The title says it all. We bought this car because it was mechanically solid and the interior is absolutely perfect. It even smelled new. Somewhere in its life, it took a hit up front that wiped out the front end but luckily didn't hurt the frame. So, I rolled the dice and took a chance, and am very glad I did.
It took some time but I was able to source all brand new OEM parts to replace the damaged stuff up front. After that, the car went to the paint shop. We elected to have the entire car sprayed just so everything matched. Once done there it was time for "shoes and socks." ForgeStar F14's with Michy pilots. This puts us into the fall of 2019. GM was on strike at the time which meant delays on parts for the engine upgrades.
ZL1/LSA blower, cam, rocker trunions, ID1050 injectors (a little big in case we ever decide to run E85), Kooks headers, ATI balancer, Fore Innovations fuel delivery, Borla, CAI from Boost District, ZL heat exchanger, new timing chain, and new Whiteline motor mounts. I chose the Lingenfelter stuff for the camshaft. This is my wife's car and I wanted her to enjoy driving it so a radical bump stick shaking like a pro stock car wasn't going to play well.
We own a gun company and are fortunate to have a full machine shop. I wanted the fuel pressure regulator mounted to the engine so that I didn't have to drill holes into the car. As I said, this car has not been hacked on so keeping it that way is a big deal to me. So, fired up the SolidWorks and once I had a model I threw some stock into my 5 axis and whipped up the mount. It slaves off the coil mounts on the valve covers.
Once finished it was time for the dyno. Black Hills Performance and Tuning in Rapid City SD took care of that. -Good folks. 8psi and 91 netted us 648 to the tire. A nice driver with plenty of scoot for when the urge strikes. We don't drive it much, maybe 500 miles a year now, but its 50 state capable and tons of fun.
Nice to keep one on the road for a change instead of selling all the organs.
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It took some time but I was able to source all brand new OEM parts to replace the damaged stuff up front. After that, the car went to the paint shop. We elected to have the entire car sprayed just so everything matched. Once done there it was time for "shoes and socks." ForgeStar F14's with Michy pilots. This puts us into the fall of 2019. GM was on strike at the time which meant delays on parts for the engine upgrades.
ZL1/LSA blower, cam, rocker trunions, ID1050 injectors (a little big in case we ever decide to run E85), Kooks headers, ATI balancer, Fore Innovations fuel delivery, Borla, CAI from Boost District, ZL heat exchanger, new timing chain, and new Whiteline motor mounts. I chose the Lingenfelter stuff for the camshaft. This is my wife's car and I wanted her to enjoy driving it so a radical bump stick shaking like a pro stock car wasn't going to play well.
We own a gun company and are fortunate to have a full machine shop. I wanted the fuel pressure regulator mounted to the engine so that I didn't have to drill holes into the car. As I said, this car has not been hacked on so keeping it that way is a big deal to me. So, fired up the SolidWorks and once I had a model I threw some stock into my 5 axis and whipped up the mount. It slaves off the coil mounts on the valve covers.
Once finished it was time for the dyno. Black Hills Performance and Tuning in Rapid City SD took care of that. -Good folks. 8psi and 91 netted us 648 to the tire. A nice driver with plenty of scoot for when the urge strikes. We don't drive it much, maybe 500 miles a year now, but its 50 state capable and tons of fun.
Nice to keep one on the road for a change instead of selling all the organs.
