[brrrz]

Four years ago my Dad bought a 3LT Corvette out of Texas as a little project car that would bring us closer together and make a reason for us to spend more time together....little did we know where this would take us.
6.0L 400hp V8 was sure a lot to handle...at the time. With the Exhaust being so disappointing we decided to install one. After looking at all the options Corsa Sport was the way to go. Dropped in a K&N air filter and a Diablo Sport Tune. Note the name of the boat...

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A year goes by and same with the purchase of Rims, Tires, Brembo Brakes, Mats, Rear wide body kit, two tone seats with arm rest, and escort 9500ci radar with laser jammer (yes it does work)

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With the car now looking way faster then it actually was...something needed to be done about that so Twin Turbos were installed :woot2:
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STS tubro was contacted and gave us the name to a shop across the boarder who was just featured in Corvette magazine. Car put down a huge 570wrhp at 7psi. Then we took a drive though Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota, and up to Winnipeg for a Corvette show and shine....Montana&North Dakota BORING!. Just Sunflowers as far as you could see for hours
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Added some hood art to bring the engine bay to life a bit more...the old man likes ACDC LOL


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So after many miles and many...many tanks of gas boost started to take a toll on some of the parts when driving back from whistler one day I noticed under throttle and high RPM there was a good drop in power and fuel pressure.
Pull over, open the hood and SMOKE F**** B*** S**** look under the car. Oil again J**** F*** B**** bye bye head gasket. Back in the shop AGAIN!

This time it started with a head gasket spark plugs two new fuel pumps and fuel override system fuel rails etc...Might as well get new brake pads too, oh and get rid of the wheel gap so coilovers were installed then the rims started to pit so the car was then custom fitted for Forgeline concave rims and added new PSS tires. Finally the car is done and we can get it back on the road again....nope. Mechanic mentioned that with a new cam and springs with the new fuel system the car could put down 1000hp. What? 1000? Ok come this far lets do it. Well while the parts were on order someone backed up into the car with a truck right into the front quarter panel!!!! This meant a front wide body was in order..And here we are today in its current state waiting for the fenders to be painted....The never ending build

Thanks for reading :hi:

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[dhari]

dude, ur the man!

[Dragon-88]

Subbed :Popcorn

[sdubfid]

just realized you could paint the hood white and project movies on it, any info on the silver c2?

[cdizzle_996]

Is your dad looking to adopt?

[underscore]

From stock to 1000HP in one post, OP doesn't fuck around.

[brrrz]

Silver C2 is getting a 454 big block put in it. Waiting on a few more parts

just realized you could paint the hood white and project movies on it, any info on the silver c2?

STS Turbo set up....

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[BrRsn]

hngggh in for 1000 hp

[multicartual]

What engine management you running?

Sick!!!

[multicartual]

Oh just saw Diablo sport tune... oops!

[dared3vil0]

Incredible!

[Gucci Mane]

fucking amazing dude. i absolutely love these cars.. you're a very fortunate guy to have a dad who shares the same passion you do.

i aspire to own a 2011-2013 Corvette Grand Sport. currently saving for one and should be in my garage within the next 5-6 years. sigh....

[R. Mutt]

Great post and thanks for sharing. I've always been fusions about remote mounted turbo setup as you don't often see them. What is the response like? For example when do you see full boost and how does the power come in?

[brrrz]

What engine management you running?

Sick!!!

The Diablo was taken out when the turbos were put in. ECU is running fully custom from many times on the dyno.

Great post and thanks for sharing. I've always been fusions about remote mounted turbo setup as you don't often see them. What is the response like? For example when do you see full boost and how does the power come in?

With the turbos in the back its keeping all the heat out of the engine bay. The pipes running from front to back actually work like a vacuum so its near to instant and the air is also cooled again making the trip back to the engine bay. Lag? meh its a turbo I don't care who says what I have driven 911 Turbos to 1.8L audi A4's every turbo isn't going to put the power down as quick a supercharger but you can really feel the power coming in at 2,800 and you're tires are coming out at any speed at 4,500rpm+. Thing about a Corvette is 1st gear brings you up to 96km/hr and 6th gear at 100km/hr you're cruising at 1,100rpm so your're never looking for a gear for boost

[brrrz]

For those interested......
Whole car has been wet sanded next will be a 4 stage cut polish and wax. 50 hours of detail work:woot2:

