My turbo build

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Got my amps and 30 farad cap moved up and test fitted the battery box. Still waiting on stuff, need the carpet to make the amp rack. Also waiting on parts to move the battery. I’ll clean up the wires when I’m almost done.

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Got the battery box mounted and got the 4” tubing and filter together. Got my coolant resivor. Still waiting on parts to move the battery and finish the amp rack.

[2.8 Bird]

Wow...I'm impress.

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Thanks Edgar, just got the carpet this morning, should be able to finish the amp rack today and move the battery next week. Should turn out pretty good.

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Got the mdf in, can’t really tell but at least the amps and cap are mounted. Going to try and replace 4&6 spark plug wires and get my cutout wire mounted better underneath the car. And still need to do the tranny pan swap out.

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Got the cutout wire mounted to underneath, replaced 4&6 plug wires and noticed the transmission pan bolts are longer for the B&M transmission pan, so ordered so stock length ones from Amazon. So hopefully next week I can swap them out. Pretty pissed the mechanic kept my bolts but at least he gave me my stock pan.

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Do to weather had to stop working on the Camaro. Had a pretty good snow storm and super cold out. Should get all my parts next week and weather should be great. Wish I had a garage.

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Going to try and get the battery moved to the hatch and get my coolant res. and filter in place, this weekend.

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Decided to hold off on battery and res. , knee is hurting too much. Orthopedic doctor said my knee wouldn’t get any worse so she said I could walk on it. My PCP doctor messed up on paperwork so insurance denied my MRI so have to wait until tomorrow to call the orthopedic doctor to have her resubmit the paperwork. Also get my knee brace tomorrow.

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Got all my parts I need, but 1st I’m doing tuning then getting my tires on and down pipe to the exhaust. Then battery relocation and then swap transmission pans. Their backed up at the shop maybe 3 weeks out so might try and do some of the list. Getting shots in my knee tomorrow. See how that goes and got my knee brace yesterday.

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Got a shot in my knee today, no changes, calling the physical therapy place tomorrow. Insurance won’t cover the MRI until I do both. My orthopedic doctor say I tore something but with out a MRI can’t do much. Driving 40 miles one way I have to stop 2-3 times because the pain gets too bad that’s with the shot. So I’ll do physical therapy for 3 weeks the hopefully get MRI. Then surgery to finally fix my knee. Still going to try and work on the Camaro, weather has been great. Probably get tuning done hopefully. Only been 2 months not tuning it.lol

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Took it out tonight, got 2 runs in and it started smoking pretty good so went home. It was just the coating on the pipes, thankfully. Boost comes on strong , running lean and 3kr at 4000 rpm’s, probably because it was lean. Didn’t see the boost gauge but hopefully I’m not maxing the Maf, have a 10lb spring. Might drop it to 7lbs. Hopefully get back out this week. Also my turbo spooling up is freaking loud.lol

[2.8 Bird]

That's great Steve. Are you doing the tuning yourself.

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That's great Steve. Are you doing the tuning yourself.

Yes, for now, hopefully get it to a tuner and dyno tune end of this year. There’s so much I don’t know that a good tuner does. Just trying to get a safe tune on it so I can get it down and up the mountain to get my tires installed and down pipe routed to the exhaust. Hopefully this month. Then do tranny pan back to stock and move the battery to the rear.

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Got the STB on, used a LS1 breather from Amazon, alot smaller and only $22.