Broadfield Build... LS3 V8 Time and Aero

[Fullboost TM]

Originally Posted by CamryOnBronze

RAINBOW by MAZIORA.

I couldn't believe it wasn't mentioned earlier! It would be ridiculously expensive but worth every penny!

[thenooblet]

wow...those look gud

[GSXRJJordan]

Originally Posted by Broadfield

If you are talking air intake, something custom obviously. If you are talking intake manifold, then the stock LS3 manifold.... really no reason to run anything else. Even the FAST manifold only gained 4whp on a 500whp LS3. However, it gained 40whp once boosted.

The FAST LSX-R 102mm intake (with 102mm tb, of course) will make considerably more than 4whp when you put a decent cam in there. After a cam and headers, it's the cheapest n/a horsepower gain.

Pics from my customer gallery:

Conrad loves his Katech valvecovers as well.


Matt Powers also runs the LSX-R. Neither of these guys got them for free, either.

[ixfxi]

thats mcmaster carr right thurrrr... i've got a batch of those stainless hex head bolts in the garage.

bleh... your car is going to be so.................. domestic

:-)

[Broadfield]

Originally Posted by GSXRJJordan

The FAST LSX-R 102mm intake (with 102mm tb, of course) will make considerably more than 4whp when you put a decent cam in there. After a cam and headers, it's the cheapest n/a horsepower gain.

And actually, I want to correct myself. I went back and looked at the Super Chevy build on their LS3 and they did indeed only gain 4whp.... and this was even on CNC ported heads and bigger cam. However, once I read further, I noticed they noted that they were very surprised since stock LS3's usually gain 14-16 hp with nothing more than the FAST 102. They tested again at a later date, but the car then had a ProCharger on it. At that time they did a baseline with the stock LS3 mani then pulls with the FAST 102.... which gained 47whp over the stock mani with the presence of the ProCharger.

And to clear things up, it's not that I wouldn't necessarily do an aftermarket manifold..... I just don't have the funds this season. That would be a nice thing for next winter.

Originally Posted by ixfxi

thats mcmaster carr right thurrrr... i've got a batch of those stainless hex head bolts in the garage.

bleh... your car is going to be so.................. domestic

:-)

Yeah man, McMaster Carr is the bomb of all bombs. It is beyond insane what you can get from them and then the fact that they have it in stock. The cool thing is they are less than 2 hours from me. So I always have my stuff next day. I ordered some crazy stainless shoulder bolts from them to work with my Gallery Fresh anodized washers for my S15 valve cover. They were a specific shoulder diameter, with a specific shoulder length, with a specific thread pitch, diameter, length and they had a specific diameter socket head(allen)..... they had that shit in stock!!!!... and I had them the next day.

Originally Posted by ixfxi

bleh... your car is going to be so.................. domestic

:-)

Meh, you love me

[Lees_Garage]

Any updates?

[holemilk00]

Originally Posted by holemilk00

If you changed the intake manifold on an LS I would either do the fast90 or the newer fast120's. If you went with something else, I would suggest that you go with something that has full customization options like the Marcella Manifolds. You get to control every design aspect of it, runner length and more.

Marcella Manifolds Home Page

Just wanted to bring this up from Page 7. If you want to go all out, don't waste your money right now on a FAST intake of any sort. Hold out and get something that is full custom like I suggested. Plus if you beat me to it, you'll be the first with this intake in a S chassis.

[ixfxi]

Originally Posted by Broadfield

Yeah man, McMaster Carr is the bomb of all bombs. It is beyond insane what you can get from them and then the fact that they have it in stock. The cool thing is they are less than 2 hours from me. So I always have my stuff next day. I ordered some crazy stainless shoulder bolts from them to work with my Gallery Fresh anodized washers for my S15 valve cover. They were a specific shoulder diameter, with a specific shoulder length, with a specific thread pitch, diameter, length and they had a specific diameter socket head(allen)..... they had that shit in stock!!!!... and I had them the next day.
Meh, you love me

mcmaster is the same out here, quick to deliver. i mean its uncanny how quick shit arrives at my door, they must have UPS employees actually working there.. because i click purchase and the shit is instamatically at my door.

see, the thing i like about your car, project, or work in general.. and i think others will agree, is that its done with care and thought. i always hear that about my work, and can see that i see that in your work. the amount of photos you take and how clean things are laid out - all apply to your project and how things are handled. i respect that. you may be a newer guy in the community (within a few years if i recall correctly) but you are doing things RIGHT.

its real unfortunate that there arent more people paying attention and following your path. its a damn shame how many jank cars i see, and not just in this community. miata, sc.. its everywhere. its like a major rift between folks who spend good time and money vs the rest who are penny pinching bastards who just fail at building things.

ps: i think mc master has a lot of shit like this in stock because they supply to numerous communities.. fabricators, boat builders, engineers, car enthusiasts, aerospace, etc...

[the555car]

Originally Posted by Broadfield

Also trying to keep everything organized as I go:

I didn't think anyone else did this! Everyone things I'm nuts for labelling everything...

Amazing attention to detail, love the quality of work you put, unfortunately not enough people put this kind of time into projects. Money only goes so far, time, effort and passion is what separates good cars from excellent ones.

(yours being an excellent one)

[Broadfield]

Originally Posted by All Grip

Any updates?

Not really... I have been very busy this week.

Originally Posted by holemilk00

Just wanted to bring this up from Page 7. If you want to go all out, don't waste your money right now on a FAST intake of any sort. Hold out and get something that is full custom like I suggested. Plus if you beat me to it, you'll be the first with this intake in a S chassis.

