Im thinking of abandoning my turbo build and just settling for what ive got done now.
Ive got around $3k into my engine build so far. Forged rods, arp rod bolts, custom arias forged pistons, crank scraper, custom ground cam & pushrods, arp head studs, ported heads, comp cams springs, ported upper and lower intakes, billet TB, and some other shit I probably forgot. After the rest of the gaskets, fluids and some machining it will be around $4k in the engine. A built transmission is going to cost me in the area of $3k. I was, and still may be, building a one off turbo setup. Materials, a nice ball bearing turbo, BOV, and wastegate will be easily $3k. All said and done its going to be in the neighborhood of $10k. Thats a shitload of money to spend on a GRAND AM. On about 15 lbs of boost, it will run low 12s all day, which is faster than almost everyone here. Not to mention the MAJOR sleeper status.
The more I think about it, the harder time Im having parting with all of this money.
I could sell the pistons Ive got now to get some higher compression (11:1) ones made and not lose any money. There is already a nitrous system on my car, and I can add another stage by simply picking up another pair of solenoids. With the combination of shit I have right now, plus the higher compression pistons, I can make somewhere around 240hp at the wheels on motor. Thats low 14s high 13s on motor. Another 100 or more HP on spray is 12s territory.
The fastest know v6 grand am has a best time of 12.940 @ 108.23 MPH on 9lbs of boost, and the fastest known 4cyl is running a 12.413 @ 112.30 MPH on 19lbs of boost. Nobody has done a complete engine build yet on a V6. Ive got a better set of heads, more wild cam, and a completely forged bottom end.
The fastest nitrous time is a 13.8xx which I could nearly hit with just a built N/A motor...
Either way its going to be faster than nearly every grand am ever on the road.
I just cant decide at this point, how involved with time and money I want to get in this project. There are certainly easier cars to go faster in for less $$ Of course you lose the sleeper status when you build a muscle car, and the uniqueness.
Ive got around $3k into my engine build so far. Forged rods, arp rod bolts, custom arias forged pistons, crank scraper, custom ground cam & pushrods, arp head studs, ported heads, comp cams springs, ported upper and lower intakes, billet TB, and some other shit I probably forgot. After the rest of the gaskets, fluids and some machining it will be around $4k in the engine. A built transmission is going to cost me in the area of $3k. I was, and still may be, building a one off turbo setup. Materials, a nice ball bearing turbo, BOV, and wastegate will be easily $3k. All said and done its going to be in the neighborhood of $10k. Thats a shitload of money to spend on a GRAND AM. On about 15 lbs of boost, it will run low 12s all day, which is faster than almost everyone here. Not to mention the MAJOR sleeper status.
The more I think about it, the harder time Im having parting with all of this money.
I could sell the pistons Ive got now to get some higher compression (11:1) ones made and not lose any money. There is already a nitrous system on my car, and I can add another stage by simply picking up another pair of solenoids. With the combination of shit I have right now, plus the higher compression pistons, I can make somewhere around 240hp at the wheels on motor. Thats low 14s high 13s on motor. Another 100 or more HP on spray is 12s territory.
The fastest know v6 grand am has a best time of 12.940 @ 108.23 MPH on 9lbs of boost, and the fastest known 4cyl is running a 12.413 @ 112.30 MPH on 19lbs of boost. Nobody has done a complete engine build yet on a V6. Ive got a better set of heads, more wild cam, and a completely forged bottom end.
The fastest nitrous time is a 13.8xx which I could nearly hit with just a built N/A motor...
Either way its going to be faster than nearly every grand am ever on the road.
I just cant decide at this point, how involved with time and money I want to get in this project. There are certainly easier cars to go faster in for less $$ Of course you lose the sleeper status when you build a muscle car, and the uniqueness.
