 PM.
