🔧 BUILD 01bluesnake's 2018 TT GT350

[Jimy Bilmo]

I think he is trying to catch up on customer cars and then tinker on his.

 

[01bluesnake]

So did the trans ever get swapped and all that jazz?

Car should be back at the shop after this coming week, just had a lot to catch up on, needed to get back on track with customers builds. Gonna throw in the fuel system first, turn the boost up with the manual trans to see what it makes, then throw the th400 in. Will give me a good idea on drivetrain loss, since the converter is kind of on the wild side.

 

[01bluesnake]

So, on a quest to crack 8's with a banger in the car, i held off on the th400 swap for the moment. If i feel like i just cant get any better without an auto in it, then ill go that direction. I just enjoy driving the car too much as a stick. I called over to cortex, who my boost controller is from, and i can control my clutch slipper right through it. I got ptfe fittings and lines from Redhorse, so should be able to plumb it in relatively easy. I also got ID1300 injectors and finally installing the rest of the Fore system. Its a twin pump 285, which should be good for about 1300whp as a banger, although i dont plan to push more then 1200whp. During the cars down time, i chose to grind down the charge pipe welds, coat that and the lower pipes in gloss black. I had the rest of the exhaust parts ceramic coated as well, to cut out as much heat as possible. Other then that, will update pictures as i complete the sections over the next few days, got a race to go to sunday.

 

[Shawn1112]

So, on a quest to crack 8's with a banger in the car, i held off on the th400 swap for the moment. If i feel like i just cant get any better without an auto in it, then ill go that direction. I just enjoy driving the car too much as a stick. I called over to cortex, who my boost controller is from, and i can control my clutch slipper right through it. I got ptfe fittings and lines from Redhorse, so should be able to plumb it in relatively easy. I also got ID1300 injectors and finally installing the rest of the Fore system. Its a twin pump 285, which should be good for about 1300whp as a banger, although i dont plan to push more then 1200whp. During the cars down time, i chose to grind down the charge pipe welds, coat that and the lower pipes in gloss black. I had the rest of the exhaust parts ceramic coated as well, to cut out as much heat as possible. Other then that, will update pictures as i complete the sections over the next few days, got a race to go to sunday.

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Where is this race Sunday? Ive seen a few people mention it. Mathew with that LTD and I think Verdino are supposed to be in it

 

[01bluesnake]

Where is this race Sunday? Ive seen a few people mention it. Mathew with that LTD and I think Verdino are supposed to be in it

41, its a cash days event, suppose be a hell a lot of cars

 

[01bluesnake]

Finally got around to replacing my lug nuts, small thing but drove me nuts having 21mm in back and 19mm in front. They will all be 21mm, regardless of what tire and wheel combo i run since i have 3 so far and counting

 

[Jeffs FRC]

So, on a quest to crack 8's with a banger in the car, i held off on the th400 swap for the moment. If i feel like i just cant get any better without an auto in it, then ill go that direction. I just enjoy driving the car too much as a stick. I called over to cortex, who my boost controller is from, and i can control my clutch slipper right through it. I got ptfe fittings and lines from Redhorse, so should be able to plumb it in relatively easy. I also got ID1300 injectors and finally installing the rest of the Fore system. Its a twin pump 285, which should be good for about 1300whp as a banger, although i dont plan to push more then 1200whp. During the cars down time, i chose to grind down the charge pipe welds, coat that and the lower pipes in gloss black. I had the rest of the exhaust parts ceramic coated as well, to cut out as much heat as possible. Other then that, will update pictures as i complete the sections over the next few days, got a race to go to sunday.

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If you’re interested, there’s a few of us talking about Great Lakes on Oct 14th or 21st.

 

[01bluesnake]

Got some motivation from Jeffs FRC to stop being lazy and change my other half shaft. I ended up breaking the other side, FRPP shaft, so trying out the strongest axles G Force makes. Went with exotic outer ends too. Going to clean up the suspension parts, check and lube/clean all the bearing ends.


Also if your one person swapping axles, this is how i do it. Level out the axle with a block of wood, then a nice brass punch and come out easy. I used the pry bar method in the past, sometimes they came out easy, other times fought the hell out of them. This is a great method when using jack stands and car is low, without much pry bar room

 

[01bluesnake]

If you’re interested, there’s a few of us talking about Great Lakes on Oct 14th or 21st.

I should be able to go, keep me posted on what weekend when its finalized.

 

[Jeffs FRC]

I should be able to go, keep me posted on what weekend when its finalized.

Will do! Would be awesome to see you hit an 8 with a banger. I might shed a tear for you

 

[Jeffs FRC]

Got some motivation from Jeffs FRC to stop being lazy and change my other half shaft. I ended up breaking the other side, FRPP shaft, so trying out the strongest axles G Force makes. Went with exotic outer ends too. Going to clean up the suspension parts, check and lube/clean all the bearing ends.


Also if your one person swapping axles, this is how i do it. Level out the axle with a block of wood, then a nice brass punch and come out easy. I used the pry bar method in the past, sometimes they came out easy, other times fought the hell out of them. This is a great method when using jack stands and car is low, without much pry bar room

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Nice! I was all ready to try your punch method, but I had the prybar out already and they literally came right out with just a nudge of the prybar. Low mile cars everything just comes apart easy!

