and also for how long did it run with the Vortech..

 

my latest mod for this build:


(not my actual truck but its too dark out tonight to take a pic but thats pretty much it)

Sucks to have a car payment again but this one is very low!

 

hmm, that mod looks heavy and would decrease your power output. tisk tisk

 

Powdercoated on more charge pipe and some modified coolant pipes. The coolant pipes are modifed to remove the throttle body heater, the loop from the passenger side pipe to the rear pipe and oil cooler/warmer feed. The thermostat port for the oil cooler/warmer is being plugged as well. Also test fit and mocked up the IC piping on the motor ( sorry no pics, forgot to snap a few) The swap is next weekend, hopefully we can get most of it done in 3 days.

The rear pipe was plugged with 1/8npt plugs, driver side pipe with a 1/2npt plug, thermostat with 1/4npt plug. The passenger side pipe will be coming in hopefully this week and be completely welded.

I ordered:
Oil cooler from the DIY thread by Jeffie
Evans NPG+
Motul 75w90
New belts

 

Chris

Damn that didn't take long to PC pipes.

Correction,the driver side pipe was plugged with a 1/2"NPT plug.

Alex

 

Corrected. Sure it wasnt 3/8th? Seems kinda large.

Quick...took from 2 till 7 to do it and my garage is a mess!. The setup time is the worst and then the cleaning,preheat, cooling, spray, bake and repeat.

That coating on the drivers side pipe came of very easy with 400 grit. I need a bigger oven!

 

Bet a 12 pack on it that 1/2" NPT is correct size... you know its serious when beers on the line

 

More parts in today! oil cooler like Jeffie's. Summit is so awesome with their 1 day shipping.

Alex, I agree its 1/2npt. For some reason i was thinking 3/8 was a bigger plug.

 

ahh thats so cute and tiny

is this the pipe you are tapping with the 1/2" NPT? it was easier for to weld smooth

 

thats the one. It was just as easy to have it tapped vs sending it to the shop again to weld it.

cute and tiny is better than nothing at all! Damn thing sure wasnt cheap.

 

Finished my pipes finally.....

Now to tackle the IC.

 

did you use an at home PC system? or sent out? If at home, did you media blast or just sand? Harbor freights home PC kits are cheap so would be fun project

 

At home.
only sanded the Rar JDM cover to give it a surface to cling to. Was afraid the full polish finish would allow the PC to flake off
Not a Harbor Freight special(I hear that chicago electric is junk)

My gun is from eastwood and has worked great for the last few years. Sure its label that holds the barrel together has fallen off but it still works like a champ!

 

Intercooler is done! Almost ready for this weekend.
My mocal thermostat and fittings arrived today!

Now just waiting on some small items and a modified passenger coolant pipe and I will be good to go for this saturday!

 

sorry i missed your call the other day, what did you want to talk about?

 

I forgot you were in orlando. I was leaving seneca and thought you would want to grab lunch.

Ill call you tomorrow so we can discuss this weekend.

 

That looks damn good

 

today is the day! The swap starts. Hopefully she will be running by end of day monday!

 

good luck my friend...

 

At dinner.
It's been a heck of a day

Motor is out and all the parts have been swapped over to the new motor and it's ready to drop in.

Will update with pics tonight.