sheppd01 Posted April 1, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2016 (edited) I had my son and my daughters boy friend install my new heat exchanger today. I supervised while holding a coke and whiskey. I haven't' test driven it yet to many whiskeys. Edited April 1, 2016 by sheppd01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheppd01 Posted April 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2016 I love car show season….. https://youtu.be/a8a6CKJY3PM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShelbyKR664 Posted April 18, 2016 Report Share Posted April 18, 2016 Dave, I think 99% of the people that watched your car leave turn their head to look at your car!! The exhaust note is intoxicating! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheppd01 Posted April 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2016 Yeah I had a foward facing camera too. You can hear people talking and some of the comments are pretty funny. You can hear one guy say holy hell that sounds nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheppd01 Posted May 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Finally installed my gauges. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secondo Posted May 13, 2016 Report Share Posted May 13, 2016 Finally installed my gauges. Congrats! Looks great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helix Posted May 14, 2016 Report Share Posted May 14, 2016 I think when I think of my dream car KR, your exact car comes to mind. I also love those gauges, perfect for the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S8MS-01904 Posted May 15, 2016 Report Share Posted May 15, 2016 Purty neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheppd01 Posted May 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2016 I think when I think of my dream car KR, your exact car comes to mind. I also love those gauges, perfect for the car. Thanks Its always a work in progress and always looking for ways to improve on what was an awesome car to begin with. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheppd01 Posted May 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 25, 2016 (edited) I went with an oil temp gauge instead of the oil pressure. I wasn't sure if the oil manifold that shelby sells would work for oil temp but I bought it anyways, and it doesn't work with the current set up. However once I find an oil cooler that I like I should be able to run the oil lines through the Shelby oil manifold. Until then I had to come up with a work around. The oil sending unit uses pipe threads while the oil pan has a metric thread (M14 1.50). I looked everywhere for fitting that would work but couldn't find anything. So I purchased a new oil plug drilled out the center and threaded the inside with the appropriate pipe thread. Anyone one know what the safe high and low oil temps should be. I can set alarms on my gauges and I am not sure what I should set it to. Edited May 25, 2016 by sheppd01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheppd01 Posted June 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 (edited) I took the KR to the track for the first time since the new engine. I haven't talked to the tuner yet but above 4,000 rpm it seems to what I can only describe as blowing out the spark plugs. From 2,000 to 3,000 it has some power and from 3,000 to 4,000 it has crazy power but above 4,000 it doesn't seem to have any increase in power. It will also just shut down for a second and then come back, again what I can only guess as possibly blowing out the plugs. I have never experienced this problem before so it's just a guess. Looking at the dyno sheet I am missing a lot of potential power not being able to push it above 4,000 rpm. So for those of you not on Facebook this is the track day with out going over 4,000 rpm and missing a few gear changes. ? Edited June 4, 2016 by sheppd01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb64 Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 I ran into a similar issue this year at the drag strip, when my car got into higher rpms especially in 3rd and 4th the motor would rev but not continue pulling hard. Heat soak was not a issue, but my mph was all over the place, varying by as much as 6 mph which is a lot. It wasn't obvious at first, but after several passes there was no mistaking the high pitched belt squeal in the top of 3rd and 4th gear. In my case it is time for a new belt and a better tensioner, the oem tensioner is not doing the job. Not sure what you have on yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msb64 Posted June 4, 2016 Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 Btw, to prevent the spark issues at higher boost levels, years ago I dropped the plug gap down to .032 and am runnning 1 step colder plugs than stock. This was recommended by several reputable builders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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