Endgame: part 1
So, this is a build thread.
A little background... What I'm starting with is an FRPP/Whipple on the stock block, dyno'd at 502RWHP, but as we all know, it's never enough. Some of you may know I've been doing Mojave Mile, which is standing mile racing (wide open throttle from a stop for 1 mile, where your speed is trapped), and the car as configured topped out at 162.5, I could probably pulley down and overdrive, use meth injection to get it to about 650, but that would be the upper limit and probably wouldn't get me to where I want to be. So, it's time to upgrade. I talked over my goals with Greg at RET and he came up with a plan that is now underway. First, the engine bay as it was when I dropped it off. http://photosbydan.com/temp/tt00.jpg Safety first, the rules state that to exceed 170, you need roll bars... I went with RPM rollbars bolt-in chromoly cage and had them paint it the color of my stripes. http://photosbydan.com/temp/tt01.jpg http://photosbydan.com/temp/tt02.jpg RPM does good work and provided a speedy turnaround on the cage. |
I'd have killed to finish where you started from! So, what are the components/planned work to get you to 650?
Sweet. Keep the status and pics coming. |
Ooooh, nice. I'm guessing you'll have to play with the gear and final drive ratios too, no?
Also, covering a few holes in the front should help. I love my Stang, but it has the aerodynamics of a school bus :p |
Originally Posted by flash_xx
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Ooooh, nice. I'm guessing you'll have to play with the gear and final drive ratios too, no?
Also, covering a few holes in the front should help. I love my Stang, but it has the aerodynamics of a school bus :p I'm not really considering blocking the holes or doing any taping at this point, I had tried that at an earlier event and it gave me no advantage, I've gotten better results based on which direction the wind is blowing from throughout the day. Going for the brute force method.
Originally Posted by Nuke
(Post 8065931)
I'd have killed to finish where you started from! So, what are the components/planned work to get you to 650?
Sweet. Keep the status and pics coming. I'll get to the specifics as we go along, but here's another picture, this one is a bit depressing, the shiny Whipple kit is off and the stock intake manifold is on, what you can't see here are the Steeda charge motion delete plates under the manifold. Greg likes the characteristics of the stock manifold over the boss manifold for high boost applications. I've heard of issues where the boss manifold flexes under high boost making it hard to tune to. Regardless, it's kind of cool in that it makes it a bit stealthy. http://photosbydan.com/temp/tt03.jpg |
How effective was the FatMat? I did a 100sqft. job on a 67 coupe
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Originally Posted by baddog671
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How effective was the FatMat? I did a 100sqft. job on a 67 coupe
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What power adder you going with?
Procharger or turbo? |
Its very cool to see you go after your goals with the Mojave Mile and be willing to change your setup that much. Cage looks very nice, what kind of cost are we talking about?
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Originally Posted by 808muscle
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Its very cool to see you go after your goals with the Mojave Mile and be willing to change your setup that much. Cage looks very nice, what kind of cost are we talking about?
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Originally Posted by S197GT07
(Post 8066108)
What power adder you going with?
Procharger or turbo? After removing the h-pipe and replacing the K-member with a BMR tubular k-member (for more room for the pipes), he began mocking up the turbo location to start on the hot side fabrication. http://photosbydan.com/temp/tt04.jpg http://photosbydan.com/temp/tt05.jpg |
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