Guest Chris240turbo Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 got the car back on the ground a couple days ago, after almost a full year, it's running great, boosting 6psi (base racegate spring) now tuning begins again, although I believe it'll be much easier with the LM-1 I'm using now. this will be the 1st pic from my new camera, I hope it's resized correctly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 wow, that looks really nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240zprace Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 your intake manifold, does the runners go into the plenum 1/2 ways or butts up to the plenum and welded? nice though. what set up does the Z have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
240zprace Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 wow, that looks really nice! hey.auxilary, got your z on the road yet? we've met couple of times at z car shows in the bay area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxilary Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 nope, still down won't be ready for MSA/rio vista either i hope it'll be running by may, but that's a long shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spotfitz Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Chris, Tim Schorn and I just had lunch together and he mentioned you having it back together. He mentioned something about you taking it for a test drive at 6 psi and having problems opening/closing the door afterwards. Must be making some serious torque with the new turbo. He couldn't remember which one you got. He just said some monster with ball bearings. Would that be a gt35? Could you share some of the details on your setup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris240turbo Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 hopefully these are a little smaller, many thanks to z-REX for helping clue me in on the easy way to resize! can't wait to get it tuned halfway decent, so I can install new brakes and suspension! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john kosmatka Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Wow! your car looks great, I bet you cant believe your finally wrapping the project up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkube Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 NICE JOB !! Very impressive work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DAT240Z Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Hi Chris can you tell so about your set up, Very nice car I hope my looks as good as yours when it's done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tony78_280z Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 *drools over self* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fl327 Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Your intercooler piping looks ideal to me. Where did you source it out, the intercooler I mean, thats the way I am trying to run mine when its turbo time yet again. I like the blue piping. Great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ON3GO Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 ahh the man! chris it looks great, you know that. i do have a question to ask ya... well more like a favor. ill call ya tomorrow! mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastzcars Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 That looks sweet. Very clean. Isn't it a great feeling when that motor turns over for the first time. Is that a griffen radiator? What size? What fan are you using? A friend wants to upgrade his cooling system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 wow that looks really great Chris! must be nice to get back behind the wheel! what kind of HP are you shooting for with that setup? I'll be on the lookout for some Z's while im in houston on march 1st, maybe i'll catch a glimpse of your "new" ride. laterZ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slownrusty Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Absolutely beautiful!!! Wow....I am envious. Anymore details on the intake and which TB are you using? Yasin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jersey Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 Very nice job Chris. Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintage-TechZ Posted February 25, 2005 Share Posted February 25, 2005 got the car back on the ground a couple days ago' date=' after almost a full year, it's running great, boosting 6psi (base racegate spring) now tuning begins again, although I believe it'll be much easier with the LM-1 I'm using now. this will be the 1st pic from my new camera, I hope it's resized correctly![img']http://home.earthlink.net/~chrisnbeck/dsmotor.bmp[/img] Nice-nice -nice.....Chris !! Looks even BETTER than I invisioned it would be. You've done alot of thinking on the whole theme since I saw it in the garage last when Mike(ON3GO) and I had come over for some of your good cookin' ! And thanks again for that. I may be back down in Houston again in a few weeks...I'll try to hook up with you crazies again ! Congrats on your progress.............Vinny 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris240turbo Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 jeeez, I hardly ever have the spare time to post anymore, work is hectic, but good! first off, thank you all for the encouraging words!, I'll try to answer to questions from this thread first... second, I must give credit where credit is due, namely to my Wife, without her, I'd be lost, no B.S., she also has not only "put up" with, but encouraged the expenditure of a big pile of money on my old Zcar I must also pay homage to the internet, specifically Hybridz. there is so much practical knowledge here, it defies my general opinion of the web, to the moderators, a big thumbs up!!! far too much of the automotive based 'net is such unsubstantiated crap, and this site (not to be corny) shines like a diamond in a pile of bull$hit, and has been a big help. I'd also like to thank some key people, I'll list them by Hybridz user name, though I know some in "real" life. Tim78zt, bro, I've known you a while, and you've always had encouraging words! Tim is also a dyed in the wool car guy, and Z-car nut! Hickl, Jeff, you're a pal! thanks for your help, and needling as to the status of my car! wanna race??? (gimme a car length?) 