96boltgsx
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- Mar 27, 2015
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Chicago,
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I have a build thread on another forum for my daily, so I figured I'd go ahead and make one for my gsx as well!
My name is Kyle and I'm a 23 year old auto tech. Ever since I got my license I have wanted a 2g GSX. Last year I finally ended up picking one up from a guy I went to high school with. It had a 6 bolt swap with a FP HTA3582, ETS short route, FIC 1050's, Wally 255 and an HKS Carbon exhaust on E85.
When I bought it I ended up switching to pump gas and made 333awhp and 326lb ft at 23 psi on a Mustang dyno. I was pissed because the dude only ran to like 6500rpm and it was still making power. Anyway, I ended up blowing the BSE plug out and soaking the timing belt in oil. So I replaced everything and bolted a little plate over the plug so it wouldn't ever come out again. Lol as it turns out, the kid I bought it from didn't know the first thing about tuning. When I bought it it was running pretty lean, which must have blew the rings out of it. This, in turn, blew the oil seals out of the 3582. I did a dry compression test and had around 60 psi on #1, 120 on #2, 140 on #3 and 170-180 on #4. Needless to say I was pissed.
This all happened in the first month I owned it. It was only on the road for 2 weeks last year.
After all that shit happened I started planning out what I was going to do about this situation. I parted out all the broken/oil soaked stuff. I ended up getting a deal from another buddy of mine on a '90 motor with 1g rods, 2g pistons, and fp2's. I went about the swap and found that the motor that was in my car was a 6 bolt block with a 7 bolt head, so that was kind of annoying. Swapped everything in last fall and finished breaking in the motor and turbo. It has been parked in a shed behind the shop ever since. The last month this Chicago weather has permitted I have been taking care of some last minute stuff to get it ready to come out (hopefully) this week.
Current mod list is as follows:
Complete 2gb body conversion
Seibon CF hood - Hole cut for wastegate dump, will also be cutting the fiberglass for vc fittings to clear
6 bolt swap (1g rod/2g piston/fp2)
Old School FP Red with a billet 7x7 35r size compressor wheel. Also had the CHRA machined for better bearings. The only thing that is FP about this turbo is the compressor/turbine housings.
FP Manifold
Tial 44mm external
Punishment external dump o2 housing
Punishment true 3" dp
SRS 3" exhaust
Throttlebodys.com 63mm TB
VRSF intercooler w/ Tial Q
Megan short throw
ACT 2900 w/ unsprung 6 puck
Jacks 1.2 (basically a stock ass trans) w/ welded center - CAME WITH CAR
-10 AN catch can
ExtremePSI 4" intake pipe with -10 male fitting welded on
Powdercoated valve cover with -10 fittings welded on, also had stock PCV/CCV locations welded shut
Kiggly HLA Pressure Regulator
Powdercoated Evo 8 Enkei's that will have 245/45's
Oil pressure/oil temp/water temp/boost/wideband gauges
Custom Bride door panels and shift boot
Ecm Link V3
FIC 1650's
Wally 450
-6 AN feed/stock return
FuelLab filter and FPR
Battery relocated underneath factory spot with stock tray
Omni 4 bar MAP/GM style IAT w/ plug and play SD harness
Pretty sure it has a Mishimoto radatiator. That or Koyo. No name on it and I forgot what the receipt he showed me said. Lol
I'm pretty sure that's the extent of the current mods. The car is being set up to drag, but it will get a LOT of street time so that's why it is tagged as such. The goal is 9's on stock motor. I plan on buying Evo 3 3rd/4th from Jacks in May and taking a weekend to install them and possibly put a new clutch disk in depending on how many launches I put it through before then.
If anyone is in the Chicagoland area I'll be at Byron with it a TON this year and will be racing in the Street Car Shootout in July.
Threw a ton of pics below. Peep the shaved valve cover on the old motor, 100% regret getting rid of that with the motor. Lol Should have my valve cover back on Tuesday, so hopefully I'll be able to update with a finished CCV picture this week.
