Just a few more bolts and 1 small item left.

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Just a few more bolts and 1 small item left.

January 26, 2013, 04:26:38 PM

Just a few more bolts and 1 small item left.

Reply #1 – January 26, 2013, 05:01:17 PM

Wonder what that small item is lmfao

Nice what size is the motor

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Reply #2 – January 26, 2013, 06:20:31 PM

Ya going to mount it to one of the lawn chairs?

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Reply #3 – January 26, 2013, 07:42:54 PM

Sweet! Next time I go to KC to pick n pull, I should give you a ring, stop by for a few and check it out. I need a support club to keep my interest up in finishing my own Bird..lol

Looks like a nice engine...can'twait to seethe new addition lol

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Reply #4 – January 27, 2013, 12:22:24 AM

Motor is a 306 stock rods and crank. 1.6 rr, comp cams blower cam, 42 lb injectors, procomp al heads, typhoon intake and a p1sc probably only going to run 8 to 10 lbs of boost

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Reply #5 – January 28, 2013, 10:57:16 PM

Got that last little item bolted on tonight. Giggity

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Reply #6 – January 28, 2013, 11:10:24 PM

Sweet how many pounds is that set up for ?

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Reply #7 – January 29, 2013, 03:40:22 PM

Quote from: bigbada1;408322

Got that last little item bolted on tonight. Giggity

It should be a riot! Glad to see another Procharged Bird on the site.

A suggestion (assuming this is your first set up with a Procharger): Tighen the belt and check the pulley alignment with a straight edge (I used a level). The A/C brackets are known for their flex, so you may find the head unit pulls in, toward the front of the car. You can shim the brackets to add "pre-load" so the pulley/head unit are aligned with the crank pulley, when there's tension on the belt. This should minimize the chance of throwing a belt.

Another tip when mounting it in the car: It's highly likely you'll need to clearance the inner fender for the head unit. I placed a rubber mallet on the area affected and whacked that with a 3 lb maul. That moved it in, without creating ugly dents or damaging the paint.

Great to see you're doing a mock up outside the car. I found I still needed about 10-15 test fits of the head unit to get everything adjusted and lined up, once it was in the car. Areas I had issues with were the P/S pump hose (it was right in the way of the discharge tube) and a corner of the sway bar mount (I had to cut it off for clearance on the discharge tube).

Good luck!

If you'd like to see what mine is like: http://www.foxtbirdcougarforums.com/showthread.php?33434-A-few-upgrades-8-30-2012&highlight=procharger

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Reply #8 – January 29, 2013, 11:50:09 PM

I'd love to put a KB 2.1 on my Thunderbird but I've got two things holding me back: hyper pistons and Fel-Pro 1011-2 head gaskets. I purposely did that so I wouldn't be tempted to supercharge the thing.

I do have a forged piston 91 Mark VII here though......Vortech V3 time:hick:?

You're car should be really fun when it's done. I'd put some older tires on to, uh, "test" it :burnout:.

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Reply #9 – February 04, 2013, 03:59:53 PM

Entire setup pictured above for sale pan to intake plus the blower $3500 I will be posting a for sale add in the proper section later.