B-BGTLimited Posted January 30, 2015 Share Posted January 30, 2015 I haven't been on here much because well not much has changed with my legacy other than it giving me some issues here and there which makes me want to push it out in a field and light it on fire... BUT beyond that one of the main thing's that has been keeping me busy is my new build for my 96 Beretta. Now some history on the car since I do not believe I have any info posted here about it. It's a 1996 Chevrolet Beretta started as a base model and I converted it to a Z26. I purchased the car in 2007 for 1k. It was running and driving but had a coolant leak. Now I had a 1995 that I was driving currently and had been modding since college... I bought the 96 because of lack of rust on it and I needed a dedicated project car. Starting in 2007 I bought some more aggressive parts for the engine that was going in it from my 95 including a big fat cam and some better valve springs for it. This combo has sufficed for a while and has only recently been retired. The car has a few good accomplishments, Being FWD and an automatic I'm at somewhat of a disadvantage when it comes to 1/4 mile times but that's what makes it interesting. I've been able to crack into the 13's n/a and currently the car was running 12.6's@108-109mph. This was a 3400 bottom end with 3500 heads, ported, headers, my big cam, (.050 Duration 216/240 517/568 112LSA) and a single nitrous fogger jetted for a 100 shot (never dyno verified). All was well but I've been slowly pushed from the 13's n/a and could only get a 14.1 or 14.2. Mostly due to the Z26 conversion including different interior, and change in brakes that I did. I upgraded my setup to use the Grand Am 11" rotors vs the stock 10" ones as well as Neon rear disc brakes.. Rotating weight increase hurt the n/a times. SO I figured it was time to turn up the wick some and get back into the 13's off the gas. This consisted of me changing up what engine I was running. I avoided a full 3500 swap back when I built this motor because I did not have welding and fabrication tools like I do now, OR a garage of my own to rack up the car for an extended period of time to get things right, so this time it was full 3500 swap! I picked up a 40k motor locally for $280. Now the benefits of this engine over my 3400 is different pistons, a wee bit more displacement, and more compression when combined with the 3500 head. (3400 with 3500 heads is 9.15:1 3500 straight up is 9.8) Another benefit is the forged steel crank vs the cast one that I have been running. So now onto the build specs of this new monster.... 3500 Block, STD Bore OEM pistons, Side skirt coated and top ceramic coating OEM main and rod bearings coated with Cerakote Dry film Lubricant Decked .003, Squared, Line honed, de-burred, internally coated with Glyptal Double Roller TCE timing chain SBC wide teflon coated cam bearings Cometic .051 MLS headgasket SI Valves Stainless Steel valves 3 angle race valve job 30cc combustion chamber Ceramic coated combustion chamber 10.53:1 Compression Ratio New Comp XFI Cam .050 dur 218/230 .570/.568 lift 113LSA PAC 1218 valve springs Oh and the best for last... I'm ditching the 1 fogger nozzle for a direct port system with 6 foggers Still plan on running the 100 shot but I hope it will be way more effective! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-BGTLimited Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 A few pics of the progress... Old driveline out http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh201/3400modified/Pinky%20Parts/20141116_202320_zpsjmwz7zrp.jpg Engine bay is getting some attention too. http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh201/3400modified/Pinky%20Parts/20141118_070557_zps6rlur5cu.jpg Pretty forged crank with 7x crank sensor installed http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh201/3400modified/Pinky%20Parts/20141128_194638_zps26yheaid.jpg De-burred block http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh201/3400modified/Pinky%20Parts/20141213_114847_zpsmnqmu6wb.jpg http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh201/3400modified/Pinky%20Parts/20141213_114933_zpsdjubzvr9.jpg Coated Pistons http://www.beretta.net/forum/download/file.php?id=4072&mode=view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-BGTLimited Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 New SI valves http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh201/3400modified/Pinky%20Parts/20150105_120813_zpsspw3mmkl.jpg http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh201/3400modified/Pinky%20Parts/20150105_120733_zpseow9numq.jpg Cam and springs http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/23/fa93dcd6bc25c66836717ed687c86aa8.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-BGTLimited Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 Oh and I forgot to mention with all of this working going into the car one other aspect of it that I'm working on quite a bit is the A/C... I can still say this car is 100% street trim and is running 12's and on my way to the track and on the way home I can bask in the comfort of the cool air. This is the first time I've cracked into an AC system as far as I am and I'm learning it's quite simple when it comes down to it. So far I've rebuilt the AC compressor with new o-rings and seals since it was leaking a bit. I've replaced the Accumulator/drier and expansion valve and also flushed the entire system to clean out the old oil and garbage in there. I'll be buying a VAC pump from HoboFreight and pulling the system down myself and then re-filling it as well. I already have the PAG oil and it should be pretty simple to complete. The fun of working on the Hvac system of a beretta.... Tight quarters up under the dash... http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/21/886cbdb341677e7fa696df8a7fe43b57.jpg Old expansion valve. http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/21/3911d80c0b8047dcee5d79f4a6724f61.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B-BGTLimited Posted January 30, 2015 Author Share Posted January 30, 2015 Oh yeah... Proposed direct port system... Still thinking on this. Front http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh201/3400modified/Pinky%20Parts/IMAG0402_zps203ffe46.jpg Rear http://i257.photobucket.com/albums/hh201/3400modified/Pinky%20Parts/IMAG0408_zpsfac8ae0d.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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