Big Boost's VR6 BAT Build!

[Big Boost]

I know this is long overdue, but I promised myself that I wouldn't begin a build thread until the project was 50% complete.

The short story. 2008. Stage 3. VAST. Prince. Mike. Michigan. Neil. Milwaukee. Awesome. Misfires. WTF! CEL? WTF? New program. Cool. Misfires!! Help! Again. Neil. Cool! Loving. Life. Summer. Base file. 12.2@116mph. Pump gas. VAST! 2009. Winter. Hit. Pot hole. Shit. Totaled! Sell parts. Prince. "Dude...Race Car!" Me. "Hey honey, do you care if I build a race car AGAIN? It won't cost THAT much?!" Wife. Says. Yes. America! FUCK. YEAH! 034. Javad. Issam. Dan. VR6! Conversion? What!?! Damn. I. Need. That. Shit. In. My. Life. Must. Pull. Engine. And. Trans. Leng! Keng! Two brothers. Milwaukee. Hell. YEAH. Transmission. Rebuild. Local. Ben. Import Automart! Fabrication? Local? Jon. Best friend. Yes! Waiting. On. Parts. Took. Forever. 2010. Here. It. Is.


Build Sheet Info:



ENGINE

AAA 12V VR6 OBD2

JE FORGED PISTONS 9:1 COMPRESSION 82MM - POLISHED TO REDUCE SURFACE AREA AND CARBON BUILD UP

EUROSPEC FORGED H-BEAM RODS WITH ARP 3/8" ROD BOLTS

ENGINE BLOCK OVERBORED BY 1MM (2.9L)

BALANCED ASSEMBLY

POLISHED CRANKSHAFT JOURNALS

JOURNALS LINE HONED

CLEVITE OVERSIZED MAIN BEARINGS

KING OVERSIZED ROD BEARINGS

ARP MAIN STUDS

ARP HEAD STUDS

MLS HEAD GASKET

02 INDUCTION STAGE 3 PORTED AND POLISHED CYLINDER HEAD WITH PORT MATCHED INTAKE RUNNERS AND PORTED AND POLISHED EXHAUST RUNNERS

1/2" PHENOLIC SPACER WITH DOWEL PINS - PERFECTLY ALIGNED TO INTAKE AND FACE OF CYLINDER HEAD - TOTALLY SMOOTH!

BORG WARNER S400SX3 (S475) TWIN SCROLL T4 TURBO 101MM EXDUCER W/ 02 BILLET ALUMINUM MAP WIDTH ENHANCER

TWIN TIAL 38MM BILLET WASTEGATES WITH 02 BUILT SS 1.5" LONG TUBE ATMOSPHERIC DUMPS

TIAL 50MM BILLET BLOW OFF VALVE WITH STAINLESS FLANGE

02 INDUCTION CUSTOM AIR TO WATER INTERCOOLER WITH HAND FABRICATED END TANKS
CORE SIZE 11X7X6.5 (500.5 CUBIC INCHES)

02 INDUCTION BUILT HOWE FULL SIZE HEAT EXCHANGER WITH CUSTOM END TANKS

SPEARCO WATER PUMP

02 INDUCTION 3” OUTLET ALUMINUM INTERCOOLER PLENUM WITH COOLANT TANK

80MM NISSAN Q45 THROTTLE BODY (MODIFIED)

02 INDUCTION EQUAL LENGTH ALUMINUM LARGE PLENUM INTAKE MANIFOLD

02 INDUCTION CUSTOM EQUAL LENGTH 304 STAINLESS TWIN SCROLL TURBO MANIFOLD

02 INDUCTION STAINLESS STEEL TURBO BRACE

02 INDUCTION 4” 304 STAINLESS EXHAUST WITH DYNOMAX STAINLESS ULTRA FLO 4" MUFFLER

02 INDUCTION 4" 304 STAINLESS DOWNPIPE WITH V-BAND FLANGES

034 EFI STAGE IIC STAND ALONE ENGINE MANAGEMENT 4 BAR ECU WITH UPGRADED FIRMWARE VERSION

034 EFI PLUG AND PLAY VR6 HARNESS

034 EFI RELAY BOARD (4 RELAYS INC.)

6 BOSCH 3 BAR 210LB (2225CC) GENESIS II INJECTORS HIGH IMPEDANCE

034 EFI BILLET FUEL RAIL -10AN INLET/OUTLET

FUELAB 41402 PRODIGY 1300HP FUEL PUMP

FUELAB BILLET ADJUSTABLE FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR -10 INLET/-6 RETURN

