BradyPPC

Here is a quick idle/dyno video for those that want to check it out http://youtu.be/ORNOvV8hVBU?hd=1

Hey guys. Just thought I would share a few pics of a 3v we finished up a few weeks back. This car is a really fun car to drive and the power comes on nice and strong. Here is a quick breakdown of what the car has. Custom L&M 302ci shortblock Custom L&M cams Livernois camshaft lockouts 2.6 Kenne Bell Supercharger PPC custom fabricated intake C&R dual fan heat exchanger Roush intercooler resevoir Frpp intercooler pump frpp 80 lb/hr injectors frpp GT500 dual fuel pump kit Mcleod RXT twin disc clutch Magnaflow off road x pipe PPC custom axle back exhaust Metco billet lower control arms Metco driveshaft safety loop DSS one piece aluminum driveshaft The original plan was to add a 100hp dry shot of nitrous to the car on top of everything. We ended up a little higher on the fuel pump duty cycle than we anticipated and the customer lives in a rural area where there really are no nitrous fill stations. So rather than go the nitrous route, this car will be getting a stage 2 meth kit in the next few months. http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=3685&g2_serialNumber=2 This is what the kenne bell supplied kit looked like when we got the car http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=3669&g2_serialNumber=2 We quickly ditched the old 90mm lmaf setup kb used and fabricated an intake to put the original slot style maf in [/img]http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=3673&g2_serialNumber=2[/img] This was the finished result http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5867&g2_serialNumber=2 http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5870&g2_serialNumber=2 The new shortblock is a thing of beauty http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5669&g2_serialNumber=2 The pistons are custom L&M with ceramic coated domes and teflon coated skirts http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5672&g2_serialNumber=2 The new C&R heat exchanger compared to the kenne bell unit http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=3692&g2_serialNumber=2 We were pretty happy with the power considering it was on pump gas with a bit of torco through stock heads and stock exhaust manifolds! http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5876&g2_serialNumber=2 Again, thanks for taking the time to look! Brady

And here is a quick dyno video for those that want to hear it. I still need to do an idle video of the car but it sounds SWEET sitting still. The entire car has a nice little rock to it! http://youtu.be/d3azJEBf4RI?hd=1

Just thought I would share some pics of a project we recently finished up for a customer. It is a 2012 GT500 with the trac pack option. Here is a quick rundown of what is on the car. This was a really fun car to be involved with. 2.9 Whipple supercharger Innovators west 10% overdriven balancer 72 lb/hr injectors JLT 123mm cai Custom camshafts Custom valve springs oil seperator Roush supercharger coolant resevoir Kenne Bell dual boost a pump TSS billet oil pump gears Stainless Works longtube headers Stainless Works x pipe Ford Racing Cobra Jet Throttle body MGW Shifter RPM roll bar with swingouts Griggs front/rear coil overs Griggs torque arm Griggs watts link Poly front a arm bushings Torsen T2R diff DSS one piece aluminum driveshaft Metco driveshaft safety loop And of course some pics.... http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5732&g2_serialNumber=2 New cams vs stockers http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5959&g2_serialNumber=2 Stock valve springs http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5962&g2_serialNumber=2 New valve springs http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5965&g2_serialNumber=2 New cams installed http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5974&g2_serialNumber=2 Everything timed in http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5971&g2_serialNumber=2 New billet oil pump gears (on the right) vs the stock cast units http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5968&g2_serialNumber=2 The new Whipple installed http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5760&g2_serialNumber=2 Roll bar http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5772&g2_serialNumber=2 http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5775&g2_serialNumber=2 http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5781&g2_serialNumber=2 New MGW shifter http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5793&g2_serialNumber=2 New Torsen T2R installed http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5790&g2_serialNumber=2 The new Griggs rear suspension setup http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5796&g2_serialNumber=2 ] Thanks to all for taking the time to look! Brady

Thats fine. I have tune appts scheduled for most of the day friday. I should be able to take a minute or two to come up. Worst case scenario Ill have it sitting up front for and Ill let the sales guys know you are coming in.

I could make you one tomorrow evening and have it ready by friday morning if you like. Really wouldnt be a big deal. I think I have enough material to do 3 or 4 of them if anyone else needs one made.

Just saw this thread. I have one out of an 04 z06 that has 14k miles on it. Still looks like new. It belongs to a customer of mine. Make an offer and Ill see what he says on it.

We make our own for those cars. I have enough material that we could make you one if you wanted. Probably be around $20. Basically it would look exactly like the one you pictured but would have a nut welded on the end that you could hold so that you dont twist the all thread into the crank any further. I personally prefer to not use a bolt. It can and will work but I would rather have a stud threaded all the way through the crank and distribute the load across the threads of the stud rather than rely on the threads of the crank to pull the balancer on. Much cheaper to replace the stud than repair the threads in the crank if something binds or begins to cross thread.

I think it could have only come to me, myself, or I......:dumb:

Ive checked a few times. Dont have anything in my inbox.....

Just drops it to a 3yr/36k mile warranty. I came to terms a long time ago that I cant have a car the way I want it with a powertrain warranty. Been much happier ever since!

You talking to me Chuck?

Correct.Its basically just a software update through the ids. Basically you purchase the track key from Ford. They then give a "key" that has to be entered in to the ids during programming. It would be hard for a dealer to mess up whether they have done one before or not.....I would give the Germain service department on sawmill a call on . They have done the clutch tsb on several of our Shelby customers vehicles and i have not heard a complaint from any of those customers.

Well, I was all excited that the 2012 GT500 Convertible was going home next week. After calling the customer to schedule delivery, the car is now staying for a little bit longer. Apparently enough power is never enough. This car is now getting a large set of custom cams! Should be fun to see what kind of power it will kick out now.

