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Carl's Road Racer

Reply #15 –
Maximum motorsports coilovers here.  I think I should've gone with koni's, but I bought all the bilstien stuff.  650# in the front, 500# in the rear.  I should probably go higher in the rear because in a hard corner, it still picks up the inside front tire off the ground.

88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:

Carl's Road Racer

Reply #16 –
Just got

Boport 1.9 Cam
Holset HX35 with rare oil and water cooled seven blade billet wheel and vband internal wastegate
Hallman Pro Boost Controller
SPEC Stage 3+ Clutch

Pics to follow as they come in the mail!
2013 Focus (Daily)
1968 Cougar XR7
1987 Turbo Coupe
5 Speed, Stock IHI, Aeromotive 340LPH, Stinger 3in DP w/Magnaflow 3in Race Series ler, Hallman Boost Controller, Corbeau Fixed Back Racing Seats, Rebuilt 35# Injectors, Kirban AFPR, Stinger's Front Mount Piping w/Big NPR Front Mount IC, 3/8 E-85 Fuel Lines, SPEC Stage 3+ Clutch, Explorer 4.0 Dual Core Radiator, Optima Red Top Battery
1988 Turbo Coupe (RIP)
1984 Cougar (RIP) :cougarsmily:
1986 Cougar XR7 5 Speed.  (sold)

Carl's Road Racer

Reply #17 –
Hallman Pro RX Boost Controller Installed

Works great and as advertised.  Low boost spring gives me 5 extra PSI over stock as advertised (from 10 to 15) I have yet to try the high boost spring (advertised to give much more but I'm going to set it to the 18 PSI the gillis valve failed to hold)

Turbo spools up a lot quicker!




Very Rare version of the Holset HX35 with
-Billet Wheel
-Water and Oil Cooled
-Internal Wastegate with 3in Vband
-T4 

Wheel is tight in all directions and spins great!

Paid $380 bucks!



2013 Focus (Daily)
1968 Cougar XR7
1987 Turbo Coupe
5 Speed, Stock IHI, Aeromotive 340LPH, Stinger 3in DP w/Magnaflow 3in Race Series ler, Hallman Boost Controller, Corbeau Fixed Back Racing Seats, Rebuilt 35# Injectors, Kirban AFPR, Stinger's Front Mount Piping w/Big NPR Front Mount IC, 3/8 E-85 Fuel Lines, SPEC Stage 3+ Clutch, Explorer 4.0 Dual Core Radiator, Optima Red Top Battery
1988 Turbo Coupe (RIP)
1984 Cougar (RIP) :cougarsmily:
1986 Cougar XR7 5 Speed.  (sold)

Carl's Road Racer

Reply #18 –
Quote from: vinnietbird;365530
I think an inch and a half to two inch drop is good. If you get the car to low, it loses it's usefulness. Have to come to a near stop to cross a speed bump. Not worth having a car that drags or easily bottoms out for the sake of looks.

 
Adjustable coilovers would be nice though... So you can lower it further when you want to play, but leave it a little higher when daily driving.

Carl's Road Racer

Reply #19 –
Id run the boost controller inside... I can tell you it is much more tempting to bump it then. Boost is like a drug.
1986 Cougar LS

Carl's Road Racer

Reply #20 –
Quote from: DVP;367633
Id run the boost controller inside... I can tell you it is much more tempting to bump it then. Boost is like a drug.

 
No real need to do that untill I run the holset.
2013 Focus (Daily)
1968 Cougar XR7
1987 Turbo Coupe
5 Speed, Stock IHI, Aeromotive 340LPH, Stinger 3in DP w/Magnaflow 3in Race Series ler, Hallman Boost Controller, Corbeau Fixed Back Racing Seats, Rebuilt 35# Injectors, Kirban AFPR, Stinger's Front Mount Piping w/Big NPR Front Mount IC, 3/8 E-85 Fuel Lines, SPEC Stage 3+ Clutch, Explorer 4.0 Dual Core Radiator, Optima Red Top Battery
1988 Turbo Coupe (RIP)
1984 Cougar (RIP) :cougarsmily:
1986 Cougar XR7 5 Speed.  (sold)

Carl's Road Racer

Reply #21 –
How much weight do you think I will save from:

