G57 Sedan Build Thread
#137
Got an alignment done and have put about 140 miles on her. Half has been mostly short trips in town with a lot of stop and go traffic. I made a 70 mile round trip to work and back last week just to see how she would do on the highway. I still haven't taken the revs above 4K. I'm loving the exhaust setup. It's loud but not obnoxiously loud. Just sounds like a G35 with a nice V8 swap. I'll try and get some video up sometime but its not going to show how well it actually sounds.
#138
Got an alignment done and have put about 140 miles on her. Half has been mostly short trips in town with a lot of stop and go traffic. I made a 70 mile round trip to work and back last week just to see how she would do on the highway. I still haven't taken the revs above 4K. I'm loving the exhaust setup. It's loud but not obnoxiously loud. Just sounds like a G35 with a nice V8 swap. I'll try and get some video up sometime but its not going to show how well it actually sounds.
#139
#140
I got the PCM with the engine I bought. It was already tuned to the mods on the engine and to run in speed density. I've made a few small idling adjustments to it with HP Tuners. I'd like to get her on a dyno one day to get accurate power numbers and to maybe tweak it a bit more. For now it runs amazing.
#142
Its nice having some plug and play options as far as wiring and mounting goes. Definitely a plus for those that don't have the time, resources, and or no how to do it themselves.
I'm about 25K invested so far. No idea on hours or money spent on beer. At this point I don't think I'll ever sell her. Not 100% sure what the next move is going to be. I'm heading down to KY to LS Fest East in September.
I'm about 25K invested so far. No idea on hours or money spent on beer. At this point I don't think I'll ever sell her. Not 100% sure what the next move is going to be. I'm heading down to KY to LS Fest East in September.
#145
I need new bumpers. The front is cracked pretty good below the drivers headlight. Gorilla tape is doing a good job holding it together. The rear bumper has some small dents as well as both fenders.
I want to take apart the instrument cluster and remove the VDC and REV lights.
The interior needs a good cleaning and I would like to find a G in a junkyard with a good black interior so that I can switch my tan stuff out. I'm also not a huge fan of the steering wheel, so that may go for some aftermarket one.
The engine runs great but I want to incorporate a catch can since from what I've read, the LS1's are notorious for consuming oil. I upgraded the valley pan to the LS6, but still need a can to catch the gunk. Also, I think my valve stem seals need replacing. When the car sits overnight, I get a little bit of oil smoke out of the exhaust. I'll probably throw a new set of valve springs in at the same time since this setup had about 60k on it when I bought the engine.
Besides that, no major plans as of yet. I'm moving to Florida at the end of the year so not a lot of time between now and them to do anything major. My harley truck needs a big Whipple....
I want to take apart the instrument cluster and remove the VDC and REV lights.
The interior needs a good cleaning and I would like to find a G in a junkyard with a good black interior so that I can switch my tan stuff out. I'm also not a huge fan of the steering wheel, so that may go for some aftermarket one.
The engine runs great but I want to incorporate a catch can since from what I've read, the LS1's are notorious for consuming oil. I upgraded the valley pan to the LS6, but still need a can to catch the gunk. Also, I think my valve stem seals need replacing. When the car sits overnight, I get a little bit of oil smoke out of the exhaust. I'll probably throw a new set of valve springs in at the same time since this setup had about 60k on it when I bought the engine.
Besides that, no major plans as of yet. I'm moving to Florida at the end of the year so not a lot of time between now and them to do anything major. My harley truck needs a big Whipple....
#146
I need new bumpers. The front is cracked pretty good below the drivers headlight. Gorilla tape is doing a good job holding it together. The rear bumper has some small dents as well as both fenders.
I want to take apart the instrument cluster and remove the VDC and REV lights.
The interior needs a good cleaning and I would like to find a G in a junkyard with a good black interior so that I can switch my tan stuff out. I'm also not a huge fan of the steering wheel, so that may go for some aftermarket one.
The engine runs great but I want to incorporate a catch can since from what I've read, the LS1's are notorious for consuming oil. I upgraded the valley pan to the LS6, but still need a can to catch the gunk. Also, I think my valve stem seals need replacing. When the car sits overnight, I get a little bit of oil smoke out of the exhaust. I'll probably throw a new set of valve springs in at the same time since this setup had about 60k on it when I bought the engine.
Besides that, no major plans as of yet. I'm moving to Florida at the end of the year so not a lot of time between now and them to do anything major. My harley truck needs a big Whipple....
I want to take apart the instrument cluster and remove the VDC and REV lights.
The interior needs a good cleaning and I would like to find a G in a junkyard with a good black interior so that I can switch my tan stuff out. I'm also not a huge fan of the steering wheel, so that may go for some aftermarket one.
The engine runs great but I want to incorporate a catch can since from what I've read, the LS1's are notorious for consuming oil. I upgraded the valley pan to the LS6, but still need a can to catch the gunk. Also, I think my valve stem seals need replacing. When the car sits overnight, I get a little bit of oil smoke out of the exhaust. I'll probably throw a new set of valve springs in at the same time since this setup had about 60k on it when I bought the engine.
Besides that, no major plans as of yet. I'm moving to Florida at the end of the year so not a lot of time between now and them to do anything major. My harley truck needs a big Whipple....
#147
#148
So a heat gun with a small tip that can concentrate it's heat on the LED then you just move the LED out of the way.
#149
Been a while since I posted on here. I still have the G57 and she's doing pretty good. Still chasing smoke on startup - I changed the valve seals about 6 months ago and it didn't make much difference. I ordered higher quality one piece seals and will get them on in the next week or so.
Once I get the smoke resolved, I want to get the body looking nicer. On the hunt for a black local sedan in a junkyard that I can grab some bumpers and fenders off of.
Once I get the smoke resolved, I want to get the body looking nicer. On the hunt for a black local sedan in a junkyard that I can grab some bumpers and fenders off of.
Last edited by G35Drew; 11-15-2021 at 10:48 PM.
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