Thread: build questions

Hey guys im looking into doing a decent build over the winter and im jus a lil lost on all the decisions i have to make and want some input from everyone. The current setup is a zzp ported m90&lim, wizaird cai, zzp full size i/c, s/d headers with STOCK straight pipe to magnaflows, moded 1.9 rockers with l72 springs, solid mounts and self tuned.
I'm wanting to get a good cam/head setup with e85 and see if i can get up somewhere around 400hp. Ive seen the intense stage 3 package and the dyno numbers it put out but ive also seen the xpz cam had some pretty impressive numbers too, so im completley lost on what setup i would like. So if anyone has some input on good working/ bad working setups would be appreciated
Also is the stock bottom end good enough to handle that much hp, will a stock timing chain setup be good enough or do i need a double with balance shaft delete n all, and is there any other supporting mods(other than larger tb) that you can think of that i would need to get to my goal #'s. I havent ever really thought of going this far with it which is why i seem a little clueless i guess but all help is appreciated. Thanks guys

this sounds intense.

Originally Posted by DaytonaGTP500

trans im going to talk to triple edge performance and hopefully have them help me build a rebuild kit for the car(im a gm tech and am going to have our trans guy help me rebuild it too) but still prolly send them the valve body.
just curious but why do you say only 310 with e85+the cam and heads+current mods? what else would i need to have/do to get up to the 380-400 range?

400 at the crank? or 400whp? if its WHP its pretty hard to reach with a s/c build i have so many more parts that have been waiting to go on my car practically same setup you are trying to do as well XPZ though, spent a lot of money and taken a lot of time to collect and still not installed but sitting in my room just waiting for the cash to get a good tranny.
Realisticly i would have to say 340-350-whp hitting the 400 mark isnt easy. All though my goal is also 400whp or very close to it if not past it.

Just too bad they don't make Whipples cost efficient...

yea im lookin for whp on all of it. i guess realistically im lookin for 350-380 but hopin for 400. ive been saving a long time to do this build and i jus got enough to do the engine part of it and needless to say god loved me or somthing and had some dumb chick side swipe my dd and cause about 1400 in damage.....so needless to say the tranny is paid for now thanks to her cuz idc bout my dd (still runs and drives fine so why would i care lol) but ima do a rebuild kit from triple edge to save some dough. im jus hoping off the build im talking that i should be in that range.
and also jus because i havent looked that hard what kind of times are people running with builds like this? does anyone know or am i jus gunna have to see when im done? lol

LOW 12's is what my goal is honestly. I would like to be able to street drive it a little bit too(not a dd by any means but maybe a lil night cruiz downtown to pick on some people lol) so i guess my question shoulda been what do i need to pull off a LOW 12 second m90 that i can cruiz a lil bit in? is the is3 cam more than i really need or?
i havent hit a 1/4 mile yet with my current setup but the ONE time i hooked at the 1/8 i was at a 8.80 with a passenger

also j/w but is there a cheaper way to go turbo aside from the simple zzpkit?(havent looked much into a turbo) cuz im figuring $3500ish (not including trans) to do the engine build, and honestly a turbo low 12's-11's would be much nicer lol but idk

Buy used.

Or junkyard turbo and learn to weld.

What turbo would you look for though? You wouldn't want like a vw baby one would you.

Look at turbo manufacturers websites. Like turbonetics.

They should have the information on sizing a turbo.