ZedSled V-II
 

Hey guys, I'm ruining a perfectly good car... again! ZedSled is going (slightly) under the knife and being modified from the original build goal. ( affordable Pro-touring ) This round we'll go with Forced induction in the form of twin Turbonetics 62mm turbos to wake it up, and we'll follow the weak links down the line from there. The 4L80E will get a refurb, we're going with a full PTFB suspension,Viking shocks, and Willwood brake package fitted with Forgeline wheels and BFG tires. We're doing some neat stuff with the appearance, updating the graphics ( yes, still stickers) and moving from factory retractable seatbelts to a racing harness system for obvious reasons. That's the major bullet points, but I wanted to thank everyone in advance for fielding my upcoming silly questions. I'm happily out of my league with the turbo upgrades, and look forward to the learning curve that's ahead. The build will show up in portions in Car Craft at the discretion of Mr McGann, and I hope to have video support in one form or another soon.

KT.

This is going to turn out really nice.

Thanks! I'm excited about stage II. I'v been collecting parts for a while... now the fun part of installing them.
KT

Sounds fun! Keep us posted and good luck

Looks like it's going to be a fun update on an already cool car.

btw I love the rendering

Just think about all the fun you have collecting parts.You will feel likes its Christmas when you do.

Yeah, Christmas.... not so sure. :) last night ordering couplers, clamps and incidental small stuff from Summit it felt like it was Christmas for somebody.... for me it just lightened my wallet! LOL! Part of the game. :) Regardless, had a great mock-up session with TC Penick from Bay One Customs over the past two days.... got most of the routing done for hot and cold side tubing but boy is it tight. I understand a little more why there is no "Kit" for twins on the 2nd Gen cars. Gotta move alot of stuff around.... pics to follow soon.

KT

LOL... He said "kit". Someones been watching to many TV car builds. :bigun2: :sarcasm_smiley:

Yeah, I hear ya. :) I always appreciate when somebody else does the leg work for me ! LOL! This time it's kinda fun going into uncharted territory. I'm waiting on some tubing and plumbing parts now... gonna get back into it hardcore net week.

Very cool, I like the affordable, build and upgrade as you go concept on this car. That is just my game.

Sounds Like some nice upgrades Kevin, I'll be watching this one for sure. I enjoyesd watching part one so Subscribed!!! Ilove watching your and TC's builds over on You Tube.

Wayne

Thanks so much Wayne! I'm a big fan of your build too! Great progress since i checked in on you last! :) We finished the hot and cold side mockups for turbos.... what a PITA!!! I thought i had tons of room in this second gen, especially with the rubber nose space between the core support and bumper... not so much. Still ended up getting in their with the hot-wrench and hacking it all up to buy clearance back. I'm headed to the shop/studio to snap some pics soon.

KT.

lol, I thought the same thing when I was considering turbo charging my TA. Then I started to really look at it and how I'd have to run the piping. I changed my mind real quick. Maybe one day though. Can't wait to see how you did it.

Good luck!

Very cool,look forward to the updates.

Updated photo Turbo Routing
 

Here's a quick pic. No, we're not staying with the Lowes corrugated piping... yes, wastegates and BOV's have been plumbed in since then. The Vintage air Frontrunner is the ONLY reason I can run this setup!!! Beautiful and functional components!! More to come.

KT

Nice work. Good idea on the mock up materials.

Looks great Kevin!

Looking good! Should be done next week? :)

Good idea using the flex for the mockup. We need someone to come up with a flex pipe that you heat once its' in position and it hardens so it doesn't move when you remove it, or a kit like the one to design headers with the plastic pieces.

I'll be watching for your updates.

Looks very nice and I forgot that you were going Twin Turbo.

Yahooooooo !!!

How is the intercooler system plumbed?

Are you concerned about boost creep/wastegate priority with the gates 90deg out of flow?

I like the look of the setup, looks pretty familiar. For some reason your 61s look SMALL, maybe because 2nd gen engine bay is slightly longer? :EmoteClueless:

Actually, the gates are at an incline towards the flow of exhaust, probably about 6 degrees. Not optimal, but not 90 degrees. The cold side is plumbed as well, intercooler tucked behind the ( sectioned) front bumper. It's tight... but it fits!! I'm a little concerned about heat soak, but we've got Heatshield Products entire product line planned for this build! :)

With all the things we do to these cars, finding room is one of the biggest problems.
Looks good Kevin.

Awesome man, any incline helps.

Intercooler position looks good. And that intercooler size looks good too. I don't think you should have heat soak at the numbers you're looking for.

What fuel do you plan to run?

Will, thanks for the affirmation! The intercooler ( air-to-air obviously) is designed for a 5.0 Mustang twin set, it'll have tons of direct airflow so I think I'll be OK there too. The way I've got my exhaust ( fender exit ahead of the wheels) plumbed it puts everything in lose quarters and close to the inlet tube. We did create air gaps wherever possible and will do as much thermal insulation as humany possible. :) The 6.0 LQ4 is stock other than a boost-friendly cam, so I'll be happy with 600-700 Hp and keeping the engine alive. If I break something we'll go in and change rods & pistons, but I hope I don't have to. We're staying with 93 octane fuel to start, but I may do a Torco-tune. Meth is always an option, but I'll start without and see how things feel. I don't want it too unreasonable, I actually like having traction sometimes :)

Thanks for your comments!

KT.

Damn front exit exhaust? Race car!

I was lucky enough to get mine beside motor and exit like a set of headers. Not sure how tight 2nd gens are by comparison.

Look forward to seeing it put some numbers down.

Numbers.... yep me too! I've learned not to be dissapointed or impressed with numbers but this should be a potent combo for sure. DBR High Performance does all my tuning and they're focused on safe calibrations rather than output goals. They have an eddicurrent dyno that traditionally reads lower than water resistance units, so they're historically "low" on readouts. To be honest, I wanted to keep the inner fenders for aesthetics, and didn't have to time to plumb exhaust back to the existing hooker system. I think front fender exits are a little silly, but kinda cool at the same time. After SEMA we may change things around, but it really depends on how loud ind annoying it is to drive. The turbos are a sound dampener by themselves, and I've got ( tiny) exhaust tip mufflers on the outlets so we'll see how "boy-racer" it is and go from there. This is my first turbo car ( Im sure you can tell) and it's been a very cool learning curve. I've had alot of help and hand-holding by guys that know what they're doing and I appreciate the advice! Jon Coleman from DBR, Reggie Wynn @ Turbonetics, John Urist, John Bouchard,Ryan Shand, TC Penick have all helped and will continue to guide me in the right direction. KT

Yea I see the exits in the rendering.

I'm betting it's gonna be loud. Mine is my first turbo car and I expected my gt35rs to keep it more quiet and it's VERY loud even has full exhaust!

Can't wait to hear it. Keep up the good work.