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MattO
11-24-2011, 12:31 PM
So I've kinda been lurking on here for a long time. Watching some of the coolest cars in the world come together. It's a great way to kill an hour or two when you can't sleep at 4am.

This is my latest project, a 2005 GMC Canyon that I bought from my grandma after my grandfather passed away in December of last year.

When I bought it, the truck was already sporting a Belltech suspension kit with a 2/3 drop, sway bars, and 18" wheels with Toyo Proxes tires.

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First things first, being young, impressionable, and having a fascination with shiny objects that make noise, I brought he truck to my friends at Auto Radio Stereo (http://autoradio-stereo.com/)and just let them go nuts. WE started things off with a top end Pioneer AVIC unit, which feeds signal to an Audison BitOne processor, and then from there it flows into an Audison LRx5.1k 1600w amplifier. The amps feeds a pair of Hertz HSK 165XL components in the doors, and a pair of Hertz HX300 12" woofers in a custom ported box. The system is set up for sound quality and can competed in MECA and IASCA competitions, but also manages to hit 142.1dB

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MattO
11-24-2011, 01:00 PM
After having my fun with the stereo and showing for the shop on several occassions, I was content, bu as we all know, this wasn't going to last. An opportunity at work came my way that I could not pass up, so I left for Texas from my home in California and began working 14-16hr days for the next 5 months straight.

All this over time allowed me to do alot of fun things while in Texas, and offer an opportunity or two for friends back home. A good friend of mine volunteered to do the fab work on a one-off STS turbo system and once all the parts were gathered, I sent the truck off to Fresno to undergo some surgery.

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Some small things have changed since these cellphone pictures. I'll make sure and get some better photos soon.

It's at this point that we ran into a snag with a tuner in Fresno. He didn't really know what he was doing and I got to pay for it. Several weeks of frustration went by before I finally drove down and took the truck back home to a shop that I know and trust and we subsequently went through the truck and undid all the work done by the tuner. Low and behold, once this was done, the truck fired right up, idled like stock, and actually drove home...

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As it stands, I'm going to be working with another, much more trustworthy shop here in Sacramento and finally get this truck running as it should.

Next step is to get some new wheels/tires, and suspension under the truck, then the exterior.

And now, finally, the rendering.

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nitropyro
11-25-2011, 05:56 PM
what type of power you plan on making from this setup?
Danny

MattO
11-26-2011, 03:40 AM
All fingers point to 300rwhp on 7lbs. The truck is my daily driver and I love it to death.

The main issues with putting forced induction on these stock motors is the high compression (10.3:1), weak dome pistons, and an inept computer.

I'll post dyno results and video once everything is done.

This motor should make a few people go "WTF?" at shows. It's not every day you see an inline 5 with a remote mount turbo :lol:

rjsjea
11-26-2011, 09:27 AM
Fun daily driver:cool:

nitropyro
11-26-2011, 09:34 AM
cant wait to see the dyno sheet!
Danny

Evaporate
11-26-2011, 01:37 PM
Nice project, glad you rescued it from the last shop:yes: . What intercooler is that? What part of Sac are you in? I miss that town, it's where I was born and raised.

MattO
11-26-2011, 02:53 PM
The intercooler is from Treadstone. TRV1259. Supposedly supports up to 500hp worth of air flow with a 1.5psi drop overall.

Normally with a remote mount setup they don't run an intercooler, but because of how we had to route the charge piping and the fact that I over build everything, I figured it was a good choice and also leaves room to crank up the boost later on if I get the chance to strengthen the motor.

MattO
11-27-2011, 04:52 AM
I guess it would be a good idea to go over some of the finer points of this build considering I put this thread together while waiting for turkey on thursday :faint:

The truck is (as stated) a 2005 GMC Canyon with a 3.5L I5 and 4L60e transmission. Rated from the factory at 224hp, my goals are slight more lofty than GM had in mind.

The idea is simple: Take a daily driven, clean, inexpensive truck, and add some tasteful, well executed modifications in order to get better all around performance in all areas. I'm doing this with a mix of both factory and custom parts to create a unique, elegant, and attractive overall package that won't blow anyone away, but will draw attention to the finer details.

