Hey guys! Ive been on this site for years and i have been reading and learning a lot, i feel i owe pt.net the credit for what i have going on with my truck, since lately the topic has been this site has slowed down i´ll do my best to make this detailed and interesting even its a small project compared to what a lot of you guys have going on with your trucks. Please feel free to comment, advice and feedback

Project consist of:

2005 rcsb stepside 6.0 LQ4, 4L80E with TransgoHD2, TR224 112, 14bolt/posi/4.10`s, Circle D MultiDisk 4C 3600-3800

This is not my daily driver but i wana be able to drive it on weekends and have a consistent bracket truck for small local racing events.

Upgrades:

PT7475

KBracing T4 Hotside



Custom Exhaust

Custom Coldside

Jgs 40mm wastegate

Rps 50mm blow off valve

Truck style 80lb/hr@4bar injectors + ev6 to mini delphi


Converting to return system (fuel)


I will go into details as i move on with this project

 

Hot Side:
Time to pull the headers/exhaust/intake out and start installing new uprades

I used 1" Cool It Thermo Tec black wrap on the turbo manifold and coated it with Cool It Thermo Tec after wrapping it, supposed to last longer and the coating looks good on any metal, in my experience the zip ties sucked big time since the system they have to ajust them doesnt let u make a tight fit so i went ahead and got regular hose clamps and just coated them after installing them for a cleaner look




Stock driver side manifold sand blasted and coated with 2000f as well

Crossover pipe was bolted on, spot welded and fully welded after, i used 2" Cool It Thermo Tec black wrap and coated it as well

Permatex 81878 Ultra Copper High-Temp RTV Silicone Gasket Maker was used to seal the driver side manifold and crossover pipe

wastegate installed after crossover pipe was done

 

Nice looking truck bud! So do you have any times or expectations in mind?

 

Thank you, i dont really know where this will go but i would like to start with a 7 lb spring and 91 oct gas (wish is the highest i can get around here at the station) to sort the bugs out wish im sure there will be and go up from there, dont plan to use methanol, would rather run it on race fuel after i max 91 oct out

And ET its hard to say around here since were at 7000 above sea level but i think down the road it should be possible to run 11´s and still be able to drive it from time to time on the street

 

Truck looks good. I like where its going.
Quick question, did the crossover not come with a flex piece or did you decide to take it out?

 

Thank you, it came without it, Kyle @ kbracing told me he had issues with the flexes blowing out and leaking after time since the metal in them is so thin. It includes a exhaust clamp now or u can weld it together, works great!

 

Intercooler mount:
I had a hard time trying to find info on mounting a intercooler behind the grill and rout the 3" piping on the sides with a 04+ 34" radiator, thanks too "smokeshow" he gave me some tips, it can be done keeping the pcm and battery on stock location and YES its tight




Little welder wish made it happend lol

Passenger side:
To make room for the 3" pipe i had to take the ac gas out, weld a small extencion in and refill the ac again




Intercooler Piping:




Welding: (First i tried mig welding, later had everything rewelded with a tig welder, looks much cleaner)

Mig Welding

Vs. Tig Welding

 

Cold side and ic bracket done (had it powdercoated black):

 

Oil feed and return ports:
Feed i taped in this fitting:

Return:

 

Since i was dealing with powdercoating i had some more parts sandblasted and powdercoated to clean the engine bay