Thread: 5-speed + turbo + bagged = kuntzie

hey guys,

Name is jeff but i am on many of forums as kuntzie. i am from Ontario, Canada.


for the last year i have been building up my 2001 grand prix, stated out as a base model GT and has come along way,

the car had a cartuning intercooled turbo kit and no other mods, i snapped the input shaft and thats when the fun began

i am using a 93 lumina z34 5-speed getrag 284 transmission with a spec stage 5 clutch, and it has held up with no issues this far, netting me 430whp at 12psi on a pt61 turbo.

i ahve since upgraded turbo to a holset and am going for 550+ whp in the spring.

the car is also bagged, i did a double din swap, hand e-brake, its a 2008 l26 engine with about 10k miles on it now, hv3, ported TB, and a bunch of other little things.

i just installed zzp 10.3 wires and projector headlights

i have done all of the work myself and won w-body.com's car of the year this past december, and made the calendar for January at oqcgp.net

future plans are CF hood and spoiler plus the air dam

here is the post from winning car of the year with a lits of mods and a bunch of random pics, i do have a complete build thread aswell. the car has had 2 different bag setups, the new setup is lower.

oh yes i also just completed the gxp brake upgrade.

2001 Grand Prix GT
430.1whp 469.8wtq @ 12psi
Holset hx45/35/stage5/garrett hybrid monster turbocharger
2006 Buick Allure l26 3.8L w 21k kms currently
Getrag 284 5-speed swap
Spec stage 5 clutch
Custom air ride setup
2005 GP GT seat swap with fold down rear seats
Cartuning turbo kit with custom turbo and downpipe
cartuning Intercooler
lt1 maf
2.5" exhaust cutout
Buick STB
interceptor and boost gauge
innovate wide band
1.9 rockers
HV3 intake insert
P-log
cartuning rear ported and flipped manifold
turbosmart megasonic BOV
(currently rocking steelies- new 20s comming for next year)
custom TGP grill badging, rest of car debadged
front licence plate delete with filler plate
HAND e-brake!!
and a bunch more

5 speed turbo, hooooooly

DO WANT! What custom pieces did you have to fab to make the 5-speed work? I'd love to do the swap if it's feasible for me.

the whole interior basically has to be stripped from the car, dash, carpet, seats, center console...steering column/ pedal braket.. basically just the HVAC and wiring along with the steering colum remain.


you have to mod the pedal bracket with the one from the donor car, use a monte brake booster and mod the firewall plate. aswell as addd a union on the master for some extra length,

i did the complete swpa in my parking lot of my apartment, the engine didnt have to come out, but it would be easier with it out of course.

i did this in my spare time over the course of about 4 weeks, i can proably do it in about 30 hours of work though,

this isnt my first 5-speed swap, i also have done man y of cavaliers (much easier) and i have a 89 grand prix that is 5-speed swapped, its a factory Mclaren turbo grand prix, i dynoed 396whp with it but am demodding the headers and such and going back to semi stock for a weekend cruiser

So I see you have came to the dark side Jeff :P I don't get on oqcgp much but I have seen and talked to you over there :P

What tranny are you running??

Originally Posted by minichopper6hp

Is there a way you can do a writeup of the install? Id love to do the same thing, but i too am in an apartment. I know you had to do extensive mods to the unibody and cradle with the 6 speed, but was wondering if you had to with the getrag?

Also, axles, and other info would be nice. Thanks!!

On oqcgp he has a whole thread on the swap but I don't wanna jump in and ruin his thunder so I will wait for him to come back lol

Originally Posted by Milestone

What tranny are you running??

as stated above, a 93 lumina z34, getrag 284 trans


2 drivers side 97 SE/GT axles for the swap

write up

Kuntzie's 01 Turbo GT 5-speed thread----- pg 10 extra special sunday delivery!

thats sweet man... plz post some video of this thing in action.

a stock clutch is worth over 500 on its own, so theres not much you can do. you gotta pay to play as they say, just think of the money being saved on a built automatic though.

the whole swap i was offering to do to members up here for 3000-3500 installed, tuned and all.


i have a few videos i can post

copied from another forum from back in november


shaky in car video right after fuel pump install, you can see traction breaking loose around 100
IMG_0457.flv video by kuntzie_86 - Photobucket

and outside video.... finally!!
CIMG1157.flv video by kuntzie_86 - Photobucket


EDIT:
heres a video in the car, just driving it normal. as you can see it works like factory, and i love the fold down seats forsure now!
incar.flv video by kuntzie_86 - Photobucket

the OP is also in canada everything there cost more. sweet vid too

welcome