Project: Same Parts, More Power. All Motor 331. [Archive]

331TwistedWedge

07-11-2010, 01:08 AM

What im working with ...

331 Stroker
Trick Flow Twisted Wedge 170cc Heads
Victor 5.0 efi Intake
.512 / .224 ~.230 dur / 112* schneider cam
1.6 rockers

Plan is to take my granny shifted 11.38 into the 10's ... a well street mannered 10 1/4 to 10 1/2:1 compression engine in a full weight coupe ...

Plan is to change NOTHING ... keep the same parts and go faster ... no weight reductions, no juice, no compression bump, no cam change ... port work on everything, done by me ...

Nothing like taking a few thousand dollars worth of parts and start hacking on them :eek:

331TwistedWedge

07-11-2010, 01:15 AM

110+ hours later, my heads are done ...

the heads stock were a 170cc runner, took that to a 184cc ...

sent the heads to Total Engine Airflow for a valve job and milled for clean up ...

flow numbers were ...

Lift/Intake/Exhaust

.100 71 / 56
.200 141 / 108
.300 208 / 146
.400 262 / 180
.500 292 / 205
.550 301 / 216
.600 308 / 225

dont let anybody tell you home ported heads wont flow ...

331TwistedWedge

07-11-2010, 01:22 AM

Victor 5.0 EFI Intake ...

the victor can use a ton of help in the upper plenum ...

that middle section is equivalent to 65mm, after hours of porting i have rough cut it out to about an 80mm ...

doesnt look like much of a change in the pics, but its a huge difference in person ...

draggin50

07-11-2010, 02:13 AM

Damn looks good! Ready to do more now that your showing off the talent???

Camaro86SHOCKER

07-11-2010, 04:34 AM

Pretty cool, nothing wrong with doing things on the cheap.

331TwistedWedge

07-11-2010, 10:09 AM

Damn looks good! Ready to do more now that your showing off the talent???

man i am really burnt out ... i still have to finish the upper and port match the lower ...

Pretty cool, nothing wrong with doing things on the cheap.

its saving me a ton ... i was quoted about $1800 for port work on the heads and lower intake ... probably another $200-$300 to fix that upper ...

331TwistedWedge

07-11-2010, 10:19 AM

I put the grinder down for a while and decided to paint my block ... primed and painted using dupont cast iron ... gives it a natural clean look ...

before and after ...

you can see the trick flow valve reliefs in the pistons, pretty much shows you im running no cam :lol:

Walter

07-11-2010, 10:26 AM

That thing gonna see the track in 2010?

331TwistedWedge

07-11-2010, 10:27 AM

331TwistedWedge

07-11-2010, 10:28 AM

That thing gonna see the track in 2010?

yes, hopefully by the end of august ... you know i want to catch those 95 degree track days :bigthumb

Walter

07-11-2010, 10:33 AM

everything is going into this (for those of you that dont know me) ... 25k original miles and around 2300 on the 7 year old stroker ... i plan on driving this car a lot more ... im tired of it being a garage queen ... the ac may go back on as well ...

Keeping that car fresh for the next owner or what? Put some miles on that damn thing. Its just a mustang. :bigthumb

NXcoupe

07-11-2010, 10:35 AM

Looks really good, keep it up!

331TwistedWedge

07-11-2010, 10:37 AM

Keeping that car fresh for the next owner or what? Put some miles on that damn thing. Its just a mustang. :bigthumb

ive had it 16 years, its time to drive it ... this thing started out as a 15.9-16.0 automatic car with a 2.73 gear ... i was 21 when i bought it, hell i didnt even know how to pre-stage and stage at e20 :lol:

i was just thinking, my damn maxima went a 14.56 out of the box ... pretty sad ... anyway, im going to start enjoying this car once again ...