First and foremost was the STS turbo system which was designed and built by my close personal friend Jonny Vico. Jonny has a great deal of experience for someone of his age and is very good at making the best he can with what he has to work with. His work can be seen on many cars and trucks in the Fresno/Visalia area of California.

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He started with a universal kit from STS and then did all the fabrication in his own garage with nothing to go on but a MIG welder and his wits. It's not the most beautiful thing in the world, but it serves to feed another goal of this project, which was to do as much of the work in the garages and shops of the 355nation as possible. This projects #1 goal is to get the community involved and excited about a project that they can all be a part of. One that shows what is possible when a group of people come together to help one another.

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With this in mind, I'm also working with several smaller companies in order to promote their products, and develop new parts. Sinsity Kustomz (SSK) is already knee deep in creating a myriad of one-off billet parts for the interior and exterior of the truck. Custom door handles, tailgate handle, HVAC and light switch knobs, and battery tray, all machined from aluminum and black anodized.

http://355nation.net/dump/ssk.png (http://www.355nation.net/forum/sinsity-kustomz/15322-ssk-products-2012-a.html)

HiLEDS.com and Auto Radio Stereo in Sacramento, CA have both done a great deal to help me with the interior and stereo work. I have been a customer at Auto Radio Stereo for a number of years and their knowledge and expertise extends far beyond the interior of your car. They have helped me on numerous occasions and have used my truck to represent their shop and its stellar work several times. They will continue to aide me with any electrical, interior, and stereo work that will be done, including the creation of a new center console, new seats, and fiberglass work.

http://hileds.com/images/stories/hiledslogoneonblue.png (http://hileds.com/)

http://autoradio-stereo.com/images/autoradio_header.jpg (http://autoradio-stereo.com/)

MattO
01-10-2012, 02:04 AM
The truck is heading to the tuner on Thursday. Finally... It's been a long and very tiring few weeks trying to get everything squared away and ready.

I was supposed to be at the dyno two weeks ago, but the night before I was scheduled, I took apart the charge piping just to make sure everything was buttoned up and found oil pooling in the intercooler :wow:

I traced the source to the turbo charger (not surprisingly) and found that not only had the threads in the intake side been stripped/stretched, but the impeller was broken. So off to STS it went and a new unit was sent back to me.

While the turbo was out of the picture, I went through the entire truck to make sure everything was ready. New O2 sensors, new plugs, rerouted a few vacuum lines, etc.

Now things are back in good shape and ready to go. I've got some base numbers to plug into the computer so we can get things moving and then start cranking out some pulls on the dyno. Let's just hope nothing else goes wrong... :willy:

MattO
09-17-2013, 05:01 AM
Wow... I totally forgot that this thread even existed. Go me.

So. Yea. Here's a quick recap of the last 2 years...

The project started 3 years ago when I bought the truck from my grandmother after my grandfather had passed away. Thr truck was already lowered, had wheels, and I installed a massive sound system, as any self respecting idiot would.

The truck stayed like this as I daily drove it for about a year, before I was called out to Texas for work, opening new stores for In-N-Out Burger. I was in Texas for a little more than 5 months and while I was there I was talking to my friend about fabricating a turbo system for the truck. Conversations soon turned to parts boxes showing up, which lead to welders making sparks, which lead to the turbo system that is in the truck today. Sadly, while my friend can be trusted, his friends cannot. He brought the truck to a tuner in Fresno, CA who had no idea what he was doing. After 3 weeks of no progress, I pulled my truck from his shop, only it wasn't at his shop. It was at another shop in another town 40mi away. The truck didn't run at all, so I put it on a trailer and towed it to Motor Machine Super Shop in Carmichael, CA so the healing could begin. The guys at motor machine were great to deal with, despite having a cluster **** (which I believe is the technical term) on their hands. The wiring for the MAP sensor, throttle body, and the entire ECM had been tampered with and each part had to be repinned by hand. After nearly 2 weeks of beating their heads against a wall and redoing work that had previously been done by the original tuner, they got the truck running and making boost. The first time around, the truck made 280rwhp on 5.5psi of boost. Not great numbers, but it certainly was fun to drive and I would constantly sneak up on Mustangs at stoplights.

