Re: 1980 pontiac sunbird (monza) 4.3 V6 75mm S400SX dyno'd the car!!!

Good Choice... and badass numbers

 

Re: 1980 pontiac sunbird (monza) 4.3 V6 75mm S400SX dyno'd the car!!!

thanks for the kinda words.. its track bound as soon as the weather cleans up

 

Re: 1980 pontiac sunbird (monza) 4.3 V6 75mm S400SX dyno'd the car!!!

Love those 80's builds. i remember my brother had the tinted plexiglass in front of the head lights made it look sinister... Nice build my step son wants me to turbo his 4.3 s-10 now.

 

Re: 1980 pontiac sunbird (monza) 4.3 V6 75mm S400SX dyno'd the car!!!

made it to jalopnik
http://jalopnik.com/5592154/for-6000-here-comes-the-sun+bird

78% nice price

 

Re: 1980 pontiac sunbird (monza) 4.3 V6 75mm S400SX dyno'd the car!!!

I bought the car off Gus and it flies, probably 2700# and with 600rwhp it is lots of fun. Gus built a real nice car, it is as nice as the pictures look.

 

Re: 1980 pontiac sunbird (monza) 4.3 V6 75mm S400SX dyno'd the car!!!

NICE !

 

Re: 1980 pontiac sunbird (monza) 4.3 V6 75mm S400SX dyno'd the car!!!

Ran the car the first time tonight. Couldnt make any boost in 1st, pretty much a bog through out first. On the street that isnt a problem from a roll, but at the track it is different.

Ran 101 in 1/8th and 131 in 1/4, picking up 30mph I should be able to get the 1/8th up to 110mph or more shouldnt I if I can leave under power? It pulls hard in 2nd and like a rocket in 3rd. Super fun car, everyone loved it and wanted to know about it.

 

Re: 1980 pontiac sunbird (monza) 4.3 V6 75mm S400SX dyno'd the car!!!

im glad your happy with it. need video!

 

This facker ran 10.81 @ 136.5 with a stock LQ4 and the same T4 S400 turbo.

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Made 518whp two days later

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this thing is awesome!

 

Thanks for videoing and put it up, I got home and my in car video was almost completely black, I didnt turn the lights on the car and inside was dim as hell, doh!

 

What happened to the v6?

 

Took it out, it makes a ton of power but needs a 3500+ stall to make boost before 200 feet out and the converter I have was stalling about 2500, figured I'd try this other setup out. Its sitting in my garage right now. Makes alot of power for a 4.3 thats for sure.

 

I really like you set-up. After seeing this make me very serious about doing a blow-thru carb turbo set-up.

 

Would have loved to see what the 6 pot would have done with the right converter. If your interested in selling it, please let me know. I'd love to have that thing in a 2wd s-10 blazer.

 

Yeah I'll sell the whole setup pretty cheap, let me know, I'll have to see if Gus's buddy still wants it or not. His buddy was just interested in the long block, not the turbo kit anyway. Where are you located? Im in eastern PA.

 

My mother just passed away and left me her 1980 Pontiac Sunbird. It sat in her garage for 10 years except when my brother came by every couple of months and took it out for a drive. I put a new battery in it and it started up after a few pumps of the accelerator. Nice car all original. She want my son and I to work on it together and fix it up. I am thinking about putting a V6 in it and a better transmission. Anyone know what V6 would bolt up without having to modify the motor mounts or anything else? I know some of these cars, and the Monza's, came stock with a V6 and I am curious if anyone knows if they were set up the same as the 4 cylinders so I can just drop one in and bolt it up. Let me know if you know of an V6 engine that would just bolt right in.