Nick's 1997 GMC Sonoma build thread

[Ted's Owner]

Needs more turbo 5.3!

Agreed! 5.3 LSx, turbo on 19psi on stock internals (it's been proven to handle 20+ on stock internals with just new bearings, rings, and studs) with 600hp.

Nice progress! :thumbs up

Thanks dude! More to come soon hopefully. Got more maintenance to do.

 

[DaddyBuiltRacing]

My buddies junkyard 5.3 ($400 motor) puts down 775 on 14psi and e85 (precision 88mm)

 

[DaddyBuiltRacing]

This isn't his final pull, but you get the idea haha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCgIfNNZRl0

 

[Ted's Owner]

This isn't his final pull, but you get the idea haha

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCgIfNNZRl0

Pardon me, but that sounds eargasmic and I need new pants. That's insane.
The plan is to use the 4.3 until it blows up, then either swap a Vortec 350 or an LSx into it.

 

[Ted's Owner]

OP updated.

 

[DaddyBuiltRacing]

He had a built 408 for it but machine shop over bored cylinder and all sorts of bad shit. I'll ask him what heads and cam he has in the motor because I honestly don't remember right now.

 

[Ted's Owner]

He had a built 408 for it but machine shop over bored cylinder and all sorts of bad s***. I'll ask him what heads and cam he has in the motor because I honestly don't remember right now.

There is a good possibility that a cam will make it into every engine this truck has in it.

 

[DaddyBuiltRacing]

Hell even the 4.8's are no joke with a turbo. They have been known to make over 1000hp

 

[Ted's Owner]

Hell even the 4.8's are no joke with a turbo. They have been known to make over 1000hp

Yep. I'm thinking 4.8, 5.3, LS1, or Vortec 350. But, that's a ways off.

 

[Ted's Owner]

Another update:
I hit the center caps with Meguiar's Black Magic (I think?) sponges and then sprayed them in Armor All Protectant. Yesterday, I cleaned any residue off with Goof Off and then cleaned them with Meguiar's PlastX. Here's the result.

 

[JustinMcGee1]

Looks good!

 

[Ted's Owner]

Looks good!

Thanks dude!

 

[Ted's Owner]

More progress.
I pulled the windshield wiper fluid reservoir out today.

All of the crap that came out. This is about 1.4 lbs. removed.

After. I semi-tucked some of the wires and what I couldn't tuck, I bundled up neatly and ziptied together.


New decal.

 

[Ted's Owner]

OP updated.

 

[Ted's Owner]

EGR block off plate has been ordered. I'll be picking up a few other tune-up goodies from work tomorrow.