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I daily drove the truck like this for a while, until I started trading emails with the editors of Truckin' Magazine. After a few emails, they invited me to their 'Throwdown' event, which is a performance truck shootout, and we got cracking on the truck to make it competitive. At this point, we added all the exterior treatments, and turned up the boost to 9.5psi, making 315rwhp on 91oc.

When we were at Throwdown that year, we melted two pistons while racing. It was heart breaking after the effort that had been put into the truck that year, but we towed the truck back to Motor Machine and started from scratch. We had custom forged pistons made, forged connecting rods, ported the head, polished the crank, all the fun stuff. It took months of waiting on the pistons, but we finally got the motor back together and on the dyno where it then proceeded to turn the #3 cylinder sleeve into powder in the oil pan. Motor #2, gone.

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MattO
09-17-2013, 05:02 AM
At this point, I was beyond ready to give up on the motor and just go back to stock, but I held out, waiting to see what the parts manufacturers were going to do, and after many more months of waiting on those jack holes, we finally got a new set of pistons. We then started with a fresh, low mile block and got to work. The truck had been down for a year at this point, and oh, we had already been invited back to compete in Throwdown 2013. Well, everything that could go wrong, did go wrong. The rings that the piston manufacturer sent were the wrong size, and when they red labeled us a new set, they didn't even include the oil rails. 5 days left to Throwdown. The guys at Motor Machine were able to pull a set of oil rails from a stock set of pistons and make them work. Once the motor was back int he truck, the charging system refused to work. Two days were spent working on that problem when it suddenly and miraculously, just solved itself. All they did was flash a new tune on the ECM and none of the parameters in that tune file could have affected the charging system. Either way, we were happy that the truck moved under it's own power and was making power; 335rwhp on 12psi of boost.

After getting the truck over to Jay's Hot Rods in Sacramento, CA to have the new prototype Wilwood brakes fitted, we loaded the truck on my buddy's trailer and steam rolled down to Irvine for the race. We came prepared this year and went down swinging, taking home 5th overall in a field of trucks that were far superior in almost every way with drivers who had more experience not only in their trucks, but were more experienced overall. More importantly, the truck survived without a scratch or squeak and performed flawlessly (except for the driver. that guy was an idiot. Oh wait, that was me...)

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Now the truck is back home, being daily driven and taking no prisoners. AMG Mercedes and all manner of Mustang, Camaro, and Nissan Z, have no idea that this little truck with an exhaust that sounds like a farm tractor, is packing so much under the hood. We are constantly tweaking the truck to make it better and most importantly, improve driveability. There is alot of power that is left on the table with this current setup, but we aren't after crazy numbers anymore. This time around, we just wanted to build a fun truck that could withstand the punishment we planned to put it through and make it reliable enough to drive every day.

MattO
09-17-2013, 05:07 AM
And some misc photos of the parts that were put on in the MAD thrash to get the truck ready for this year's event.

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Shout out to Nitto for an awesome set of rubber for the event. These were fun and make GREAT smoke shows. More on that a little later...
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MattO
09-17-2013, 05:13 AM
Custom Wilwood setup up front. We're looking at making these into a modular kit, but we have some more testing to do first.

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My buddy Corey who hauled the truck down to SoCal for me for the magazine event. We had to drain the catch can and it was in an awkward spot that required us to remove the grille to do so.

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His trailer is painted to match his bad-ass Crew Cab Colorado.
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MattO
09-17-2013, 05:24 AM
Lastly, we took teh truck back down to SoCal to terrorize Malibu with Matt Farah and the crew from The Smoking Tire. We had a really great time and Matt definitely enjoyed driving the truck and laying down some serious rubber. If this is how cars mark their territory, mine is the alpha male.