Walter

07-11-2010, 10:44 AM

ive had it 16 years, its time to drive it ... this thing started out as a 15.9-16.0 automatic car with a 2.73 gear ... i was 21 when i bought it, hell i didnt even know how to pre-stage and stage at e20 :lol:

i was just thinking, my damn maxima went a 14.56 out of the box ... pretty sad ... anyway, im going to start enjoying this car once again ...

In '98 a friend of mine bought a cherry 82 gt with welds on it. New paint, new welds, immaculate interior and 100% stock drivetrain. We were at a stoplight on beechmont when a new Dodge Intrepid pulled up. The 10yr old kid in the pass. seat was in love with the 82. He pointed the car out to his dad, and when the light turned green..... The intrepid fuggin roasted us :lol:

331TwistedWedge

07-11-2010, 10:49 AM

In '98 a friend of mine bought a cherry 82 gt with welds on it. New paint, new welds, immaculate interior and 100% stock drivetrain. We were at a stoplight on beechmont when a new Dodge Intrepid pulled up. The 10yr old kid in the pass. seat was in love with the 82. He pointed the car out to his dad, and when the light turned green..... The intrepid fuggin roasted us :lol:

lmao! :lol:

i use to get thumped by those new camaros back in the day ... those mid 90's that came out running 14's ... i had every bolt on under the sun with that auto and couldnt beat shit ... it made me mad as hell :mad:

ahh, the good ol' days ...

5.0calypso93lx

07-11-2010, 08:35 PM

Lookin' good homo. You really need a man cam now if you didn't before :lol:

331TwistedWedge

07-12-2010, 10:02 PM

Lookin' good homo. You really need a man cam now if you didn't before :lol:

if this combo fails, the cam will be my first change ... but i have a feeling that this little guy is going to do the job :D

i am putting 1.7 rockers on it ... so i guess i lied on the same parts, more power title ... but im coming clean :bigthumb

fish lips are you ever gonna have a running car again?

Maximus

07-13-2010, 02:08 AM

You left your Nitrous bottle here the other day.:flipoff:

Jeff88coupe

07-13-2010, 06:59 AM

You really need a man cam now if you didn't before :lol:

I was thinking the same thing. Be nice to be able to use those .550-600" lift flow numbers you worked so hard to get.

331TwistedWedge

07-16-2010, 08:19 PM

updating the thread a bit ...

i took the tremec tko out and sent it away last saturday, place is called meyers tranny & gears ... my meyer force tranny should help gain 2-3 tenths by powershifting ... should be a big help ...

TEA called, heads will be back next week ... they changed the valve job and heads flow 320/225 at .600" ... i have to give Total Engine Airflow a LOT of credit, heads flowed just under 300 cfms when they left my house ... their valve jobs flat out work :bigthumb

mrstang-gt-46

07-16-2010, 09:21 PM

fish lips,that baby cam will beat ure ass

5.0calypso93lx

07-16-2010, 09:23 PM

fish lips,that baby cam will beat ure ass

Well I'd hope so! :lol: My cam is BARELY bigger and I've got 8.0:1 compression!

When you gonna have it out Ricky, I wanna see this thing make some passes!

kennebellcobra

07-16-2010, 09:40 PM

"Meyer force transmission"....lmao!

331TwistedWedge

07-17-2010, 01:10 AM

Well I'd hope so! :lol: My cam is BARELY bigger and I've got 8.0:1 compression!

When you gonna have it out Ricky, I wanna see this thing make some passes!

end of august or early september ... gonna get a few things powder coated, kennys work adds like 10-15 hp ... gotta make it purdy ...

i have a k-member and a-arms that i've had since 2007 - time to put them on ... but yea, hopefully soon ... the leg work is pretty much over, time to assemble ...