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Coilovers have been fitted might have to be raised up a bit so its more practical

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Engine is finally apart :fuckyea:

Time for the Custom turbo cam to be installed. Platinum dual spring kit, Titanium retainers, locks, seals, Chromoly one piece push rod, front timing cover gasket, timing cover gasket seals, water pump gasket, crank shaft damper bolt....Dyno should be not too far away

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[Gucci Mane]

dude that car is going to be fucking badass. and the sounds its going to make :sweetjesus:

[thumper]

Is your dad looking to adopt?

i don't think brrrz want any competition on his inheritance :lol

[320icar]

i always forget that people still build pushrod engines nowadays. but hey, the lsx has go to be the most commonly swapped motor in the last 5-10 years. and there are many reasons why!


oh, and im waiting for an exhaust video.

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[dared3vil0]

It's a manual right?

[brrrz]

First untuned video taken from the old mand iphone 4 yes its not even a 4s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEB3k_mboi0

[320icar]

http://r.fod4.com/http://a.fod4.com/images/user_photos/1280089/7c6103215dccbba79273a01bc65c035c_original.

:troll:

[jasonc]

Did you end up doing a full engine rebuild with forged pistons and bigger bore to obtain the 1000hp along with the turbos? i am surprised how much power you can get out of the corvette engine while spending half of what other exotics cost to get the same power.

[denham]

Looks like fun! One of the most enjoyable cars I've driven was a 550hp supercharged Corvette. I can't imagine what 1000hp would feel like!

[sdubfid]

Did you end up doing a full engine rebuild with forged pistons and bigger bore to obtain the 1000hp along with the turbos? i am surprised how much power you can get out of the corvette engine while spending half of what other exotics cost to get the same power.

That's what happens with mass production and a refined design for the past 60 years. Used in virtually every form of Motorsport. From the farms of Alabama to Nurburgring the heartbeat of America remains strong.

[brrrz]

That's what happens with mass production and a refined design for the past 60 years. Used in virtually every form of Motorsport. From the farms of Alabama to Nurburgring the heartbeat of America remains strong.

Chevy Runs Deep

[brrrz]

Heading out to the dyno today. Turbos getting turned up to 14psi :drool:drool:drool

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[white rocket]

Which dyno are your going to? Just curious.

[brrrz]

K&M Tune in Abbotsford

[brrrz]

Teaser again for those who care...

Car got sent to they dyno last week well problems after problems. Shop that installed the parts didn't do a very good job so it didn't see a full dyno pull. Still no real dyno!!! had some electrical problems with sending enough voltage to the fuel pump to the AFR was a dicked. Decided to call it quits because working stressed never ends well. Kept getting knock so the tuner would fix it then increase the revs then fix then increase and so on. We were only able to get up to 4,000rpm...anyways the stuff that matters

Again this is a teaser but the blue is torque (notice how vertical is it) and the red is horsepower. Note we only got up to 4300rpm so far with no knock and perfect AFR

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[denham]

Looks great with those wheels! I'll be interested to see what it does on the dyno.

[brrrz]

Lets answer the questions now. Yes I know the CEL is on. The new fuel system isn't programed yet with the sensor so its giving a service fuel system check hence no fuel reading. Well how do you know when to fill up? Well since its averaging 11mpg then every other Chevron. Why no full throttle? Because the PSS are mounted on the Forgelines which are in transit back from being refitted and its got brutal Eagle F1 runflats and I don't trust them with this torque. You can actually see a warning for 'Traction System Active' coming on at 85mph (136mph) from the tires coming out, again at 3/4 throttle! And last wtf is that ringing? The rear laser jammers. Tubros heat them up when spooling hot at high rpm and need to be reinstalled higher in the bumper.
Enjoy :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr_gbXLMJR0

[Indyjones]

NICE! American cars don't get nearly the respect they deserve here in Vancouver. Very cool build. Keep us updated with the dyno numbers. :toot:

[jasonc]

so, did you get the car finished and on a drag strip yet?

[brrrz]

so, did you get the car finished and on a drag strip yet?