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These marks go for nearly 500ft each and are only two of maybe a dozen burnouts that he did. I told him, "The tires were free, so just leave me enough to get back to the hotel where our trailer is at and you're good." He obviously didn't disappoint :headspin: :innocent:

As far as what is next, the transmission control issue needs to be addressed. Matt and I both agree that not having much control over the transmission is KILLING this truck's potential, but without sponsorship, I don't really see that happening. Incase you missed it, I work for In-N-Out Burger and have been since 2005. It's a great job and the company has been very good to me over the years. This job has allowed me to build this truck, travel to new places, meet all kinds of people, and have experiences I may not have been able to otherwise and for that I'm very grateful.

MattO
10-19-2013, 05:58 AM
Now making a whopping 365hp/375tq at the rear tires on 12psi

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#1 injector is faulty and doesn't like to play along with the others. It's not a big deal until the very top end where it starts to lean out a little too much. It's an all day ordeal to swap the injectors in this thing, so I'm waiting to finish some other small things, plus add methanol injection before I swap out the 60# units for an 80# set I have. Looking for 400-450rwhp when it's all said and done.

I'm currently spending alot of time at the track trying to get a handle on this whole 'driving thing' and getting consistent. Learning a TON, and having fun. Next week is probably my last time I'll get to play this year, but hoping to get the truck down into the 12's in the 1/4mi. Currently running a 13.1 @ 108mph. My 60' times are garbage, so right now, the name of the game is traction. We'll see if I can get anything done next time around.

Here's some parting pics for your enjoyment

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WSSix
10-19-2013, 10:14 AM
Congrats on the great progress! Have fun drag racing it. :thumbsup:

MattO
09-08-2014, 04:56 AM
So I'm back at it. I've been driving the truck daily still, racing when I can, but generally trying to stay out of trouble.

I'm going to take the truck to the next level;

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I will be using McNeil Racing fenders and bedsides to create a full wide body for the truck so I can tuck 305+ tires on all four corners.

In addition to the body mods, I'll be switching to Ridetech coilovers, and reworking the rear suspension which is the only thing that I am not 100% decided on what course I am going to take. The interior is getting Corbeau seats/harnesses and a 4-point roll bar. I'll be removing the massive stereo in favor of something more track friendly (it will still have a stereo.) The transmission and rear end are finally hitting the gym with a 4L65 upgrade kit and Eaton Trutrac. Lastly, I'm finally going to make the switch to E85 and add methanol injection.

So aside from all of that, I'm working with a friend to develop a completely scratch built shift controller for the 4L60/80. It will allow us to turn the GM 4spd transmission into a sequential box while still retaining automatic functions, unlike a manual valve body. You will be able to select any gear and the transmission will hold that gear until commanded otherwise.

My friend is doing the hard part, which is the controller, so I'm tackling the actual shifter assembly and switching gear. Hoping to have some pieces water jetted and machined some time in the next two weeks or so.

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Oh, and I was told on Friday that I'm headed somewhere in October for work. No exact date or destination, just told to be ready to pack a bag SOMETIME in October. At which point I'll be gone for 3 months or more...

MattO
05-23-2015, 03:34 PM
So, a lot has happened since I last saw any of you guys. I took the opportunity earlier this year to learn which way to turn the steering wheel when I come up to a turn, and also which pedal makes the truck stop, and which causes it to make more noise (but not much else.) I was at Thunderhill for the Optima Search for the Ultimate Street Car series and had a lot of fun learning to drive and meeting some of you while Greg played Chef for everyone.

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And shout out to all you who endured my dad hanging out with you while the event was going on. Also, Bret and Greg, he wants to send you more kettle korn :lol:

MattO
05-23-2015, 03:41 PM
So while at Thunderhill, the transmission got too hot and I smoked 3rd gear. Being the idiot that I am, I decided to hand the truck over to someone who actually knows what they are doing, so off the truck went to West Coast Transmission in Sacramento for an upgraded 4L65E transmission. Zane and his crew did a great job putting together a solid, and strong transmission that could handle the laughable power that I'm making.

