[Build Thread] -- Journey to 700+ WHP [Supercharger]

[cupcakez]

Quick Update on my IPP Engine:

I e-mailed Kyle this morning asking if they were still on track to finishing and completing the engine by the end of this week or not.
He replied, and said:

"I called the machine shop this morning already to check and they are shooting to have it done by the end of this week or no later then Monday for me to have it done and shipped out."

Yay. Getting closer to shipping it out and then the engine swap process begins!!!
So excited.

I also recently purchased a pair of rear Mickey Thompson Street S/S 305-35-19 tires with a pair of 19x10.5 rims from a company called NS-Wheels ;; NS Wheels is their website.

I haven't heard of them but I decided to give them a try as their website looks legit.

[cupcakez]

Update:

IPP has finally finished building and assembling the Stage IV closed deck engine.

They shipped it out today via UPS Freight.

It will reach my mechanic shop in 3 - 4 days (By this Thursday / Friday) -- 5/24 - 5/25!

Last week, He did something really cool as far as customer service goes.
RJM apparently did not send / forgot to send bolts for the crankshaft that was sent with the closed deck block and set of heads I ordered from FL, and so when IPP saw there was no bolts with the crankshaft, he went ahead and ordered the needed bolts from Nissan. At first he said it would take 3 - 5 days shipping, but he did not want to wait that long and decided to next-day air mail deliver it to his shop which I thought was an extra step he did not have to take!

He also didn't make me pay for them either, or the next-day air mail shipping.
They finished the build in 2 weeks time ; as they had all of the parts for it and was just waiting for an excellent core to build from which I ordered from RJM.

From my experience with IPP so far, Kyle has been excellent in regards to the customer service he provided me.
He replied to 99.99% of my e-mails that I sent him in a timely manner (Within 0 - 3 hours average response time) during his operation hours.

He has answered every single one of my questions along the way, never got upset or mad about me always e-mailing him.
He also took the extra step to air-mail the bolts needed that RJM was missing when they sent the crankshaft.

I will continually update this thread with regards to how the build goes, the engine swap, and the best part when I tune it is I will post up the data logs of it for everyone to see!

I choose not to dyno my car because for one, the super sticky 305/35/19 MT tires I ordered says not to use those tires on the dyno machine, and two, I think the real test on how the vehicle performs as a whole is through the actual streets / highways I drive on. At the end of the day, it either IS or ISN'T going to have X power / TQ!

Stay tuned folks!
The good part is just about to begin very soon (:

[URBiN~HURMiT]

Originally Posted by cupcakez

Update:

IPP has finally finished building and assembling the Stage IV closed deck engine.

They shipped it out today via UPS Freight.

It will reach my mechanic shop in 3 - 4 days (By this Thursday / Friday) -- 5/24 - 5/25!

of it for everyone to see!

I choose not to dyno my car because for one, the super sticky 305/35/19 MT tires I ordered says not to use those tires on the dyno machine, and two, I think the real test on how the vehicle performs as a whole is through the actual streets / highways I drive on. At the end of the day, it either IS or ISN'T going to have X power / TQ!

Stay tuned folks!
The good part is just about to begin very soon (:

Put your OEM's back on if you still have them mounted on your wheels ... They'll work just fine

[cupcakez]

Originally Posted by URBiN~HURMiT

Put your OEM's back on if you still have them mounted on your wheels ... They'll work just fine

You mean for the dyno machine purposes?

[URBiN~HURMiT]

Originally Posted by cupcakez

You mean for the dyno machine purposes?

yep ...

[cupcakez]

Originally Posted by URBiN~HURMiT

yep ...

Hmm I was thinking of selling them but I guess I will keep them then haha

[kinitox]

Originally Posted by cupcakez

Hmm I was thinking of selling them but I guess I will keep them then haha

Sell it after you dynoed

Enviado desde mi CLT-L29 mediante Tapatalk

[cupcakez]

Originally Posted by kinitox

Sell it after you dynoed

Enviado desde mi CLT-L29 mediante Tapatalk

Meh. We'll see.
I don't really care for dyno sheets, haha.
If I have room to store the rear stock tires and wheels I'll keep them otherwise I'll attempt to sell them.
They are running out of tread anyways, which is the other reason why I needed / wanted to swap them out xD

On another note! I got confirmation that the estimated delivery will be this Thursday for the engine by the end of the day instead of Friday!

I'll tow my car along with all of the various boxes of upgrades to the shop that will perform the engine swap this Thursday -- going to be exciting~!

[Orestp]

I've had the GTM twin SC since 2013.

I've had 3 pulley / idler failures, bearings went and the the belts disintegrate - then I take it all apart - clean up the melted belt rubber, replace the failed pulley or idler, put it back together, etc., etc.

I track the car (20 min sessions) and do not think I'd have these failures if it was just daily driving / hard driving / thrashing.

I'm thinking of going turbo as there's fewer moving parts i.e.) fewer pulleys & belts.

Heat management has also been an issue - I've added the large GTM oil pan, vented hood, run water & water wetter, and recently deleted my 34 row air to oil cooler and added instead the largest Laminova oil cooler (coolant to oil) that exists - all these mods have improved cooling but I still over heat after 10 - 15 min of track time - and have to take a slow lap to get the temps back to an acceptable level.

Does SC add more heat to the system and turbos do?

Does any one think turbo is more reliable for track days?

[7ssain]

You definitely dont want dyno with the MT. I dont know if it fits but u can just switch your back tires with the fronts and put the MT's upfront for the dyno.. ive seen this done regularly here on other cars.

[TopgunZ]

Originally Posted by Orestp

Does SC add more heat to the system and turbos do?

Superchargers definitely run much, much cooler than turbos. Turbine housings will glow red from the heat and if you had proper airflow across a supercharger you could put your hand on it. Turbo's also require a cooling source where SC's just need a lubrication source. Therfore a turbo will feed more heat back into the system either through oil, coolant or both.

Top mount turbo's will produce a lot of engine bay heat, twin turbos will also as heat rises up into the bay except where when your moving it should escape bettter. Then theres the BP kit that mid mounts it where all of the heat escapes. Even in the best scenario you wouldnt be gaining anything from a heat management point by going to a turbo setup.

*Edit*. Now you have me thinking that the parasitic drag from not only 1 but 2 superchargers must be pretty intense. Possibly the extra amount of heat the engine produces to overcome the drag is creating more heat than a different kit.

[cupcakez]

Hmmm... What could this be?!

[ReflectingG0d]

Originally Posted by cupcakez

Hmmm... What could this be?!

fingers crossed it's a working motor lol

[cupcakez]

Originally Posted by ReflectingG0d

fingers crossed it's a working motor lol

I got faith!!
Otherwise Ill need to cash in that warranty lol

[ReflectingG0d]

Originally Posted by cupcakez

I got faith!!
Otherwise Ill need to cash in that warranty lol

Dont even bother, just get it fixed locally. Time is money too, and if given the opportunity he will happily waste both.