I wish...car was running beast af then one day driving home it just dies going like 15kms and wouldnt start back up. Got it towed to the shop they checked it out and figured there was too many volts being sent to the fuel pump causing the fuse to pop and the fuel pump to stop making the car die and feel like it ran out of gas. Got a call a week later problem fixed and installed a circuit breaker encase it happened again the car would start right back up again. Picked up the car got half way home and it died again....same situation. All power works but the car just acts like it runs out of gas and wont restart. Towed back to the shop. Still waiting to hear. Also my catch can is getting way too much blow-by. Filled up twice in like 10 days of driving...Its been a year since the car first went into the shop not to mention the $$$$$$ and still no car....Not happy with my experience to say the least

[jasonc]

wow. i am surprised you are having so much issues, but tt are more trouble. good thinking installing the catch can. can't imagine all that oil going into the intake. why not get a can that can drain the oil back into oil pan? yikes on the electrical issues.

[multicartual]

All power works but the car just acts like it runs out of gas and wont restart. Towed back to the shop. Still waiting to hear. Also my catch can is getting way too much blow-by. Filled up twice in like 10 days of driving...Its been a year since the car first went into the shop not to mention the $$$$$$ and still no car....Not happy with my experience to say the least


Starting to sound like the nightmare I went through with my T88 Supra after my friend crashed it...


There are times you just wish you kept the car stock so you could just drive and enjoy it!!!

[Impreza]

It is expected when pushing that much power, problem will pop up. Just wondering should you rewire the fuel system electrical system with a thicker gauge wire and run a higher amperage fuse?

Wow love that dyno chart.

[jlenko]

they checked it out and figured there was too many volts being sent to the fuel pump causing the fuse to pop and the fuel pump to stop making the car die and feel like it ran out of gas.

That's crap. Coming from an electrician... fuses (and circuit breakers too) are over current protection, not over voltage. The fuel pump was probably drawing too much current - or more likely, there's a short somewhere in the wiring - causing the fuse to open. Sounds like that shop didn't fix it anyway..

[tinico]

That's crap. Coming from an electrician... fuses (and circuit breakers too) are over current protection, not over voltage. The fuel pump was probably drawing too much current - or more likely, there's a short somewhere in the wiring - causing the fuse to open. Sounds like that shop didn't fix it anyway..

+1

[Impreza]

But can the pump be an higher amperage pump that just need more juice? Maybe should look at the spec of the pump and see.

[jlenko]

Absolutely. There's no way that thing is still running the stock fuel pump (I hope!). Whatever pump it is running, the wire and fusing needs to be sized for it.

There are plenty of kits for all GM cars.. so whatever pump the OP is using, needs to size the wiring accordingly. Or just stuff a larger fuse in there and watch it catch fire, like a large % of RS'ers ;)

[brrrz]

Car has a $4,000+ fuel system that was just installed for this build. This car is really taking to the name of this thread to heart.

[Phil@rise]

is the fuel pump still being controlled by the ecu through the oem wiring and relay? if so and if its a much bigger pump the current requirements of said pump might no be met. Whenever I upgrade pumps to something much larger than stock I use an ignition source to trigger a relay thats as close as possible to the pump and then run a dedicated power wire either 8 or 10 gauge and never smaller than 12.

[JeffK]

Car looks/sounds amazing! Shame with the issues though :(

If i was to ever build a car like this, I'd be going to Davenport Motorsports in Calgary.

Custom Performance Parts and Service : Davenport Motorsports (http://www.davenportmotorsports.com)

They are an amazing shop with in-house dyno, etc... and put out dozens of cars like the vette you guys are building. no messing around with those guys :)

(no affiliation with them but used to live in Calgary and have seen what they do)

[brrrz]

Where do I start ..LOL

Car got out of the shop again yesterday hopefully for the last time. Total of 736days at the shop with a few days out here and there.

Electrical problem was from when they installed the new fuel system the gauge of the wire wasn't big enough causing it to overheat shutting the system off and to run out of gas. Problem fixed!! Shop went to start up the car and oil starts pouring out of the exhaust...like really?? Turbos were shot and have seen their last day. I would say we got about 30,000kms out of them. Contact STS well... looks like they are out of business. Long story short on that one the turbo housing was made in USA but the turbine itself was made in China F**K me right?? Well this time decided not to mess around and ordered two bigger turbos from Precision Turbo for those who don't know they have been the leading turbo manufacturer in NHRA setting 119 world championships and 256 world records since 2008. Not junk.

Pics and videos to come soon. Was too busy enjoying the car yesterday. Man its fun when its all working. See you out there :)

[Gucci Mane]

project cars are just endless fucking money pits.

cant wait to see more videos of the car in action!!