331TwistedWedge

07-17-2010, 01:16 AM

fish lips,that baby cam will beat ure ass

i dont think its gonna be a low or even a mid 10 second machine ... the ac is probably going back on and my suspension isnt a good 1/4 mile set up ... trying like hell to make it street friendly ... whatever it does at the track, i guess i will have to live with it ... thats the reason for keeping the cam, its smooth on the street ... low compression and a small cam, i know im leaving hp on the table - but you have to draw the line somewhere ...

my goal is a 10.999 :bigthumb

adragon72

07-17-2010, 05:48 AM

It's looking good Rick! I keep missing you down at the plant.

331TwistedWedge

07-17-2010, 11:03 AM

It's looking good Rick! I keep missing you down at the plant.

yes you do, like 3 times now ... lol ...

adragon72

07-17-2010, 12:01 PM

Lol I travel a good bit. But I'm almost always there Monday and Tuesday.

331TwistedWedge

07-25-2010, 03:28 PM

got a few things in last week ... msd 6al2, ive never owned one of these ... its gonna be great to not hunt rpm at the line ... not to mention a rev limiter to bang off of ...

i want to thank jeff for the oil pan ... great deal, should look nice after its powder coated ...

331TwistedWedge

07-25-2010, 03:36 PM

still roughing in the upper intake ... up to 40 hours or so ... i have to blame my compressor for most of that, it cant keep up ... its far from finished, but you can see the middle is carved and the left 4 runners ... went from a 2.20" in height to a 2.35" ... tapered it down to the stock size opening ... cleaned up a ton of bad casting flaws ... pic 2 shows how bad the runners looked from the factory ...

hopefully sand rolled and polished by wed/thursday ...

331TwistedWedge

07-25-2010, 06:58 PM

got the thin neck opened up, 40-80-flap wheel and polished ...

have the runners carved with the hogger ... time to shape them with some sand rolling ... moving right along ...

TEA, should have a surprise for me mon or tuesday ... flow numbers coming soon ..........

RIXXX93GT

07-25-2010, 09:31 PM

Looks great Rick!

RyanR

07-25-2010, 10:07 PM

Looks great. I have the same MSD box and love it.

331TwistedWedge

07-26-2010, 09:50 PM

thanks guys ... ups came today ... the HEADS are here!!!! ... woo-hoo! ... new flow numbers thanks to the valve job ...

325/225 @ .600" :eek: ... 301 at .500" ... im glad all that hard work paid off ...

shannon thanks a ton for the guidance ... B&M baby ;)

331TwistedWedge

07-26-2010, 09:55 PM

once the upper plenum is done, its on to this lower intake ... it def needs some help to match up to the newly milled heads ... heads were milled from a 61cc to a 59cc ... should put me at 10.4:1 ... im leaving hp on the shelf here, but its a STREET car ... pump gas ... i will leave the high octane to the real race cars :bigthumb

Metcalf Racing

07-26-2010, 10:26 PM

Real race cars or the real men?

331TwistedWedge

07-26-2010, 10:27 PM

Real race cars or the real men?

:lol: :bigthumb

if you and rob are good, i will teach you some day :bigthumb

this should go 11.20's at 120 if all goes right ;)

flyin2jz

07-26-2010, 10:30 PM

Tea has a very happy flow bench. Your heads flow the same as my tfs r heads that are fully ported. Lol. Except mine flow 270 on the exhaust. Your upper looks good but u can take those bolt hole bungs out that are in the intake path and put copper tubes that are thin walled and gain a bit. I've ported my victor efi 3 times. Just make sure the edges on the intake right before it goes down the runner are not knife edged. They should be rounded and not sharp. I had about 40hrs on mine the first pass and had the same compressor issues. I went to a 1/2 harbor freight drill so I could get more done with less vibration. Your combo looks food with the exception of the cam. It's most likely not going to get u up in the 6800-7000 rpm range the Vic efi wants. Good luck with the build sounds like a screamer. Kevin

331TwistedWedge

07-26-2010, 10:36 PM

i knife edged the upper ... did you test yours knife edge? ... i can always flatten them out ... pm me or post some info on that ...

