Turbo selection

[Suprapowaz!]

i don't mean to sound rude, but that's alot of money to be throwing at your car at such a young age. are your parents cool with that?

if you want to push 700+rwhp just go to www.7mpower.com and do exactly what the top guy did to his car. good luck, be safe, and have fun.

[kwnate]

You'll need way more fuel than a 255lph fuelpump can provide, and you'll need a bigger turbo than a GT3540. You'll also need about $20 grand. Is this a street car or a strictly drag car? Any thing over 600whp your going to need slicks... Build it up to 500whp, thats more than enough to wrap it around something. 1000whp... Why?

[dcrusupra]

Originally Posted by Suprapowaz!

i don't mean to sound rude, but that's alot of money to be throwing at your car at such a young age. are your parents cool with that?

if you want to push 700+rwhp just go to www.7mpower.com and do exactly what the top guy did to his car. good luck, be safe, and have fun.

I'm 18 and I'm about to build up an engine with about 550-600HP. My parents are very supportive about it. They just arent giving me any money. My dad actually wants to try to drive it when its done. I added everything up from the places I can find everything and it was just a little shy of $14k. It'll be a good learning experience. But on another note, I do feel that you won't be able to handle that kind of power. I don't think I will either, thats why when it's done, I'll be turning the psi up by 3 psi once a week so I can get used to it.

[kwnate]

Originally Posted by dcrusupra

I'm 18 and I'm about to build up an engine with about 550-600HP. My parents are very supportive about it. They just arent giving me any money. My dad actually wants to try to drive it when its done. I added everything up from the places I can find everything and it was just a little shy of $14k. It'll be a good learning experience. But on another note, I do feel that you won't be able to handle that kind of power. I don't think I will either, thats why when it's done, I'll be turning the psi up by 3 psi once a week so I can get used to it.

14k was my original budget, 600whp. It's now $18k or so, excluding the car, suspension and wheels. I'm not trying to discourage you. Just be ready for the little things to drive up the price... Good luck

[dcrusupra]

Nothin can really discourage me from finishing it. Lol. You actually convinced me to buy the Goliath 4" exhaust from one of the vids you posted on SM. Very nice car I must say. What are your mods Nate? Mine will be as follows......

Full Ferrea Valve Train
Pauter Rods
JE Pistons
AEM Cam gears
Clevite 77 Bearings
HKS 1.2 MM MHG
ARP Head Studs
ARP Rod Bolts
Port and Polish Head
FFIM
Q45 Throttle Body
Aeromotive FPR Kit
680cc Injectors
LIPP High Flow Fuel Rail
MAFT Pro
24"x12"x3" IC
Cooleze intercooler piping
Blitz Super Sound DD BOV
SP61GT
becauseican's DDP
Goliath 4" Exhaust
Fidanza Lightweight Flywheel

I'm still looking into what fuel pumps or how many i would need to run my setup when i complete it.

[kwnate]

Pretty much the same, only I have 750cc injectors, GT4067R, 3.5" dp, AEM, Eagle rods, and wiseco pistons. What ffim are you going with? I have Ron R's short runner.

[dcrusupra]

I'm goin with the long runner from Ron. I live in South Florida so I definitely need to keep my A/C.

[kwnate]

Im using an aeromotive a1000 external pump, with the stock tank sumped. 10AN tank to pump, 8AN pump to filter to 1/2" aluminum hardline, then 8AN to the Lipp rail. Aeromotive FPR. My engine is a couple weeks from being built. So I can't comment on how well it will work. I probably have $1500 - $1800 into the fuel system.