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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 07:51 PM
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Its been awhile since Ive updated this thread everyone knows here in socal we lost two dragstrips this year but irwindale recently reopened this week so looks like ill be taking this thing out soon. the car feels nasty on the street with 9lbs the tires don't have a change very happy with the performance and drive ability of the car. car made 623whp on 14lbs








my junk just another budget turbo lq4 build this is my first build with a turbo also with a gen III motor so far so good Im really anxtious to see what this thing could do I have yet to drive this car with the ls but from what Ive seen on this site I don't think ill miss the big block one bit.

plans for the car for this year just to get it going i might lean on it a lil lol hope to get it to run 9.99 till next year.

stock lq4 with rod bolts and head studs ls9 head gaskets
truck intake manifold
Ls6 cam
s475 borg warner turbo t6 1.10 a/r
40mm tial wastegate
flipped manifolds
2.5 crossover
4inch downpipe
th400 3500 stall with brake
3.42 gear

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s475's are huge

tacking up the hot side



I was going to pay someone to do the hotside but im glad I didn't wasn't that bad I tacked it up pretty good and had a buddy put some nice welds on it for me along with the aluminum.


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I still have alot to do but the end is near.
quick question I purchased the cyclone iat sensor and was wondering which wire do I splice from the stock truck harness I know Its two from the maf but not sure witch one your help would be appreciated.

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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 09:01 PM
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You'll easily make enough power to go 9.99, looks good!
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Old Mar 23, 2011 | 09:09 PM
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as i remember if you look at the maf and connector you'll see the two wires on the end go directly to the iat that is embedded in the maf. here's a good resource http://lt1swap.com/2004vortec_pcm.htm
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Old Mar 24, 2011 | 11:30 PM
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thanks guys I should be getting my iat plug any day now Ill go ahead and get that wired in. hank I have your thread bookmarked any updates to the car lq4 right whats it in?
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Old Mar 25, 2011 | 07:11 AM
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Let us know your progress on the car, it looks really good. My car is an 80 Sunbird, same as a Monza. Im mini-tubbing it right not for some 275 M/Ts and putting on a boost controller solenoid so I can leave with some power hopefully. With your setup your gonna be standing the car straight up if you leave with much boost! Gonna be a sweet setup.
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Old Apr 28, 2012 | 07:59 PM
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Dyno results are up
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Old Apr 28, 2012 | 09:11 PM
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Very nice!
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Old Apr 28, 2012 | 10:06 PM
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Dyno results are up
what was the results??
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What year is the LQ4?
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Old Apr 29, 2012 | 09:02 AM
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Cool build and nice results! what year LQ4 did you go with?
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Old Apr 29, 2012 | 02:32 PM
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623whp it's a 2003 lq4
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Old Apr 29, 2012 | 09:39 PM
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badass car how much do you have into the motor in all? if you dont mind me asking i have a 72 camaro and want to do the same set up
thanks
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Old Apr 29, 2012 | 10:57 PM
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cool split bumper build. whats the 240 in the garage all about?
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Old Apr 30, 2012 | 09:15 PM
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Lol the 240 also has a sbc 408. Total price in my engine it self not much rod bolts head bolts and gaskets but for the swap probably about 4000 or less that's including fuel system tuning and parts not bad considering that z in the garage the motor cost me more than that in parts made less power and considering it was 13.5 to 1 compression the drivability was far less
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Old May 1, 2012 | 12:27 AM
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Would you mind posting some more pics of what it looks like now? I noticed before the upper rad hose placement which is like mine and cant be good. Nice numbers otherwise. I am doing a turbo in an 80 Z28 with the same manifolds.
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Old May 1, 2012 | 06:36 PM
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Yes I did change the top hose it was above the radiator in the pics I had problems with air bubbles so I cut down the neck of the water pump and used a 90 deg hose connected to a steel pipe you can see it in the video so far it's worked well no over heating in number to number traffic
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Old Jun 18, 2013 | 02:01 PM
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Awesome track numbers man.... Would love to see more pics
How bad was the tuning with the turbo?

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