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Old Feb 22, 2018 | 06:30 PM
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Default 6.0, S480, Glide in a 65 Nova build almost done
figured I'd share my turbo build now that the car is almost done

65 Nova I build last year with the LS swap. was a LQ4 that eventually got a LS3 top end, 4L70E, holley dominator, CBR front suspension, other misc. Beat the crap out of it for 6 months and it was time for a tire and boost

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similar motor:
gen III 6.0 block with gen IV internals (LY6 imposter)
LS3 heads and intake
LJMS cam

S480 from FI
JGS gate and BOV
TBSS manifolds
DIY piping from Columbia river (stainless)

1.80 glide with a brake

Mini tub, explorer 8.8 (shortened)


packing a t6 turbo in a stock front clip wasn't easy but it turned out pretty good. happy with what I was able to (hopefully) make work. goal is to fire it up next weekend and see what it's capable of in mexico


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Looks awesome! Nice work.
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Looks killer man! Kinda sleeperish looking. How much boost you plan to run through it?
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Thanks. 9-10lbs for normal driving. 14-15lbs with meth. All depends on what my 450lph fuel pump will allow

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nice build! where did you source those flex bellows from? they look polished.
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I lol'ed myself about the needing "a" tire......used to have same problem.....

Car looks soooo perfect the way it is, gonna put a lot of butt-hurt on some people
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Something I've wondered for a long time is how do we deal with water splashing from the road onto those ultra-low exhaust tubes, which undoubtedly reach 500*F+. Do/will you be taking any steps to protect it and if so how/what will be done?

Also I took another look and the downpipe on your setup is very close to the valve cover. My downpipe goes the same way and reaches 550*F Just at idle after an hour highway drive it steady state there, the valve cover reaches 400*F because of it. Which I feel is too hot. I've seen some vette owners have a fire there from it. So I am wondering what we can do about that; I was going to make shields but I can't tell if you have enough room so I am curious how you plan to deal with it.
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nice build! where did you source those flex bellows from? they look polished.
Vibrant bellows. Stainless so they look nice

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I lol'ed myself about the needing "a" tire......used to have same problem.....

Car looks soooo perfect the way it is, gonna put a lot of butt-hurt on some people
Haha, 235/60’s from 2001 weren’t cutting it below 70mph. Car has already put in some work but now it’s a little more dedicated to the gap train

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Something I've wondered for a long time is how do we deal with water splashing from the road onto those ultra-low exhaust tubes, which undoubtedly reach 500*F+. Do/will you be taking any steps to protect it and if so how/what will be done?

Also I took another look and the downpipe on your setup is very close to the valve cover. My downpipe goes the same way and reaches 550*F Just at idle after an hour highway drive it steady state there, the valve cover reaches 400*F because of it. Which I feel is too hot. I've seen some vette owners have a fire there from it. So I am wondering what we can do about that; I was going to make shields but I can't tell if you have enough room so I am curious how you plan to deal with it.
The downpipe is now wrapped and since it’s a couple inches away from the coils, I’m not worried. May make a splash guard in the inner fender but we’ll see how it goes. Plenty of sheet metal laying around
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I remember when I had a 64 Nova that there wasn't much room to fit an intercooler. What are you doing for that?
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Nice Chevy II dude! I have a 62 that I work on when time/money allows. Gotta quit starting so many other damn projects LOL.
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I remember when I had a 64 Nova that there wasn't much room to fit an intercooler. What are you doing for that?
trim the bottom of the grille. 3" core cooler fits just fine.
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Looks good bro. We got a 3.5" treadstone to fit, biggest problem is getting a DP of decent size thru/out sumwhere for us
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same challenge. has 4" right now. waiting for new front wheels to show up and hope the DP clears the tire, lol

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What size are they? Im running 18x9s on TCI front clip, aint shyt clearing that route. Its lookn like a split downpipe at best. Got frustrated and took a lil break on it. Everything has been fighting me going turbo because of this "pro touring" theme.
Anyways, your car looks great n i bet is gunna be alot of fun. Ehat kinda hp you think she gunna put down?
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Clean looking car, gonna be a blast to drive
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17x7 for the front

Will be happy with 650ish on 92 octane. Not a max effort deal so should be attainable. Honestly wil turn it down a bit for normal driving. Car was a blast to drive with 400hp. Be a little sketchy at this point, lol

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Love this 65, serious sleeper and super clean.
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