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Member ID: cmtapanes

Location: Ruskin, FL

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1999 Pontiac Grand Am

Bragging Rights

  • 1/4 Mile0 sec @ -1 mph
  • 0-600sec
  • Top Speed130mph
  • HP-1
  • Weight-1lbs

Major Upgrades

  • turbo
  • nitrous
  • bore increase
  • port and polish
  • supercharger
  • extrude honed
  • stroke increase
  • engine swap

Modifications

Performance Parts

  • K&N Intake 
  • Borla Exhaust 
  • MSD Ignition 
  • Optima Engine Electronics 
  • Eibach Springs 

Interior

Exterior Styling

  • Toyo Tires 
  • MAK Wheels 

Car Audio & Video

Ratings

    • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
    • Currently 3.0/5 Stars.

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LEFT: Rims MAK Rave Hyper Silver 18" x 7" with Toyo Wheels 235/40Z R18 (Rear).
RIGHT: Rims MAK Rave Hyper Silver 18" x 7" with Toyo Wheels 225/35Z R18 (Front).
   
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LEFT: Custom instalation of a HomeLink® to open the garage door. RIGHT: Replace the Rearview Mirror with a GENTEX® Rearview Mirror Auto-Dimming (GNTX-177) with Compass.
   
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  RIGHT: 60GB Photo iPod. I replace the DO NOT DISCONNECT graphic for a Pointiac logo.
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LEFT: Sony XA-C40 Source Selector lets you connect up to three Unilink system sources to your Sony in-dash stereo. Your add-on options include a CD changer, satellite radio, iPod® adapter, and more.
RIGHT: This PAC iPod to Sony adapter allows you to listen to your iPod through the Sony in-dash stereo in your vehicle. The kit includes everything you need to connect your iPod to a compatible Sony stereo.
   
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LEFT: This is where the stock oil filter was located and the engine oil lines re-directs the engine oil to the cooler. RIGHT: Dual cooler for the oil transmission and the engine oil.
   
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LEFT: Oil filter was relocated behind the front bumper. RIGHT: Upgraded the front breaking system with a F-Body calipers and rotors.
   
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LEFT: Another shoot of the new breaks. The rotor is 12" in diameter compered with the stock 10". Right: SD Hood from Stinger Fiberglas Design. The vents are operational. It needs to be painted.
   
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LEFT: Aeromotive 13107 Fuel Pressure Regulator with braided -6 lines and fittings RIGHT: Another shoot angle of the FPR.
   
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LEFT: Rear mounted turbo. Placed where the muffler just to be. RIGHT: Routed the turbo intake filter behind the bumper to get some protection from the water.
   
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LEFT: AutoMeter Boost/Vacumm gauge mounted on the middle ac vent. RIGHT: Night shoot of the Boost/Vacumm gauge
   
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LEFT: Greddy Type RS Blow Off Valve with custom aluminum intake RIGHT: Custom aluminum intake from 2.5" - 3"
   
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LEFT: Tial style wastegate and a turbo shoot mounted on the rear of the car. RIGHT: ShurFlow scavenger pump to return the oil from the back of the car to the engine.
   
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LEFT: The ShurFlow scavenger pump faild so it was replaced by a Tilton Transmission and/or Differential Oil Cooler Pump. RIGHT: TCE 65mm billet throttle body, compared with the OEM is larger with a round opening. The upper intake manifold was ported to match the 65mm TB.
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LEFT: Here is another view of the TCE 65mm throttle body and you can see the heat shield under the TB to protect the air from the hot heat.  
      Rear Mounted Turbo:

- T3/T4 Turbo (Rear Mounted)
- AutoMeter Boost/Vacumm Gauge
- Greddy Type RS Blow Off Valve
- K&N Filter
- Intercooler
- ShurFlow Scavenger Pump
- Tial Style Wastegate

      Engine/Performance Modifications:

- Taylor 8mm Spiro Pro Spark Plug Wires
- S&S Headers Ceramic Coated with Flex & Cat
- MSD Ignition Coils
- Digital Horsepower PCM
- Grounding Kits
---Sun Hyper Ground System S-Type (Red)
- MAP Engineering Exhaust Heat Shield
- 2" 3/4" Cat-back Exhaust System with Borla Exhaust
- TCE 65mm throttle body and ported the upper intake manifold opening to match the 65mm TB.

