If anyone wants a trial and tribulation of a Wbody...here ya go.
Guess you could say this adventure started in mid '06 when my buddy of mine bought a '97 GTP. We put a Ebay intake on it and took it for a spin...blower whine ='d instant win for me...so in early '07 a local dealership got in on trade for a new Charger, a Blue-Black Metallic GTP Sedan, K&N Drop-In, Tinted Windows, PERFECT CONDITION...with just a hair over 40,2xx miles on it. They were asking $14,250 at the time...got them down to 10K even and they even took my '86 Century on trade-in for $300 LOL. Drove it home...not a month later...it was down at the exhaust shop getting a full custom catback put on...but I never read anything so big, loud exhaust added tons of HP. I have a few pics of it when it was stock on my FB, but since I'm posting from work...I'll get them up later.Here is a pic of the catback installed...
And...with my 275's on my Bullitts...they were a hundred bucks...couldn't pass them up.
Everyone here knows that I don't support ZZP's PCMs OR their customer service...after 5 PCM's...and they way they handled it...I said screw it...too bad the damage was probably done. Mods at the time were...ZZP 3.5" Press-On Pulley, DIY PEM's, 3" Catless DP, FWI, 180*, AL104's, 1.84 Roller Rockers...and I got this as a X-Mas gift in December of '07..My first chipped piston...YAY!
Figured it would be a good time to toss a bunch of mods at it...so I went with the typical XP/Pacesetter's/3.25"/Custom Tune Setup...went low 13's consistantly at about 105 or so. That build was awesome for me...ran like a raped ape. Racked up about 40K on that...then one night driving home...around 65-70 mph...I had the lights dim and the death rattle hit. Drove the car home and tore it all down that night till 4 in the morning to find the spark plug melted in the head and the valve TOTALLY gone...chucks of metal in the LIM...and awesome, no piston. Kicker that story was I had been laid off that morning...so it was probably the best day so far...EVAH. Secret race mods follow...I call it the cresent pushrod.
Yanking the motor at 4am...
Oh ya, lookie here...
And yeah....dis iz a cam bearing.
Got back on my feet and re-employed a couple months later...and started to get this car back on its feet too...you can see how all THAT went down in this awesome book here...
http://www.grandprixforums.net/blueg...s-d-18720.html
After the build...New engine setup...
And...as it sits today, minus the Bastardized sticker...full mod list includes...
Engine:
Bulldog Racing Engines Balanced and Align Bored L67 3800 Series II V6
ARP Head Studs
ARP Main Studs
Clevite77 Main/Cam/Rod Bearings
Balance Shaft Deleted
GM '04+ L32 Powdered Connecting Rods
GM '04+ L32 TTY Rod Bolts
GM '03 8.5:1 Compression L67 Pistons
Thrasher Engineered Performance Race Camshaft (.574/.566 114 LSA)
GM LS7 Lifters
Comp Cams Rocker Arm Bolts
Intense-Racing O/R Stock Length Pushrods
Bulldog Racing Engines Custom Ported/Polished L67 Heads
Manley #130 Valve Springs
Manley Titanium Retainers
GM OEM Valve Guides Milled .100" for cam clearance
GM '04+ L32 Valves
Comp Cams Valve Locks
Viton Valve Seals
Devil's Own Methanol Injection Kit
Ported Lower Intake Manifold Inlet/Runners
Ported Factory GM GenIII M90 Supercharger:
-Rebuilt using OEM GM Seals/Fluids/Bearings
-Ported Inlet/Outlet
-Machined Supercharger snout for use of pulleys smaller than 2.90"
Custom LS1 Throttle Body Setup/Polished Adapter Plate
LQ4 MAF Sensor w/ Open Cone Intake Setup
ZZPerformance Modular Pulley System: 3.2"/3.1"/3.0"/2.8"/2.55"
ZZPerformance 160* Thermostat
Custom HP Tuners Tuned PCM
Pacesetter Headers:
-2000* Resistant Armor Coated
-1 7/8" Primaries - 3" Downpipe
-Custom Welded 2 Piece Design
-Catless
Gene & Calvin's Custom Exhaust Setups:
1) Street Exhaust - 3" Custom Bent, 26" Cherrybomb Glasspack, Proflo Bullet Race Mufflers, 4" G8 GXP Exhaust Tips
2) Offroad Exhaust - 3" Mandrel Bent Piping, 26" Glasspack, No Muffler, Dumped Behind Pass. Rear Tire
MSD Ignition Coil Packs
MSD Ignition 8.5mm Spark Plug Wires
Autolite 103 Copper Core Spark Plugs
Transmission:
Triple Edge Performance Built 4T65E-HD
3.29 Gears
Trans-Go Shift Kit
Full Rebuild with Hardened Clutches/Bands
Hardened 4th Shaft
7/8" Single Chain Setup
Allison TransSend Transmission Fluid
Suspension:
Springtech Lowering Springs
ZZPerformance Anti-Pogo Washers
ZZPerformance Strut Tower Brace Mounting Brackets
GMPP Front Strut Tower Brace
GMPP Rear Strut Tower Brace
GMPP Front Sway Bar
GMPP Rear Sway Bar
GMPP Rear Trailing Arms
GM 12" Brake Upgrade
Drilled and Slotted Front/Rear Rotors
Anchor Solid Rubber Engine Mount
Anchor Solid Rubber Transmission Mount
Intense-Racing Polyurethane Round/Square Upper Mounts
Exterior:
Car is finished in Blue-Black Metallic; 2003 only color
Flat Black Roof Rails
SLP Performance GTX Optioned Spoiler
Professionally Tinted Taillights
Tinted Windows (35% Fronts/20% Rears/Quarter Glass/Rear Window)
17" Ford Mustang Bullitt Wheels with Pirelli P Zero Nero Tires Sized 235/55/R17's
For Track Use: 16" 5-Spoke GM Grand Prix ABS Silver Wheels w/ Nitto NT555R Extreme Drag Radials sized 245/60/R16's
Debadged "GTP" Emblems on Front Doors and "Grand Prix" on the Decklid
Custom Red "GTP" Emblem in grille
Spyder Auto Projector Headlights
8000K 35W HID's
Red Brake Calipers
Red "Pontiac" Front/Rear Overlays
Red "Supercharged" Logo on Front License Plate Cover
Interior/Audio/Electronics:
Alpine Head Unit CDA-9883
Pioneer Speakers
PFYC.com GM Performance Shift Knob/Harness Kit
PFYC.com 3 Gauge A-Pillar Pod
Autometer Silver Series:
-Boost Gauge
-Voltmeter
-Electric Oil Pressure
Aeroforce Interceptor OBD-II Scan Gauge
A quick little pull in it from a 30 or so after the build...
All in all its been a long road...but a great learning experience...I knew next to nothing...I mean, I didn't even change my own oil when I was 17...so it goes to show that learning and reading does go a pretty long way. I'lll have pics up of the new exhaust/tips and how it sits today given its clean and I get off my a$$...hope you enjoy it.
