jdbaugh1

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And make boring cars in general.

Crav3

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Wow! Amazing build! Loving the red cold air intake and valve cover. I was running 8 psi on stock lsj pulley, 13 psi on 2.9 pulley but mines a 2.2 LAP.

​​​​​​​Car looks clean and couldnt have done a better job myself, good luck getting traction lol

chevygirl2006

It really does look good. I don't think I've seen a cleaner engine bay. I don't mean the paint. I mean like the engine and hose etc. it looks brand new lol. There's like no dirt anywhere.

Henry3959

Thanks....

Driven 70 miles minimum back and forth to work. More on weekends. Gets a bath every weekend.

Crav3

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I used to wash mine every weekend too, but this texas heat is killing it. Lucky to get a wash every 2 weeks lol. Thats one lucky cobalt

Henry3959

At 58 I do it for the exercise... I have a sit down job these days.

jmix

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I just read thru this whole thread. Car looks great.

Snail_SS

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Hard to wash the car when it's raining everyday right now

Henry3959

Were getting your monsoon season here but it ends up being a shower in the afternoon and humidity

Wind

During this whole build what was the most difficult thing?
I'm really interested in doing this by taking out most of the parts from my lsj (I want to turbo swap that) so I think parts wouldn't be so hard for me but I'm also not very experienced with motor stuff.
Do you think this is something an average person can tackle with little knowledge?

jdbaugh1

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Yes. Just read up and try to get an understanding of how everything jives before you dive in.

Henry3959

Nothing was difficult other then putting the shorter belt on.
Many things were frustrating because there was limited and bad info posted.


The intake manifold was hitting the Starter cable connector but I caught it right away as it wouldn't quite go flush against the head. Loosened the starter battery cable nut and rotated it. Imaging what could have happened if not caught when the battery cable was reconnected?

chevygirl2006

More pics of car!

Henry3959

Coming from someone that still doesn't have his running

Henry3959

I picked up another 08, 2.4 LE5 Complete. Next pics will probably be of that build.
Trying to gather info on latest components to use... especially timing chain, gear updated info.

chevygirl2006

Why not an 06? I just got an lsj for $800 and taking the sc kit off if you're interested.

Henry3959

I'm upgrading rods and pistons.... After that I should be in good shape. Still spooked about the foam cast block.

Henry3959

Work I did before the supercharger. The seat I redid first was the passenger side which was a lot worse then the drivers side. Then I found as SS interior and never installed them.

chevygirl2006

I need black carpet

jdbaugh1

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This is round number 3. I supercharged my car with a kit and had it running in a weekend. It was easy. But of course it wasn't fast enough so I got a TVS. To use the TVS I needed forged internals and somewhere along the line I started burning oil so am starting fresh with a new engine. What I am doing is slightly more involved than just installing a supercharger. I've had that damn supercharger and components on and off so many times I could install a supercharger kit with my eyes closed

Crav3

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​​​​​​​i understand that! I could do one in my sleep supercharged my g5, the my lil bros cobalt, then took his apart like 3 times, swapped superchargers on mine, broke it replaced it. Removed and installed so many times its almost second nature haha

chevygirl2006

Why do you need internals for the tvs?

chevygirl2006

I've had 4 different superchargers on my car lol. It's been taken apart so many times.

Henry3959

I don't think I am going TVS..... Still undecided.

Crav3

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​​​​​​​lol you understand, the one i bought from you has been working great, but it is getting me 15 psi on the 2.9 pulley when my other supercharger only got me 13 psi. Any idea why that is?