Now, I didn't want to make the same mistake twice, so I opted to go slightly overkill on the next round of upgrades to the cooling system. I ordered twin B&M 5.75x11x1.5 fluid coolers and complimented them with dedicated Spal 300cfm fans on individual circuits so if something bad happens with one fan, the other will remain unaffected. The coolers are mounted behind where the factory fog lights would be in order to get as much airflow as possible.

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I then taught myself to make proper braided lines with AN fittings, and converted the 3/8 hard lines from the factory transmission to -6. I also bypassed the radiator entirely to 1. Make the install more clean and professional in appearance 2. To hopefully give the engine coolant a break and help it shed heat

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While I was in there, I also changed out my normal electric fan setup as it was on the fritz.

MattO
05-23-2015, 03:55 PM
Lastly came my invite to this year's Truckin Magazine Throwdown event. This is a magazine shootout style event that I have attended twice in years past and it is one of my favorite events to run. My friend George Dias (pro71bird) also received an invite (he placed 2nd overall last year) and so I knew that not only would this be a great event, but I would have to step my game up if I was going toe-to-toe with George.

In addition to the cooling system upgrades, I decided to take the plunge into water/meth injection and installed a Snow Performance Stage 2 Boost Cooler system with a 625ml/hr nozzle.

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The install is still a bit rough and will be cleaned up later this year.

I also wanted to get more power and response form the truck, so I went back to the dyno and worked with Mark Romans and Don at Motor Machine Super Shop to get the truck to perform it's best. Well, while we started turning up the boost, the engine started acting funny, so we kept it turned down to the 12psi I had been running forever and focused instead on getting better mid range and throttle response.

Then, as the event drew closer, the weather started to turn on us. Rain was predicted for the day of the event, so in addition to asking the great men and women of Lat-G about how to adjust my driving and chassis setup, I consulted my friends at Naake Suspension about how to help the truck stick in those conditions. What I came up with was a new design for the rear wing I had built with American International Manufacturing in Woodland. They were the one's responsible for helping me with my previous design and they were a pleasure to work with on this new part as well.

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The new design basically cut the rear wing into thirds, raised the outside portions, and left the middle at the original height. Then the 2" radius seen on the original parts helped create a smooth transition between the sections. I don't have cool numbers to show everyone, but I can tell you it did make a huge difference.

MattO
05-23-2015, 04:03 PM
So then came the day of the event. And it was raining...

Regardless, we all soldiered on and did the first two events (slalom and speed stop) completely in the wet. We then took a few laps on the AutoX in the wet and damn was that fun. Once the weather cleared though, it got serious as the drag strip opened up and the AutoX course got some grip.

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All day we were all having a lot of fun. In my years of attending this event, this was by far the best, and I had fun chasing George all day, especially on the AutoX where he was a full 2sec faster than myself. As hard as I was pushing myself and the truck, it wasn't enough to snag an overall victory and I came home with a Second Place finish overall, and the "Spirit of Throwdown" award.

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MattO
05-23-2015, 04:07 PM
Lastly, I wanted to say something about my favorite competitor:

George and I have been friends for about 2 years now, meeting and racing each other at events all over Northern California and I have always been just a bit slower than him in every event, so it is no surprise that the same thing happened at Throwdown, but honestly, I prefer it this way. I couldn't have been beaten by a better friend and mentor. Over the last 2 years I have been working hard to make not only the truck better, but to become a better driver and George has been there every step of the way. I owe a large part of this victory to him. If this year proved anything, it's that a faster driver can beat a faster truck.

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Sadly, I won't be seeing much of George in the coming year because after the event, I moved myself and all my stuff to Logan, UT so that I could attend school to study Advanced Composites, CAD, Welding, and Electrical Engineering. But I'll come back home soon and not be just a better driver, but a better person as well.

DavidBoren
05-23-2015, 05:40 PM
I also think that the engine coolant should only cool the engine. But the reason that auto trans coolers are integrated into the radiator, is to bring the transmission fluid to proper operating temperature.

So if I were you, I would make a 200°F thermostat control the fans on your tranny coolers.

Sweet truck, though. It's cool that you stuck with the 5 cylinder.