Got some new parts and after a year my engine is finally coming together! Ordering a Borg Warner S480 80/83 T4 1.10 in the next few days and will picking up a PT1000 Precision water to air intercooler at the end of the week! Also got some new hot pipes which im sure you guys have seen. Pulling the truck apart tonight or tomorrow, i've been driving it all motor with a LQ9/LS3 and LS7 cam, NO bottom end at all with that cam and LS3 intake all motor lol. I did end up getting 11.66 out of the 78mm rear mount and a stock junk yard LQ9 and it had a lot to go but i ran in to boost control issues with my JGS gate and my taller injectors did not want to seal right in the LS3 intake which was causing a boost leak. Shooting for 10's this year! I'll gets some pics up as i go!

-Vehicle, 5000lb 4x4 silverado Regular cab short bed
-Trans, semi-built 4l80e
-Convertor, Pro Yank 3600

-Engine parts i currently have (iron 370/L92):
-Manley forged pistons
-Manley H beam rods
-stock crank machined and turned 0.010
-Coated Clevite rod and main bearings
-Coated Dura-bond cam bearings
-GMPP LS7 lifter set
-Pat g./EPS/Comp turbo grind cam (222/226 .596/.598 on a 114)
-GMPP LS6 oil pump
-Comp billet double roller chain
-Machined 01' LQ4 block
-Hand ported and polished L92 heads
-LS9 head gaskets
-Arp main and head stud kits
-PRC dual spring kit
-Comp 7.400 push rods
-Holley high ram intake
-Stock LS2 Throttle body
-SFI flexplate

Turbo setup:
-Borg Warner S480
-Full Race tubular turbo manifold set
-Tial 44mm WG and 50mm BOV
-Precision PT1000 Water to air intercooler with 3" in and out



my new full race hot pipes:




intercooler im going to pick up:


new turbo for reference until i get the actual lol:

 

most current engine pics:

 

he is how she sits right now minus the water to air intercooler:

 

 

First thing i will be doing is the fuel system, going to a return style with a in tank 400 LPH Walbro, boost a pump and an Aeromotive A1000 return/boost reference regulator. I Will be running -8 feed and a -6 return.

 

Holy sheit those are some nice headers...

those rear tires are toast---need to widen them rimss

 

Nice, the headers look awesome!

 

Very nice truck! and off to a great start on the build!!

 

Great start to a good looking build

 

Cool. Get it done.

 

truck looks great

 

Its 4wd lol, i cut 1.69 60' times on street tires.

 

Thanks, they are works of art for sure!
Thanks!
Thanks!
Im trying lol, hows your TB doing?
Thanks, looks a little bit different now, i paint matched all the handles too.

 

Wow man, great stuff! Diggin the craftsmanship as well! DEF! keep us updated...

 

Thanks man! pulling the bed and front bumper off here in a few minutes, gotta start on the new fuel system and my buddie is gonna re-finish and paint my front bumper. I'll get some pics as i go!

 

Get that **** done so you can bring it over. We'll pull out Niki's Z and clear some space in the garage and get your cross over pipe done. Then when yours is done, that will motivate me to do more to my car.

Wait a second... I keep reading everyone saying that Full Race doesn't make turbo manifolds! What's going on here?!!!

 

From what I have seen Full race makes some of the best turbo manifolds hands down, They are a bit on the heavy side but all the mani's I see on friends turbo hondas hold up for years w/o issue. Did they build you a custom set? I wasn't aware they made lsx set ups.

 

Looks like a top notch build! 10's will be a walk in the park!

 

No secret lol, just not very many of them around! Im with ya i want to get going on it, just this wait on the engine build is killing me! A year and a half to build my engine!!! But its my uncle's shop and we are close..... hate to start family drama. They are suppose to have it built this week! We'll see

Its a rare set they made for the gm trucks and suvs years ago and showed them at SEMA:
http://www.autoblog.com/2005/11/07/f...for-gm-trucks/

They are heavier than most do to them being built completely out of T304 Stainless Steel Schedule 10 Piping. They last for ever though!

Thanks Jarrett, that means a lot coming from you! May need some of your advice this coming season lol! Are you going to be back in the springs this race season?

 

Got some work done last night, bed is off, fuel system is apart and engine is ready to pull. Found that the silicone hose that i insulated my fuel pumps with had come apart and was floating in the fuel tank.... nice.