i just knocked the bolt hole guides down, not going to knit pick a few cfm's ... but thats a great idea with the brass tubing ...

cam will be holding the rpms back a bit ... probably a 6500-6600 rpm motor ... you have to draw a line in the sand somewhere between a drag car and a true streetable car ... im leaving horsepower on the table and i know this ... should be a fun car and fun to drive ...

you wanna hear something funny about flow numbers ... i made more at pauls when they flowed them before the valve job, than at TEA ... i lost a bit at .200-.300, but gained a ton at .400 and up ... def worth the trade ... flow numbers are flow numbers, they are just a tool to get you in the right direction ... the same with dyno numbers ... my measily 358hp went that 11.38 in great air ... granny shifting ... prob an 11.0 car gassed all the way at only 358 hp ... dynos are just for tuning ...

Metcalf Racing

07-26-2010, 10:54 PM

I really can't believe you'd make a build and shoot for .20 from the next second bracket. Oh and kevin drives his car more than you drive yours :)

331TwistedWedge

07-26-2010, 10:56 PM

:lol:

i think im gonna start driving mine soon ... i bet i get it up to 26k miles by 2015 ...

i may come up to middletown and start laying down some rubber :lol: i know where you live and i will lay a patch all the way down that street ... if i can get the tires to spin ...

Metcalf Racing

07-26-2010, 11:00 PM

I can pull out right in verity pkwy and spin to route 4 and pull back in my drive way and no one cares

mustang8998

07-26-2010, 11:07 PM

and no one cares

Uh oh...............................:eek:

kennebellcobra

07-26-2010, 11:10 PM

Great #'s!! 11.20...bwahahaha! If it don't go deep 10's I am geting in there. Lol

5.0calypso93lx

07-26-2010, 11:49 PM

flyin2jz

07-27-2010, 09:43 AM

5.0calypso93lx

07-27-2010, 10:37 AM

12seclx

07-27-2010, 12:54 PM

Lookin' good... You gonna be utilizing a shift light? What about tires? Stiffball Mickey's or Stiffball Hoosiers? I know where a brand new set of Hoosier's are...

Is there gonna be a showdown between you and Jack when you get back to the track?:)

331TwistedWedge

07-27-2010, 08:38 PM

PM'ed you back on the pan issues.

You keep mentioning leaving power on the table and a streetable, good mannered car. Just make it a point to the cam guy that you want those things and I'm sure they will factor that in. I just think you'll be leaving a ton on the table by reusing that cam after all this time and work you've put into maximizing the good parts that you have.

What is the car tuned on? Maybe spend some time in the low rpm/street driving to get it smoothed out. Dyno tuning is expensive and most of the time are done for maximum power at higher rpm.

MD will tune it again ... i like the cam i have now, throwing on 1.7s for a bit more lift ... its street friendly and pulled 6500 with ootb twisted wedge heads ... cant argue with a cam that pulls rpm ... i think you guys need to look beyond lift numbers and massive duration ...

whats that nmra class restricted to a .500" lift cam? ... these guys are running high 9s? ...

Lookin' good... You gonna be utilizing a shift light? What about tires? Stiffball Mickey's or Stiffball Hoosiers? I know where a brand new set of Hoosier's are...

Is there gonna be a showdown between you and Jack when you get back to the track?:)

getting a small raptor shift light ... pussy pink i believe :lol: ... def going with some stiffys, i will run either one - if i can catch a deal, i will buy whatever ...

no showdown between me and jack the ripper ... hes gonna get there, no doubt about it :bigthumb

and............after this build, i will retire for another 7 years :lol:

331TwistedWedge

07-27-2010, 08:50 PM

It will run 10s with the new stuff I assure u. No I didn't try it knife edged. I did alot of reading about porting the intake before I did it. I have no idea how to port I just hogged the sucker out to a 1262r gasket. Just round them off don't make them flat. Does that make sense? Porting my upper only was worth 17rwhp and doing the lower was 12rwhp. I dyno everything I do to make sure I dont go backwards. The 358rwhp number u were at is long gone. A Anderson n91 cam would be perfect when ur ready to swap. Do u plan on running a bigger throttle body? I wouldn't waste ur money on it. We tested it against a 75 and it made zero difference between it and the 90. How big are ur comb chambers? Should run really good.

you got some killer gains porting that upper ... spinning as many rpms as you are, i think your entire induction system is crucial ...

