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  • #31
    Well that purchase just justified everything ever that this world has ever had to offer ever, so congrats man.


    Originally posted by Stupid Kid
    I need the weed in advance i can't ride my bmx across the ocean unless im high

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    • #32
      Great build thread.

      The titanium mufflers sound good with long tubes. Perfect if you're trying to stay under the radar.

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      • #33
        Originally posted by white out View Post
        Great build thread.

        The titanium mufflers sound good with long tubes. Perfect if you're trying to stay under the radar.
        Do you have any sounds clips? I think you had the same setup.

        2001 BMW 560i 6.0 LSx/T56 SOLD


        2000 Corvette Hardtop FRC

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        • #34
          not the greatest, but you get the idea
          Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.


          Idle and normal driving RPMs sounded what you expect a stock Corvette to sound like.

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          • #35
            Thanks. I'm hoping for as much crackling and popping on decel as possible. The setup I had on mine before seemed to have quite a bit.

            2001 BMW 560i 6.0 LSx/T56 SOLD


            2000 Corvette Hardtop FRC

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            • #36
              Love this! My brother has a yellow C5 z06 and it's amazing. Looks like you have the magnesium wheels on it too, I think those are pretty hard to come by. I'll be watching this for sure, loved your e39 build.
              2010 135i | Alpine White | Coral Red | 6MT | Bagged

              Build | Instagram: fifty3bags

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              • #37
                Originally posted by fifty3bags View Post
                Love this! My brother has a yellow C5 z06 and it's amazing. Looks like you have the magnesium wheels on it too, I think those are pretty hard to come by. I'll be watching this for sure, loved your e39 build.
                Yah I love the mags, they are easily the best C5 wheel out there besides the Z06 10-spoke which I don't think belongs on a non Z06. I am planning to try out some E39 M5 style 65s on this thing the next couple weeks

                2001 BMW 560i 6.0 LSx/T56 SOLD


                2000 Corvette Hardtop FRC

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                • #38
                  Longtubes came in much earlier than expected! I ordered them Sunday night and they were waiting for me Thursday afternoon. Not bad for a company that is closed this week and didn't expect to ship til next.

                  Boxes were wrapped up nicely. Cat was looking over the boxes, unfortunately I got the catless model, sorry lil guy

                  _DSC4721 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                  _DSC4723 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                  _DSC4725 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                  _DSC4726 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                  _DSC4727 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                  _DSC4728 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                  _DSC4729 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                  I didn't look too closely at the fabrication quality yet but initial impressions are good. We will see how the fitment is, I have heard good things.

                  Starting the install. The midpipes were already removed since I had been repairing the stock ones
                  _DSC4730 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                  Fuel Rail Covers off. I need to scrub these things in some hot soapy water.
                  _DSC4731 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                  Battery disconnected and removed.
                  _DSC4734 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                  Belt de-tensioned. Also note that I wrapped the radiator cover in 3M CF vinyl. Started wrapping the headlight bezels as well.
                  _DSC4735 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                  Alternator removed and placed aside (I didn't remove the big battery positive terminal)
                  _DSC4737 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                  There's not a lot of room by the accessories so rather than remove the belt completely I just tucked it in the alt bracket so that it'll be easy to slip on later.
                  _DSC4738 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                  Driver's coils and AIR stuff removed. I'll probably end up pulling both valve covers and scrubbing them clean
                  _DSC4740 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                  Also started fabbing the cutout pipes that will be welded to the x-pipe. Need to deburr and tack this flange (the cutout valve and turndown will bolt to the flange)
                  _DSC4714 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                  saddle cut with a hole saw. I may need to cut it with a 3" hole saw to saddle to the new x-pipe properly
                  _DSC4720 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                  2001 BMW 560i 6.0 LSx/T56 SOLD


                  2000 Corvette Hardtop FRC

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                  • #39
                    been busy. installed the headers over the weekend

                    got the old stuff out, came out pretty easy

                    _DSC4741 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                    shop vac'd and cleaned the valve covers, 16 years of grime
                    _DSC4742 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                    _DSC4743 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                    dropped by the dealer around the corner for some new MLS gaskets. I thought the ones that came with the headers would be the crappy imported perforated metal/paper type by they also seemed to be of the MLS construction. Never had a bad experience with the OEM GM gaskets though so they went in.

                    _DSC4744 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                    at this point I dropped the hammer and got the longtubes in. they fought me at first but I finally wrestled them in. It's a tight fit on both sides for sure. Had to grind a portion of bellhousing on the driver's side and slid those in from the bottom. On the passenger side they went in from the top after removing the starter and dipstick.


                    _DSC4745 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                    on the passenger side the valve cover had to come off to make some room. good time to inspect the valvetrain, very clean for 105K.

                    _DSC4746 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                    while removing the rear sway bar end links to make room for installing the Z06 Ti's the looked to be trashed, so I picked up metal construction, beefy Moog replacements with nice grease fittings for serviceability.

                    _DSC4747 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                    with the headers loosely bolted in I installed the x pipe and intermediate pipes underneath and connected everything. Everything tucked up nicely, no problems. Finally I tightened down the headers, x pipe, intermediates, and axleback. Before wrapping up the install I cleaned everything with IPA so that any fingerprints/grease wouldn't get burned onto the pipes and look bad.

