first time starting the car after completely rebuilding the engine, trans etc. below is a list of parts added in this rebuild. 8.5:1 compression pistons, cylinders p unched 30 over, l67 rods, arp fasteners, double roller, machined oil pump cover, stage 5 turbo cam, stage 3 equivalent heads, manley valves, 130# springs, titanium retainers, counter balance shaft delete, l26 plenum, 65lb injectors, racetronics pump and rewire, braided lines, electric water pump, voltage booster, adjustable afc, dual aeroforce scan gauges, aem boost/vac, aem fuel pressure, aem wideband, 300m input shaft, hardened pump shaft, gm racing channel plate sleeve, 7/8 chain 293 gearing. 3500 ati stall converter, valve body upgrades, shift kit, z pack clutches, hardened 4th gear, hd dif. im still using the intercooled cartuning turbo kit with pt61 turbo, electronic cutout on dp (you hear open about half way through the video), front ceramic coated plog, cross over and dp header wrapped. as i said this was first start up (so not tuned at all) so yes it is running rough and really rich. tune will come in the spring along with some dyno and strip videos.

first start up on fully built engine - YouTube

 

Wow. I would imagine it's VERY rich with the 65# injectors and no tune. What type of numbers will you see with the 8.5:1 compression? 30+ lbs of boost? I look forward to seeing this monster tuned. It will be wild! Congratulations! You are near the end of the build.

 

im hoping to see boost numbers around 20lb, hope to make between 550-600hp and hope to see me 1/4 times anywhere in the 10's. thanks im glad ya like it! i get alot of hate on youtube saying it was a waste of money, i ruined a domestic, its not turbo its sc, blah blah. so i figured i would put it on here where people would enjot watching it . its never near the end lmao, i wanna upgrade the turbo kit, put all bmr suspension parts on etc. but a little at a time is all. i got a hood scoop ordered for it and it should be here by the end of the week so it will be time to start molding it onto the hood (nice little winter project).

 

I feel you. I have a hard time justifying to people why I turbo'd mine. It's easier to explain by numbers. I paid $20,000 for my car. Altogether, I put $9,000 into it. I have a $29,000 car that can beat just about ANYTHING that they have ever driven. Cute, you drive a 2012 BMW? I can beat you... Wow, a new Camaro SS? I can beat you... AND I paid $10,000 less.

 

That is awesome!! Great job!

 

You should be able to see greater than 20 lbs of boost... IIRC, I have 10.5:1 compression and I run 12 lbs all of the time on 91 Octane with no KR. You are using the alcohol injection, right?

 

LMAO, haters will hate. They hate because of envy! Get your hands on a HP Tuner and tuned that beast yourself. It's cheaper in the long run. Congrats!

 

yes numbers are the only way to prove it sadly, right now i do not have a meth kit but i do wanna get one for it.

 

thanks ashley its been a long time coming with alot of work, time, money!!!

 

my buddy you guys may or may not know him (pat strittmatter) works at wyotech, he will be teaching me how to tune and helping me tune it in the same process. we will be taking it to wyotech and dyno tuning it when winter breaks