WL: Slow turbo grand am

[angrysk8r]

Haven't been out for a while, and here's why. Decided to ditch the crappy restrictive stock manifolds and the quick rigged crossover and made myself some turbo headers and a new crossover. Total cost of piping, flanges, high temp paint, etc: ~$230

Pics:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v481/angrysk8r/IMG_1971.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v481/angrysk8r/IMG_1972.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v481/angrysk8r/IMG_1973.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v481/angrysk8r/IMG_1975.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v481/angrysk8r/IMG_1977.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v481/angrysk8r/IMG_1979.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v481/angrysk8r/IMG_1980.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v481/angrysk8r/IMG_1981.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v481/angrysk8r/IMG_1982.jpg

Also while working on the headers I found this little guy hiding in one of my intercooler pipes in an attempt to elude the neighbors cat. Let him go after a quick pic.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v481/angrysk8r/IMG_1968.jpg


Still need to modify the intercooler piping and the downpipe to accommodate for the different placement of the turbo, but progress is going smooth thus far. Next project: New tune and tranny fortification.

[HINZ28]

those headers look pretty good for homemade

[swaggy853]

props for the grand am boy again....thats awesome for homebrew stuff.

[turbodaytona87]

Pssh, who mods a grand am, seriously?:lol: Turbo headers for my truck are next:)

BTW This is one hell of a work log, glad to see you listed the turbo, the mods you have, the car itself, etc. This should read WL: Turbo Headers:lol:

[millertime]

looks great, custom fab FTW, and also got yourself a mascot now

[Nubraskan]

BTW This is one hell of a work log, glad to see you listed the turbo, the mods you have, the car itself, etc. This should read WL: Turbo Headers:lol:

Its a Grand Am. Who cares?

[millertime]

and you drive a grand prix, who cares? At least he's doing something fairly original

[Hibs]

those headers look pretty good for homemade


what he said. what type of high temp paint is that? curious if it will hold up. where did you buy all your piping?

[Nubraskan]

and you drive a grand prix, who cares? At least he's doing something fairly original

Haha, its cool, I watched him make these...my comment was directed at turbodaytona.

Besides, Grand Prixs are soooo much cooler.

what he said. what type of high temp paint is that?

http://www.jegs.com/images/photos/870SP102.gif

purchased at orly's

[turbodaytona87]

Besides, Grand Prixs are soooo much cooler.


QFT!

[Hibs]

Haha, its cool, I watched him make these...my comment was directed at turbodaytona.

Besides, Grand Prixs are soooo much cooler.



http://www.jegs.com/images/photos/870SP102.gif

purchased at orly's

cool. looks pretty descent, he'll have to chime in on how it holds up.

[Kelvin]

not bad

[millertime]

Besides, Grand Prixs are soooo much cooler.



yeah, now if only they came in a manual

[angrysk8r]

cool. looks pretty descent, he'll have to chime in on how it holds up.

The stuff I have says its a little more robust (2000 degree)

[AWeb80]

very nice for homemade....

[blazin]

Looks good let me know how it holds up. I always use rustoleum bbq paint.

[99dakRT]

Looks good... Just watch out for those angle grinders..

Angle grinder > Luke

[turbodaytona87]

I heard about the angle grinder accident:lol:

[AWeb80]

I heard about the angle grinder accident:lol:

tell or ban

[coop]

Its a Grand Am. Who cares?

hahah the irony.....

[turbodaytona87]

tell or ban

Was using the angle grinder(with the cutting blade I think) and evidently it caught the pipe, and it moved instead of the pipe. BAM! Right in the leg, I hear its fairly deep too, haven't been lucky enough to see it though:shock:

[angrysk8r]

tell or ban

a little nick on the leg, nothing much, not even any stitches

[OMGLS1]

yeah, now if only they came in a manual

No man could handle the raw awesomacity of a manual Grand Prix.

[Nubraskan]

hahah the irony.....

I'll be sure to use yellow font next time...

[coop]

no yellow needed.....no one cares about a grand am.....the irony is you own a grand prix......which also no one cares about.....

[turbodaytona87]

says the guy with the hybrid camry:rolleye:

[C.J.]

this kid is legit

definitely top noobie of the year applicable

[AWeb80]

No man could handle the raw awesomacity of a manual Grand Prix.

Grand Prix's did come manual 88-93.....I've driven a few....

Grand Am's also came manual in the late 80's early 90's IIRC

[Nubraskan]

no yellow needed.....no one cares about a grand am.....the irony is you own a grand prix......which also no one cares about.....

