Twin Turbo Build Done Right By Hemituner Performance

[HemiSam 192]

Have to start with my thanks and I'm confident I'll leave something important out before I've had my coffee...

A.J. Berge ("hemituner") and his crew at Hemituner Performance

Jimmy at TrueStreet Performance (A.J. and he make amazing partners)

Frank Rehak and his team at the Driveshaft Shop

Jason "rollbar"Hensley at AGP Performance

Andy at East Coast Moparts

Chris Seidle at Seidle Motorsports

Craig at Thitek

my boys Karl Schello (lowwlife), John Burleson (Flyin' Elvis), and Doug Bell (SuperSRT)....you know

many personal friends here that have helped me over the years both on and off the track...MMF rocks!

Rebuild started with a holed motor at the big end of the Texas Mile a year ago. Tore up and oiled a lot of the car. Tough call at the time but decided to rebuild. I'd been at it since 2009 and thought that last one was the final iteration...guess not. After a lot of deliberation and conversations, A.J. and I agreed she should go to Hemituner Performance and we would build her the best we knew how. The theme: safety, longevity and serviceability.

The build:

406 C.I. aluminum block from Seidle Motorsports, Thitek heads, AGP turbo kit customized by A.J. and HellBent for my application, Rossler 4L80E, ProTorque converter, Driveshaft Shop 4" aluminum driveshaft, 9" and halfshafts, and the electrical....ripped out and made absolutely unbelievably neat and serviceable by A.J., and tuning by my tuner since 2010 A.J. "hemituner".

Here are a few pics that hopefully tell at least part of the story and the love that went into Old School:

The beginning

Sitting in the diaper and bellypan

I even managed to tear up the steering rack...

She laid down and crossed the mile

My oiled StopTech brakes from 2010 saved my bacon...I highly recommend them.

to be continued....

[Yellow Jacket 26]

Nice, Sam!

Turbos FTW, both in the Mile and the 1/4!

[Adanac Charger 30]

Awesome build... and flyin' in the 1/4 too!

Congrats, Sam!

[El Diablo 74]

Sweet build for sure, glad to see ole school back up and kickin ass!

War Machine ftw !

[HemiSam 192]

Off to A.J. at Hemituner Performance

Entire driveline pulled and the car cleaned up....7-8 quarts goes a long way...whoops

Custom mid-plate....

Now to fit the driveline and turbo system into the given the changes I've made to it over the years...

Notched the frame for the larger turbo housing...really clean

Big arse heavy roll bar I installed when I was tracking her on the turns...not our friend for the turbos

[ironchallenger 105]

After seeing this build in person. I was awe struck at how neat and well put together it was. Amazing job by aj and crew.

[StevoHemi 114]

Nice to see your chubby gal back in action Sam. The carnage on that block. Jeebus. .... you taking lessons from Alan?

Seriously, wish you all the best this racing season. Congrats to the team that built her back up.

Be safe eh!

Stevo

[sharkcohen 60]

AJ FTW.

[Renfrick1 90]

The car is awesome Sam

Everytime I seen it thru it's build I could tell it was well taken cared of. The attention to detail AJ gave that car was truly beyond my scope of knowledge. I wish you the best in October

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[rtr0id 73]

major congrats to all involved!!

[HemiSam 192]

driveline and turbo system install continued....

High capacity oil pan modification so I can change my oil this time with the diaper in less than 2-3 hours....lmao

[HemiSam 192]

The rear cradle was showing cracks from all the years of abuse to A.J. invested some TLC to make sure no drama arises from the quarter mile and standing mile beatings....

Buttoning up the driveline and turbo system install to follow....

[El Diablo 74]

Build quality second to none ! AJ ftw !

[HemiSam 192]

Trans nice and serviceable now

[BayouTigress 75]

Yeah Sam and team who made this bad boy! Can't wait to see it set new records in October at The Texas Mile!

[FlyByU 140]

There is no better team than Hemituner Performance and True Street Performance!!!

Great to see you happy Sam.

[HemiSam 192]

Previously my oversized radiator and other beefed up cooling was sitting to far back in the engine bay so belt serviceability was a bear at best. No longer...

I've been running hard piping for a while so it needed an update for the rebuild given repositioning of some bits...

My old school Corsa exhaust from 2009 modified to fit the system and with some manual cutouts I sent to A.J. should I ever need a little extra at the track...

more to follow....

[rdrdr90 35]

I hope Wilson got an appropriate burial.

Looks awesome Sam, very happy for you.

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[AvantSrt8 34]

Nothing sexier than some turbo build pipping. Work of art.

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[El Diablo 74]

Attention to details is outstanding !!!

[Yellow Jacket 26]

Agreed, Kenny! It says a lot about the quality of the build (and builder) when the parts that nobody's ever going to see look just as good as the parts that everybody sees.

[Hemi57 54]

Looking good in the neighborhood Sam....

AJ & Team FTW.

[Mopar408 23]

This car was awesome in person.....the build pics are amazing! Thanks for the glimpse at a real work of art. Can't wait to see the results in October!

[lxmodguy 20]

Where did the midplate come from

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[Goehner 248]

Car is tight and awesome. War Machine is the real deal.