I won't be buying any intake at all this year... I will be beyond out of funds just to get the car done with the game plan I have in place. My only concern with one of those Marcella manifolds would be hood clearance on the S13. I think it's going to be mega close the way it is.

Originally Posted by ixfxi

see, the thing i like about your car, project, or work in general.. and i think others will agree, is that its done with care and thought. i always hear that about my work, and can see that i see that in your work. the amount of photos you take and how clean things are laid out - all apply to your project and how things are handled. i respect that. you may be a newer guy in the community (within a few years if i recall correctly) but you are doing things RIGHT.

its real unfortunate that there arent more people paying attention and following your path. its a damn shame how many jank cars i see, and not just in this community. miata, sc.. its everywhere. its like a major rift between folks who spend good time and money vs the rest who are penny pinching bastards who just fail at building things.

I knew you couldn't hold out forever before giving me a compliment

Originally Posted by the555car

I didn't think anyone else did this! Everyone things I'm nuts for labelling everything...

Amazing attention to detail, love the quality of work you put, unfortunately not enough people put this kind of time into projects. Money only goes so far, time, effort and passion is what separates good cars from excellent ones.

(yours being an excellent one)

Thanks man!

[ixfxi]

Originally Posted by Broadfield

I knew you couldn't hold out forever before giving me a compliment

as mr wolf said in pulp fiction "well, lets not start suck eachother's dicks quite yet"

besides, its not like you work at a warehouse and are expecting to squeeze 700+ HP out of a stroked 2 liter. i mean, who does that?

[Black240Ct]

so we just got a package shipped to out shop.. i open it up and its your long block.. small world.. were swapping it into this


to replace this



back on subject, good luck with the ls, excited to see this car get put back together

[Darren]

Originally Posted by Black240Ct

to replace this


back on subject, good luck with the ls, excited to see this car get put back together

I like how the rad is 50% the size of the intercooler lol.

Love the build Broadfield. Keep up the good work!

That is all.


"They see me trollin', They be hatin'"

[Imarvin240]

builds looking great so far

[blueshark123]

any updates yet

[ZilviaKid]

i know im super late to the party but i photoshopped that mazori paint onto the engine so that it looks realish.

[ZilviaKid]

actually change my mind, it looks to flat like that so i did it again..

[Broadfield]

Originally Posted by blueshark123

any updates yet

None, but I'm just finishing up my 240volt setup... so it's going to be GO time! I have just been too busy to do anything with the garage electrical... which I need to get done before I can really do anything else. My next thing is to start prepping the bay for welding, which I need the 240volt to run my compressor for the air sander and 240volt to run the welder once the prep work is done.

Originally Posted by ZilviaKid

i know im super late to the party but i photoshopped that mazori paint onto the engine so that it looks realish.

Originally Posted by ZilviaKid

actually change my mind, it looks to flat like that so i did it again..

Dude, that last one is awesome! I appreciate you taking the time to do that. I'm leaning towards the Maziora... I have been this whole time. Ever since I got the seats, Kyle and I are always dreaming up things I could paint Maziora. I may just leave the covers and manifold like they are now and worry about the paint over the winter or later this year.

[newslidz]

Just currious what kind of welding and stuff are you doing in the bay? Like stich welds? Should be fun.

[ZilviaKid]

Originally Posted by Broadfield

None, but I'm just finishing up my 240volt setup... so it's going to be GO time! I have just been too busy to do anything with the garage electrical... which I need to get done before I can really do anything else. My next thing is to start prepping the bay for welding, which I need the 240volt to run my compressor for the air sander and 240volt to run the welder once the prep work is done.





Dude, that last one is awesome! I appreciate you taking the time to do that. I'm leaning towards the Maziora... I have been this whole time. Ever since I got the seats, Kyle and I are always dreaming up things I could paint Maziora. I may just leave the covers and manifold like they are now and worry about the paint over the winter or later this year.

no problem man, if you want anything else shopped, just let me know. its good practice for me.

love your previous build, keep up the good work.

[Om1kron]

while you're at it you should have the intake made out of hollowed dildos if you're going to rainbow up the valve cover. LOL

[Broadfield]

Originally Posted by Om1kron

while you're at it you should have the intake made out of hollowed dildos if you're going to rainbow up the valve cover. LOL

That's a pretty good idea, but I highly doubt you will sell me all of yours.

[Om1kron]

I got a bag full of big black ones covered in axe body spray with your name on it bro.

(video removed) forgot you can't post shit with dildoes in it here haha.

[conrad_s13.5]

ill bring the jack johnson c.d.'s.......lol

[OBEEWON]

Stop being gay California.

[Wabash9000]

alright I know you can't do a new manifold this year, but I would like to throw this out there for next years upgrades.
LS1 and LS7 Billet Manifolds with ITB's - HybridZ
and then build intakes like this e30 has(lots of pics scroll down)
VWVortex.com - V10 E30 M3 Build

[om3ga]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

[Broadfield]

Originally Posted by Wabash9000

alright I know you can't do a new manifold this year, but I would like to throw this out there for next years upgrades.
LS1 and LS7 Billet Manifolds with ITB's - HybridZ
and then build intakes like this e30 has(lots of pics scroll down)
VWVortex.com - V10 E30 M3 Build

Baller! I don't even know if the ITB's would fit under my hood... let alone with intakes like that. Who needs an intake anyway!?!

[ZilviaKid]

Originally Posted by Broadfield

Baller! I don't even know if the ITB's would fit under my hood... let alone with intakes like that. Who needs an intake anyway!?!

do it bro

[Broadfield]

Originally Posted by ZilviaKid

do it bro

LOL, Fucking awesome man!