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A quick run-down of the build up of my car when i bought it in 2007 - It was a bone stock 1998 Camaro Z28. I purchased it as I've wanted an LS1 camaro since I was in high school. Coming from an import background, I've had turbocharged vehicles since 2003. Curious on what an LS1 would do underboost, I had built a phamspeed style kit that used stock manifolds- However the tubes sat very low and often hit the ground at SLP spring height.












The first setup had the following-

SPoolinperformance Stock manifold under-member cross over pipe- custom built
stock block
LS6 Intake Manifold
Professional Products Fuel rails
MasterPower T70 96 AR P-trim Turbo @ 8 psi
60 Lb injectors
Walbro Pump
Tuned by Nick @ NewtechPerformance on HPTuners
SixSpeedonline built T56
Textralia 0z700 Z-Grip Clutch
stock rear end


with more boost @ 13 psi we made more power but maxed out the T70 turbo






After wanting more boost- I'd install

built shortblock- used beat up purchased for 1K
Tubular Turbo manifolds built by a local shop Spoolinperformance
4" downpipe with 4" E-cutout to 3" downpipe to 3" turboback exhaust
Boost dependent SX Fuel pressure regulator
Patriot stage II ported heads with OS valves
Newtech 232/234 5xx/5xx 115 LSA cam
BorgWarner T6 S475 Turbo
Dual Walbro 255HP In-tank pumps-
Turbosmart Boost Controller
AEM methanol injection kit
Griffin Radiator with custom hard pipe coolant pipes
Custom SP alternator Relocation kit
ThunderRacing coilpack relocation kit
LS1tech sponsor 99blanco custom length MSD ignition wires with 90 degree boots
SJM MFG ABS removal kit with Hurst Linelock

this setup made Great power but sadly the bottom end did not hold up

754 WHP @ 11 psi




















After some blow by issues I had SP fabricate a catch can setup for both valve covers










Fast Forward a few months.. During some racing we spun 3 bearings and realized we had a hole in the #8 ppiston due to a clogged meth nozzle- We had installed a check valve from devils own meth injection and it restricted the methanol flow greatly which affected our tune in a BAD BAD BADD way . -


a newer setup with nicer collectors were made to replace the old tubulars and fully backpurged. This time I'm going with a 6.0liter built LQ4 Iron Block.

LQ4 370 Block- balanced blueprinted
Wiseco 4.030 Bore 8.7:1 Compression pistons
Eagle rods
Stock crank
Clevite rod. main. and cam bearings
LS2 timing chain kit from ls1tech sponsor Yank
Same newtech performance comp cam shaft
cleaned up Patriot heads - new 3 angle valve job
Mcleod RST Twin Disc clutch- fully balanced with Flywheel
Moser 9" rear end from LS1tech sponsor JAWSGEAR

we're going a single walbro in-tank feeding a Bosch 044 fuel pump with -8 Feed line to the rails and a fuel lab regulator
Rebending Linelock and all brake lines to route cleaner
New Spoolin Crossover for T4 based turbo + single 44mm gate outlet
4" downpipe to 4" cutout with closed loop slip fit dumptube
T76 Q-trim Masterpower Turbo * missed the great midrange from the smaller turbo. Hopefully we hit 800 on pump 91 octane gas with methanol injection*


Lingenfelter 2 step module
AEM UEGO Wideband Sensor

Heres just a few pictures of the new build up

t57b18

looks like a fun project keep us posted on how this new setup comes out ..

DA TeG 90

Lookin good phill! deff a sweet car!

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thanks

92civiceg9gsr

Oooo my kind of stuff here

92sc61

Very nice, those engine bays don't look very user friendly though, lol

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its not =T i had to remove a lot of stuff

Blk99ek

bad *** man wish my lt1 was boosted

ware

Very nice. Keep us updated

newby_j

Sweet!!

silly question, but what front wheels are on the car in the last few pics?

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17X4 GTO spares that have been polished and MH skinnies put on

gt35built

That first crossover by pham, do you still have it?

Im debating on which way to go, and am pretty set on using truck manifolds. Did consider your tubular kit when i saw it for sale on ls1tech.

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the phamspeed style sucks . i built it myself but theres just no room. but i did it as a quick and easy way to get a taste of how a boosted v8 feels.

if you want to use truck manifolds hit me up. i build crossovers n downpipes for them too

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after great results with the masterpower T70. I decided to go back to an MP T76 Q trim. my powegoals for this setup with the T56 6-speed is only 800 on 91 pump with 100% meth injection. Anything more than 800 is an issue with the transmission. Plus my clutch and fuel setup is limited to about that power.



Crossover pipes on mock up motor



Fully backpurged

RynoDyno312

Any reason you are staying with the cathedral port heads aside from cost? From what I have seen even the GMPP L92 heads outflow most ported 241 or 243 castings, and the flow numbers with CNC ported LS3/L92 heads are staggering.

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The L92's have experienced a lot of head lifting issues in 700+ WHP setups. the deck and strength of the heads is compromised due to the thinner mounting deck.

They've lifted heads, blown countless HG's, push water and even cracked !

in NA form they're great because they flow so well but under boost is a diffrent story.

RynoDyno312

I did not know this--good to know.

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yea, initially I was very interested and excited bout the L92 setup until I did more research

HondaKyle

NICE!!!

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goin TH400 .. got a top of the line coan transmission coming

onyxxtreme

great job so far. love them LS motors. I had a 98 z28 m6 347 h/c years ago. Wish i could have kept it and continued modifying it....im stationed overseas now so badass V8 cars are out of the question, but when i return to the states in a few years i plan on building another LS-v8 powered car. Would like to build a 33 ford coupe with a 400+ ci LS motor

ej8coupegsr

personally cant stand chevys or basically anything american .. had a 91 RS and sold it bout two weeks later... cant hate on your build tho.. them numbers are beasty!!

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smoothed out and painted my LS6 intake manifold with low sheen clear

rey_boricua

top notch work with results. wish i was talented to do the things you are doing

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Finally just took a day off to work on some things for the Camaro.

Few things include- making a shifter plate to cover the M6 hole to adapt the B&M Quicksilver shifter








Why an auto shifter ? Isn't my car an M6 ? not anymore !!

ProTorque Converter




Coan FMVB TH400




painted my intake manifold and fuel rails ( I hated the fading anodizing and dirty throttle body)



Since I went TH400. The T76 Q-trim would not Suffice.. Came across an EXCELLENT deal on an ST80




Extra Spearco Intercooler core ? hell yeah






B-Fab fun ... blank canvas into art














yea ... it fits

on a side note.. something pretty complicated built by B-fab for Redzones Time attack road race S2000

all Fuel components in the car have to be fully covered