Nick's 98gt Full Budget Built Turbo 2v

[98snakehorse]

Looking forward to slamming gears with this thing. Had an mgw in my trans am and loved it.

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[98snakehorse]

Look what has arrived in the mail today. Looks like some magical hp sticks

 

[lwarrior1016]

What!?!?! No Way! You finally did it lol. Which ones did you go with?

 

[98snakehorse]

What!?!?! No Way! You finally did it lol. Which ones did you go with?

These are the cms 2.5 blower cams. Will be going with the cms stg 2 600 lift valve springs and just use their degree service.

Also perfect timing to throw in the billet oil pump gears.

 

[lwarrior1016]

These are the cms 2.5 blower cams. Will be going with the cms stg 2 600 lift valve springs and just use their degree service.

Also perfect timing to throw in the billet oil pump gears.

Sounds like youre going to have a pretty solid setup at the end of the day. Any plans to pull the heads and port them?

 

[98snakehorse]

Sounds like youre going to have a pretty solid setup at the end of the day. Any plans to pull the heads and port them?

Yes, but I can only spend a good amount of money on the car once a year and this winter I am doing the cams and building the 8.8 and some new suspension stuff. Next year I'm going to pray that my stock t45 holds out long enough tell next winter as I plan on sending it off for the 700hp build on it. Then maybe heads lol

 

[lwarrior1016]

Yes, but I can only spend a good amount of money on the car once a year and this winter I am doing the cams and building the 8.8 and some new suspension stuff. Next year I'm going to pray that my stock t45 holds out long enough tell next winter as I plan on sending it off for the 700hp build on it. Then maybe heads lol

Oh I was meaning you pull them and port them yourself. Youve got a plan though. What ever happened with the turbo route?

 

[98snakehorse]

Oh I was meaning you pull them and port them yourself. Youve got a plan though. What ever happened with the turbo route?

Oh you know I never thought about porting them myself I guess I can look into that... I really dont feel like pulling the heads off though yet lol. As for the turbo it just about happend, I had the blower and everything sold but I backed out. I guess I just like the simplicity of the blower right now, no oil feed or return lines. I think I will try to see what the blower cams do and have fun with it. I could always switch things up later.

I do have a question for you though... what tool did you use to compress your springs? I'm looking at the copper colored one on ebay right now that can do 4 springs at a time. Also would I be able to just put the pistons to TDC and change out two springs at a time to keep the valves from dropping, I've heard that is an option.

 

[lwarrior1016]

Oh you know I never thought about porting them myself I guess I can look into that... I really dont feel like pulling the heads off though yet lol. As for the turbo it just about happend, I had the blower and everything sold but I backed out. I guess I just like the simplicity of the blower right now, no oil feed or return lines. I think I will try to see what the blower cams do and have fun with it. I could always switch things up later.

I do have a question for you though... what tool did you use to compress your springs? I'm looking at the copper colored one on ebay right now that can do 4 springs at a time. Also would I be able to just put the pistons to TDC and change out two springs at a time to keep the valves from dropping, I've heard that is an option.

Yes to all of the above lol. I've got the same type of tool but mine is bare aluminum. My very first cam swap, that's how I did the springs. Remove the cams, roll that cylinder to tdc, bolt on the tool and do the two spring for that cylinder.

Do do you have valve reliefs in your pistons, or are you going to need them?

 

[98snakehorse]

Yes to all of the above lol. I've got the same type of tool but mine is bare aluminum. My very first cam swap, that's how I did the springs. Remove the cams, roll that cylinder to tdc, bolt on the tool and do the two spring for that cylinder.

Do do you have valve reliefs in your pistons, or are you going to need them?

According to Jim "owner of Cushman Motorsports" these are the biggest cams I can run without needing valve reliefs so I should be good there.

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[ForcFed93]

Also would I be able to just put the pistons to TDC and change out two springs at a time to keep the valves from dropping, I've heard that is an option.

I've never done it on a Ford, but I have a tool to hook up an air line to the spark plug hole and pressurize the cylinder. Did valve springs on my CTS-V that way and the valves never even budged. I would trust that long before just rolling the motor to TDC for each cylinder.

 

[lwarrior1016]

I've never done it on a Ford, but I have a tool to hook up an air line to the spark plug hole and pressurize the cylinder. Did valve springs on my CTS-V that way and the valves never even budged. I would trust that long before just rolling the motor to TDC for each cylinder.

Have you ever checked piston to valve clearance on a modular? Ill tell you, its tight! lol

I would trust the piston being all the way up loonnnggg before I trust air in the cylinder. With the piston up, there is ABSOLUETLY NO way for the valve to fall in to the cylinder, totally impossible without rolling the crankshaft over.

 

[lwarrior1016]

You also have to remember that the valves on a modular are pretty much straight on with the piston, they arent on an angle toward the intake like the pushrod stuff.

 

[98snakehorse]

I'm pretty confident the tdc method will work. It's the majority of the way I've heard it done on the modular. Not so much with the push rod chevy

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[BMAC96GT]

Nice man!! You've been needing those with that built bottom end


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[98snakehorse]

Nice man!! You've been needing those with that built bottom end


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I know it, If I dont make it over the 500whp mark I dont know what will lol

 

[98snakehorse]

Well, took the car for its final drive of 2017 this weekend. Will be pulling the motor in the next couple of weeks to put the camshafts in. Had a blast this year hoping to make a new animal next.

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[98snakehorse]

Can anyone count how many times I've had this engine out lol?

 

[BMAC96GT]

Lol more than anyone I've ever seen. Knowing you, you'll have it running by the end of the week

 

[98snakehorse]

Lol more than anyone I've ever seen. Knowing you, you'll have it running by the end of the week

Oh I wish, I will be traveling for work over the next couple of weeks and still need to get my cams sent out to be degreed. But as soon as things slow down at work I plan to tackle everything quickly.