Building a LS1 968 track day project car

Nice build. Way to execute the whole concept from your minds eye to reality. i see you like the e30 m3too. I am building a v8 e30 m3 right now, with 951 transaxle for improved weight bias over the front trans. set up. I hope my vision looks as good in reality as your 968 turned out. Thanks for sharing!

charlie1175 wrote:Nice build. Way to execute the whole concept from your minds eye to reality. i see you like the e30 m3too. I am building a v8 e30 m3 right now, with 951 transaxle for improved weight bias over the front trans. set up. I hope my vision looks as good in reality as your 968 turned out. Thanks for sharing!

Very nice be sure to let me know the thread !!!

The only reason keep me from E30 M3 is the price...... Is getting tooo far out to reach

n i am track nuts i want to build whole my car to track

so E30 m3 idea is kinda fade out ..............

Been a while since update of the car ...

was very busy on my race season( RX-7)

so 968 get put away for while

but i discover a very bad leak from water pump area.... this can be a gasket or pump

but decide not to take chance so order new highflow pump and gasket !!


but i find out in hardway i need two gasket instead of one n new pully...................

so i guess i will need to wait on part for a bit longer

mabe change Type 1 power steering pump all togeter ?? since my PS line have some minor leak too

looking good with ARP bolt n high flow pump






find out the pump only work with later style housing..... since i am the only one using LS1 in my country... need to find a machine shop to machine the housing down to fit new housing !!

Well the shop fail to finish the parts on time

so i take it back, n try to mess with it

after bit a thinking a measure

I figure if i grind down the 04 up thermostat down to 42mm. i can be able to fit the thermo into 02 housing.. after some spark flying n elbow grease . i think the result went pretty good !!

going to test drive it tonight hope every thing will went smooth. because i have a magazine shoot tomorrow

Good news for my 968 hybird. the car was select by a Biggest tuning car magazine in Taiwan

to be Cover car of their March issue.  








Along with one of famous Tv star in taiwan !! BUt i did not get to ask her number yet ha   

I guess i cant complain of any thing if some one is doing this much effort to get a report of your car

Like i said it before i am the one n only with V8 hybird car in my area... so hope in short fucture i can see more of this V8 hybird in my place

Been a while for a update... with new cooling update. the car run much cooler now !! 

Car is blast to drive as usually. n get so much attention Every where i go........... 

but been try to finding a AC leak some where in my system.... any problem area ? hope is not blower...


going to install new suspension on the car.. just like 944hybird fashion, this is system is from other car n retrofit into 968


wll post the update when i am done

Looks very nicely done, and mean!

Sterling Doc wrote:Looks very nicely done, and mean!

Thanks !! i figure this is most afoardable way to build a super car stying with V8 power in my country

Newest eyecandy of my car~ custom Ti- Y pipe intake.. took me a year to convence the Ti piping master to squeeze time to build this for me, Love it !!

Some view you dont see every day. took my 968 to track this weekend, not because i want to show off   . is because i get hire to be a driving coach for locoal racing school

since this is rare chance, so i ask my friend to help me take some shot of my 968 at track during my Taxi session




But one thing that kind da bother me is . the brake. I use bmw hydro boost on my car
and is not very consitant !!! the pedal can go up n down or with how much you turn the steering wheel

that is big NO NO for a fast lap time !!. i am still use stock LS pump will TYPE one pump help ? or
is some thing wrong on my hydro system

I was just checkin out Speedhunters and thought I recognized this....

http://www.speedhunters.com/2014/07/v8-swaps-theme-readers-rides/

Nice job!

Interesting question on the LS1 pump versus the Turn One pump. That's not good on the inconsistent pedal feel. How does your steering feel? Others have stated the Turn One pump keeps the fluid from overheating. Do you monitor ps fluid temps?

I'm just finishing putting together a power steering system with the LS1 pump. Lemming is putting in the Mustang hydroboost system also with the LS1 pump. We'll have to both report back.

By the way, your car looks great!

Rich

Rich L. wrote:ILemming is putting in the Mustang hydroboost system also with the LS1 pump. We'll have to both report back.

By the way, your car looks great!

Rich

Mine will not have power steering, just hydroboost.  Even with that, I'm waiting on a good cooler to get here before I can plumb my system.

kachunk wrote:I was just checkin out Speedhunters and thought I recognized this....

http://www.speedhunters.com/2014/07/v8-swaps-theme-readers-rides/

Nice job!

Thanks man~ i was suprise too

J

Rich L. wrote:Interesting question on the LS1 pump versus the Turn One pump. That's not good on the inconsistent pedal feel. How does your steering feel? Others have stated the Turn One pump keeps the fluid from overheating. Do you monitor ps fluid temps?

I'm just finishing putting together a power steering system with the LS1 pump. Lemming is putting in the Mustang hydroboost system also with the LS1 pump. We'll have to both report back.

By the way, your car looks great!

Rich

Well to tell you the true. i been driving none power brake on the race track since 2000 n love that consistant pedal feel.and as for my 968 the steering feel n pedal feel will change depend on the engine speed, or steering angle n power steering temp so

i dont really like that , no confident at all............. specialy on race track
but when i drove my friend 993 turbo on the parking lot it get the similar feel of that pedal feel  

if i am doing again i will keep the power steering but do the manual brake~ to hard to done it right in my opion

Agreed on brake feel. I have a Tilton pedal box for fully manual brakes in my 944v8 and love it. But the manual steering has been too much effort. I struggle to finish a hot lapping day.

Today I took the car out for the first time with the original power steering rack and the LS1 pump. The steering feel is consistent but very light, too light in my opinion. And the fluid heated up to 220 F in just a few quick laps. Dang!

Guess I'm spending the $$ for the Turn One pump.

Rich

Finally my turn one power steering pump is ready to install on my 968~

cant wait to see if this improve the steering n brake feeback !!!!!!!!!!

Get the pump install along with Compcam tensior

first thought. althought steering is a bit hever then factory one. but it seen to be in low speed u turn

when i apply brake n turning steering wheel. with factory pump you can almost stall the car!!!!

but this did not happend on the Turn one pump, same thing on apply brake on very low RPM, before the new pump you can feel the car almost stall too

i am bring the car out to have some track testing. hopely can improve the brake feel at track condion
which is one of most concern area of my car

Some of magazine shot

since i am rebuild my power steering rack, and find the way to reduce the Turn pump pressure even more

while on that

i am building new radiator, with large E-fan, inorder to do that i will need to AC condensor to move foward and move the horn to other location inorder to improve airflow

J