75mm tb, ive read that anything more was a waste ... my chambers end up being around 184-185cc ... i got there in 3 increments ... started out at 175cc, then went to a 178cc - had them flowed at 178 and made 288 cfms / .550" at pauls ... then i went to 184-185cc's ... flowed them again, then valve job was done and flowed once more ... lol ... i did a lot of testing ... it was worth it, knowledge for life ... the valve job helped a ton up top, TEA knows these heads like no other ... i lost a bit down low, but the peak jumped nicely ...

the exhaust ports went from a 66cc to a 70cc ... i ported up to better fit the headers ... left around an 1/8" for reversion ...

i begged, borrowed and stole knowledge for 2 months, while porting these things ... i bugged mike at tea and shannon about 3 days a week ... called ron at foxlake regularly as well ... i bet all 3 are glad these heads are done :D

331TwistedWedge

07-31-2010, 09:24 PM

the upper plenum is finally done!!!! ... looks like a mirror in person ... this should flow!!!!

moving on to the lower intake ... it needs machined, the victor 5.0 fits like ass! ... .183" needs to come off the passenger and .214" on the driver side ... never seen an intake fit so poorly ... not sure how this engine ran what it did before ...

12seclx

08-01-2010, 12:38 AM

Are you gonna need the pony rims to dyno with?....:D

5.0calypso93lx

08-02-2010, 10:50 AM

331TwistedWedge

08-04-2010, 11:07 PM

Don't you want a "rough" runner surface?

And what intake gaskets are you using? When did you take your measurements for the lower? My R lower had a huge gap between the intake rails and block rails, but with the 1262R gasekts and torqued down, everything pulled together very nicely.

hell no! ... not even on the lower ... its all air ... this isnt a carb setup fishlips ... lol ... you only want the heads to have some texture ... your injectors squirt at the tip of the lower intake and into the head ports ...

im running the 1262r's ... i got the measurements for ellisons now, taking .150" off the passenger and .140" off the driver side ... he has a formula for the end rails ... i think its 150% of the face milling ... a thick bead of silicone is your best friend for the front and back rails :bigthumb

im porting an intake for a friend right now, its a carb set up ... i will stop at an 80 grit for the intake runners, now those you CANT polish ... those carb intakes are very bumpy for fuel atomization ... its a wonder how those things even flow the way they do ...

331TwistedWedge

08-04-2010, 11:11 PM

my block was decked .020" and heads were cleaned up a little (milled), throw in that .090" 1262r gasket and thats why i need so much taken off ...

i think steveslx had .125" taken off both sides with a regular 1262 ... theres a .030" difference in thickness between the 2 gaskets ... so i guess my numbers arent too far-fetched ...

ibstrokin

08-05-2010, 01:49 AM

[QUOTE=331TwistedWedge;585986]MD will tune it again ... i like the cam i have now, throwing on 1.7s for a bit more lift ... its street friendly and pulled 6500 with ootb twisted wedge heads ... cant argue with a cam that pulls rpm ... i think you guys need to look beyond lift numbers and massive duration ...

It seems like I read somewhere that when you jump up in rocker size, you actually drop peak rpm by 2-300 rpm's. I'm not sure, can't remember where I read it, but it may be worth dynoing both ways to compare. I would be curious to see the difference.

