quickkris2006

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Ok well I recently wrecked my 06 Gto, so I'm digging out my old trans am and do a no f*cks given 5.3l junkyard turbo build. The car gets here in june when I drive home to VA for my sisters graduation. So now I'm just collecting parts and info on what I need todo.
The Plan
5.3L motor
Built th400 trans with trans brake
quicktime performance 9inch UPDATE
Ebay turbo
Microsquirt engine management
Full tubular suspension from k member all the way back
ALOT of weight loss
"Street car death trap status"

The Car
1986 trans am t top car
8 point cage (might make it a 10)
Fully welded subframes
Gutted interior with 4th gen trans am dash and center console
Racing seats with 5 point harness
Ive owned the car for 4 years now and not once driven it. I was doing a lt1 swap on it then joined the army and put it on hold while I was in Korea and ended up buying a 06 gto - 2 years later I wrecked it and now here we are.
here is the link to the orignal build i was doing on it before i joined the army.. well times change and things happen and now its back in full swing and im determined to finish it this time
http://www.thirdgen.org/techboard/lt...sold-86-a.html

pics of the car

jay_rich

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Ill be watching this. Love me some 3rd gen builds

Jay

Heavychevy87

Mmmmm I am also building a 5.3. Debate on a turbo build down the road

NemeSS

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Building my 91 rs also.
But I'm not using eBay turbos.
This will b my second turbo ls 3rd gen.

fotoboy

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Why a 12 bolt and not a 9?

Dark SS

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I'll be keeping on eye on this too. Waiting to close on a house and get settled in then I'll be starting on my 92 T/A.

quickkris2006

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Origoal plan was for a 9in and it still might happen. I switch plans to a 12 bolt do to cost of a 9in bit I recenfly found a 82 firebird that already has a 9 in with a 4 link and is tubbed for about what I would have paid for a new 9in so I'm ganna try and pick that up to get my projeDr started only issue is it only has a bill of sale soo I'll have to transfer everything over to my car soo I can get tags on it

Kory 88Iroc Lt1

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I'll be watching this as well. I plan on doing a turbo 5.3 in my Iroc this summer.
Kory

Preston99WS6

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All that money in the drivetrain and your gonna run a ebay 76mm. The turbines are too smal, spend another 300 and grab a BW S475.

jay_rich

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I've decided in mine im gonna be doing a S475 1.10a/r T6, with 2" crossover piping...4.8L LS6 cam. For only $649 you get a hell of a turbo with tons of room to grow.

If you are going the ebay route I would pick the GT45, much bigger turbine so it wont choke up top.. Guys are still making 600whp on them and they are a lot more reliable

Jay

quickkris2006

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funny you say that JAY RICH as i was just looking at those and decided to go with the gt45. i just sent martin at tick performance an email for a custom cam and some recommendations for stall size/type and rear end gear ratio. i dont wanna make any purchases till have the the motor on my stand and the car in my friends garage. which might be this weekend if i can swing it right.. and i was building the drivetrain up and going cheap with the motor so that if it came time to upgrade later i know my drivetrain would handle it..

Sales@Tick

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I have customers making 750rwhp with ON3 76mm turbos.

Combination, combination, combination.

Did I say combination?

quickkris2006

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I know the combination is key Martin that's why I've been talking with you about my cam lol

Beatdown Z

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Those Chinese 76/80mm Magnum knock-off turbos have 77mm exhaust wheels. So you cant blatantly say all ebay 76's are baby turbine junks...

Beatdown Z

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Nice build, OP! this car is gonna rip!

What are your fueling plans?

quickkris2006

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Update.... so turbo choice is up in the air.. 5.3 is torn down to short block form. And after I get my cam from Martin the block will be going to the machine shop for a hot tank, hone, and new cam bearings. Sorry for not having pictures up yet but they will come soon. Parts starting to arrive and I'm getting excited.. got my head studs, 10.5mm spark plugs, rocker trunion upgrade, 5 in tach with shift light and recall, die grinder for porting my heads, intercooler, under drive pulley. Just ordered my lower end gaskets, still need to get my water pump and head gaskets lifters, timing chain and oil pump. Might at well order that all today. I'll have pics up soon

quickkris2006

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Fueling plans are 2 Walboros 255 pumps inside a plastic ls1 tank 8an feed line and 6 an return

quickkris2006

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so i pulled out the pistons an crank yesterday after work. and im thinking im ganna ned to have the number 1 main bearing on the crank turned or polished and im going to replace all the bearings in the cam and crank/rod area.. might as well do it while its apart and out of the car.. also going to do new piston rings while im at it

I-H8-RICE

ill be keeping an eye on this one lol, im getting moving on my build as well sounds like your a bit ahead of me on the parts.. im debating on pulling the trigger on a kmember right now.

.boB

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The Microsquirt is a megsquirt II/extra in a smaller water resistant case; designed for snowmobiles, motorcycles, ect. You save money and have a better product if you consider the MSIII - you some increased features, and data logging. http://www.msextra.com/feature-xref.html

I currently use a MSII/Extra, and I really like it. In retrospect, I should have moved up to the III, just for the data logging alone.

A single Walbro pump will easily pressurize a -8 line and feed 800hp. 2 Walbro pumps is definatly over-kill for a single -8 line. Not that that's bad thing, mind you - just an observation.

With two big pumps, you should have much bigger lines. Like -10 feed and -8 return. Or seperate them out and use 2 -8 feeds and a single -8 return.

Both Aeromotive and AEM make single in tank pumps that are advertised to run 340lph.

With a return style system, it's really hard to make it too big.