Thanks for pointing that out. Thats why I was being sarcastic.

[turbodaytona87]

this kid is legit

definitely top noobie of the year applicable

oh great cj, now you've gone and inflated his e-*****

[swaggy853]

this kid is cool, he knows the size of his e-***** is small and deals with it without getting pissed off at the rest of the internet.

[99dakRT]

this kid is cool, he knows the size of his e-***** is small and deals with it without getting pissed off at the rest of the internet.

:rofl:

[angrysk8r]

oh great cj, now you've gone and inflated his e-*****

and turbodaytona grows another inch

[Nubraskan]

oh great cj, now you've gone and inflated his e-*****

You are jealous of his ability to not get into e-fights.

[coop]

says the guy with the hybrid camry:rolleye:

yah if i wanted a car with bad gas mileage, plastic cheaply slapped together, and a shitty engine for my company car......gp would have been the top on my list

[82355]

Pssh, who mods a grand am, seriously?

I put a Grand Am on the same level as your car. . . . . . . .

Martin

[82355]

hahah the irony.....

I concur.

Martin

[82355]

Grand Prix's did come manual 88-93.....I've driven a few....

Grand Am's also came manual in the late 80's early 90's IIRC

I owned a 1995 Grand Am with a 5 speed. I did not mod it in any way, nor did I ever brag about owning it.

Martin

[Nubraskan]

yah if i wanted a car with bad gas mileage, plastic cheaply slapped together, and a shitty engine for my company car......gp would have been the top on my list

burn

[turbodaytona87]

I put a Grand Am on the same level as your car. . . . . . . .

Martin

so adam, ray, and I all have cars that shouldn't be modded?

[AWeb80]

so adam, ray, and I all have cars that shouldn't be modded?

yes, FWD = failure in every aspect

[turbodaytona87]

I put a Grand Am on the same level as your car. . . . . . . .

Martin

oh go **** a deer

[turbodaytona87]

You are jealous of his ability to not get into e-fights.

rather start e-fights than not be able to use power tools

[MeanGreenCamaro]

^completely off topic but I see you like everyday around 5ish on 84th (unless theres another red daytona with silver stripes)

[OMGLS1]

Grand Prix's did come manual 88-93.....I've driven a few....

Grand Am's also came manual in the late 80's early 90's IIRC

Damnit, you just ruined the moment.... That is like a ****-block you douche!!


:headchop:

[angrysk8r]

rather start e-fights than not be able to use power tools

hurting yourself with power tools is the hot new thing these days, it's slowly phasing out being an e-douche, with the latter of the two being more retarded

[AWeb80]

Damnit, you just ruined the moment.... That is like a ****-block you douche!!


:headchop:

um....explain? :joe:

[82355]

oh go **** a deer

Wow, very original. . . . . . . .

Martin

[turbodaytona87]

^completely off topic but I see you like everyday around 5ish on 84th (unless theres another red daytona with silver stripes)

around 70th maybe? I work at 70th and Van Dorn-ish, just south of Russ's. And I live at 56th and Hwy 2 ish

[cole]

one of the best sleepers around

[STOK5OH]

no,not rly.

[82355]

I do like the homegrown work on the manifolds though.

Martin

[c0z]

Does this vehicle have any taillight bulbs out?

[turbodaytona87]

not that I know of, its rollin' on steelies with no hub caps tho and I think the third brake light cover says 3400 or something like that

[Nubraskan]

Does this vehicle have any taillight bulbs out?

Yes, left side i blv.

...and the steelies are pretty hard to miss too.

[c0z]

I just asked because every time I've seen a grand am of that generation, even back when they rolled off the showroom, they ALL have at least 1-2 bulbs out. Pisses me off every time I see one :lol:

[angrysk8r]

I just asked because every time I've seen a grand am of that generation, even back when they rolled off the showroom, they ALL have at least 1-2 bulbs out. Pisses me off every time I see one :lol:

shitty mexico tail housings melt after a few years, can't even get a new bulb in there you just have to get new tails

[MeanGreenCamaro]

around 70th maybe? I work at 70th and Van Dorn-ish, just south of Russ's. And I live at 56th and Hwy 2 ish

Yea 70th, I always get those two confused,I just randomly click on you cardomain last week and realized hey I see that car alot.

[86Shelby]

I do like the homegrown work on the manifolds though.

Martin

Same here. I want to see how everything falls together, not necessarily the packaging.

[turbodaytona87]

Yea 70th, I always get those two confused,I just randomly click on you cardomain last week and realized hey I see that car alot.

Haha yeah, where do you go everyday at 5?