331TwistedWedge

08-05-2010, 09:40 PM

It seems like I read somewhere that when you jump up in rocker size, you actually drop peak rpm by 2-300 rpm's. I'm not sure, can't remember where I read it, but it may be worth dynoing both ways to compare. I would be curious to see the difference.

i will look into that ... i never heard of that one, but you could be right?? ... im trying to get rid of my 1" spacer cuz that hogs rpm as well ... just need to clearance my shifter cable away from the fuel rails ...

the last thing i want to do, is drop peak ...

mustang8998

08-05-2010, 11:50 PM

just need to clearance my shifter cable away from the fuel rails .

Huh???

331TwistedWedge

08-05-2010, 11:53 PM

Huh???

i meant throttle cable / throttle cable bracket ... i figured somebody would catch that ...

331TwistedWedge

08-12-2010, 11:38 PM

thanks kenny for the powder coating ... im very happy with it :bigthumb

i wanted something subtle and clean ... this is what kenny came up with ... the moroso oil pan came out looking brand new, but i dont have it on yet ...

im hoping to have this together by next weekend ... k-member, a arms and drop it in ...

not much longer now ...

12seclx

08-13-2010, 01:39 AM

Dayum... :eek:

Kenny hooked you up!

Looks killer Rick....:bigthumb

mustang8998

08-13-2010, 11:21 PM

i meant throttle cable / throttle cable bracket ... i figured somebody would catch that ...

I knew that, just ribbin' ya!

Powder coating looks great! Kenny does good work.

331TwistedWedge

08-13-2010, 11:57 PM

I knew that, just ribbin' ya!

Powder coating looks great! Kenny does good work.

i just found a baggy of extra parts that came with the victor intake ... it has a throttle cable bracket relocator that goes on the lower ... this may fix things ...

kenny is good and knows what works :bigthumb

331TwistedWedge

08-22-2010, 09:21 PM

just updating this a bit ...

been working hard on this each night, prob 3 weeks away ...

shannon finished up my new liberty/meyers/tremec ... hopefully i can gas this thing ...

a slew of parts came in from astro, summit and ebay ...

notched my pistons yesterday, i now have a .110" deep eye brow above the inline relief on the intake side ... this should leave me future cam options if i need it ... degreed the cam, advanced it 4* ... the idea was to get my midrange to kick in quicker, so im not waiting for hp to build ... it worked last time, i just hope i dont lose peak running 1.7s ...

the lower intake is done (all porting is done) ... THANK GOD!!!

need to order 6.600" push rods and i can put this thing together ... k-member and a arms to go in next weekend ... man i wish i had a weeks vacation left, this would be done ... goal is to be on the dyno sept 17th and to run with you guys on the 18th ...

2nd pic shows the left 2 ports (ported) vs the stock ports ... fuel injection is very challenging to port up top ... those fuel inj bungs like to grab the hogger bit ...

TONS of work on this thing, i hope it runs ... im tired!!!!

adragon72

08-24-2010, 10:20 AM

looking good buddy!!!!

NXcoupe

08-24-2010, 11:05 AM

Looking good, keep at it!

331TwistedWedge

08-29-2010, 09:24 PM

got a lot done this weekend ... fought the oil pan and pickup tube half the day on saturday ... shannon brought back the liberty/meyers built tremec as well ...

gotta do the k-member, a-arms, then drop it in next weekend :bigthumb

93hulk

08-29-2010, 09:57 PM

Man that looks nice Rick. Hope to see it out on the 18th.

5.0calypso93lx

08-30-2010, 03:22 PM

What was the deal with the pan and pickup?

12seclx

08-31-2010, 01:06 PM

Lookin' real nice Rick!

