97' Bathurst 3sgte swap

Re: 97' Bathurst 3sgte swap (Timclarkee)

Sat, 31 Mar 2018 22:22:56 GMT

Yes in a discussion with my tuner he said the current setup I have is good for close to 400wkw with the right cams and injectors, other than that everything is ready to rock and roll,

The air comes through the boot floor through a scoop under the car I fabricated, (the two fans are pulling air also) and all the air escapes directly behind the intercooler through my reverse lights which are now a black mesh. I am thinking about making a clear box on the top of the cooler to guide the air coming in directly out the back but the IAT’s are consistently under 30 degrees C so I might leave it alone

Re: 97' Bathurst 3sgte swap (Mrskylighter)

Sat, 31 Mar 2018 22:09:04 GMT

I think with degreed cams, E85 and higher boost (higher than what 98 will handle) you should be around 360-400KW.

I achieved 320KW with a Gt35r at 20-21 psi on 98 fuel with 264 cams.

Re: 97' Bathurst 3sgte swap (Mrskylighter)

Sat, 31 Mar 2018 21:53:53 GMT

You will definitely need cams as the stock ones will hold you back. I've used hks 264s for a 3S build that put down 320KW at the wheels. I know another 320+KW build that uses hks 272s.

What direction is the air flowing through that intercooler? Sounds like you are pulling it from underneath? Where does it exit the boot compartment?

Re: 97' Bathurst 3sgte swap (Lumix)

Sat, 31 Mar 2018 18:23:53 GMT

Such a clean build. Well done!

Re: 97' Bathurst 3sgte swap (Timclarkee)

Sat, 31 Mar 2018 15:03:32 GMT

Been a while since i’ve Posted here, have had the car on jack stands for 5 months in my garage custom doing pretty much everything with some mates.
The car is now running a link g4+ ecu with flex fuel (e85-98)
Boot mount cooler setup with twin fans, watersprayer and a scoop under the car to get the air in (intake temp hasn’t exceeded 30c yet)
Running a gtx3582 with a .63 rear housing so it spools up quick thanks to falcons creations in America, can’t recommend him and his products enough!

After a long 5 months she was finally ready for the dyno and we made 240RWKW because I maxed out my top feed 850cc injectors at 14psi

All that’s left to do is upgrade to some 1500cc top feeds so we can make well over 300+kw hopefully and maybe put a set of cams in it, does anyone on here have any experience with different cam setups that work well for that power goal?

Re: 97' Bathurst 3sgte swap (5SGTE)

Mon, 08 May 2017 07:57:34 GMT

And here I thought it was black! Looks great in that colour and a relief to be at the tuning stage.

Re: 97' Bathurst 3sgte swap (Timclarkee)

Sun, 07 May 2017 22:19:21 GMT

Well after not having my car for around 8 months during the build I have finally got it back drove it home from the tuners last night and it feels great, (cars on a extremely tame run in tune for a 1000k's or so)
Now that I have the car back I can update the thread more often and share it with you guys in more depth as well, now to start ticking off all the small little things to do

Re: 97' Bathurst 3sgte swap (Timclarkee)

Thu, 02 Mar 2017 15:38:51 GMT

Yeah did the turbo cables as well mate

Re: 97' Bathurst 3sgte swap (Rob)

Thu, 02 Mar 2017 15:09:46 GMT

nice mate i hope you swapped out those NA shifter cables when you did the swap something that is overlooked and needs to be done

Re: 97' Bathurst 3sgte swap (Timclarkee)

Wed, 01 Mar 2017 20:13:33 GMT

Hey mate can't remember the offset of the top of my head as it was some time ago, maybe +35? 8" wide front 9" wide rears,
Tyres are 235/35 rear and 215/35 advan semi slicks, going to go abit more aggressive with rear tyre size on my next set

Re: 97' Bathurst 3sgte swap (SW20TT)

Wed, 01 Mar 2017 20:10:25 GMT

Nice ! the wheels and fitment look great. what is the offset on the wheels? and what size tyres are you running?

Re: 97' Bathurst 3sgte swap (5SGTE)

Thu, 16 Feb 2017 11:30:55 GMT

Timclarkee
I'm able to drive it on p plates legally as I hold a ABN and run my own business so it somehow passes as a work car making it fully legal even though it's an "overpowered vehicle"

Awesome! That's a nice loophole.

Re: 97' Bathurst 3sgte swap (mister2)

Thu, 16 Feb 2017 11:14:51 GMT

Looks very nice – and those wheels do look great too !

Re: 97' Bathurst 3sgte swap (Timclarkee)

Thu, 16 Feb 2017 10:06:40 GMT

Thanks guys. Will keep everyone updated on mods, I'm able to drive it on p plates legally as I hold a ABN and run my own business so it somehow passes as a work car making it fully legal even though it's an "overpowered vehicle"

Re: 97' Bathurst 3sgte swap (5SGTE)

Thu, 16 Feb 2017 08:54:38 GMT

Your rims suit the car perfectly, good choice. Look forwards to more details and seeing you on a run. You must be close to getting your opens and being able to drive this...