3.9L LZ9 87 IROC-Z28 - GT4088 turbo

[Mars]

TCE bearing spacers of course as well.

^ are they still being made ??

[caffeine]

Not a clue. I'm sure you could find someone to make more if absolutely necessary though. And apparently the stock cam can be reground instead

[Mars]

car is running great...

won 200$ quarter final last weekend in no box and 100$ for this 11.90 index class last weekend.

weekend before that made it to the final in no box and lost on a .010 redlight, another 300$.

car is making me some cash and running consistent. quite happy.

[Jonpro03]

Congrats!

[bszopi]

Probably could have gotten $150 if they had made the check smaller. Always nice to see you making money while enjoying a project!

[Mars]

so this happened a little bit before Haloween last yr, I had just changed the oil, and took it for one last drive to work before I store it for winter, the road was dry, but it still got away on me. Light up the tires around 55MPH and she started to go slideways, I just couldn't save it.

Didn't get hurt at all, was wearing belt.





As you can see I crushed the roof in, and smashed most of the windows... NO DAMAGE at all to the drivetrain, intercooler, nothing. I still drove the car around my yard with the damage, drove mint. haha



And of course, the new shell, 100 000 mi. on it, ULTRA clean. Original TBI 305 solid roof coupe. manual windows. The engine is already pulled and the 3900 will be going in very soon. I will be putting in a 6pt. bar before the spring. Other small upgrades like a shiftlite and little things like that to make the car more consistent. MAYYBE a trans brake.. not sure on that one yet.

Almost sold the engine and trans to a friend and went LSX.... but decided against it last minute.

[ericjon262]

damn man,shit looks intense, glad to hear you're alright.

[caffeine]

Sometimes it's nice to start with a new shell

[1QUICKHATCH]

Ouch, good to hear that you are okay! Did the black car have a roll bar in it?

[Mars]

Ouch, good to hear that you are okay! Did the black car have a roll bar in it?

nope, I have the Comp Eng. kit in my shed. Never installed it due to laziness, glad I didn't cause it would of been wrecked.

[young gun]

Wow glad your ok! Nice to see you sticking with the 3900

[Superdave]

Damn Mars, Glad you're OK!

[niceguy]

Hey Mars, any update on the new shell swap?
I'm considering a remote mount turbo setup for my '08 Uplander Cargo work van lol. The 3900 Variable intake engine is fairly tight in the bay but there's a ton of room under the van just after the cat and I'll be shooting for only 3.5-5psi, to get another 35-50hp. Just not enough all motor support (already have Overkill engine/tranny tunes) and this is a 4500lb minivan after all.
Feel free to laugh now

Jeremy

[AutoWiz]

how much boost have you run your stock internals LZ9?? and how many miles have you put on it since you applied boost? i want to boost my lz9 and have some fun with it but don't want to find it's limits the hard way.