Alex's Street/Strip 1990 LS1 FC

• Alex's Street/Strip 1990 LS1 FC by boost! on 05 Dec, 2014 09:17
• Well, it's about time I put up a build thread. You could say things are.....getting a bit serious around the garage. 
  
  This car was formally owned by "HTH3r0" and "Arkady" on here. I acquired the car earlier last year with the LS1 swap already in it. Once spring and summer rolled around the corner, I took it to the track and ran into a few issues. Obviously, I couldn't keep the thing from breaking. So I put in a Ford 8.8 rear end and started breaking stockish axles every time I went to the track - the joy of launching on a drag radial!
  
  Since then, I've "woken up" the car a bit with a set of 243 heads, custom cam, and nitrous.
  
  What are my goals? To basically have a super light street car to have fun with on and off of the street.
  
  I would also like to see low 10.XX passes @ 130 on motor. Who knows on nitrous. I guess we will find out.
  
  
  Motor   
  2002 FBody LS1 with 33k miles - tucked harness
  Brett "Landspeed" Stage 3 243's
  Custom grind COMP cam for all motor / nitrous
  Nitrous Outlet 78mm Plate Kit
  GFO Racing Intake
  LS6 Intake Manifold
  Ported LS6 TB
  ATI Damper
  PSC Power Steering Kit
  JTR 1 7/8 Calico coated headers into 4" Vibrant midpipe with QTP electronic cutout with dash mounted switch to 3" HKS Carbon Ti mufflers
  42# Injectors
  Automotive 340 Stealth
  Hinson Supercars engine mount kit
  C5Z Engine Covers
  
  
  Drivetrain
  T56, 13k miles since rebuild
  Monster Stage 3 Clutch
  Pro 5.0 Shifter
  Ronin 8.8 IRS Rear Differential Kit
  Ford 8.8 IRS - Ford Performance GT500 internals
  3.73 Gears
  Driveshaft Shop Complete Pro-Level Axle/Hub Kit
  
  Suspension & Wheels
  5zigen FN-01 17x8 - Front, 17x10 - Rear, polished finish
  225 Michelin Pilot Super Sports - Front
  275 Mickey Thompson ET Streets - Rear
  Energy Suspension bushings
  Battle Version adjustable toe links
  Supernow camber link
  Adjustable camber links
  Tokico blue front struts
  KYB AGX rear struts
  Tanabe GF210 springs
  Racing Beat strut tops
  
  Exterior
  Painted Porsche Guards Red
  ShineAuto carbon front lip
  ShineAuto carbon side skirts
  ShineAuto carbon rear diffuser
  Aerocatch carbon hood pins
  Turbo2 hood
  Turbo2 wing
  Clear FTP lenses
  HID headlights
  
  Interior
  Black Turbo2 seats
  Custom gauge cluster
  Suede door cards
  Suede headliner
  Suede armrest
  Suede shift boot
  Personal steering wheel
  NRG Quick Release
  Flossy weighted shift knob
  Interior is herculined, dynomat'd and boom mat'd
  
  
  
  On the Dyno after a few months of having the car.
  
  
  
  Here's a video of a dyno pull. Car made 390/389.
  
  http://vid110.photobucket.com/albums/n110/liqale/RX7%20Project/video0001_02_zpsbxququpg.mp4
  
  
  
  Passes on the old TII rear end. Pretty consistent.
  
  
  Then the stock TII rear end went boom. And this happened.
  
  
  
  
  Ronin 8.8 kit.
  
  
  Grinding down the 8.8 to make it fit at Fathouse Fabrications. Thanks to Eric for the fresh rebuild with nice internals.
  
  
  Big brother, little brother.
  
  
  8.8 is in!
  
  
  Then a new PB happened shortly after.
  
  
  ...and then this happened shortly after.
  
  
  Fixed the axle in time for the annual SNS NoRotors meet. Decided to officially weigh the car. She's pretty heavy!
  
  
  Cleaned up before winter rolled in.
  
  
  Here's one of the 243's before being sent off to Brett @ LandSpeed.
  
• #1 by boost! on 05 Dec, 2014 09:23
• Picked these Welds and Hoosier QTP's up a few weekends ago. Should help out with drive train shock.
  
  
  
  Big brother and little brother again.
  
  
  Current state - starting to pull things off in preparation of getting the heads back from Brett.
  
• #2 by boost! on 05 Dec, 2014 09:27
• Brett sent me an update yesterday. The 243 heads are bead blasted and pre-machined for CNC. Looking good so far and WAY ahead of schedule.
  
  
• #3 by digitalsolo on 05 Dec, 2014 12:05
• Wow, that's a beautiful car!
• #4 by MPbdy on 05 Dec, 2014 13:36
• This is really damn nice, wow!
• #5 by boost! on 05 Dec, 2014 14:01
• Quote from: digitalsolo on 05 Dec, 2014 12:05

  Wow, that's a beautiful car!
  

  
  

  Quote from: Daniel on 05 Dec, 2014 13:36

  This is really damn nice, wow!
  

  
  Thanks guys! Really appreciate it.
  
  I updated the original thread with specs of the entire car.
• #6 by 1320king on 05 Dec, 2014 15:30
• wow great looking car man!! Hey got any pics of the interior painted??
• #7 by theantirotor on 05 Dec, 2014 15:31
• My local twin car.
• #8 by boost! on 05 Dec, 2014 15:39
• Quote from: 1320king on 05 Dec, 2014 15:30

  wow great looking car man!! Hey got any pics of the interior painted??
  

  
  Thanks man! Looking for anything specific? I can snap a few pictures this evening.
  
  

  Quote from: theantirotor on 05 Dec, 2014 15:31

  My local twin car.
  

  
  /heartz 
• #9 by Sho Amo on 05 Dec, 2014 18:28
•   damn...
• #10 by JMill on 06 Dec, 2014 17:44
• Awesome write up! Super pumped to see it back out in the spring!
• #11 by mattster03 on 06 Dec, 2014 19:17
• You broke an 8.8... impressive, but also disappointing for the diff.
• #12 by JMill on 06 Dec, 2014 21:37
• Also, what CR are you planning to be at when the heads are done? You making that transition to corn fuel?
• #13 by FC3S Murray on 07 Dec, 2014 22:39
• Great Numbers and 1/4 mile times with your old mods! You will enjoy the heads, my Advanced Induction high comp 241's really opened up my top end with my 228R(compared to cam only on OEM heads) and my power under the curve was barely affected . You tune it yourself? If not, find a reputable tuner. I have tuned mine and let me tell you, once the tune is spot on in ALL areas not just PE, the car is a new beast. 
  
  Keep up the great work man!
• #14 by Demon on 07 Dec, 2014 22:46
• Quote from: mattster03 on 06 Dec, 2014 19:17

  You broke an 8.8... impressive, but also disappointing for the diff.
  

  
    He broke axle, not the diff.