GT4HUTCH

Well my build is almost complete and i will be back from Iraq soon and i can finally take her for a spin. I am curious as to what she'll be capable of in the quarter mile. The car is an 89 lx automatic, convertible and I'd like to start off by stating the purpose for the car. It is to replace my 06 GT as my daily driver. I built it to be driven from coast to coast without worry. RELIABILITY AND FUN were my main objectives here. This car will be carrying my infant son (due in less than 2 months time!!!) I didn't want this car to leave us stranded. The old engine was puking up oil and starting to knock pretty bad. While i was at it...i figured it should be lots of fun on the street since i'll be driving it every day, hence all of the goodies.

So there you have it. My goals.....a daily driven street convertible. I have no idea what a convertible fox weighs, but i'm certain that it is lighter than my S197. Anyone with a similar car have any 1/4 mi. times. Or do any of the experts out there have a E.T. , HP, and TQ estimates for what i've got. I sure would appreciate any input. I will find out for sure after i get back and things settle a bit. The track will be closed for winter i'm sure, but i'll put in on a dyno for now to see where it's at. Thanks again fellas.

Engine
306
-srp pistons
-Summit rings
-stock rods and crank (everything was machined and balanced)
-arp bolts
-FelPro gaskets
-frpp oil pan kit (came with water pump, oil pickup, oil dipstick and tube, harmonic balancer, etc.)
-Edelbrock performer heads (2.02in/1.60ex valves, 170 runners, 60 cc chambers)

(I think the compression ratio is somewhere around 9.3 - 9.5:1)

-Lunati camshaft (285*/291* advertised duration, 221*/232* duration @ .050, .557/.554 valve lift with the 1.7's)
-Crane 1.7 rr's
-Comp hardened pushrods
-frpp roller lifters
-frpp double roller timing set
-Edelbrock RPM II intake manifold
-Edelbrock 75mm TB
-Summit 75mm MAF
-BBK fenderwell CAI
-frpp 24lb injectors
-frpp 190lph fuel pump
-holley adj. fuel pressure reg.
-frpp fuel sending unit
-accel fuel pressure gauge
-bbk pulleys
-frpp smog delete kit
-prothane motor mounts
-bbk ceramic shorty headers
-bbk o/r hpipe
-flowmaster american thunder catback
-msd billet distributor, coil, 6al, 8.5mm wires
-mastertorque starter
-moroso battery relocation kit
-PA Performance 200amp alternator
-afco 2 core radiator
-holcomb dual 12" elec. fans
-moroso fan control switch
BUILT Aod transmission rated for 450ftlbs torque
-shift kit
-custom valvebody
-kevlar bands
-hardened shafts
-TCI 3500 stall
-Prothane transmission mount
-Auburn Pro Gear 31 spline differential
-moser 31 spline axles
-frpp 3.73 gears
-trickflow girdle
-frpp aluminum driveshaft
-KYB shocks and struts
-BMR upper and lower control arms
-Competition Engineering spring isolators
-Competition Engineering subframe connectors

All of the little things replaced such as:
new Motorcraft O2 sensors, coolant temp sensor, coolant temp sending unit, air charge temp sensor. The entire engine wiring harness has been checked, all brake lines, shoes, pads, drums, rotors, replaced. I will be upgrading to disc in the rear over the Spring or Summer.

Thanks

HUTCH

USMC1775

Thats quite a list you got there. Idk what kind of time youd get with that, but I could imagine itll be perfect for your goal

Timspony

Welcome home....that should keep you busy for a while

87slutstang

stock convertibles are really heavy. i gutted mine pretty well and it still weighed 3325

GT4HUTCH

Wow, do you know about what one weighs stock? What all did you gut? Your car is still lighter than my S197. I'm not "gutting" anything. I know i shed a few pounds though by ditching all of the smog crap and cats, ditching the cast iron heads for aluminum, and adding an aluminum DS. The battery is in the trunk now too, not saving any weight there just moving it to where it's needed more.

87slutstang

i weighed it with no tire, jack, no back seat, no cats, a lot of sound deadening removed, no tailpipes, no front bracket for the fog lights. lx's weigh a lot less than a gt. my seats and brackets are really heavy. and i had a lot of tools in the car when i weighed it

FORD TOUGH

You will have a new car. It should run pretty good but I don't know if you want a 3500 stall converter if you are going to be driving cross country. You probably want to put a deeper transmission pan on it and a external tranny cooler. Heat is the enemy of your transmission.

GT4HUTCH

it's a lock up convertor and the transcooler in the afco radiator is pretty big. I'm not sure if the tranny has a new pan on it or not. If it doesn't a deeper one might be a good idea.

FORD TOUGH

You should be in good shape since it is a lockup convertor.

GT4HUTCH

Anyone with a similar build have an idea of performance potential here?