so broke some stuff in the lsj and dropped it off at my buddies (sevensix9) house while im deployed so he can get things back together for me, im kinda sad i wont be building it but oh well. pm me for parts you may need off the sc set up and if you have anything i need or may need for my turbo conversion let me know, and i will NOT gift money for parts due to this site being full of broke ass people who scam.

now/for sale

1. zzp stage2 2.9 pulley
2. had full exhaust(back to stock)
3. 42lb injectors
4. ingalls(gone)
5. zzp 3inch cai
6. mild p&p blower(ls4 wont need spacer)
7. ottp front mount(gone)
8. 260ish whp

all sc parts are for sale!!

soon to haves

1. je pistons 9:1
2. 78# valve springs
3. new valves
4. cams(not sure on what ones i want yet)
5. 8000 redline
6. zzp lsj turbo swap
7. 80#lb injectors
8. 256 extended tip
9. catless dp
10. zzp wastegate
11. 3inch straight pipe
12. 2step/launch control
13. zzp intercooler set up
14. race tune
15. charge/intake pipes powder coated lime green
16. zzp tripple pod
17. 2 interceptors
18. ss/tc boost gauge
19. bride or recaro seats
20. neutral balance shafts
21. methonal set up(if e85 doesnt become easier to get when i get back)
22. lnf brembo calipers
23. all new gaskets
24. not sure what clutch i want
25. new thick axles =]
26. fuel system(havent made up my mind yet)
27. hopefuly over 400whp

zzp is going to love me

 

I was wondering what afghan build was supposed to mean. I get it now. And you trusted Alex with your car LOL? Naw just messin, he seems like a responsible guy...... until he starts driving, then he turns bat **** crazy! So I've heard anyway.

 

brian i shall help alex with your build!!

 

thanks joe =D you guys will have fun with it! ***** going to mob like a mother ******.

 

haha ya it will if u do all that to it, i can post pics up on here also when we do work to it, and rip it apart

 

its going to happen!! and so will a wrx =D

 

haha nice, and the 240?

 

Joe I'm thinking next weekend we get the guys together here for a BBQ, fire pit, and tearing Brian's car apart.

-Alex

 

sounds good alex just text me and lmk if we get like 4 of us there should be good, maybe u,me,ron,luke,sam?

 

Yeah, I'm pretty good, till I get behind the wheel. HAHA

 

haha nooo u got it all wrong alex drives like a g-ma

 

To my understanding a ss/tc boost gauge wont work on your LSJ because you dont have a 2 bar map sensor? i could be wrong but for some reason i think it does not work

 

we wired up the TC boost gauge in my buddies Ion RL and it worked, except it is 5psi off on the high side, still trying to figure it out

 

sounds great to me!! =D hit up my wife for the lug key if you guys need to take the rims.

 

put the rims on the front, paint, maybe do a sr swap or just sell it and pay off the wrx my wife will be getting

 

you guys even start anything this weekend?

 

If you don't have 500whp with that set-up... you should sell the car.

It'll always be off. Pretty sure there is no true fix.

 

well i didnt plan on running 30lbs of boost haha i just wanna be in the mid 400s safely

 

Like I said... with that set-up... you should have 500whp or more.

If you only want mid-400's or less... you don't need half of that stuff. And why drop your CR to 9.0?

 

well the pistons zzp sells are 9:1 so ya im going with that and i blew the motor so im building it since i have the money. well since id be making more power then i expected what clutch should i be going with

 

They sell 9.5:1 (stock) as well. I'm ordering some myself.

And all I'm saying, is that you don't need Neutral Balance Shafts to make power, and you certainly do not need new valves. Our valves are very strong and will survive well into the HP range.

One thing you don't have listed... that you will need to address... are the stock LSJ sleeves. They'll hold 450whp with a good tune... but beyond that, you might be flirting with disaster.

 

first off i blew my motor!
my valves train is far from sounding right so why not replace it all
i know a piston is broken so why not get good ones and i didnt see the stock cp pistons on zzp
i want to safely rev high so why not do it right
im not going to buy new sleeves unless the stockers are all fucked so thats why its not on there
id like to build it once and last then build it twice

 

Cool Story, Bro. Blowing your motor has nothing to do with building it or not.

If your valvetrain is "far from sounding right"... that's a different story, but I don't think new valves are gonna be what fixes it. You need to look at your lifters, rockers, etc. Probably be best for you to just get another head, imo. Cheaper.

I didn't say not to replace your pistons. I highly suggest replacing the pistons, they are a weak link in the LSJ. It does look like they took the 9.5:1 pistons off of their site. They're probably just out-of-stock. Worth waiting for 9.5:1, imo.

You can safely rev high with the stock balance shafts in the car... you already said you're only going to 8000.

And your last two sentences kind of contradict each other. The LSJ sleeves start becoming the weakest link once you start moving into that 400+whp range. The higher in the HP range you go... the better your tuner better be... and afaik, none of the GREAT LSJ Turbo tuners are in the Northwest.

It also sounds like you haven't torn the block apart to inspect. If you've blown a piston... it more than likely damaged the sleeve in some way.

I understand you want to build it once and be done. I'm just trying to help out and save you money where it can be saved. WTF else would I tell you that you don't need something.

 

block is waiting to be torn apart and you dont have to pull **** apart to know its a piston that fucked up unless youre a complete retard. and ive pulled parts apart and everything under the valve cover is good i just havent had time to go further. yes i know the tuning in wa sucks dick(vince sucks at tuning) but thats why im just going to run the pos zzp tune til i go back to montana and have infaredline help me out with tuning. and what would be a good strong sleeve?

 

Haha, I never said that it wasn't a piston that failed. I'm just saying... don't count on your sleeves being 100%. The weak parts on the LSJ pistons are the ringlands... when they go... you usually have scarring on the cylinder wall.

Bates and Darton both make great sleeves. Getting a block sleeved, however, is quite expensive. The trick is to find an LNF block. Sleeves in it are rated to 700hp, versus the 500hp the LSJ's are rated to... and the block itself is damn near identical to the LSJ block.

If you're going with everything else from ZZP, why not just get a built block from them? You know it'll be done right, and it'll have a warranty.