6 034 EFI DIS IGNITION COILS WITH CUSTOM ALUMINUM MOUNTS ON VALVE COVER

034 EFI VR6 SPARK PLUG WIRES - MODIFIED BY 02 INDUCTION

02 INDUCTION CUSTOM ALUMINUM ENGINE MOUNTS

02 INDUCTION CUSTOM ALUMINUM COOLANT HOUSING WITH REMOTE THERMOSTAT

HOWE ALUMINUM RADIATOR MODIFIED BY 02 INDUCTION

OEM MODIFIED ALUMINUM VALVE COVER

TECHTONICS 268 DEGREE CAMSHAFTS

TECHTONICS TITANIUM RETAINERS

TECHTONICS HEAVY DUTY DUAL VALVE SPRINGS

SUPERTECH 42MM (OVERSIZED 3MM) INTAKE VALVES

SUPERTECH 36MM (OVERSIZED 1.8MM) EXHAUST VALVES

OEM LIGHT WEIGHT LIFTERS

PHAETON OIL PAN MODIFIED FOR OIL RETURN PROVISION

TRANSMISSION/DRIVETRAIN

REBUILT 01E TRANSMISSION WITH UPDATED SYNCHROS AND 1-2 SLIDER

034 EFI/ EUROSPEC BILLET MOTORSPORT CLUTCH

034 VR6 TO 01E BILLET LIGHT WEIGHT FLYWHEEL

034 EFI BILLET STARTER

AUDI OEM VR6 TO 01E TRANSMISSION ADAPTER WITH ADDITIONAL MOUNTS ADDED

JHM METAL SHIFTER LINKAGE UPGRADE

JHM SHIFTER STABILIZER BUSHINGS

JHM SHORT THROW SHIFTER

034 EFI STREET DENSITY TRANMISSION MOUNTS

AWE DRIVE TRAIN STABILIZER

APIKOL REAR DIFFERENTIAL MOUNT

APIKOL REAR DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER MOUNTS



Here are some progress pix...........

[dla79]

Looks awesome Rob!!

[B6JoeS4]

[Big Boost]

Now I can finally put this 40psi gauge to good use and live up to my screen name!!



Pilot and Co-pilot (wife) chairs

[beemercer]

Love that intake manifold. Good work, can't wait to see more.

[Militant-Grunt]

Siick.

[B5stgIII]

so sick. Subscribed. Keep up the good work

[Raacerx]

Really great work there sir.

Whats the intercooler core/fins for?

[xxSection8xx]

Very nice. That intake is a work of art.

[Big Boost]

Really great work there sir.

Whats the intercooler core/fins for?

That's an air to water intercooler core. The air and water tanks will be fabricated by next week. That's why I plasma cut the false firewall out to make room for it.

[99ebpsi24]

this is going to be absolutely nuts when it's complete. good luck with the build and MAJOR props!

[blackbenzz]

Noggys are fast. Cool build

[Sigma 3]

The fab work!

[dla79]

That's an air to water intercooler core. The air and water tanks will be fabricated by next week. That's why I plasma cut the false firewall out to make room for it.

Looks hot can't wait to see this in person some time Rob! I ran into your buddy driving around a few weeks back and he was talking about your car :-)

[AudiTechS4]

looks sick man

[Big Boost]

Thanks for the kind compliments!! I really appreciate them!! Just a heads up, I am NOT the fabricator. My good friend Jon is. I have begun to learn how to TIG weld and I will say it requires a great deal of practice and patience. I suck at it. Period. Thank God I have a friend like Jon to help a MF out.

More pix...

The trans is rebuilt with the updated parts.

[S4Rs]

Sweet fab skills. Looking forward to following this build just to admire the fabrication.

[michael66899]

WOW, very impressive build I can't wait to see this thing all finished up. That intake mani is a piece of art, care to post some more specs on the motor, turbo, etc.? Also any eta on when you plan on finishing her up.

[revhards4]

looking good! Any particular reason you went with a GT42R (looks like a 42R anyway) over something that flows the same but is smaller in frame size for packaging constraints?

[bigern45]

WOW.. holy shit fabrication batman.. yeah, the guy who did my exhaust wants to help and do something retarded like what your doing, just dont know if i have the time or money right now. im assuming your goals are 750?? ish??
clean build, the fab looks amazing. do you have an eta so that all of us gawking can expect to see some results??