Just posted a new thread of the Gran Sport with video. http://www.columbusracing.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1503338#post1503338

I posted some pics of this car the other day. Thought I would share the finished pics. The car came out really nice and we are extremely pleased with the results. Here is the breakdown of the car: 2010 Corvette Gran Sport 6.2L LS3 PPC/L&M custom cam Fast 102mm Intake Dynatech Longtube Headers w/highflow cats Corsa X-Pipe Corsa Sport Mufflers Katech Valve covers with custom inserts Katech Fuel Rails Katech Billet adjustable belt tensioner SLP Underdrive pulley Airraid Cold Air Intake PPC oil seperator Some before pics http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=2000&g2_serialNumber=2 http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=2027&g2_serialNumber=2 And the after pics http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5811&g2_serialNumber=2 http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5817&g2_serialNumber=2 http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5820&g2_serialNumber=2 http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5814&g2_serialNumber=2 http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5826&g2_serialNumber=2 And here is a video of the car idling as well as the dyno pull. http://youtu.be/vjjzGCjveWU The owner came up today and took the car for a drive. He was thrilled with the driveability, so much so that he wants us to do another custom setup for his Procharged 2010 Camaro SS. The car drives really nicely. You can cruise it at 55mph in 6th gear at 1400 rpm without even a hint of bucking or surging. The car drops into idle perfectly at stop lights and power comes on nice and strong as soon as you hit the pedal. We dont do as many LSX vehicles as some of the other local shops, so this one was alot of fun for us. Thanks again for taking the time to look, Brady

Not really. We had planned to head down with a friend of mine whos car we are doing currently but we are going to be a little close on the deadline and he would like to have some time to get the car broke in and work out any bugs with the new combination. Im not sure about the october event yet. Ill have to wait and see how the year plays out. I think if I want to go much faster in my car, I will want to do it with a roll bar at a minimum. Im torn on doing it in the car though as my kids love to ride in it and with a roll bar in there, that pretty much goes out the window.....I didnt mind taking the risk to run at those speeds the one time but it is not something I would want to do on a consistent basis without the safety equipment. Too much to live for and the risk isnt worth the reward if something were to happen.

The 04 was dbw already. Caspers electronics makes a plug and play harness adapter that allows the ls2 tb to be plugged directly. From there it is basically some tune changes to make it work. What kind of car are you working with? I assume you are cable operated currently? If so, I would probably stick that route rather than adding everything in to go to dbw....

I dont believe we have any vids of the Suburban. We should have them for the other cars once they are all completed. The videos dont always get processed right away as the customers are the priority and we have to fit the other stuff in between where we can.

Correct. It is a Suburban. That was a typo on my part....

I would have to pull the graph off the dyno computer for the exact number but iirc it was roughly a 90-100 hp gain using the Magnuson calibration.

Thanks Anthony. They came out really well. We are really please with how everything came together on the car.

2011 GT500: 2.9 Whipple Upgraded Intercooler coolant resevoir RPM Roll Bar Griggs suspension with coil overs MGW shifter Torsen T2R differential Oil seperator DSS 1 Piece Aluminum Driveshaft Driveshaft loop http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5732&g2_serialNumber=2 http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5760&g2_serialNumber=1 http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5772&g2_serialNumber=1 2005 Mustang GT: L&M Shortblock with custom Diamond Pistons L&M Custom Cams Livernois Phaser lockouts ARP hardware everywhere 2.6 Kenne Bell Supercharger @ 18-20psi C&R Heat Exchanger Full Magnaflow exhaust Tossing around a 100 shot of nitrous on top of everything.... http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=3685&g2_serialNumber=2 http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=3688&g2_serialNumber=2 http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5660&g2_serialNumber=2 http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5672&g2_serialNumber=2 http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5657&g2_serialNumber=1 2002 Mustang GT: 10.75:1 Shortblock Trickflow 38cc Heads Trickflow Cams Trickflow upper plenum Trickflow 75mm throttle body JLT intake http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5721&g2_serialNumber=2 This is just a short list of what has been going on in the shop lately. We have some upcoming builds that should be fun to complete including a Whipple blower(due in next week) on a new 6.2 Ford truck. We also have a few other projects in the works that I will most likely post once they are completed. As always, thanks for taking the time and looking. We appreciate the support from all of the cr members and look forward to another good year!

I realize that I havent been active on the forum much lately. We have been absolutely hammered lately. Every time I get a few minutes to break away, I have another project sitting in front of me to start on. We have had a close to record December and we are on a record setting pace for January. I thought I take a few moments and post up a few pics of some of the vehicles we have been working on lately. 2011 Suburban: Magnuson TVS Supercharger Escort 9500ci Custom Installed Radar detector Custom Power inverter setup with multiple outlets for laptop use throught the truck http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5627&g2_serialNumber=2 http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5618&g2_serialNumber=2 2004 Z06 Corvette: Custom Cam Patriot Predator heads Fast 102 Intake LS2 Throttle body http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5541&g2_serialNumber=2 http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5488&g2_serialNumber=2 http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5503&g2_serialNumber=2 2010 Corvette Gran Sport: Custom Cam Dual Valve Springs Fast 102 Intake Underdrive Pulley Katech Valve Covers Custom Valve Cover Inserts Dynatech Longtubes Corsa Exhaust Corsa X-Pipe http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=2000&g2_serialNumber=1 http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=5684&g2_serialNumber=2 http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=2030&g2_serialNumber=2 http://pickupspluscars.com/gallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=2036&g2_serialNumber=2

No, that car is currently in our showroom. We have another 2010 Corvette Gran Sport convertible sitting in the back shop. We should be starting on it once all the parts are in and we finish up a few vehicles in front of it.