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  • 2004 Chevrolet Corvette Z06

    2004 Chevrolet Corvette Z06 – Engine Breathing Modifications – LG Motorsports/K&N

    o   K&N intake system

    o   LG Motorsports “Street Series” 1.3/4″ primary – 3.00″ collector longtube headers

    o   LG Motorsports off-road x-pipe

    o   MSD spark-plug wires

    o   NGK TR55 spark plugs

    o   Custom dyno tuning via HP Tuners

     

  • 2003 Nissan 350Z – 4.2 Liter

    2003 Nissan 350Z – 4.2liter Built Engine and Turbocharger System

    o   Darton mid sleeves

    o   Arias Extreme Duty 100mm pistons – 8.5:1CR

    o   Custom 250hp-per-rod stroker rods

    o   ACL ‘Race’ bearings

    o   Brian Crower 86.4mm stroker crankshaft

    o   Custom billet block girdle

    o   ARP 2000 main studs

    o   ARP upgraded 12mm head studs

    o   Cometic 101.5mm headgaskets

    o   Cosworth cylinder heads

    o   JWT C8 272/272 duration – 12.01mm/12.01mm lift camshafts

    o   JWT valve springs for C8 camshafts (45lbs at closed/150lbs at open)

    o   Ported OEM lower plenum

    o   Cosworth upper plenum

    o   OEM Nissan VQ35DE Rev Up oil pump

    o   Otherwise all OEM Nissan components (i.e. water pump, thermostat, tensioners, etc.)

    o   Deatschwerks 1,000cc injectors

    o   Momentum Performance Garrett GT3582R turbocharger system

    o   Haltech Platinum engine management system

    o   Haltech wideband module

    o   Koyo radiator

    o   Samco radiator hoses

    o   OS Giken twin-disc ceramic clutch

    o   Quaife limited slip differential

    o   Driveshaft Shop 900hp axles

    o   StopTech brakes

    o   Volk Racing RE30 Mercury Silver wheels

    o   JPUSA body kit

    o   Sparco Torino seats

    o   Custom National Speed, Inc. roll cage

     

  • 2003 Nissan 350Z

    2003 Nissan 350Z

    2003 Nissan 350Z – Vortech Supercharger System

    o   Cosworth plenum

    o   Custom dyno tuning via AEM EMS

     

  • 2003 Nissan 350Z – 3.8 Liter

    2003 Nissan 350Z – 3.8 Liter

    2003 Nissan 350Z – 3.8liter Built Engine and Turbocharger System

    o   MoTeC M800 stand-alone engine management system

    o   OS Giken twin-disc ceramic clutch

    o   Quaife limited slip differential

    o   Driveshaft Shop 900hp axles

    o   Darton mid sleeves

    o   Arias Extreme Duty 100mm pistons – 8.5:1CR

    o   Custom 250hp-per-rod rods

    o   ACL ‘Race’ bearings

    o   OEM 81.4mm stroke

    o   Custom billet block girdle

    o   ARP standard main studs

    o   ARP L19 cylinder head studs

    o   Cometic 101.5mm headgaskets

    o   Cosworth cylinder heads

    o   JWT C8 272/272 duration – 12.01mm/12.01mm lift camshafts

    o   JWT valve springs for C8 camshafts (45lbs at closed/150lbs at open)

    o   Ported OEM lower plenum

    o   Cosworth upper plenum

    o   OEM Nissan VQ35DE Rev Up oil pump

    o   Otherwise all OEM Nissan components (i.e. water pump, thermostat, tensioners, etc.)

    o   StopTech brakes

    o   ARP extended wheel studs

    o   Custom APR Performance front splitter

    o   APR Performance GT500 spoiler

    o   Custom 10-point roll cage

    o   Recaro Pole Position racing seats

    o   Takata 5-point harnesses

    o   HRE Wheels Comp90 3-piece 19 x 10 – 19 x 11 wheels

    o   Hoosier R6 295/30R19 front tires

    o   Hoosier R6 325/30R19 rear tires

     

  • 2001 Pontiac Trans Am

    2001 Pontiac Trans Am WS6 – Built Engine and Turbocharged Race Build – 1,037whp and 8.84 in the quarter mile

    o   Custom turbocharger manifolds

    o   Precision GT4718 (“GT4788”) turbocharger with 1.08a/r turbine housing

    o   Custom National Speed, Inc. 5.00″ 304 stainless-steel downpipe

    o   TiAL 60mm wastegate

    o   Custom National Speed, Inc. 2.50″ 304 stainless-steel dumptube

    o   TurboSmart Race Port blow-off valve

    o   Custom dual-core water:air intercooler

    o   Custom National Speed, Inc. 3.50″ aluminum cold-side charge piping

    o   LQ9 iron block

    o   370cid (6.1liter)