                    _DSC4748 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                    Coil packs, wires, AIR crap all back in.

                    _DSC4749 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                    _DSC4750 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                    Wire clearance on one of the passenger side primaries was closer than I'd like, but I've put a couple hundred miles on so far with no issue. I'm really glad I kept the factory metal heat shields

                    _DSC4751 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                    2001 BMW 560i 6.0 LSx/T56 SOLD


                    2000 Corvette Hardtop FRC

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                    • #40
                      been busy. installed the headers over the weekend

                      got the old stuff out, came out pretty easy

                      _DSC4741 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                      shop vac'd and cleaned the valve covers, 16 years of grime
                      _DSC4742 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                      _DSC4743 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                      dropped by the dealer around the corner for some new MLS gaskets. I thought the ones that came with the headers would be the crappy imported perforated metal/paper type by they also seemed to be of the MLS construction. Never had a bad experience with the OEM GM gaskets though so they went in.

                      _DSC4744 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                      at this point I dropped the hammer and got the longtubes in. they fought me at first but I finally wrestled them in. It's a tight fit on both sides for sure. Had to grind a portion of bellhousing on the driver's side and slid those in from the bottom. On the passenger side they went in from the top after removing the starter and dipstick.


                      _DSC4745 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                      on the passenger side the valve cover had to come off to make some room. good time to inspect the valvetrain, very clean for 105K.

                      _DSC4746 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                      while removing the rear sway bar end links to make room for installing the Z06 Ti's the looked to be trashed, so I picked up metal construction, beefy Moog replacements with nice grease fittings for serviceability.

                      _DSC4747 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                      with the headers loosely bolted in I installed the x pipe and intermediate pipes underneath and connected everything. Everything tucked up nicely, no problems. Finally I tightened down the headers, x pipe, intermediates, and axleback. Before wrapping up the install I cleaned everything with IPA so that any fingerprints/grease wouldn't get burned onto the pipes and look bad.

                      _DSC4748 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                      Coil packs, wires, AIR crap all back in.

                      _DSC4749 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                      _DSC4750 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                      Wire clearance on one of the passenger side primaries was closer than I'd like, but I've put a couple hundred miles on so far with no issue. I'm really glad I kept the factory metal heat shields

                      _DSC4751 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                      rather than upgrade to the newer 01-04 dipstick I made the older version work by bolting to the AIR fitting. the AIR won't be around for long, will wait until I install the LS6 intake before tuning

                      _DSC4752 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                      Fired her up, checked for leaks, the band clamps on the intermediate pipes suck, so I'll replace those with proper quality ones

                      pipes getting nice and golden with heat, paid off to wipe them down

                      _DSC4755 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                      _DSC4756 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                      Looks stock otherwise, fuel rail covers are off to get scrubbed
                      _DSC4757 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr
                      removed the headlight bezels and wrapped with Carbon Fiber Vinyl, ended that night with a treat

                      _DSC4759 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                      _DSC4760 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                      Finished up by doing the Ranger method for clutch fluid. Put 100 miles on it Sunday in the countryside, clutch went to the floor after a couple gear changes at very high RPM. Hopefully this helps.

                      Fluid definitely original
                      _DSC4763 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                      totally opaque
                      _DSC4764 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                      _DSC4767 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                      getting there
                      _DSC4769 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                      Final product of what was removed
                      _DSC4770 by Norbert Ogiba, on Flickr

                      More to come this week, I'm working on installing an AUX connection for my phone with Bluetooth capability
                      Last edited by nsogiba; 02-23-2016, 08:00 PM.

                      2001 BMW 560i 6.0 LSx/T56 SOLD


                      2000 Corvette Hardtop FRC

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                      • #41
                        Nice thread so far, followed your 540 stuff on bimmerforums
                        2016 WRX
                        E39s are forever in my heart.

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                        • #42
                          Those headers were a bitch to install, especially on the driver's side. Glad to see you're done with the installation.

                          Dump the SAI, it's useless weight and an eyesore at this point.

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                          • #43
                            Originally posted by white out View Post
                            Those headers were a bitch to install, especially on the driver's side. Glad to see you're done with the installation.

                            Dump the SAI, it's useless weight and an eyesore at this point.
                            I plan to ditch it and retune, But, need to wait until I install the LS6 intake, so that I don't have to pay for 2 tunes.

                            She's quicker with the headers by a bit! I love them. Weather turned sour here this week so she will be off the road for a little while, I plan to start fabbing cutouts in the meantime.

                            2001 BMW 560i 6.0 LSx/T56 SOLD


                            2000 Corvette Hardtop FRC

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                            • #44
                              Pick up HP tuners so you can deactivate column lock as well as the CELs. Plenty of tuners that will send you a map via HP.

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                              • #45
                                I have a couple local guys that do dyno tunes via HPTuners but wasn't thrilled with the experiences there.

                                Also dabbled a bit myself in HPT but frankly don't have the time to do a full on-road tune.

                                Will be sending out to ECS (East Coast Supercharging) for a mail order once I have the LS6 intake in.

                                2001 BMW 560i 6.0 LSx/T56 SOLD


                                2000 Corvette Hardtop FRC

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