Full Fiberglass Front Clip
Hood
Trunk
Doors
Lexan

I was guessing 400 to 500 lbs?

http://www.hairyglass.com/thunderbird.html
2013 Focus (Daily)
1968 Cougar XR7
1987 Turbo Coupe
5 Speed, Stock IHI, Aeromotive 340LPH, Stinger 3in DP w/Magnaflow 3in Race Series ler, Hallman Boost Controller, Corbeau Fixed Back Racing Seats, Rebuilt 35# Injectors, Kirban AFPR, Stinger's Front Mount Piping w/Big NPR Front Mount IC, 3/8 E-85 Fuel Lines, SPEC Stage 3+ Clutch, Explorer 4.0 Dual Core Radiator, Optima Red Top Battery
1988 Turbo Coupe (RIP)
1984 Cougar (RIP) :cougarsmily:
1986 Cougar XR7 5 Speed.  (sold)

Carl's Road Racer

Reply #22 –
I don't know how much the doors weigh, I can only assume at least 75+ pounds. I know the hood is heavy itself. I would say around 300-400 easy. I don't know about 500 though. The decklid, windows and front cover/fenders don't weight that much.
"Real cars dont power the front wheels, they lift them"
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
1984 Mercury Cougar GS 5.0:cougarsmily: BBK Equal Length Shorties, BBK O/R X-Pipe, Magnaflow Magnapacks, Mustang GT Stainless Tailpipes, 18" Magnaflow Rolled Edge Tips. Turbo Coupe Hood, Mach 1 Chin Spoiler. 17"x9" Cobra R's, Falken Ziex 255/50s, and 245/45s.
1984 Ford Thunderbird 3.8L "Drag Queen"
2009 Dodge Ram 1500 Lone Star Edition 5.7L Hemi 400hp, lex DOD14M Magnaflow retro-fit ler kit

Carl's Road Racer

Reply #23 –
Quote from: Carl;367699
How much weight do you think I will save from:

Full Fiberglass Front Clip
Hood
Trunk
Doors
Lexan

I was guessing 400 to 500 lbs?

http://www.hairyglass.com/thunderbird.html


Actually all the parts are Carbon, not fiberglass.  Should be able to reduce weight considerably.

Just a little update for everyone.

Rebuilt all the injectors and ran new fuel lines for E85. (have 1260cc lucas injectors for when my ECU comes in from Stinger)

In the process of replacing clutch to the stage 3+ SPEC but am having trouble removing the Pilot Bearing.  I will probably be able to get the thing off today.

Put a fresh gasket on the oil pan, which will hopefully fix my oil leak.

Cleaned like 30 pounds of old oil dirt and grease off the bottom of my car... lol

Next mods after this.

Sway bars
CHE Control Arms all around
Chuck's Motor Mounts
Custom Gauges (probably autometer)
Clean up dash
2013 Focus (Daily)
1968 Cougar XR7
1987 Turbo Coupe
5 Speed, Stock IHI, Aeromotive 340LPH, Stinger 3in DP w/Magnaflow 3in Race Series ler, Hallman Boost Controller, Corbeau Fixed Back Racing Seats, Rebuilt 35# Injectors, Kirban AFPR, Stinger's Front Mount Piping w/Big NPR Front Mount IC, 3/8 E-85 Fuel Lines, SPEC Stage 3+ Clutch, Explorer 4.0 Dual Core Radiator, Optima Red Top Battery
1988 Turbo Coupe (RIP)
1984 Cougar (RIP) :cougarsmily:
1986 Cougar XR7 5 Speed.  (sold)

Carl's Road Racer

Reply #24 –
Got my clutch in, and cleaned up everything!  I can't really go to hard on it, because I am going to obey the 500 mile break in rule for the new clutch.  I still have an oil leak, but I suspect that it's the valve cover.  From what I read online it seems the ranger valve cover is the way to go.

