Well today i started with my winter project. The plan i have for this project is what i should of done the first time. But you live and learn. This is what i plan on doing

-New Torque Arm
-Air Condition (yes im a wuss)
-New Intake Idea
-New Exhaust
-New Tranny Cross member
-Long Tube Headers
and some other minor stuff

This pass weekend i had the torque arm installed along with a custom torque arm mount. Got this from Spohn. Custom built boi!! WORD
Went ahead and Jacked the car up and took out the Radiator. Measuring what i need to do for my new one of a kind intake setup. I will keep updating as i go.

New Intake idea


Old Torque Arm


New Torque Arm




Car is under the knife as we speak. Not sure how long



Oh the Joy of making something work that does not belong

Joey J.

 

Good stuff Joey. All those items will surely add up and improve the ride.

So is that like a Corvette intake piece you're going to insert to suck cold air from below?

 

I sure hope so bro. Yes im using the corvette intake. My plan is to use the fog light buckets as some type of ram air. there well be cone like filters sitting inside. I know this will increase power. Direct cold air man. Just hope it works out.

Your going to be seeing the chrome in the fog light buckets. Going to look sweet

 

Sure beats your current wood block air setup, haha. Intake/exhaust will definitely pick up power! A/C -5hp.

 

HAHA anything will beat the mexican rig lol. I can deal with -5hp for comfort

 

Yeah you have power to spare so you might as well have a/c...that torque arm setup looks nice joey! If you ever want a hand with anything let me know, im only 10 mins away ya know!

 

Thanks Anthony! I will keep you in mind boi!

 

Wow.. shes down! I may be way up here, but Im always down for some wrenching, or some beer..haha Let me know if u want some help or company. Torque arm is sexy as hell. Nice. What is that bar below the exhaust? Will you have rubbing issues with that?

 

please don't put spectre air filters in a visible location.

 

John, Oh fo sho bro! That car that goes under the exhaust is for the new Torque arm. It ties to my SFC. It sits higher than my exhaust now. So i shouldnt have any rubbing problems.

Travis, What do you mean? Those are some ebay filters. K&N doesnt make any that i can use. Its going to be sitting inside the fog light bucket.

 

So from the pics it looks like you took the torque arm off of the tranny mount or cross member and are actually running a shorter arm back farther right? I didnt even realize that at first.

 

HATER. lol, those filters arent that bad. where he mounts them should be good.

 

Yes sir! Its now connected to the body of the car. It is 32 3/4" short. You can feel it being much tighter in the rear. We will see once i go drag racing

 

Whats the dimensions on the filters you need? if you can live without the middle recessed portion, I'll give it a shot at finding you some k&n's.
round chrome in the buckets is gonna clash with the rest of the front end imo.

 

Not that I think it matters, but maybe this will help.

http://www.knfilters.com/search/univcone.aspx

 

yea, I have the dealer book at work I was gonna flip through, same thing basically. somethings gotta fit..
just my personal tasteful tip. no chrome.

 

The idea i had was face the filters straight into the fog lights to get as much forced air as i can. thats where those filters come into play. They do sell non chrome ones, but i figure this would give the front end a little uplift. I didnt see any K&N filters with the hole in the middle or maybe im just blind. Im not a big fan of chrome. Worst comes to worse, i can always paint them black

 

that's what I was thinking.

 

I try to draw them out but i just cant get it. The filters are going to be sitting behind the front clip, just behind the fog buckets. This is something i got to do and see if it looks good. They are pretty cheap anyway.

 

scuff and paint it black, same black as your grill.

 

Spectre "filtre" + 'Vette logo?

 

Oh leave poor joey alone ya haters! haha...

 

Come on Vin bro! Those filters are not going to have anything on them, and the corvette logo is legit son!

 

it's so f'ing legit!

 

heres my fresh air project, still in the works

 

All opinions are appreciated.. but do you Joey! Between you and our fearless moderator, ur two cars get the most attention at GTGs. Git R Dun Son!

 

No one likes a kiss ***. if you would ever put those wheel on your car some people might start giving you some

 

poppin my hood open is my bling bling.

still using that pressure washer !

 

that looks interesting...didnt you get a cowl hood for your car?

 

I don't know what that is, but looks interesting.

I'm thinking my new fresh air project should just be driving with the hood off. Let the world hear the glorious blower whine.

 

K&N RR-3003

 

Way to go Max!

 

Awesome Max. The question is, will it fit? I still need to finish mocking up the intake setup. Still waiting on the correct Corvette intake bridge to arrive. But from the measurements, it looks like its going to be a very tight fit. But we will have to see. Thanks again Max.

Part RR-3003 Product Specifications
Product Style: Round Tapered Universal Air Filter
Base Outside Diameter: 6 in (152 mm)
Flange Inside Diameter: 3 in (76 mm)
Flange Length: 1.75 in (44 mm)
Flange Type: Centered
Height: 5 in (127 mm)
Top Outside Diameter: 5.25 in (133 mm)

 

I'll bring a sawzall and we can make it fit

 

Not a kiss***.. Just man enough to give respect where its due.

 

oh stop it...

Our new fresh air intake expands from the throttle body and continues to open up from the 58mm throttle body and expands the width of the headlights & drops down in front of the radiator for a total intake opening of 4" x 36"

 

sweet. Cant wait to see it Marc

 

My thoughts exactly Marc!

It's also hard to give away the "most attention" award being as our sheer number of gtg's last year were mind boggling.

 

Only need 2 to make a GTG son.

The main attention I get when driving my GTA is from cougars and men in their late 30's who see my car and remember the good 'ol days when they were 19 and my car was the shiznit.

Oh and some confused kids in Mustangs that think I have a loose belt whining under my hood.

 

they still are the shiznit son!

 

Well said Del, I wish I had a loose belt thing in my hot rod, and I do love a cougar, yeah



Unfortunately the other GTG member is a bit under the weather right now, but this is Joey's thread and at least he is making progress here!

 

Haven't really worked on the car. But i was able to almost finish the AC box. Had to mate my 3rd gen AC box to the 4th gen AC box to accept the 4th gen EVAP. Once i was happy with it i went ahead and fiber glass it. Just need to use body filler and paint it. And my C5 corvette air bridge came in.







C5 Air Bridge set up

 

coming along Joey...PM me and I can charge up the a/c for ya when the car is mobile again

 

Yes it is bro. A little slower than expected but its getting done. Next big thing is to take out the engine. I will PM you when she is ready for a charge! thanks homie

 

Lookin good man. Stay on it. Why are you pullin the motor again?

 

I thnink he wants to go back to tbi when he saw the #'s I have been running.

lol j/k

I am curious too!

 

Shouldn't have to do that for long tubes/exhaust. Maybe heads/cam are coming too?? Ohh boyy!

 

Lmao.. good one!!

 

He did say he was going to change the heads and cam, but I thought he said next year. Maybe plans have changed...Joey you can't keep us in the dark about this! CMON BRO!!!!

I try to entertain as much and as well as I can...ya dig?

 

He's adding A/C, so Im guessing he didnt notch the K-member when he first swap'd in the LS1.