 
      Cooling:

- Casper's Hi Speed Fan Switch
- 180 Hypertech PowerStat Thermostats
- Summit Racing Combination Fluid Coolers; Dual Circuit Unit; Two Independent Coolers, One for Engine Cooler and One for the Transmission Oil. Part# G4978

 
      Exterior Modifications:

- Altezza Style Grand Am Tail Lamps
- Mustang Billet Gas Door

 
      Interior Modifications:

- MOMO Shift Knob (Black Leather / Polished Aluminum Accents)
- A-pillar Gauge Mount for Grand Am/Alero
--- Auto Meter Sport-Comp Gauges
------ Volt Meter
------ A/F Ratio Gauge
------ Electronic Oil Pressure
- Replace the Rearview Mirror with a GENTEX® Rearview Mirror Auto-Dimming (GNTX-177) with Compass
- Custom Installation of a HomeLink® Control Unit to Open the Garage Door.

 
      Suspension Modifications:

- Eibach Pro Kit Lowering Springs
- Speedbuilt Front Strut Tower Braces
- Speedbuilt Rear Strut Tower Braces

 
      Break/Wheels Modifications:

- Rims MAK Rave Hyper Silver 18" x 7"
--- Toyo Wheels 225/35Z R18 (Front)
--- Toyo Wheels 235/40Z R18 (Rear)
- Rear Break Convertion from Drumms to Calipers from a Grand Am GT (No Picture Available)
- Front Break Upgrade from a F-Body (Camaro)
-- Camaro 12" Diameter Rotors
-- Double pistons

 
      Audio:

- MAPtech Enterprises Head Unit Mount with Grand Am letters illuminated
- Sony Xplode CDX-F700 Head Unit
- XM Satellite Radio Tuner Direct™ XMD1000
- Q-Logic Q-Forms kick panel speaker enclosures
--- Speakers Pionner TS-C160R/250W/6.5" 
--- Tweeter 1"
- Pioneer TS-939/160W/6"x9" (Rear)
- Kicker 1" Tweeter
- 2 Kicker 12" Subwoofers
- 3 MTX Amplifiers
- MTX Thunder 4300X (4 Channels)
- MTX Thunder 4200X (4 channels)
- MTX Thunder 272X (2 Channels)
- Optima Yellow Top
- Raptor 1 Farad Cap
- 60GB Photo iPod with a custom Pontiac logo
- Sony XA-C40

   
 

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Zjones20  

Posted by: Zjones20

09/26/2009 07:50PM

great job on ya whip. very well done. 5*

Amroman  

Posted by: Amroman

09/26/2009 06:25PM

wow, man. I wish I knew someone out here with as much knowledge about custom turbos and stuff like you. i would love to do somethin like that but i'm just way too unexperienced to do something like that on my own. Great GA- 5 stars for sure.

K1LLAM1ke  

Posted by: K1LLAM1ke

08/27/2009 01:56PM

thanks for the love homie, but damn wish i had the time and money to work on my engine, awsome work bet its fast. but halo projectors are sick i got them so i can get HID bulbs with no scatter, so there all bad ass

2Wide4U  

Posted by: 2Wide4U

08/24/2009 05:11PM

Interesting set up you have there, 5 stars

pg08374  

Posted by: pg08374

08/24/2009 09:58AM

Does the gas cap improve your 1/4 times? Any the rims you have are going to hurt your times because its just that much more weight the engine has to turn over

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Member ID: cmtapanes

Location: Ruskin, FL