thanks terrasmak... i need a swap kit

 

 

Since have been running the kit, how viable would the fueled racing kit with an ls3 be for a grip car? How has the swap affected your F/R weight distribution and have you figured out how much lower your roll Center of gravity is with the kit?

 

Hi, I haven't calculated anything, but the weight distribution feels better, little less light in the rear and the chassis is more neutral with the same springs and swaybar settings. The LS engine adds weight further back, and lower down since less content in the heads vs VQ cylinder heads that hold 4 camshafts.

The T56 transmission is the big "pig" when it comes to weight and vs a turbo VQ35DE the overall vehicle weight gain was 65 lbs, but it should be noted we added a heavier crash and radiator+fan setup that accounts for 10 lbs of that overall gain.

I believe a big weight reduction can be had by going to a 4 speed race transmission instead of the T56, other than that you just have to deal with the weight.

Temperaturewise, the engine runs super cool with identical hp numbers but 100+ lb/ft of torque everywhere. No more need for bug sprayer.

I haven't grip tracked the car yet but it would be nice to find out if the corner exit traction has become slightly better.

 

Hey guys, figured it's time for an update again as we are ramping up for the 2014 drifting season.

First of all, we ran nitrous at end of 2013 which gave and extra 101hp to the wheels and 150 lb/ft of torque coming on. Gotta tell you, when the nitrous kicks in, it's a pretty cool feeling.

So after that I became a power junkie but since I don't want to keep filling nitrous bottles we're instead adding a single turbo to the heads and cammed LS2.

This GTX4088R will be able to produce a ton of power for our Fueled Racing V8 with very quick spool thanks to the turbine side twin inlet design.

More photos from the fabrication process will be posted soon.

 

Hell yeah!!!!! Sounds vicious!

Are you going to be at longbeach?

 

Yes! Can't wait to hear this thing

 

Yep we'll be in Long Beach no doubt.

Lot of changes on the car, you might not recognize it unless you take a look here later to see what we're doing to it.

 

This is dope,, Man sorry I missed you at FD TX. I should have came by the pits and said hi.. Next time..

Can't wait to see the numbers with that.. GTX4088R

 

Ok guys, as promised we put a turbo on it and it works really well.

Reverse truck headers with cut flanges, added typical bolt flanges rotated to clear the shock towers, alternator and everything else.

 

Vibrant Performance stepped in and helped with a lot of the materials needed.

 

With such nice artwork (turbo piping done by S-Empire inhouse at Road Race Engineering) we also had to protect it, so RRE created a 2 stage crash bar. The outer layer is made to absorb energy, the inner layer is made to avoid impact on the turbo and motor install.

 

Another look at the piping and you also see our dual Turbosmart wastegates. We opted for two controlled by a smart soleoid although we could have done with one, two offers better control though for each bank. How do you like the aircraft grade inconel flex sections? You can also see the rods that carry the turbo weight and can pivot if the motor moves a little under full torque, all working to avoid cracks to the turbo pipes.

 

Since we want good weight distribution front/rear and want to move some heat away from the front we prepared to put out Godspeed radiator in the back of the car.

 

Now the intercooler will operate in free air without being stacked on a radiator. Angled like this it will work more as a heat sink but that's drifting for ya bc going sideways that's what happens anyway.

Cold air is now pushed through the grille directly onto the turbo and will pass it backwards under the car, along with the straight shot downpipe on the passenger side. Here you also see our turbosmart BOV directly mounted on the custom made intercooler.

 

Some of the tubing, turbo, wastegate, bypass pipes, and stainless section of coolant tubes (aluminum tubes take over once the coolant is out of the engine bay (around the trasmission area).

 

Our AEM S2 ECU got the latest firmware from AEM , even better than before with the boost maps and functions and the fun could begin. Soon.

 

Rear end cooling in place with serious SPAL fans. a JAZ fuel cell is mounted in front of the rad low and out of the way for the airflow, and the battery we dropped down under the car - as even a pretty light battery is a permanent weight that is best to put low for good handling.

 

As you can see the car has changed color and last year's battle dents have been taken care of. Next step is a sick matte gray wrapped carried out by Rolotech. Here one of our super light Seibon doors getting wrapped, rivets and all (yes the doors have been through the ringer and needed to be riveted to not delaminate and mostly the car is done with hard work and not with any big budget). In other words, no money available for body panels.

 

Vinyl on the hood... and a tribute to the dream project started by a friend of the team who had a big heart and he did a lot for me and I hope I was able to help him achieve and develop some of his driving dreams as well during the years we drove and hung out with a small group of close car friends. He was a huge inspirer to us and many millions of car lovers, that is Mr. Paul Walker's #ReachOutWorldWide logo. If you want to support a charity, this is a great way to help people in real need, right when they need it.