I finnally have a turboford again, and it is far exceding my expectations.
I have owned my NA mustang for a long time, and last summer, I rebuilt it with diamond .030 over pistons and some other goodies with a plan later to go turbo... that time has come.
Here is my exact setup right now. I decided to make do with the high compression NA head that I was running, and simply run less timing, less boost, and the best gas I can find. It isn't like the tranny will take much power anyway.
T3 60/.48 @ 9psi
ported exhaust elbow
ported E6
3" dp with 2.5" exhaust, no cat, superturbo muffler
big VAM w/8UA and browntops
CAI, no intercooler
cam: 220-220 @.050, .454 lift, 112lsa retarded 6*
milled head .090 for 9.9:1 with .030 over (was going to build a new head for the turbo)diamonds
The cam helps keep the dynamic compression down, but even so I have the fuel pressure at 40, and the timing at 2*. I don't get full boost until 3000rpm. I suspect it is because of the performace cam retarded 6* and 2* of base timing to keep it from detonating. I have a really sweet power band from 4000-6000rpm. It pulls shockingly hard. I raced a vtec prelude from a roll and ate him alive (a couple carlengths from 40-60mph). Those are suppose to run mid 15's too.
I was hoping for 150hp at the wheels, but acts more like 175hp to the wheels. I don't understand why it is such an animal on the top end. I have no head porting, but milling it did take out some of the shrouding.
It isn't optimal, but after finding water while porting the head I was going to build for the turbo, I decided to just slap it together, but I am still looking to build a low compression head.
I have owned my NA mustang for a long time, and last summer, I rebuilt it with diamond .030 over pistons and some other goodies with a plan later to go turbo... that time has come.
Here is my exact setup right now. I decided to make do with the high compression NA head that I was running, and simply run less timing, less boost, and the best gas I can find. It isn't like the tranny will take much power anyway.
T3 60/.48 @ 9psi
ported exhaust elbow
ported E6
3" dp with 2.5" exhaust, no cat, superturbo muffler
big VAM w/8UA and browntops
CAI, no intercooler
cam: 220-220 @.050, .454 lift, 112lsa retarded 6*
milled head .090 for 9.9:1 with .030 over (was going to build a new head for the turbo)diamonds
The cam helps keep the dynamic compression down, but even so I have the fuel pressure at 40, and the timing at 2*. I don't get full boost until 3000rpm. I suspect it is because of the performace cam retarded 6* and 2* of base timing to keep it from detonating. I have a really sweet power band from 4000-6000rpm. It pulls shockingly hard. I raced a vtec prelude from a roll and ate him alive (a couple carlengths from 40-60mph). Those are suppose to run mid 15's too.
I was hoping for 150hp at the wheels, but acts more like 175hp to the wheels. I don't understand why it is such an animal on the top end. I have no head porting, but milling it did take out some of the shrouding.
It isn't optimal, but after finding water while porting the head I was going to build for the turbo, I decided to just slap it together, but I am still looking to build a low compression head.