Making this thread so I can document my work so when I f@&k something up I can look back and see where I went wrong. Stripping weight and slapping on a DOB system with some hand picked goodies. Motor will get built next winter long with a tremec 6 speed and drive shaft blah blah! Making it a fun weekend road course car that isn't undrivable on the street. Not stripping the a/c out this year but that's probably going to happen. Here is what the car looked like before I decided to actually keep it instead of trading up to a gt500 or 2017
Weight reduction!!
- washer fluid tank and pump removal (done)
Rear Evap canister and company deleted!
Sound system deleted. No speakers as well!
Sound deadening crap scrapped out. Much more of their to do but you get the point. Also in this picture is some of the DOB kit I'm piecing together.
Weight Reduction yet to do!
- battery relocation with lighter battery
- cut out more sound deadening
- get rid of unnessasary interior pieces
- rear seat delete (not much weight savings)
- long tube headers with no cats
- a/c delete
- lighter rims
- aluminum or carbon fiber driveshaft
- aluminum flywheel
- lightweight seats.
- BMR k-member
- BMR a- arms
- Lightweight radiator support
-......
Ok. I know a supercharger isn't ideal for a road course car. I know, but boost is a lot of fun so that's what I want. Heat is greatest enemy to a road course car so Im focusing on the cooling of the fluids and thus the IATs.
Upgrades to the DOB list of parts
-'13 GT500 HE
-'13 GT500 coolant pump
- coolant lines to match
- larger radiator (haven't decided on brand yet) also not part of the supercharger kit
- 8 rib belt system
- new motor mounts
- GT500 fuel pumps with hat
- GT500 Fuel rail ( not sure if that's an upgrade or not)
Ok well I'll update this post as I have time. Time to get back to the work day!
Weight reduction!!
- washer fluid tank and pump removal (done)
Rear Evap canister and company deleted!
Sound system deleted. No speakers as well!
Sound deadening crap scrapped out. Much more of their to do but you get the point. Also in this picture is some of the DOB kit I'm piecing together.
Weight Reduction yet to do!
- battery relocation with lighter battery
- cut out more sound deadening
- get rid of unnessasary interior pieces
- rear seat delete (not much weight savings)
- long tube headers with no cats
- a/c delete
- lighter rims
- aluminum or carbon fiber driveshaft
- aluminum flywheel
- lightweight seats.
- BMR k-member
- BMR a- arms
- Lightweight radiator support
-......
Ok. I know a supercharger isn't ideal for a road course car. I know, but boost is a lot of fun so that's what I want. Heat is greatest enemy to a road course car so Im focusing on the cooling of the fluids and thus the IATs.
Upgrades to the DOB list of parts
-'13 GT500 HE
-'13 GT500 coolant pump
- coolant lines to match
- larger radiator (haven't decided on brand yet) also not part of the supercharger kit
- 8 rib belt system
- new motor mounts
- GT500 fuel pumps with hat
- GT500 Fuel rail ( not sure if that's an upgrade or not)
Ok well I'll update this post as I have time. Time to get back to the work day!
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