98SnakeHorse Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Well looks like times are changing and it's time to get budget blue onto another sn95 forum. For those that have not seen the car I bought this thing in the fall of 2014 as a cheap project car to tinker with over time. I just bought a house and had a kid on the way so I didnt have a lot of funds to work with. Car was in very rough shape, owned by a young kid that didnt take good care of it but I could tell I could bring some life back into it. Its a 98gt with 143k on the clock 5spd with cloth interior. Car when I went to look at it...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98SnakeHorse Posted June 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Then I got the car home. Immediately decided I hate the NPI motor's power and decided to swap in a complete 02 PI motor out of a LTC.... Fixed the Dent in the bumper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98SnakeHorse Posted June 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Arrival of the PI Engine..... Time to rip this tired thing out.... And the mess it left behind........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98SnakeHorse Posted June 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Engine Bay gets cleaned and prepped for the new motor to go in.. New engine gets cleaned up 8.8 gets ripped out for some new bearings and 3.73 gears and seals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98SnakeHorse Posted June 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Car needed some decent suspension so I went with tubular upper and lower control arms / tubular k-member and some ford B lowering springs. Also had to go with some longtubes. Had to clean up the transmission Back in the engine goes... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98SnakeHorse Posted June 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) Interior got a real good cleaning with the addition of some racing seats and a short shifter. Engine is all back together... Edited June 12, 2017 by 98SnakeHorse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98SnakeHorse Posted June 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) Here is pretty much how the car looked throughout the 2015 Season.... Getting subframe connectors welded in.... CC plate and Tricklow plenum and throttle body New loud exhaust Edited June 12, 2017 by 98SnakeHorse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Tew Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 I am super jealous of that shop! Lot of good progress here. On the ol' Blue Blurr ;p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98SnakeHorse Posted June 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 For the 2016 season I decided to pull the motor over the winter to clean up the engine bay and shred some weight while adding more suspension stuff. Coilovers with vikings springs More engine detailing getting ready for the engine, wire tuck and abs block delete... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98SnakeHorse Posted June 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Built an entire new exhaust for the car (has some cost savings) Sounds good but is very loud Decided to black the roof and A-pillars of the car. This was in attempt to help hide the sunroof lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98SnakeHorse Posted June 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 I ended up pulling the trigger at the last minute and bought a supercharger for the car. Was ready to make more power. Here is how she looked summer of 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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98SnakeHorse Posted June 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) Here is some track photos from 2016. I was able to get the car down to a 7.7 at around 92mph at that time. Was hoping to squeeze some more hp out of the car so ended up going with a FMIC for some cooler intake temps. Edited June 12, 2017 by 98SnakeHorse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98SnakeHorse Posted June 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Now we are getting closer to present day. This last winter I decided to make some updated exterior appearances as well as somewhat major engine modifications. 4" Cowl Hood New drag wheels Topped off with some new tires Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98SnakeHorse Posted June 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Now for the 2017 season I really wanted to crank up the boost and have a reliable 2v engine that was 600rwhp capable. Had to start somewhere so I decided t build my old spare NPI shortblock that I pulled out in 2014. New Kings main bearings and ARP main studs Mahle Forged 16cc dished pistons and 2013 Boss Coyote Rods Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98SnakeHorse Posted June 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Pulled the PI Engine to rob the heads and assemble the now forged, slightly higher compression longblock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98SnakeHorse Posted June 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 (edited) Back in the car she goes......... The factory plastic intake manifold decided to crack over the winter so upon filling the coolant back up it leaked in the engine valley and made a big mess. The typhoon aluminum manifold should treat me well........ Waiting for my scheduled dyno tune......... Off she goes to the dyno. I ended up going to Lsxkillr in Bonner Springs, KS Edited June 12, 2017 by 98SnakeHorse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98SnakeHorse Posted June 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 Here is how the engine bay currently looks..... And here is the car how it sits today. Just picked up from paint a couple of weeks ago... And now we are caught up to present day. That was alot of work getting my build thread switched over to here lol. I look forward to being an active member on this site from now on and showing the progress of budget blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98SnakeHorse Posted June 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 1 hour ago, Number Tew said: I am super jealous of that shop! Lot of good progress here. On the ol' Blue Blurr ;p Thanks! Gotta love your drunk buddies that sneak in some doodles on the windshield lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Tew Posted June 12, 2017 Report Share Posted June 12, 2017 38 minutes ago, 98SnakeHorse said: Thanks! Gotta love your drunk buddies that sneak in some doodles on the windshield lol Haha it's all good. I never saw this build. I really like how it turned out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted June 14, 2017 Report Share Posted June 14, 2017 Very nice build, the car looks beast in this shot: That's a whole lotta meat out back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98SnakeHorse Posted June 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 15, 2017 On 6/14/2017 at 5:26 AM, 95riosnake said: Very nice build, the car looks beast in this shot: That's a whole lotta meat out back! Thanks man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98SnakeHorse Posted June 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2017 (edited) Had a successful night at the track this weekend. Here is one of my runs. Edited June 19, 2017 by 98SnakeHorse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98SnakeHorse Posted July 10, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2017 No prep event this weekend. Car did pretty good for what it was up against. Made it to the second round atleast lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Moderators LWARRIOR1016 Posted July 18, 2017 Moderators Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 So what color IS this thing?!?!?! Is it blue, or is it teal? lol Nice shots at the track. Hows it been running? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98SnakeHorse Posted July 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 1 hour ago, LWARRIOR1016 said: So what color IS this thing?!?!?! Is it blue, or is it teal? lol Nice shots at the track. Hows it been running? That's funny you say that I get comments from people all the time asking if I repainted the car. It looks like a different car in different lights. In the shop, in the sun, when its cloudy and at night it never looks the same lol. Car has been running great. I'm in the process now of sourcing some turbo stuff to get this thing switched over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators LWARRIOR1016 Posted July 18, 2017 Moderators Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 7 minutes ago, 98SnakeHorse said: That's funny you say that I get comments from people all the time asking if I repainted the car. It looks like a different car in different lights. In the shop, in the sun, when its cloudy and at night it never looks the same lol. Car has been running great. I'm in the process now of sourcing some turbo stuff to get this thing switched over. It looks good either way. Whats making you go turbo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98SnakeHorse Posted July 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 3 minutes ago, LWARRIOR1016 said: It looks good either way. Whats making you go turbo? More power out of the box. I've always wanted to eventually go turbo just didnt want to do it tell I had a solid motor to go off of. Will be going turbo, turbo cams, and upgrade a few other things. Would really like to get the MHS Vc Jr Intake/rails package they offer too. Not sure if I'm going to be able to make all that happen at once though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators LWARRIOR1016 Posted July 18, 2017 Moderators Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 16 minutes ago, 98SnakeHorse said: More power out of the box. I've always wanted to eventually go turbo just didnt want to do it tell I had a solid motor to go off of. Will be going turbo, turbo cams, and upgrade a few other things. Would really like to get the MHS Vc Jr Intake/rails package they offer too. Not sure if I'm going to be able to make all that happen at once though. What kind of power level are you looking to hit? You can get the eddy intake modified to take stock fuel rails and those are good for a fair bit of power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
98SnakeHorse Posted July 18, 2017 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2017 (edited) 46 minutes ago, LWARRIOR1016 said: What kind of power level are you looking to hit? You can get the eddy intake modified to take stock fuel rails and those are good for a fair bit of power. Plans are well over 500rwhp by next spring. I will need to get the pre 98 tank and a bigger fuel pump switched over to. I would really be happy closer to 600hp though Idk there is something about this whole kit that I love lol.... http://www.modularheadshop.com/i-24493635-mhs-edelbrock-4-6l-2v-intake-manifold-combo-return-style-with-regulator.html?ref=category:1268182 Edited July 18, 2017 by 98SnakeHorse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