I am at work, but I will post pics of the progress soon!
2013 Focus (Daily)
1968 Cougar XR7
1987 Turbo Coupe
5 Speed, Stock IHI, Aeromotive 340LPH, Stinger 3in DP w/Magnaflow 3in Race Series ler, Hallman Boost Controller, Corbeau Fixed Back Racing Seats, Rebuilt 35# Injectors, Kirban AFPR, Stinger's Front Mount Piping w/Big NPR Front Mount IC, 3/8 E-85 Fuel Lines, SPEC Stage 3+ Clutch, Explorer 4.0 Dual Core Radiator, Optima Red Top Battery
1988 Turbo Coupe (RIP)
1984 Cougar (RIP) :cougarsmily:
1986 Cougar XR7 5 Speed.  (sold)

Carl's Road Racer

Reply #25 –
Quote from: Carl;355812
We've made A LOT of progress on the race prep.  99% of the sound deadening / caulking material is gone.  I uploaded a new episode on youtube!  Sorry about the quality... it got screwed up in processing. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fofIfR4vAG0

 

alright! that's what i'm talking about.. pennywise! hahah
ShadowMSC.com < < Still Under Construction

R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver

Carl's Road Racer

Reply #26 –
Yeah man, gotta love punk rock.
2013 Focus (Daily)
1968 Cougar XR7
1987 Turbo Coupe
5 Speed, Stock IHI, Aeromotive 340LPH, Stinger 3in DP w/Magnaflow 3in Race Series ler, Hallman Boost Controller, Corbeau Fixed Back Racing Seats, Rebuilt 35# Injectors, Kirban AFPR, Stinger's Front Mount Piping w/Big NPR Front Mount IC, 3/8 E-85 Fuel Lines, SPEC Stage 3+ Clutch, Explorer 4.0 Dual Core Radiator, Optima Red Top Battery
1988 Turbo Coupe (RIP)
1984 Cougar (RIP) :cougarsmily:
1986 Cougar XR7 5 Speed.  (sold)

Carl's Road Racer

Reply #27 –
Quote from: Carl;368349
Got my clutch in, and cleaned up everything!  I can't really go to hard on it, because I am going to obey the 500 mile break in rule for the new clutch.  I still have an oil leak, but I suspect that it's the valve cover.  From what I read online it seems the ranger valve cover is the way to go.

I am at work, but I will post pics of the progress soon!

 
I'm going to say you mean valve cover gasket, not the valve cover because I think the ranger valve covers are stamped steel instead of the cast aluminum ours are.  The ranger gasket is worth the extra money!

88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:

Carl's Road Racer

Reply #28 –
Quote from: fordguy545;368414
I'm going to say you mean valve cover gasket, not the valve cover because I think the ranger valve covers are stamped steel instead of the cast aluminum ours are.  The ranger gasket is worth the extra money!

 
Yup I meant the gasket :hick:

Good to know!
2013 Focus (Daily)
1968 Cougar XR7
1987 Turbo Coupe
5 Speed, Stock IHI, Aeromotive 340LPH, Stinger 3in DP w/Magnaflow 3in Race Series ler, Hallman Boost Controller, Corbeau Fixed Back Racing Seats, Rebuilt 35# Injectors, Kirban AFPR, Stinger's Front Mount Piping w/Big NPR Front Mount IC, 3/8 E-85 Fuel Lines, SPEC Stage 3+ Clutch, Explorer 4.0 Dual Core Radiator, Optima Red Top Battery
1988 Turbo Coupe (RIP)
1984 Cougar (RIP) :cougarsmily:
1986 Cougar XR7 5 Speed.  (sold)

Carl's Road Racer

Reply #29 –
Ok, so... I may have been overboosting my ihi for the past 6 mos.. I found out the stock boost gauge is garbage. Turned my boost down to 16 and am slowly inching it up to a correct 18. The good news is the turbo took no damage at all. My car is wayy faster than its ever been now!
2013 Focus (Daily)
1968 Cougar XR7
1987 Turbo Coupe
5 Speed, Stock IHI, Aeromotive 340LPH, Stinger 3in DP w/Magnaflow 3in Race Series ler, Hallman Boost Controller, Corbeau Fixed Back Racing Seats, Rebuilt 35# Injectors, Kirban AFPR, Stinger's Front Mount Piping w/Big NPR Front Mount IC, 3/8 E-85 Fuel Lines, SPEC Stage 3+ Clutch, Explorer 4.0 Dual Core Radiator, Optima Red Top Battery
1988 Turbo Coupe (RIP)
1984 Cougar (RIP) :cougarsmily:
1986 Cougar XR7 5 Speed.  (sold)