That's no fun. I'm getting discharged today after a week in the Hospital. Thankfully I can resume normal activities when I get discharged.

How long are you out of work?

-- Joe

 

3 months man....then light duty...Glad you made it out well.

 

 

Looks really nice. Too bad you cant route that exhaust out back though.

-- Joe

 

Don't remind me lol

 

My car is wicked loud too, and I have full exhaust.

If it was a trailer queen and only made 1/4 mile runs I wouldn't be that picky about it, but if I actually want to drive the car somewhere with a passenger I'd like to be able to have a conversation, hear things around me, etc. I'm on the fence as to how to make mine a little more quiet. Maybe add some chambered mufflers before the rear muffler.


-- Joe

 

If you want quieter run either Magnaflow or a Borla.....Chambered mufflers are no good for supercharger.turbocharged engines due to backpressure issues Also I don't drive mine everyday...but im still contemplating a rear exit exhaust once i'm able to physically and financially

 

Years back they did a flow test on all the popular mufflers:

2 ½” Inlet/Outlet Hooker Aero Chamber 324 CFM
2 ½” Inlet/Outlet Borla Turbo 373 CFM
2 1/2" Inlet/Outlet Magnaflow 284 CFM


That's why I went with the Aerochamber back in 1999 and have always used it. Flows really well and figured it was middle of the road on sound. The Borla is a little better, but don't they have that ring ?

-- Joe

 

Ring?

 

Here is a few pictures I managed to grab before I had my surgery.

 

Maybe ring is the wrong word.


Sounds horrible.

-- Joe

 

That setup does....Depends which muffler you get...I like the magnaflow due to the deeper tone

 

Yeah but magnaflow doesn't flow as good as my hooker, so I'd be going way backwards.

-- Joe

 

The straight through magnaflow should outflow that aerochamber without a doubt no?

 

Not in any of the tests i've seen?

-- Joe

 

I would rather a straight through muffler anyways...they flow smoother than a chambered muffler. Just my preference though

 

Looking at boost controller from Holley that will work with my ecu....and also thought about selling the car and not having something to work on for a couple years but cant seem to pull the trigger on that.
'Not sure why im dealing with this issue right now to be honest.

 

A boost controller? Don't most people use an EBC solenoid ? They are like $55 new.

-- Joe

 

The holley electronic boost controller is 94.00 and has very vague setup instructions .

 

It's probably just a rebranded GM unit.

I suspect the software works the same as anything else, a TPS vs RPM boost target table. A solenoid. Run a minimum spring in the WG, connect the line to the solenoid.

-- Joe

 

Most electronic ones should have two solenoids, one to increase pressure and one to vent for control. A good controller is a necessity for high hp control but also fun for street use. As you can have a low boost and high boost setting with a simple switch, on some models like the old ams500 i have. Others you can activate higher stage boost per time with ramp rates like boostleash

 

His ECU is the boost controller. He just needs the solenoid(s).

On a two solenoid application, you use a solenoid to force boost pressure on the other side of the diaphragm to keep the valve closed?

I know on OEM applications it's just a single solenoid and a weak spring.

-- Joe

 

Yeah its a 3 port solenoid i think. One is setup to receive the boost supply or better yet, the external co2 tank supply, and sends it to the gate(s). Then decrease solenoid is T'd in and is pulsed to vent to atmosphere so you can raise and lower boost as you go. The controller has to have a way to prevent overshooting

 

See, I was hoping to tee it off to both of the waste gates...not sure how that would work though.

 

Yeah you can do that. I plan on T'ing to 4 wastegates on my new build lol

 

Is it necessary to run a CO2 tank though?

 

No but you can do more with co2 than relying on boost in the manifold or charge pipe

 

Christmas present on the way. New oil pan gasket and arp bolts as well as some better rear shocks. Next on the list is some drag bags and some front coil spring isolators

 

Cool!

Come get your 5.3. I have to do a side shuffle to walk around in my garage, I've got so much crap.

-- Joe

 

Ill get up there after the new year sometime...in the mean while go get that arm checked asap!

 

Meanwhile while deciding on a few other things that I need to finish on the car I have been doing some research on the MAC EBC solenoid since it is the same as the Holley one that I have been looking at.....I found one with the necessary lines and fitting included.......Tax time needs to arrive sooner....lol

 

Since it's been snowing here and I am able to work on my car again and install the parts I had waiting for the Camaro I managed to re install the heater core hoses and get the heat working again for those cool fall days. I also replaced the rear shocks,installed drag bags and a Founders panhard bar relocation kit.
I've also installed a new steering wheel and reconnected the line loc that I haven't used in 6 yrs.

What's next? Not quite sure yet...oh wait....I scored a new set of 83 lb Holley fuel injectors on Friday

 

Been awhile since I have posted anything on this. I will be updating this thread over the weekend with what I have done over the summer and new upcoming changes to the setup as well. Stay tuned.

 

Weekend is just about over, so spill the beans...

- Rob

 

LOL. I have installed CTS-V front calipers and hoses with Z06 14" rotors. Also sold my other wheels and bought and installed C7 Z06 Replicas.

Removed my old carpet and installed new front and back carpet.

Traded my TKO 600 to my stepson for his T56 which I put a stage 2 kit in with a nice Centerforce DF clutch topped off with a nice custom driveshaft for the Moser 9" I also put in as well.

Next on my list is revamping my turbo hotside setup and then finally getting it dyno tuned in the spring.

I guess you could say I have been very busy this past year. Hahaha

 

Sounds like some nice upgrades.

Interested to see how those C7 wheels look.

 

Here is a picture.

 

They look great! Good match with car color.

 

Agreed sir

I am hoping during the week or after Christmas I can start working on the hotside for the turbos again. Hopefully this will be the last time I mess with it. HAHA

 

I hope you lowered the axle side with that PHB relocation. I had the founders installed on mine so i could run a 4" exhaust and I sold it with the 4" exhaust. It pushed the frame side down so far the PHB angle was all wrong. I already had made my own lowering bracket on the axle side but it had to be lowered considerably to keep the PHB parrallel to the ground. What they also dont tell you is when you lower the PHB you have to increase rear spring rate or sway bar size to compensate for the lower roll center. Basically it does more harm than good lol.

But the rims look sweet!!! Beautiful car.

 

LOL...I forgot to mention that I also installed the founders PHB relocation setup as well.

 

Those wheels really compliments the blue!!

 

Thank you

 

Look what just arrived today! Now to get it coated before i install it. Very nice quality peices too.

 

Some more work in progress with installing the new hotside.

 

Now thats a cold air intake. Why did you end up changing your hot side?

 

More engine bay room, cleaner look, and rear exhaust

 

haha I wouldnt call the CX kit "quality" but they make the welds look nice on the outside.... inside not so much. They are Mig'd by a 3 yr old and then someone goes over the top side with a TIG to clean them up. My single CX kit on my 5.3 looks just like this.

Looks good tho! How loud was the front exhaust? Makes turbo plumbing and routing MUCH easier to dump out the front but of course worried about exhaust noise. The turbo acts like a muffler to some extent but you can't really get a sense of how loud something is via a video on youtube. I ran mine all the way out the back through a 3" catback and its stupid quiet. Same setup as my supercharger with basically just a swap from supercharger with LTs into the same 3" catback to a turbo made a huge difference in how quiet it is.

 

From what I have looked at so far the setup looks good inside and out. My exhaust was mellow until I got on it but that got old for me fast. I wanted a cleaner look in the engine bay as well.

 

I have just about finished the new hotside installation. Only need to put the remaining two peices on the down pipes . Then onto the charge pipes for the intercooler.