Well Im overseas in Afghanistan and I hurt the S1X E85 Gen5 sc 2.8 pulley setup I have at home. I was out screwing around on the interstate with some buddies and racing a G8. Long story short I managed to hurt the engine since it blows the vc gasket out on the rear bank by the egr delete. Replace the gasket quick and drove it around the block same thing. I don't know whats causing it but something is pressurizing the crank case and I didn't have time to investigate any further or pull the heads or do a compression test before I left for Afghanistan.
So now cars under a cover in my garage along with the black gutted caged shell I have.
I will do compression test as soon as I get home and see what that entails. If that's bad I will pull the heads. Maybe that engines history I don't know yet. Anyways so here's the debate.
If I have to take that engine apart I might as well take the heaton gen5 off since I refuse to use an A2W setup on a blower car and use the turbo kit that's magically just sitting in my basement. The pluses to this route.
Keep the S1X cam in the car or new engine if need be, that would require less tuning since the car is already on S1X and E85 so its already got 60# injectors ready to go. I have an L26 upper intake and the Gen5 already has the TB adapter so those bases are covered also.
Add in that I have basically and entire cars worth of fresh suspension parts brand new struts and eibach springs and all the mounts and end links.
The Bronzemist coupe is pretty minty body wise with under 100K on it. (even after the 3 wheelin fiasco thanks to the full coverage its as good as new.)
Car has a decent transmission in it as long as I can prevent from assploding more flex plates. (I plan to permanently unfvck that issue with a billet flexplate once I get home.)
Turbo kit has an electric cut out built into it already and Id just have to find somewhere to shove the wideband sensor in since I already have that in a box and an aeroforce is already in the car.
Car has full interior so its still some what useable to put my 2 boys car seats in the back if need be.
Even swinging for 400whp would be pretty easy targer IMO and that would be a nice 70whp pickup over the 330whp it made on the blower setup. Especially on E85 that 400whp number should be a cake walk to hit.
I didn't intend to turbo this car but since I have all the parts just chilling in my basement might as well use it!
Again Im pretty sure it would be simple to make over 400whp on the T70 kit that I already have so its not like Im forking out cash for a turbo kit and the thought of basically bolting on another 70whp to that car is pretty hard to not do.
Car would have clean body, new suspension, full interior, decent trans that's already got 7/8s chain input and TEP valve body in it and I'll pickup a billet plate.
I also already have a set of 130# springs for some added insurance over the 105# springs that are on the car now. Not sure if I'd need to switch to 130# springs because of the turbo or leave it on 105# springs.
This is basically taking the best of everything I have without using the ST5 cam that requires more work to use, heavier valve springs, double roller chain, and maybe headwork. Depending on springs and retainer type I know people have got away with using stock heads.
Anyways who could pass up adding about 25% more HP with parts that I already have?
As for the gutted black shell I have. That needs a little work done and some paint for me to be happy with it so I might as well do that 1st before I go any further with that car. Half tempted to rip the ghetto pluged sunroof skin off get a solid skin from a yard. Just yank the drip rails and spot weld it back in no big deal cars already gutted. Then blast the whole damn car white anyways inside and out cage floor roof engine bay everything.
Rumors are I will be going straight back out to Washington D.C. after this so getting the turbo kit on the bronzemist car so I can troll jayroca and a certain SRT8 I already stomped once is of course on the priority list too............HAHAHAHA!!
So basically ending this someone try tell me this isn't a good idea and at least Id use the fvcking turbo kit unlike ITHURTZ who's car has never seen anything besides vacuum on the boost gauge....and Decker who pussed out and sold his Grand Prix and his man card and his anal virginity and bought a damn Gaybalt......
I mean after all its wreck, rebuild, REPEAT! HAHA!
Originally Posted by MyNameBlows
