Waiting on some exhaust elbows for the downpipe. I screwed the inlet piping up...lol, totally forgot that the alternator went there. Oh well....easy to fix. ...cut....re-weld, maybe get a 45 degree rubber elbow for the throttle body.
Anyways I figure I do need an alternator so heres my alternator relocation bracket.
FAIL!
__________________ 99 Transam - 5.3L w/ GT45 -10.76 @ 128 w/ 1.83 60ft and broke something.
99 Vette FRC - stock
72 Nova -New twin setup in the works. (former turbo 5.3)
DP has a bracket on the bottom holding it to the pipe coming off the manifold. Then the flat plates are just temporary in there to hold it all as is so I can fab up the wastegate piping out of the car instead of laying under it. The stainless won the battle over the holesaw today so I didnt get the wastegate finished. grrrr.
__________________ 99 Transam - 5.3L w/ GT45 -10.76 @ 128 w/ 1.83 60ft and broke something.
99 Vette FRC - stock
72 Nova -New twin setup in the works. (former turbo 5.3)
__________________ 98 SS NEW! Texas speed 383
02 SS RIP Wife was driving
07 V MAX Silverado
93 Miata turbo track car, gutted with full cage 2,000 lbs 275 whp
06 Malibu v6
It will never see a dyno. The whole combo exactly as is was in my Nova for 3 years (re-doing the turbo piping as the chassis are different). Race weight of 3660 (w/ me in it) and running 10.30's @ 131 equates out to roughly 640whp. Heres a video of the Nova, it has 3.50 gears and 29.5" tall tires. The transam has 28" tall tires and 3.89 gears.... The Nova lacked the low end and didnt hit full boost till after the 60ft. TA should be a little quicker.
^Thanks,
Wrapped the hot side and im starting to put it together for good. Im going to wrap the lower part of the intake pipe as well because it comes in front of the radiator. Also decided to paint the compressor housing black. Its slowly taking shape.
__________________ 99 Transam - 5.3L w/ GT45 -10.76 @ 128 w/ 1.83 60ft and broke something.
99 Vette FRC - stock
72 Nova -New twin setup in the works. (former turbo 5.3)
Perhaps you already thought about this, but how do you plan to run the upper radiator hose?
Also, what converter and transmission setup are you running and what fuel pump/injectors?
I knew the upper radiator hose was going to be tricky, i'll just route it down and around.
Tranny is a TH350, manual valve body, TCI streetfighter converter rebuilt by Coan 4000 stall. They advised me to not use it in this setup but its all i had at the time and Hughes didnt know how to build me one. It blows through a little.
Injectors are mototrons 60#. Fuel pump setup....I still have to do this yet but going to run dual walbros in the tank.
__________________ 99 Transam - 5.3L w/ GT45 -10.76 @ 128 w/ 1.83 60ft and broke something.
99 Vette FRC - stock
72 Nova -New twin setup in the works. (former turbo 5.3)
