What Did You Do To Your Car Today?

[badass98svt]

Another thought could be the spool delay being from the P51 intake. That's a lot of volume to fill

Where are you starting to build boost?

 

[Snorky]

Where are you starting to build boost?

I think I saw it register a psi or 2 around 3500 then he like ~13 at ~4500

 

[badass98svt]

I think I saw it register a psi or 2 around 3500 then he like ~13 at ~4500

That does seem high to start building boost.
Mine is a low mount 67mm. Boost comes in around 2800ish

 

[shovel]

Not a Mustang... though it does have an Essex V6, 4R70W and 8.8 so it's in the family. Last year I bought this project truck for close to free, needed an engine and everything else. Today I installed 3" lowering springs and shocks in the front, new Powerstop z23 pads, cleaned and packed the wheel bearings, installed braided steel brake lines and gravity bled a considerable amount of fluid through both sides.

Tomorrow I'll lower the back and maybe Sunday get some new tires on it. These in the picture are what came on it - they're 15 years old and larger than OEM size, since I'm lowering the truck I'll go back to the OE size. No budget for better wheels unfortunately.

Got rear Powerstop brake pads coming but I doubt they'll show up on the 4th so that's a job for next weekend.

 

[Snorky]

That does seem high to start building boost.
Mine is a low mount 67mm. Boost comes in around 2800ish

When I had my on3 billet 6766 bb it started at 3500 and had full boost at 4300. Same P51, stock pi heads. Cms stage 2 turbo cams.

Current mhs stage 2 ported PIs. +1mm valves, mhs stage 2 turbo cams P51. Turbonetics billet 7575 bb. Same basic spool conundrum. Don't have a. Pi intake to test the theory though.

Either
A. Intake manifold
B. some horrible leak I haven't found yet
C. Somethings wrong with my engine

I went through my engine already and I've been chasing leaks for a decade. Haven't tried an intake swap yet.

 

[badass98svt]

75mm is much larger than a 66. That won't help you build boost down low.

 

[Snorky]

75mm is much larger than a 66. That won't help you build boost down low.

Agreed.. just shocked that it didn't really change all that much. And the 67 spooled more or less the same.

 

[wmfateam]

My $800 Explorer that wouldn't stay running now runs after unplugging the TPS. I'm going to throw a mustang TPS at it and see if that will keep it running while plugged in.

 

[duh09]

Rolled over 320k miles today running around looking at some properties back in Middle TN in ye olde V10

 

[wmfateam]

Getting closer. Most wiring connected as I wait on parts.

 

[shovel]

I added a little flair to my cheap project truck, now instead of "the f150" or "the silver truck" (because I also own a white ram) .. it's The Reaper.



Yes I got wrinkles in the tailgate decal. Really difficult to lay it down smooth, I have a 2nd one to try again and hopefully not make it worse.


There's no real story behind the name. It's a monochrome grey and black truck and Bill & Ted's Death character is the vibe I was feeling, simple as that.

 

[badass98svt]

Kinda looks like "The Undertaker" from WWF

 

[weendoggy]

I added a little flair to my cheap project truck, now instead of "the f150" or "the silver truck" (because I also own a white ram) .. it's The Reaper.

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Yes I got wrinkles in the tailgate decal. Really difficult to lay it down smooth, I have a 2nd one to try again and hopefully not make it worse.


There's no real story behind the name. It's a monochrome grey and black truck and Bill & Ted's Death character is the vibe I was feeling, simple as that.

Alcohol/Water sprayed on body good. Place decal and allows some movement and/or pull off and get straight, or crooked, however you like. The use a squeegie with outside sprayed or better yet a small rubber roller. I put my numbers on/off my cars for track events and all is well. I even put my TRD 4x4 Off Road ones on my Tacoma bed this way.

 

[weendoggy]

Back to the Panoz job replacing the front seal. Front clip was removed for access plus the fact the radiator needs some modifying. More on that later. Today was removing the damper, installing a new seal and pressing the damper back on. The tube on the seal was used to "press" the seal in. I didn't get a shot of the simple steel plate with 1" hole that was put over the tube. I used my damper installer to press the seal in. No hammers needed. Smooth as a baby's butt. Then it was just pressing the damper back on. Kinda' boring, but needed as it did show signs of leakage on the new build.

Got the owner to fab up a 3qt. expansion tank (the builder had a .5qt one on) and I'll have my buddy tig weld it. Also need to move the fan temp switch to the BOTTOM of the radiator and not at the top.


Put a piece of flat 3/16" plate with 1" hole in the middle to use for a seal press. I'm having my buddy make me one.


My damper install rod showing seal after being pressed in.


Turning away....


Damper back on and nut torqued.

 

[Musturd]

Dropped my tkx out to have the synchros done . 4 years and 100’s of passes at the track , 3rd is giving issues .

 

[joemomma]

Shop dog does not look amused.

Edit to add: shop dogs are the best.