[willoverkill]

Should be running and driving tomorrow, and then its all on me for the tuning. Final pics to come.

Here's what's behind the front bumper. Like it was made to receive an intercooler, nice deep opening behind the crash support and ledge to help support




And here's a production quality version of the plate that we mocked up on Monday; did a template and CNC machined a new one the following day



Looking to get a throttle body spacer made for the kits, which will provide a bolt on solution for vacuum source for the blow off valve and for the catch can system. The upcoming 80mm throttle bodies will also be tapped and supercharger/catch can ready.

[sycraft]

hey Will, did you consider the 4cyl turbo intercooler from GM- 22799480, not sure of its volume, but it would fit

[sycraft]

attached

[cellsafemode]

He's going for overkill... using existing parts off the shelf is totally not overkill

Seriously though, all these custom machined parts is just showing up on my screen as big $ signs. Would hope that the only custom machined part would be the mounting bracket and everything else other than the tune could re-use existing parts already made for other kits. It would seem this dream is not to be though, maybe not even possible.

[MyneS]

Will, I am amazed...I can't wait to drive it home!

[willoverkill]

Originally Posted by sycraft

hey Will, did you consider the 4cyl turbo intercooler from GM- 22799480, not sure of its volume, but it would fit

I thought it would be too small but I have no testing to back up that assumption. The 2.0 and 3.6 use the same engine radiator so it should fit. I don't like how if you're running the A/C it'll blast hot air right onto the core since its between the engine rad and A/C. I would imagine other companies will start switching to front mounts that go infront of the condensor for the 2.0 cars if they offer an aftermarket upgrade, like we've done here.

[willoverkill]

Originally Posted by MyneS

Will, I am amazed...I can't wait to drive it home!

Should be driving it tomorrow! Getting a belt in the right size is holding it up today, of all the things. We can get a 6 rib belt locally though so Tracy might throw that on for me tomorrow so I can start doing my tuning and then switch when we get an 8-rib, the latest we'll get one in hand is Monday. Will do more pics tomorrow, and we'll schedule the dyno for Sunday or Monday depending on the operator's schedule.

[CMCamaro]

Originally Posted by willoverkill

Should be driving it tomorrow! Getting a belt in the right size is holding it up today, of all the things. We can get a 6 rib belt locally though so Tracy might throw that on for me tomorrow so I can start doing my tuning and then switch when we get an 8-rib, the latest we'll get one in hand is Monday. Will do more pics tomorrow, and we'll schedule the dyno for Sunday or Monday depending on the operator's schedule.

Very nice work sir! I am curious to see how that supercharger will sound with this nicely refined exhaust note on the gen 6.

[willoverkill]

One of my machinists, a good man, did these throttle spacers up within a few days of my request so we'll be able to try and test them. You can see the ports at the side where we'll be able to install fittings to source engine vacuum without having to make any permanent modifications to the intake manifold. We'll test fit and see, the 90* into the throttle body is pretty tight with the enormous fan shroud they put on from factory but there are solutions to help with that. One side will be a dedicated feed for the blow off valve, the other for the catch can system.

Originally Posted by CMCamaro

Very nice work sir! I am curious to see how that supercharger will sound with this nicely refined exhaust note on the gen 6.

If I can manage it, I'll take some in-car video.

[willoverkill]

Drove the car home tonight, 11 tune revisions along the way, just another day at the office! Will do some walk around pics tomorrow

[MyneS]

Originally Posted by willoverkill

Drove the car home tonight, 11 tune revisions along the way, just another day at the office! Will do some walk around pics tomorrow

and video too?

[willoverkill]

Haven't put my foot down yet, it was 7 revisions just to get it off the parking lot lol

Got regular driving nice and smooth at regular throttle, it drives very much like you'll remember when not driving it hard, I like how easy it is to drive this system easy.

We've got a fairly low boost setup at the moment while I start tuning heavy throttle but that's also because we're still trying to get the right belt! The little things that hold up a project never fail. Lots of phone calls today to find one and more feedback to come

[willoverkill]

Jaguar in Sarasota has the belt I need, for only $121, plus tax!!! lol

[WhiteLightening]

How much would this cost all together for production?