doggiedoc
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There’s a bit of back story here so I’ll try to be concise! I originally purchased my 2001 Roush Stage 3 new. It’s been through a lot since then.
For example:
I eventually broke a ring-land on the #4 cylinder (not during the burnout above btw). So I rebuild the iron block 0.020 over with forged pistons and rods. Moved the battery to the trunk and put a large cooler reservoir in its place.
I did manage to run 11.97 at 118 mph a couple of weeks later at Darlington with a hot tune and iced intercooler. It was making 440 hp to the wheels on that tune.
Then the very next weekend at Rockingham - I broke the input shaft on the 1-2 shift. So what did I decide to do? I sold the original Roush MP90 supercharger with the plan of buying a bigger Kenne Bell!
Well - I decided before that to rebuild the bottom end for BIG power - I ended up deciding to ditch iron block and found a Teksid block in good condition - sent it to VT and had it Darton wet sleeved, forged 8 bolt crank, 1500 hp rods and custom dished pistons for low static compression. About 8:1 maybe less if I remember right. VT’s stage 3 blower cams and ported PI heads. That was in 2007.
Then it just sat. Did not even take the long block out of the shipping container until September 2019!
Pieced it all back together - had to scrounge some parts I didn’t have. Still no supercharger at this point so I found a junkyard PI intake and ordered a stock plenum from eBay.
It was pretty tough remembering how it all went back together but ultimately I got it ready to go back in the car.
To be continued....
For example:
I eventually broke a ring-land on the #4 cylinder (not during the burnout above btw). So I rebuild the iron block 0.020 over with forged pistons and rods. Moved the battery to the trunk and put a large cooler reservoir in its place.
I did manage to run 11.97 at 118 mph a couple of weeks later at Darlington with a hot tune and iced intercooler. It was making 440 hp to the wheels on that tune.
Then the very next weekend at Rockingham - I broke the input shaft on the 1-2 shift. So what did I decide to do? I sold the original Roush MP90 supercharger with the plan of buying a bigger Kenne Bell!
Well - I decided before that to rebuild the bottom end for BIG power - I ended up deciding to ditch iron block and found a Teksid block in good condition - sent it to VT and had it Darton wet sleeved, forged 8 bolt crank, 1500 hp rods and custom dished pistons for low static compression. About 8:1 maybe less if I remember right. VT’s stage 3 blower cams and ported PI heads. That was in 2007.
Then it just sat. Did not even take the long block out of the shipping container until September 2019!
Pieced it all back together - had to scrounge some parts I didn’t have. Still no supercharger at this point so I found a junkyard PI intake and ordered a stock plenum from eBay.
It was pretty tough remembering how it all went back together but ultimately I got it ready to go back in the car.
To be continued....
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