240ztwinturbo, James Thagard is the authority on forced induction and L motors, AFAIK, and a hell of a craftsman. I can't really call James a friend, as we've never met, but if he busts you on talking BS about your car, it's for your own damn good! www.speedshopthagard.com!!! on3go, mike, your certainly an enthusiastic kid! but I used to know someone like you... myself, although I didn't have the 'net to loose my perspective on the world, keep on keepin' on. VintagetechZ, thanks Vince, from one car nut, Zcar goof to another! also ScottieGNZ, Speeder, and Zgad, all super sources of great, sound, "been there, done that" turbo advice, thanks guys,for sharing your experiences here without prejudice or short sidedness. anyway, I DID say it would be a long post, AND that I don't get to surf for pleasure much anymore!!! answers: auxilary: thanks, I'm glad you like it! I really look forward to seeing your car makin' boost and getting sideways, incidentally, rotaries rule! 240zprace: I take no credit for the intake manifold, everyone who is into blown L engines or turbos in general should talk to James Thagard, he is the man! and also who created the intake you see in the pics. visit http://www.speedshopthagard.com !!! spotfitz: we'll meet soon! I'm FTW bound! John Kosmatka:thanks! although, are they ever really done??? jkube: thanks! DAT240Z: in a minute... tony78_280z: thanks for the compliment, and from a V-8 guy at that!!! fl327: I'll sell you the piping for less than the cost of the mandrel bends, I welded it more than a year ago, I'm a much better weldor now! and plan to redo the pipes. I sourced the I/C from a Mustang shop here in H-town, I forget the name, but they went under shortly after I bought it for $500 on3go: PUNK!!! you never called me, favor or not!!! fastzcars: yep, it is a Griffen, 19x24 chevy camaro, but I had to have the lower inlet rewelded, as it pointed right at the alternator, I welded the brackets myself, and they don't leak! fan is an old SPAL, controlled by the haltech Sparky: thanks again! another Zcar nut I've met in person. I have no idea what it'll make for horsepower, or torque, nor do I care, but I do plan to push it, maybe 20ish psi on 112 racegas? I'll be sure to post new dyno sheets here slownrusty: thanks! I'm envious of your corolla! you certainly have a nice ZXT also! Jersey: thank you, I continue to be impressed by the performance of your 240! set-up: I've owned this car for years, and spent perhaps 25k on it since the day I bought it, I'm sure I'll forget something, as I don't have a list, nor do I ever intend to add it all up! engine: f54 block, p90 head, 87.5mm j+e pistons, (2850cc) head has been mildly ported, schnieder turbo cam, .460 lift 260 duration. crane springs, arp rod bolts, all else is stock L28et, although the rotating assembly (with flywheel) was dynamically balanced trans is an 82 N/A zx, 13.5# fidanza flywheel (old now) and an ACT 6-puck, sprung hub, "steet/strip" clutch, also an R200 3.7 LSD, from z31 turbo fuel system: aeromotive A1000 pump, 1:1 regulator, 10 and 100 micron filters 15 gallon aluminum fuel cell, with jaz filler neck hooked up to stock gas filler door, also 1/2" feed and 3/8 return alum. hard line, and -8 feed/ -6 return stainless a/n lines, 550cc r/c injectors, Haltech E6K engine management ( great system, have nothing but good things to say about Haltech) turbo system: James Thagared sourced full T04S 60-1 .70 ar compressor, .58 P trim, on center turbine speedshopthagard.com sheet metal intake manifold innovative turbo progate T4 adapter turbonetics 42mm racegate (open dumped, LOUD!) self fabbed 3" T304 stainless downpipe with Hickl-flanges! thanks Jeff! 3" mild steel mandrel bent exhaust with dynomax race muffler. surely there's loads more, but my fingers are weary! thanks everyone! dyno sheets and driving impressions to come! (if it ever stops raining here, that is) Chris240turbo Arizona Z car 4 wheel wilwood brakes and ground control camber plates/coil overs are next, they've been in my garage far too long!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john kosmatka Posted February 26, 2005 Share Posted February 26, 2005 John Kosmatka:thanks! although' date=' are they ever really done??? set-up: I've owned this car for years, and spent perhaps 25k on it since the day I bought it, I'm sure I'll forget something, as I don't have a list, nor do I ever intend to add it all up! engine: f54 block, p90 head, 87.5mm j+e pistons, (2850cc) head has been mildly ported, schnieder turbo cam, .460 lift 260 duration. crane springs, arp rod bolts, all else is stock L28et, although the rotating assembly (with flywheel) was dynamically balanced trans is an 82 N/A zx, 13.5# fidanza flywheel (old now) and an ACT 6-puck, sprung hub, "steet/strip" clutch, also an R200 3.7 LSD, from z31 turbo fuel system: aeromotive A1000 pump, 1:1 regulator, 10 and 100 micron filters 15 gallon aluminum fuel cell, with jaz filler neck hooked up to stock gas filler door, also 1/2" feed and 3/8 return alum. hard line, and -8 feed/ -6 return stainless a/n lines, 550cc r/c injectors, Haltech E6K engine management ( great system, have nothing but good things to say about Haltech) turbo system: James Thagared sourced full T04S 60-1 .70 ar compressor, .58 P trim, on center turbine speedshopthagard.com sheet metal intake manifold innovative turbo progate T4 adapter turbonetics 42mm racegate (open dumped, LOUD!) self fabbed 3" T304 stainless downpipe with Hickl-flanges! thanks Jeff! 3" mild steel mandrel bent exhaust with dynomax race muffler. surely there's loads more, but my fingers are weary! [/quote'] No once you begin a Z you will never finish a Z, it will finish you.... lol. Anyhow you z has a wicked setup and can't wait to see some dyno numbers and time slips. Congrats. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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