Thanks for the input, I am looking forward to driving it!

Sounds like a nice car, what supercharger are you running?

 

Nicely done - you don't see these threads very often since it is so much easier to find a car with most of it done already. Good to see though and good luck.

 

i have the same exhaust in 3". t bolt clamps are all thats needed to mount it

 

Interesting..... I'll have to mock it up again and take a look. These are the brackets that GMG sells for the exhaust? Do you have any pics of yours mounted? BTW, how do you like it? Is it "run you outta the car" loud?

 

Looks great, congratulations!

I will admit I always get a little nervous when I see "budget build" with these cars, but you are spending smart rather than taking short cuts. Bravo!

 

Thanks! Yes, you are correct... It's typically a heck of a lot cheaper to buy the car already done up too. To me though, it's just not the same if someone else does it for you. I'm way to OCD to let someone else work on my car.

 

I hear ya! Maybe budget doesn't even belong on this thread since I'm probably already $10k in between wheels/tires/intercoolers/suspension/exhaust... Thanks for the prop's, I'm going to keep chippin away at her and hope she turns put the way I want.

 

Very nice build and nice talking to you over the weekend. One thing to keep in mind however, and you may already know this. Since you installed the Panamera roll bar, your rear seats become unusable from the standpoint of carrying people as the bar could be lethal in an accident. As a result I've never been a huge fan of that open version as it does not provide any meaningful rollover protection (none of the bolt ins do), you can't use harnesses with it, it limits the rearward movement of the seat, and you can't carry any humans in the back seat due to the potential of injury/death. Just something to keep in mind as kids are always tempted to crawl back there when they wanna go for a ride.

 

ill have mine mounted tonight and take a couple pics. as for loud its not suoer loud but i had terrible drone with the 4" slash tips. welded some 4" round double wall tips and the drone all but went away. straight cut gears in the trans fake cats big cams zero foam under the carpet and triple disk c/f clutch so my car is loud as can be anyway

 

Thanks and I agree 100%. I don't plan on carrying any rear passengers but I prefer the non cross bar for the street setup so I can easily access and carry items such laptop etc. in the rear seat area. Another reason for me adding the bar is for the slight bit of rigidity that it will add to the chassis. Kind of like adding a strut tower brace. Plus, I think it looks kind of cool! Thanks again for the input this weekend!

 

You're welcome. You might also consider removing the rear seats and seat belts while in the process. All up it's about 20lbs of stuff and makes it less tempting for people to use.

 

I'm more of a reader than a poster, and love the write-ups here. Hats off to my friend for life, Mike and him FINALLY wising up and getting a P-car. And yes, when he uses the word budget it would only refer to the fact that he does all the work, which means it will be done on par or better than any shop. I can't wait to see your car get running again. See you soon.

 

heres mine. withe exhaust mounted to the turbos and the main engine support its rock solid zero movement

 

Thanks Brotha!! It's at least half your fault I'm doing all this!!. See you at F1 Austin!!

 

Thanks 32k! I like the tips on yours. I'm going to go mock it up again this afternoon. Hopefully it will line up like yours. Why did you pull your engine?