My name is Kyle and I'm a 23 year old auto tech. Ever since I got my license I have wanted a 2g GSX. Last year I finally ended up picking one up from a guy I went to high school with. It had a 6 bolt swap with a FP HTA3582, ETS short route, FIC 1050's, Wally 255 and an HKS Carbon exhaust on E85.
When I bought it I ended up switching to pump gas and made 333awhp and 326lb ft at 23 psi on a Mustang dyno. I was pissed because the dude only ran to like 6500rpm and it was still making power. Anyway, I ended up blowing the BSE plug out and soaking the timing belt in oil. So I replaced everything and bolted a little plate over the plug so it wouldn't ever come out again. Lol as it turns out, the kid I bought it from didn't know the first thing about tuning. When I bought it it was running pretty lean, which must have blew the rings out of it. This, in turn, blew the oil seals out of the 3582. I did a dry compression test and had around 60 psi on #1, 120 on #2, 140 on #3 and 170-180 on #4. Needless to say I was pissed.
This all happened in the first month I owned it. It was only on the road for 2 weeks last year.
After all that shit happened I started planning out what I was going to do about this situation. I parted out all the broken/oil soaked stuff. I ended up getting a deal from another buddy of mine on a '90 motor with 1g rods, 2g pistons, and fp2's. I went about the swap and found that the motor that was in my car was a 6 bolt block with a 7 bolt head, so that was kind of annoying. Swapped everything in last fall and finished breaking in the motor and turbo. It has been parked in a shed behind the shop ever since. The last month this Chicago weather has permitted I have been taking care of some last minute stuff to get it ready to come out (hopefully) this week.
Current mod list is as follows:
Complete 2gb body conversion
Seibon CF hood - Hole cut for wastegate dump, will also be cutting the fiberglass for vc fittings to clear
6 bolt swap (1g rod/2g piston/fp2)
Old School FP Red with a billet 7x7 35r size compressor wheel. Also had the CHRA machined for better bearings. The only thing that is FP about this turbo is the compressor/turbine housings.
FP Manifold
Tial 44mm external
Punishment external dump o2 housing
Punishment true 3" dp
SRS 3" exhaust
Throttlebodys.com 63mm TB
VRSF intercooler w/ Tial Q
Megan short throw
ACT 2900 w/ unsprung 6 puck
Jacks 1.2 (basically a stock ass trans) w/ welded center - CAME WITH CAR
-10 AN catch can
ExtremePSI 4" intake pipe with -10 male fitting welded on
Powdercoated valve cover with -10 fittings welded on, also had stock PCV/CCV locations welded shut
Kiggly HLA Pressure Regulator
Powdercoated Evo 8 Enkei's that will have 245/45's
Oil pressure/oil temp/water temp/boost/wideband gauges
Custom Bride door panels and shift boot
Ecm Link V3
FIC 1650's
Wally 450
-6 AN feed/stock return
FuelLab filter and FPR
Battery relocated underneath factory spot with stock tray
Omni 4 bar MAP/GM style IAT w/ plug and play SD harness
Pretty sure it has a Mishimoto radatiator. That or Koyo. No name on it and I forgot what the receipt he showed me said. Lol
I'm pretty sure that's the extent of the current mods. The car is being set up to drag, but it will get a LOT of street time so that's why it is tagged as such. The goal is 9's on stock motor. I plan on buying Evo 3 3rd/4th from Jacks in May and taking a weekend to install them and possibly put a new clutch disk in depending on how many launches I put it through before then.
If anyone is in the Chicagoland area I'll be at Byron with it a TON this year and will be racing in the Street Car Shootout in July.
Threw a ton of pics below. Peep the shaved valve cover on the old motor, 100% regret getting rid of that with the motor. Lol Should have my valve cover back on Tuesday, so hopefully I'll be able to update with a finished CCV picture this week.
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