Roxer's 2007 Solstice GXP

[roxer]

Yeah - no lambo doors on a Soltice.  Looks good on the Sky though. It has more of that Euro look. Good weather here is killing me. Wish I had my car right now. I can wait though, this should be fun.

[roxer]

Turbo install. Liking the black and polished look.

[Ringo64]

Looks like good progression so far

[[ChaosweaveR]]

What PSI are you going to have it tuned to?

[roxer]

On 3/24/2016 at 3:42 PM, [ChaosweaveR] said:

What PSI are you going to have it tuned to?

Good question. I talk to Dave about the tune tomorrow. Goal is whatever HP I can get it to safely without fueling issues. That is with 93 octane and methanol injection. I will know better after my discussion with him. We did go with larger injectors and hope that is enough without adding a cam with an upgraded fuel lobe. We talked about that, but it beats the h*ll out of the high pressure fuel pump (cam driven). I'm not totally opposed to it, but they are expensive for the increase they give and shortens the life of the pump and valve train. If I had to guess, it would be 24-26psi range

Edited March 29, 2016 by roxer

[roxer]

They finally got the Wilwood brakes, BC Coilovers and wheels/tires on. Ride height will have to be set back to FE3 Z0K spring height and an alignment done. They had to cut holes in the rear wheel wells so the shock adjustments would be accessible. Dave made some caps using his 3D printer.  Pretty cool! Next is the tune and dyno runs. I am supposed to pick it up Saturday - fingers crossed.

Edited April 20, 2016 by roxer

[Ringo64]

Nice! Love the 3D printer aspect that makes things rather quick.

[CARiDcom]

great idea on the caps! Wonder what would be the DYNO results

[roxer]

Couple of engine shots - Dave made a killer heat shield. He worked out the tune this weekend - mostly yesterday. I'm hoping to see some dyno numbers today or tomorrow latest.

[Ringo64]

Nice! Excited to see the numbers!

[roxer]

1 hour ago, Ringo64 said:

Nice! Excited to see the numbers!

Me too. It was the heat shield that was holding him up. He would have melted a few things without it and high boost. Now that is done, tuning was done yesterday and dyno this week - hopefully today.

[Ringo64]

Ah, gotcha. Always good not melting things and setting yourself back  

[roxer]

God I thought this was never going to happen. Finally making 30psi on the turbo and shooting for 450whp on the dyno. Dave said he had issues getting the leaks found and closed up. We are making money now - hope to get this guy back by this weekend (not holding my breath though).

[Ringo64]

Exciting! 

[roxer]

Got my numbers...

[Ringo64]

Awesome! That's going to be crazy fast. Anything else left or is it street-worthy?

[roxer]

4 hours ago, Ringo64 said:

Awesome! That's going to be crazy fast. Anything else left or is it street-worthy?

Truth is, at those numbers, I don't think I have enough tire to handle that torque/power on the street. I think 450 is a more realistic, and safe, number. Other than the tune, it's done. Just waiting for the final numbers and I get to pick her up!  What's cool is, even at 450whp, I'm still higher than a 2016 Mustang GT by 15hp at the crank and mine weighs 900lbs less to boot. Heh. 

Edited May 20, 2016 by roxer

[Ringo64]

Pretty much a rocket lol

[Ghost]

can i get one to go for my G6?  

[roxer]

On ‎5‎/‎20‎/‎2016 at 6:08 PM, Ghost said:

can i get one to go for my G6?  

Sure - we can make it fit 

[Ghost]

awesome! when can i pick it up?

[roxer]

Final tune and numbers finished this morning - 525hp/460whp/460tq. Very happy with the result. Totally blown away that this engine is making this kind of power with just changed rods and pistons - otherwise all stock. I know the turbo and tune have a lot to do with it, but this engine is crazy efficient to handle this kind of psi. Turbo hitting 30psi. At one point he hit 515whp / 592HP with this engine as can bee seen in the pic.

Edited May 25, 2016 by roxer

[Ringo64]

Wow, amazing! Almost putting out Z06 vette numbers

[Ghost]

sooo jelly.

[roxer]

Finally got her home Sunday - wow a long wait!!  Was dirty as hell too. Took hours to clear her off and detailed. Some detailing left to go. He thrashed those brakes tuning the car. Trailer pic with the car at DDMWorks before delivery. Car pulls like crazy!! just needs a couple of tweaks, one on the methanol failsafe alarm. Triggers too soon. Clutch is tricky as it releases closer to the top, so a learning curve there. Love the car. Jeez this is a blast to drive now!