    o   Custom Wiseco pistons

    o   Callies I-beam rods

    o   Callies Dragon Slayer crankshaft

    o   Doweled OEM iron main caps

    o   ARP main studs

    o   ARP 1/2″ cylinder head studs

    o   Double o-ringed cylinder heads and block

    o   ETP LS7 cylinder heads – 400cfm+ intake/300cfm+ exhaust at .650″ lift

    o   Stainless steel intake valves – STD size

    o   Stainless steel exhaust valves – STD size

    o   Custom Manley Nextek valve springs

    o   Manley titanium retainers

    o   Comp Cams chromoly 3/8″ pushrods

    o   Lunati high-rev lifters

    o   Stock LS7 1.8 ratio rockers

    o   Custom camshaft

    o   Cloyes timing set

    o   Melling oil pump

    o   ATI Super Damper

    o   Moroso oil pan

    o   GMPP intake manifold

    o   LS7 single-plane intake plenum

    o   F.A.S.T 78mm billet throttle body

    o   Griffin radiator with dual electric fans

    o   160lb Bosch injectors

    o   Mast Motorsports fuel rails

    o   Aeromotive 1:1RR fuel-pressure regulator

    o   -10AN fuel-supply line – split to twin -8an to rails

    o   -8AN fuel-return line

    o   Fuelab 1,500hp Prodigy fuel pump

    o   Nasty Performance aftermarket stock-location aluminum fuel tank

    o   Built TH400 transmission

    o   PTC custom torque converter

    o   Strange chromoly driveshaft with billet yokes

    o   Midwest Chassis 9″ rear end with spool

    o   Strange brake system

    o   Big Stuff 3 stand-alone engine management

    o   Racepak UDX Ultra Dash

    o   Kirkey aluminum racing seats

    o   Momo steering wheel

    o   Custom chromoly roll cage

     

     

  • 2001 Chevy Corvette

    2001 Chevrolet Corvette – Built Engine and Supercharger System

    o   ECS/Paxton 2000 SC600 kit

    o   Kooks 1.7/8″ primary – 3.00″ collector headers

    o   Kooks off-road X-pipe

    o   LG Motorsports exhaust system

    o   Built LS6 short block (347cid)

    o   ARP cylinder head studs

    o   ARP main studs

    o   ARP harmonic balancer bolt

    o   Patriot Extreme valve springs and retainers

    o   England Green Mayhem Camshaft

    o   C5R timing chain

    o   Harland Sharp rockers

    o   LS7 lifters

    o   GM MLS Head Gaskets

    o   SLP Ported Oil Pump

    o   Comp Hardened Pushrods

    o   All other rebuild components OEM GM (water pump, oil pump, gaskets, seals, etc.)

     

  • 2000 Honda Civic Si

    2000 Honda Civic Si – Turbocharger System – Peak Boost/TiAL Sport

    o   Peak Boost air-conditioning compatible T3/38mm turbocharger manifold

    o   Utilizing existing turbocharger

    o   Utilizing existing Turbonetics 38mm wastegate

    o   Custom National Speed, Inc. dumptube

    o   Modifying existing downpipe and mating to existing A’PEXi N1 exhaust

    o   Modifying existing stainless-steel charge piping to work properly

    o   TiAL 50mm blow-off valve

    o   AEM intake-air temperature sensor installed on cold-side charge piping

    o   Replacing all non-reinforced couplers with 4-ply reinforced couplers with t-bolt clamps

    o   Custom National Speed, Inc. turbocharger intake tube

    o   Hondata 3bar MAP

    o   Other minimal mechanical corrections (too many small things to list out)

    o   Wiring UEGO reference into AEM EMS

    o   Wiring high and low boost switch into AEM EMS

    o   Custom dyno tuning via AEM EMS

     

  • 2000 Ford Mustang GT

    2000 Ford Mustang GT

    2000 Ford Mustang GT – Built Engine and Supercharger System

    o   MMR 600whp short block consisting of:

    o   2004 Terminator Cobra aluminum block casting

    o   OEM Ford cast iron crankshaft

    o   MMR 4340 I-Beam rods with ARP hardware

    o   Forged 2618 Manley standard bore 9.5:1CR pistons

    o   MMR side bolts

    o   MMR racing oil pump

    o   ARP head studs

    o   Fel-Pro Extreme head gaskets

    o   ARP main studs

    o   MMR windage tray and hardware kit

    o   Hypertech 160degree thermostat

    o   OEM Ford water pump

    o   OEM Ford gaskets and seals

    o   Replace all fluids with higher performance fluids

    o   Diagnosing fuel system, verifying it is up to the duty of the new system (may need to go with twin Ford GT Supercar pumps)

    o   NGK TR6 spark plugs

    o   Pypes longtube headers and exhaust system

    o   Ram flywheel

    o   Custom dyno tuning via SCT

     

     

  • 1998 Honda Civic

    1998 Honda Civic – Built Engine and Turbocharger system – 676whp

    Engine work and turbocharger system not performed by National Speed, Inc.

    • B16B engine
    • ERL engine block
    • Full valve train
    • Edelbrock Victor-X intake manifold
    • BDL 70mm throttle body
    • Peak Boost top-mount Garrett GT3582R turbocharger system
    • T1R block breather system
    • Skunk2 70mm exhaust
    • Hondata S300 with PWM module
    • Custom National Speed, Inc. fuel system to support 700whp+
    • Custom dyno tuning via Hondata S300
    • 676whp on 28psi

     

  • 1998 Acura Integra Type-R

    1998 Acura Integra Type-R – Engine Rebuild and Engine Breathing Modifications – Mugen/SMS-P

    o   Engine rebuilt to OEM Honda specifications

    o   ARP cylinder head studs

    o   ARP connecting rod bolts

    o   Mugen intake system

    o   SMS-P header

    o   Carsound high-flow catalytic converter

    o   Modified OEM catalytic converter back exhaust

    o   OEM JDM Integra Type-R 4.785:1 final drive

    o   Custom dyno tuning via A’PEXi PowerFC