RMatovich Posted December 23, 2013 Report Share Posted December 23, 2013 (edited) I just finished a long and very expensive portion of my 2008 GT500 build-up, Project Vapor Snake. It is going to the shop for dyno tunig this Thursday. Any guesses on how much power I should see at the wheels? Prior to these mods I was running the stock blower with a 2.59" upper, C&L 97mm MAF housing with a few other upgrades to the cooling system and was getting 540RWHP consistently with no heat soak issues. The recent mods are as follows: RPS Billet Triple Carbon clutch (-20lbs over stock) DSS Carbon Drive Shaft (-25lbs over stock) Whipple 2.9L with 3.250" upper Whipple Monoblade TBWhipple Intake 123mm MAF Kenne Bell Dual BAP Shelby Fuel Rails BPS Fuel Rail Install Kit Injector Dynamics ID1000 Fuel Injectors NGK TR7IX @ .028" gap Meziere 55gpm IC pump Ford Racing High Flow Intercooler Canton Racing Battery Box IC Reservoir (1.75 gallons) Shelby C&R Radiator Ford Racing FR500C Cooling Fan Dynatech 1&7/8" LT headers Custom fab dual exit side exhaust, complete exhaust system coated in matte black ceramic coating EGR Delete Kit MGW Shift Kit Ford Racing Front Bumper Bar with Tow Hook (-12lbs over stock) Ford Racing Rear Tow Hook (welded to rear bumper) Car also has a full BMR suspension and chassis build, 225lbs of weight redux, Eibach R2 Coil-overs and many other goodies. I built this car to be versatile so I could make easy suspension and tire changes to hit the drag strip for fun and run with almost anything or shred Corvettes and Bimmers at SCCA/NASA road course events. Attached before and after pics of the engine build/ Edited December 23, 2013 by RMatovich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freakshow12 Posted December 24, 2013 Report Share Posted December 24, 2013 676/630 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAD500Chris Posted December 25, 2013 Report Share Posted December 25, 2013 What kind of gas? Pump gas? 680/670 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMatovich Posted December 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 It will run 93 octane pump gas on the streets and higher octane race fuel at track events, but it will be tuned for 93. How much power is safe for the stock engine? My entire driveline can handle 1000HP. I think the next weakest link in the chain would be pistons and connecting rods. These cars have the CobraJet crankshaft which can support a little over 800HP safely, so I should be good there. My shop picked up the car today for dyno tuning. I should have the numbers later next week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMAv Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 782/643 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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