Project V6 Firebird

And so far this is how it sits and what is currently installed at the moment:

Exterior Modifications:

8000K HID's
Debadged, trim delete and rear filler panel is now devoid of the firebird name and logo.

Performance:

Whisper Lid
Intense S1X NA Cam
Yella Terra 1.7 Platinum series roller rockers
PAC 130# springs
60*Inclusive ported heads and intake
LS6 Injectors w/ FAST spacers
Manton Pushrods
LS7 lifters
Fabricated Valve Covers
Force Fed Fabs Longtube Headers
3" Spun Metallic Cat
TSP Rumbler
Whisper Lid w/ K&N Filter

Suspension/Chassis:

Front:
BMR 32mm Solid swaybar + Poly endlinks/bushings
PARacing Tubular K-member RR
HAL QA1 12-way coilovers
Rear:
LS1 19mm swaybar + Poly endlinks/bushings
UMI Performance LCA's
UMI Performance Adjustable Torque Arm
HAL QA1 12-way shocks w/ WS6 rear springs

Drivetrain:

Aluminum Driveshaft
Yank Torque Arm Relocation Cross member
TCI Super Street Fighter 3800 stall w/ 2.1 str
4L60E built by Richard at Precision Transmissions in Amarillo, TX
Hayden 1405 trans cooler

Electronics:

HPTuners
PLX Wideband



8000K HID's for lowbeams and fogs.


Waiting on these to come back from the powdercoaters.  I've yet to find anybody else that has these in 17 x 9.5" size.

Speedline Mistrals


The Euro versions were like 7" wide setup as seen on this Vauxhall ST200:



And for the days I need traction at the strip, Formula twist spokes with a nice set of drag radials:




That's about it so far, I'll keep posting in here as new developments take place. Feel free to post away, ask questions, etc. etc.  

Shots from the nigh I installed the LS6 injectors.

Installed LS6 injectors to deal with the current stockers just getting too close to maximum duty.

Getting started!


LS6 connector from Casper's Electronics:


Spliced into the harness:


Injector Spacers:


I had been in the process of getting the cruise/part throttle tune was dialed in, but the laptop went kaput.  It is getting warranty work performed on it, looking forward to getting it back...  

Bought these about a year ago off a guy in Florida that used these on an SCCA world challenge Camaro.  They'd bought them when it was opened up to where they could run 17"x9.5" wide wheels in the rulebook.

Bought them on the cheap and got them powdercoated.

Before:


AFTER!

Need to get some lugnuts, center caps and valve stems.  Probably going to run spacers to get them more flush with the body lines of the car (have ARP studs available, not looking forward to pulling rear axles)...Oh yeah and tires too!

Probably going to put the speedline spoke logo back on but in black this time.  Unless I find some speedline center caps that fit, but these are going to require a 70mm back center cap.  I can drop a 20oz can through the hub opening and not touch.





 

Nice looking build! Keep it coming!  

Thanks Scott!

I went to Texas Speed & Performance on Friday.  I'd been nervous all morning hoping everything would work out okay.  I think I was more nervous than the day I got married!

I've been doing part throttle and cruise tuning on this car for quite awhile with help from a friend of mine [John Ginter].  The tuner at TSP commented on the overall idle of the car and how it did on the cruise and that it was doing pretty well.  He did 4 or 5 pulls with cooldown in between.  He was just trying to get the AFR just right, finished it up around 12.9:1 and it was pretty happy at that point.  Open longtubes were creating a little noise issue with the knock sensors, he said it might have made a little more without it causing havok on that.

Going to look at getting a new harmonic balancer to help with spinning this thing up above 6K at the track since this thing without a balance shaft vibrates more than a sorority freshman riding a sybian for the first time.

Just getting there:


3.8 Liter capacity strap-on:


Hot under the collar:




Anyway, numbers.

[B]3rd gear pull, unlocked 3800 stall:
196.02 hp @ 5600 rpm
196.33 tq @ 4600 rpm[/B]


[B]2nd gear was a little cleaner line:
195.12 hp @ 5750 rpm
206.14 tq @ 4600 rpm[/B]

These weren't really power pulls more just to get a good tune.  He didn't want to lug it too bad in 3rd with it locked out.

Compare to stock 'verter/trans and 140K mile motor:
[B]184 TQ @ 4700 rpms
169 HP @ 5300 rpms[/B]

I am honestly pleased to see these numbers through a big stall.  There's so many things that have changed on the car that just looking at the numbers it is hard to really compare the two as this car is very different from when I first started.  

Going to the track tonight, running the 1/8th and hopefully get some times for everybody tonight.  

How'd it do?  

Scott, that's what it dyno'd with the unlocked stall. 198/198...

I've been a bit busy as of late though, getting things lined up for the next level of mods for the car.  I've also got a few spare engines at my disposal now

New catback setup is installed.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ho4hMFh8pRM

AAND...






SPARE PARTS!
not quite finished yet...
 

I meant, how did it do at the track? Manual trans swap?  

Our local track went under

There's a project on converting a runway north of here into a drag strip.  We haven't had a full dedicated drag strip in something like 4 or 5 years now.  Sad really.

Yup, going to do a manual trans swap.  Not exactly faster, but more enjoyment since this is a daily driver