[Jason@Addict]

Looks great what's the plan for the fuel system?

[Big Boost]

looking good! Any particular reason you went with a GT42R (looks like a 42R anyway) over something that flows the same but is smaller in frame size for packaging constraints?

I actually began the project with a GT4094R. Looking at the compressor maps versus the 42R and the Borg Warner, it wouldn't flow enough CFM for my HP goal. If I'm not happy with the spool up, the first thing I'll do is change the exhaust A/R from 1.10 to .90 but there will be a trade off in top end power.

As far as the fuel system is concerned, I was going to run dual 044's but I've been hearing about numerous failure rates. I'll research that a little deeper, but right now it's still in the air.

The goal is to have the project finished in late June, early July. This project has amounted to a big "...well, while I'm at it I might as well do this..." since it began in March. I've got quite a few surprises left, but hopefully it will be done in that approximate time frame.

[Haenszel20v]

This is good. I like what you've done.

[AWD87]

/drool....I want a vr6t swap so bad

[Dan[FN]6262]

oh em gee I think I just....

[CrtchRktRcr]

Oh dear god.

[michael66899]

Haha thanks for editing the original post with some details, the first part is pricelss. Good luck man this things gonna be a beast.

[LeadFoot944]

I cant wait for a Ride....Maybe the Wife (Who REALLY Owns the car) will let me sit in the back seat ?

Must go change pants now..... :)

[s4nicetry]

Wow that is some incredible fab work there. This car will be a beast for sure!

[sfored]

As far as the fuel system is concerned, I was going to run dual 044's but I've been hearing about numerous failure rates. I'll research that a little deeper, but right now it's still in the air.

WHAT failures ? Javad turned me onto that as well.. and I am NOT looking forward to any failures ... (crossing all fingers) ... 1 thing i did do on my setup is - I ran freaking expensive check-valves and in line filters on both feeds ... I wonder if the failure is the setup style or the pumps themselves ?

[Big Boost]

I cant wait for a Ride....Maybe the Wife (Who REALLY Owns the car) will let me sit in the back seat ?

Must go change pants now..... :)

Naw, she has the Yukon for her daily. She knows who wears the pants in the house (looking over shoulder). I must say though, without her approval this project wouldn't have happened. It just would've been done behind her back! :)

As far as the 044's are concerned, I too need to determine if it's an installation error that's causing the problems or is it just a bad batch?

[adr3naline fix]

Sick build! Nice to meet ya today. You Mil guys have meets at all?

[Spooled1.8]

Your intro is hilarious.
Your build is epic.
What's your power goals if you care to indulge?

[Big Boost]

Your intro is hilarious.
Your build is epic.
What's your power goals if you care to indulge?

Thanks!! To me, there was no better way of describing what led up to this project. As far as power goals are concerned, who knows what I'll put down? I have a number, but you know as well as I do that if I said what I expect, controversy will ensue. All I know is that it will be at least as fast as my VAST Stage 3 tune, so I'll start from there.....about 380whp.

[FlaS4]

about 380whp

380whp x 2??? Is that what you meant?

[Mattgfx]

this is so exciting .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59fPX4CAQwk

[RolledMySTi]

That's one hell of a build. Good luck with it.

[dla79]

I actually began the project with a GT4094R. Looking at the compressor maps versus the 42R and the Borg Warner, it wouldn't flow enough CFM for my HP goal. If I'm not happy with the spool up, the first thing I'll do is change the exhaust A/R from 1.10 to .90 but there will be a trade off in top end power.

As far as the fuel system is concerned, I was going to run dual 044's but I've been hearing about numerous failure rates. I'll research that a little deeper, but right now it's still in the air.

The goal is to have the project finished in late June, early July. This project has amounted to a big "...well, while I'm at it I might as well do this..." since it began in March. I've got quite a few surprises left, but hopefully it will be done in that approximate time frame.

If you run a single Bosch 044 and give it it's own power line running to it from the battery then it will perform much better and you have no need for a dual setup like what AMD did on his TiAL 770 build. Many people do not really realize that the 044 can run better if you do this but I will share the info :-)

[Big Boost]

If you run a single Bosch 044 and give it it's own power line running to it from the battery then it will perform much better and you have no need for a dual setup like what AMD did on his TiAL 770 build. Many people do not really realize that the 044 can run better if you do this but I will share the info :-)

Alex, thanks for the heads up. Do you know what crank HP a single 044 can support with a direct 12V power source?

[S4evr]

jesus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHZcl2kgRho