Also I did some research on the G Force axles and it seems they updated them around 2019. The Renegades basically were made to Outlaw specs and they upgraded the Outlaws even further.

 

[01bluesnake]

Nice! I was all ready to try your punch method, but I had the prybar out already and they literally came right out with just a nudge of the prybar. Low mile cars everything just comes apart easy!

Also I did some research on the G Force axles and it seems they updated them around 2019. The Renegades basically were made to Outlaw specs and they upgraded the Outlaws even further.

Working on low mile stuff is always nice, or stuff that is well keep and garaged.

Yeah, DSS and GForce both did some weird stuff with axles around that time. I think they were having a lot of failures, i see a lot on customer cars, mostly stick though.

 

[Pro Stock John]

Sounds killer good luck with it.

 

[Pressure Ratio]

I'm so happy to see you continuing to try to go quicker with the 6 speed. I can't wait to see you get that 8 second pass. Then ssee how quick you go with it.

 

[01bluesnake]

I'm so happy to see you continuing to try to go quicker with the 6 speed. I can't wait to see you get that 8 second pass. Then ssee how quick you go with it.

Its got it in it, i was just taking the easy approach. I kept battling throwing in the 400, or staying stick. My biggest issue is just the leave, the 60 foot was shit for the power, its either bog or hit the tires way too hard. Got tired of breaking or hurting the drivetrain almost every outing too. Clutch slippers seem to be the magic part that is becoming a game changer for stick/awd guys. What really made me stop, i was reading about a gt500 who was dealing with the same shit as me. He was going 1.5x 60 running mid 9's. Threw on a clutch slipper with basic settings, went 8.9 and a 1.3x 60. I think my best 60 was a 1.55, but high 140's for mph which is low 9 range. If i can get my 60 dialed in, i will absolutely pour in a fuck ton of power down low. I would not be shocked if i could get a mid 8 out if the car, it will have the power.

 

[Mook]

 

[Pressure Ratio]

Pure Street class card have been using a slipper for years now. Even the early garage door springs attached to the pedal worked amazingly well. It is the only way to go. I sure it'll help you out a lot.

 

[Shawn1112]

41, its a cash days event, suppose be a hell a lot of cars

Are they only going to the 1/8th. At the big rim event last month. They only went to the 1/8th cause there was a pot hole or some shit on the big end.

 

[01bluesnake]

Are they only going to the 1/8th. At the big rim event last month. They only went to the 1/8th cause there was a pot hole or some shit on the big end.

Yes 1/8 mile, even banger class got pulled back to 1/8 from 1/4. I think people are just going way too fast out back. I personally do not care for 41, mostly because its almost a 2 hour ride each way for me, but it is what it is.

 

[BOTTLEFED]

Yes 1/8 mile, even banger class got pulled back to 1/8 from 1/4. I think people are just going way too fast out back. I personally do not care for 41, mostly because its almost a 2 hour ride each way for me, but it is what it is.

Just had this conversation about it being too far and on a Sunday, Hence my old ass staying home lol

 

[01bluesnake]

Got the slipper valve mounted, but man what an eye sore with the blue fittings. Ill probably take it apart and change the fittings to black if i keep it banger. Besides that, got stainless flat stock, made a bracket, and picked up stainless hardware to length and size i needed from McMastercarr. In process of getting the fuel rails together now. Also threw in a new set of spark plugs, and pulled the gap down to .026 just to avoid any potential issues with upping the power.

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

Anyone doing pwm fluid solenoids on the clutches or just the adj orifice?

 

[01bluesnake]

Anyone doing pwm fluid solenoids on the clutches or just the adj orifice?

Both actually. Theres a company called bang shift billy that makes a pwm unit, a little cleaner then this one for install, but controlled via module and your phone. This one is an adjustable orifice, similar to a manual boost controller. Theres other that are restrictor pill based, but not easy at all to adjust on the fly, as they have to be torn apart and bleed each time.

 

[01bluesnake]

And keeping with the theme of how much more work can i add in for myself, decided change all the connections over to push lock line, also sourced from McMastercarr.

 

[IceCreamAssassin]

So, on a quest to crack 8's with a banger in the car, i held off on the th400 swap for the moment. If i feel like i just cant get any better without an auto in it, then ill go that direction. I just enjoy driving the car too much as a stick. I called over to cortex, who my boost controller is from, and i can control my clutch slipper right through it. I got ptfe fittings and lines from Redhorse, so should be able to plumb it in relatively easy. I also got ID1300 injectors and finally installing the rest of the Fore system. Its a twin pump 285, which should be good for about 1300whp as a banger, although i dont plan to push more then 1200whp. During the cars down time, i chose to grind down the charge pipe welds, coat that and the lower pipes in gloss black. I had the rest of the exhaust parts ceramic coated as well, to cut out as much heat as possible. Other then that, will update pictures as i complete the sections over the next few days, got a race to go to sunday.

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Where did you get the coating done? Or could I drop off my kit to get coated? Or better for me just to take it there myself? I work right around the corner from you so it would just be easy for me to drop off there lol.