thunder550 Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 (edited) Hi! I'm Chris! I don't have an SS, but I do share a common interest in the GENIII and newer GM vehicles (and I love the way the SS looks, if that counts for something!) Anyway, I thought I'd post up some pics and a couple vids that I have....I'll be hanging out more and hopefully I'll be able to contribute a decent amount. Here's what she's got.... 408ci, 9.4:1 SCR Comp Cams 220/222-580/580-114, XE-R lobes, advanced 1 degree Melling stock replacement oil pump Rollmaster double-roller timing set Wiseco 16cc dish pistons Ackerly & Childs moly ring set Callies Compstar rods Callies Dragonslayer crank WCCH 317 stage 2 heads LS7 lifters, manley pushrods, stock rocker arms PT76GTS custom front mount kit Best of 11.63@119 at 15 psi, with a 1.81 60 foot. Had it dyno'ed, and at about 11 psi I put down 575/640 to the rear wheels, through a 4L80E, transfer case, and 33" tires. My roommate (kbracing96...not sure if he's on here, but he's on pt.net, gmfs, ls1truck) just built me some new hot side piping for the turbo. We just finished everything up a couple days ago. I'm hoping that the new kit is more efficient than the old one (it LOOKS like it should flow better, and I went form a 3" to a 3.5" downpipe), but I don't have any numbers to back it up yet. Here's Rex at WCCH working on my engine Plopping it back in the truck... Couple of in-progress install pics My glory shot...lol ...and some finished pics Here's some pics of the new turbo piping New manifold installed Cold side piping run from turbo to intercooler Top view Got rid of the two couplers that were on top of the engine...this was after cutting and test fitting. It's obviously not welded up yet Edited March 21, 2008 by thunder550 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunder550 Posted March 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Downpipe after he finished building it Downpipe installed Old crossover vs new crossover Wastegate location and piping Another view of the wastegate area Bolts up to a stock style cat-back Here's some videos.... This was wasn't my best run, but it was close http://video.performancetrucks.net/recentv...a0d010de939.htm Here's a squirrely 10psi 4wd launch...I'm sure some of you guys know what these are like http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=24...50055&hl=en Here's me at the track....so you can put a face to the name, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunder550 Posted March 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 (edited) Dyno chart Dyno vid http://video.performancetrucks.net/video/3...a060047a38c.htm Just rebadged the tailgate on the truck a few weeks ago too This is mixed parts from a 5.7 GTO, 6.0 GTO, and an HHR SS Edited March 21, 2008 by thunder550 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddieo818 Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 whats up bro! Thats a kick ass setup you got their! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Roknic Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 whats up bro! Thats a kick ass setup you got their! Couldn't agree more, that is kickass!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman31 Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 welcome nice rig you got there man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NTMD8R_SS Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Very nice set up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usabodyguard Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 hey welcome to the site... i have seen you a lot over at PT boards... Im a little curious... how is trevrt1- bill - running a cammed 5.3l with 8psi and a 50 shot and he is posting 550+hp and youre only a few ahead with a lot more motor/boost/etc...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD619SS Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 Welcome....and nice setup....I've seen you over at PT.net, very nice truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12'SROCK Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 welcome to the forum and you got a bad ass truck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunder550 Posted March 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 (edited) hey welcome to the site... i have seen you a lot over at PT boards... Im a little curious... how is trevrt1- bill - running a cammed 5.3l with 8psi and a 50 shot and he is posting 550+hp and youre only a few ahead with a lot more motor/boost/etc...? Thanks for the comments everyone Couple of reasons...Bill is running a 4L60E still, which doesn't sap as much power. He also has a lot smaller tires (not sure what size, but they aren't anywhere near the 33's that I have). Real world results have also shown that the cooling effect that N2O has with the Radix would make a 50 shot through the Radix equivalent to the gain you'd get with a 100 or larger shot on a N/A engine. I've heard too that a non load-bearing dyno like the Dynojet, which is what my numbers were on, doesn't always do so well with turbos because it doesn't load the engine up enough to make the power that it would on the street. If you look at my dyno chart, you can see where I hit full boost, and it wasn't until 4000 RPM. Who knows what the chart would have looked like if I made full boost at 2800 or 3000 like I do on the street. Might have changed the curves a lot. The proof is in the track times...he's running almost a 12.00 flat, and I'm in the 11.6x range, even with the larger tires and 4L80E. My track times were put down with 15psi though, so there's a further complication. I guess the answer to your question is I don't know, but there are a lot of possibilities. Edited March 21, 2008 by thunder550 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usabodyguard Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 oh damn... 11.6 is smokin fast... and I hear ya about the dyno, i didnt even think about that.... Im in the middle of the 80e swap... i hope i dont hate it~! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12'SROCK Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 quick question. . . .is that GREEN coolant in your tank not DEXCOOL? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holty Posted March 21, 2008 Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 hey Chris, glad to see you pt.net guys are finally making it over this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunder550 Posted March 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2008 oh damn... 11.6 is smokin fast... and I hear ya about the dyno, i didnt even think about that.... Im in the middle of the 80e swap... i hope i dont hate it~! Me too...I hated mine at first, but it works well with the 408 and a turbo quick question. . . .is that GREEN coolant in your tank not DEXCOOL? Yep I got tired of buying the expensive Dexcool crap so I flushed the cooling system and replaced with the cheap generic green stuff. I seem to be draining and refilling the cooling system fairly often for one reason or another....radiator needs to come out, thermostat swap, water pump replaced, heater hoses extended, etc etc. Green works just fine as long as there's no Dexcool left in the system to mix with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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