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~~~2002 Trans Am F1C PROCHARGED 376 BUILD THREAD~~~
Well I have officially decided what i am doing with my next build. Decided to start a build threat on it. This build will still retain a/c, power brakes, and power steering. It will be ran on 91 octane with approx 1 quarts of boostane added to each tank (around 98-100 octane) and also meth injection. HP goal 700-800 hp range! Planning for this car to be the street/show car. This car will attend 1/8 mile rods runs and car shows. WILL NOT INSTALL A CAGE!!
BUILD DETAILS!
POWER ADDER:
STEVE MORRIS MODIFIED F1C PROCHARGER W/ ASTER BRACKET
BIG RED RACE VALVE
4.5" bell intercooler/bracket and cold side from Huron speed
TRANSMISSION:
NORTH TEXAS CONVERTER STAGE 3 4L80E W/ RATTLESNAKE TRANSBRAKE RATED TO 1350FWHP
FTI TRIPLE DISK CONVERTER
BMR 4L80E CONVERSION CROSSMEMBER
REAR END:
S60 3.73 GEARS
FRONT SUSPENSION:
KYB ADJUSTABLE SHOCKS W/ STOCK SPRINGS
NEW UPPER & LOWER A ARMS
NEW BUSHINGS
NEW BALL JOINTS
NEW INNER TIE ROD
NEW OUTER TIE RODS
BMR K MEMBER
REAR SUSPENSION:
UMI LOWER CONTROL ARMS
BMR LONG TORQUE ARM (TRANSMISSION CROSSMEMBER MOUNTED)
Btww where you get the intake for the blower?. I'd love something like that but don't know how close it would be to the rad.
I don't know where it came from it was on the head unit when I bought it. I won't be running that on the street, don't want to be sucking dust into a brand new engine. Maybe use it at the track tho, depends how restrictive my filter I come up with is
This is almost exactly how I've been thinking about doing my car if I don't go turbo. 416 ls3, f1a and the same 4l80e from Jake's. Very interested to see how it turns out!
I was wanting to go back with Thompson motorsports. But Sierbert performance is local to me here in Kansas So I can have it built there with arp studs for the same price since I wont have to pay $300 shipping. So that's the route im going. Haven't placed the order on the shortblock yet, I need to get my 243 heads off my current 6.0 and find out what chamber size they are. I THINK they are 64/65cc.
Give us a call, I hate to see you leave us over a few hundred dollars Josh4ku. Ask for me so we can discuss your new build. I would love the opportunity to work with you again.
Thank you,
Kyle
972-853-2450
Give us a call, I hate to see you leave us over a few hundred dollars Josh4ku. Ask for me so we can discuss your new build. I would love the opportunity to work with you again.
Thank you,
Kyle
972-853-2450
I can't recommend Kyle enough. He was tremendous with helping me get back on the road when my previous forged stocker decided to **** a rod out the side of the block just cruising down the highway.
I talked to Kyle for an extensive amount of time, going back and forth on what I was looking to get out of my new setup, and he helped put together a perfect shortblock for me.
Sounds like it's going to be stout. Is this build going to be more or less expensive than the one you had previously planned on doing?
I think it depends on the rest of the Procharger stuff . Looking to buy fmic kit, and aster bracket used. I haven't put a pencil to it yet but I'm betting it will be cheaper. And make a lot more power. Im not going with a very big cam. Going for a more sleeper ride . As far as you can go with that supercharger making some noise up front I guess 👌
My car is sort of a sleeper... well, as much as it can be spinning a F1A. My car idles at 650rpm, out through a 3.5" stainless works catback, and is quite tame thanks to the cam the cam that Kyle and I specc'd together. It's the same size cam that you'd typically see on a 370, but with the extra cubes, it's quite nice.
FYI, you're probably not going to find a used Aster bracket setup. The only time people sell them is if they are moving away from their current setup and either going turbo or direct mount.
Honestly, it's money well spent, even at full price. When you look at the benefit of going to a better water pump, plus the 8-rib, spring loaded tensioner vs the stock j-bracket, it's really not much of a price increase.
As far as intercooler, I'm making nearly 900 at the wheel through a ebay 4" thick intercooler, so it's not bad at all.
06-02-2016, 04:58 PM
~~~2002 Trans Am F1C PROCHARGED 376 BUILD THREAD~~~ 
This is almost exactly how I've been thinking about doing my car if I don't go turbo. 416 ls3, f1a and the same 4l80e from Jake's. Very interested to see how it turns out! 
