JC03SS Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 The Truck looks Great Brandon. When are you gonna fire that bad boy up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MID12sSSS Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 (edited) Just received my steam fittings... These replace the front crossover pipe and the rear caps. From factory, the rear steam fittings are capped off, and this causes lots of heat to stay trapped in the head. Especially if there is any air in your cooling system. The hot steam travels to the highest point and gets trapped. That steam bubble gets hotter and hotter with no where to go and can cause major issues. To solve this, trick flow makes a kit to vent all 4 corners of the head back to the radiator or coolant reservoir... The supercharger was just sitting on top so I could mock up my fuel lines, so I pulled that and set it on the bench. Heres all 4 fittings installed. And now I have a use for the -4 summit sent me instead of the -6 I ordered. All said and done, itll look remotely like this.. I plan on doing it slightly different though. Heres a pic of how much coolant gets pumped through the fittings. Really helps with removing heat from the heads. While I had the blower on the bench, I topped off the supercharger oil, and im going to go ahead an put new bearings in the jackshaft. I was told the blower only had 5k miles on it, but you never know. Id hate to put this all together, then have the bearings start making noise and have to tear into it again. They were a little noisy when spun by hand, but not too bad. Im going to complete my wiring to the knock sensors, and reassemble the blower. The next time the blower goes on, itll be for good. Ill bolt it down and move forward. This weekend id like to have the fuel system done, minus the filter im still waiting on.. And have my coolers mounted. Then ill plumb all my cooling hoses and start wiring everything up. My converter is scheduled to be delivered Monday, so the trans will be another week or so.. Edited March 7, 2015 by MID12sSSS (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MID12sSSS Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 Also got this guy laminated. Turned out pretty good. Now hopefully Itll last as long as the truck. Kinda neat to have... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAKSSS Posted March 6, 2015 Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 I like the window sticker lamination! That is a good idea, I have mine stored in a folder but I like the idea of laminating it so it can be saved for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MID12sSSS Posted March 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2015 I like the window sticker lamination! That is a good idea, I have mine stored in a folder but I like the idea of laminating it so it can be saved for a long time. Yeah. Mine was stored in a folder too and the edges still got roughed up a bit. Laminating it will ensure it lasts forever. Got the idea from a car show in Chicago. Guy had a 700hp challenger srt8 and he had the window sticker laminated and laid up on the dash. He also had a little poster board with all the car specs and some track trophies set up around the car too. Kinda cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissfans03ss Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Brandon I have r would questions for you. 1- will the steam vent kit clear the cogs and pullies on the tvs unit? 2-Did you purchase the kit through Summitt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MID12sSSS Posted March 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 (edited) Brandon I have r would questions for you. 1- will the steam vent kit clear the cogs and pullies on the tvs unit? 2-Did you purchase the kit through Summitt? Yes. I bought the kit through summit. The kit I bought is kind of cheesy though. It comes with four 90 degree fittings and some rubber hose. That's it. I had to buy the actual steam fittings that bolt to the head separately. But I think they offer a better kit that comes with everything for like $100. The fittings and hoses should clear the cogs with no problem. The Camaro blower sits really far forward since it was intended for the very low firewall of the Camaro. This gives me lots of room behind it. The truck 2300 sits much further back and there isn't much room at all. I'm not sure if you'd be able to use this kit with the truck blower, but you could definitely come up with something to make the steam vent system work. Edited March 7, 2015 by MID12sSSS (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissfans03ss Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Thanks for the info man, it is much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilEz02 Posted March 7, 2015 Report Share Posted March 7, 2015 Great progress. Glad to see this coming along so well and quick now. Mid April I'll be expecting full tuned and run videos. Your on the clock.... Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MID12sSSS Posted March 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) Started the day gutting all the transmission cooler lines and throwing them out into the snow. Lol. Then pulled the stock transmission cooler and both heat exchangers. Heres the new 40k cooler and custom bracket The bracket is meant to bolt to where the tow hooks go, however, this makes the cooler sit too far forward. With my Fluidyne cooler also going up front, I needed all the room I could get. Also. this placement requires some modification to the bumper bracket. So I drilled a few holes and used a speed clip to attach it a little further back. The cooler mounted... It gets plenty of air through the lower bumper vent And plenty of room yet up front. Modified the Fluidyne a little to accommodate the dual fans. Did a little painting up front while it was all gutted. Just to clean it up a bit. I bolted some aluminum brackets to the factory brace to use as mounts.. Fans mounted up.. Used the through-ties supplied with the fans. Was kind of upset that I messed up on the 3rd one over on the top and it turned out out crooked.. But oh well. You'll never see it I guess. Maybe ill order up another tie kit and fix it later. Here it is all bolted up. Edited March 8, 2015 by MID12sSSS (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MID12sSSS Posted March 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Tomorrow Im going to lower cooler a little with some spacers on the bracket to center "fluidyne" in the lower grille. Also, the fan ties will be hidden completely behind the bowtie and the lower part of the grille. Should make it look really clean.. On a side note, I cant wait to get this thing repainted this summer. All these rock chips drive me nuts... But one thing at a time I guess. More plans for tomorrow. Will hopefully get the steam vent system finished up. Gotta pick up some more fittings. Also if I have time, im going to start cleaning up the wiring under the hood. Got some more parts showing up on Monday so I can keep plugging away. Anxious to get this thing done... More updates tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissfans03ss Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Looking good Brandon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcapone Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 (edited) Looks killer bro! Love the custom bracket for the 40k too...awesome fab skills! The bumper vent is where I have to mount mine too - not too many other options with those fat coolers we both have Edited March 8, 2015 by L8ERBRO (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC03SS Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 Maybe you can clean the Hood Next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueAKSSS Posted March 8, 2015 Report Share Posted March 8, 2015 That fluidyne looks awesome mounted behind the grill! Got to love Alaska and the rock chips, although it happens with age on any vehicle it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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