Finally, it begins...., Project GT2 Underway Options

[SpedToe169]

I finally have almost all the stuff I need to get moving on this project. Its an insane amount of stuff and I'm still going to have to fabricate a few things but all the big stuff is finally here. As some of you know, I bought Charlie97L's turbo setup with the intent of modifying it and improving it. I sent him money on Nov 5th and finally got the last of the stuff today.

Garrett t3/t4
Tial 35mm wastegate
HKS SSQ BOV
JGS Equal Length Manifold (the last one produced I believe?)
Turbo XS HP-MBC
Bell Engineering RR-FPR
Supra Intercooler (later to be replace by a custom intercooler with sparco core)
Venom Injectors (320cc I believe, have to look)
Walbro 320gph supra turbo fuel pump
SAFC-II (already on the car)

I'll be fabricating my own downpipe and full exhaust in mandrel bent 3" stainless. Haven't decided how I'm going to do the wastegate dump yet...might be a divorced wastegate to be really obnoxious.

I've got a spare tranny and a spare motor to build. The plan goes like this.

Port the manifold, the turbo and anything else I can get my hands on. Finish porting my intake. Put the turbo system on the car, get the bugs worked out, make about 180hp at the wheels.

At that point hopefully I'll have some money saved up to build the spare motor and tranny. The tranny will be another C52 with a phantom grip limited slip and a full ground up rebuild (bearings, synchros, seals, etc).

The motor I haven't totally decided on. I think I'm going to have forged pistons made for it but use all other stock internals. I'll beam polish, magnaflux, and shot-peen the rods, the crank will be magnafluxed, knife-edged, and shot peened (counterweights will be lightened by the knife-edge process). The entire rotating assembly will be balanced and reassembled with ARP fastners. I will port the head and it will get a 5-angle serti valve grind. Cams will be stock with stock timing. This motor should be strong enough to take about 12-13psi on 93 pump gas. The rev limit will remain stock at 6750. I'll likely increase the charge pipe to 2.5" aluminum and upgrade the intecooler after all this is done.

I'm hoping for 220hp at the wheels with minimal lag and good torque when all is said and done. I'm not going for all out power (at least for a while), I'm more interested in getting the reilability to the point where I feel good about driving it everyday. I should be able to get the weight of the car down to around 2200lbs (no driver) which should result in a pretty damn quick and fun to drive car.

I'm excited.