331TwistedWedge

09-06-2010, 07:49 PM

QA1 k-members are JUNK!!!!!!

engine is 1/4" foward (after grinding on the k-member itself), steering linkage is now short, you have to fight the a arms on and you have to hack on your motor mount tabs/shorten the driver side bolt ...

its coming back off and im going back to stock, wasted sat night, sunday and monday on this thing ... engine could have been dropped by now and project about done :mad::mad::mad:

Maximus

09-06-2010, 07:52 PM

I quit selling QA1s a few years ago. You get what you pay for. Call Jason at PA, he will get ya hooked up.:bigthumb

331TwistedWedge

09-06-2010, 07:56 PM

I quit selling QA1s a few years ago. You get what you pay for. Call Jason at PA, he will get ya hooked up.:bigthumb

now thats a thought :bigthumb

i love how clean the engine bay is with a k-member, but what im going through is flat out nuts ... i dont mind fixing a thing or 2, but shit ............

im going crazy with this thing!!!! ... i was talking to myself, then i answered myself :tard:

mustangboy

09-06-2010, 08:08 PM

Damn whoever did that coating on all those parts does killer work!! Get the PA k member and be done with it. Do it while its apart now cause you'll regret it later if you don't.

RyanR

09-06-2010, 08:35 PM

Looks good...I dont see any reason why you should'nt reach your goals with the car.

Jeff88coupe

09-06-2010, 08:51 PM

Ya..QA1's fit just as crappy as the old D&D's. PA or Team Z will be my next one when I need it.

331TwistedWedge

09-12-2010, 07:20 PM

got the engine dropped after hours of modifying that junk ass k-member (thanks shannon) ... got the new quick release quadrant in, firewall adjuster and cable (thanks shannon) ... a arms needed reamed for a few hours on each side for the stock bolt to fit, a arms are on of course (thanks shannon) ...

do you see a trend here ... thanks shannon :bigthumb

plan is to get a few little things done through the week, and button it up saturday ... hopefully im on the dyno friday the 24th ...

mustang8998

09-12-2010, 07:55 PM

331TwistedWedge

09-12-2010, 09:01 PM

I like your build, but I think visually, it needs a little color. Too much aluminum and the PS pump......well.......

Best of luck, on getting it done and on the dyno. I look forward to seeing the numbers.

come on man, those stock ps pumps are sweet :lol:

i thought about black and a little red in there, but a clean cast look shouldnt go out of style ...

im looking forward to starting it up ... what i thought was going to be a simple build, turned into work ... im curious about the dyno/track results, because i have ALOT of people blasting the mild cam ... def be interesting ...

mustang8998

09-12-2010, 09:31 PM

You know, once you get the distributor and wires and all the rest on there, it won't look bad.

But that pump..........well........

5.0calypso93lx

09-12-2010, 09:45 PM

So did you keep the QA1 junk?

331TwistedWedge

09-12-2010, 10:33 PM

So did you keep the QA1 junk?

yes i did ... it took some persuasion, but it worked ... its actually off 1/8" on passenger side and 3/16" on driver (both forward) ... shannon made me 2 spacers to lengthen the steering linkage ...

i got lucky on the a-arms, they centered nicely and stayed tucked ... the a-arm install took the most time ... only 4 bolts, lol ...

331TwistedWedge

09-15-2010, 07:44 PM

a little something that i wanted to try......i knocked down all of the welds that hovered in the headers ... its amazing the size you gain when you open these up ...

1st pic is finished, 2nd pic stock ... looks MUCH better in person ... these are bbk long tubes, 1 5/8" ...

dyno appointment is set, that means i have to be done this weekend ...

kennebellcobra

09-15-2010, 10:30 PM

What are you doing on here?? Get back out in the garage... DYNO DAY is almost here:tongue2:

RIXXX93GT

09-15-2010, 10:30 PM

Looking great Rick!

331TwistedWedge

09-19-2010, 07:41 PM

its alive!!!!!!!

331TwistedWedge

09-24-2010, 06:31 PM

dyno day!!!!

416/381 ... thanks md ...

i wish i had 1 more good cold pull, i wanted 420.....

cobra429boss

09-24-2010, 06:34 PM

so how much did you pick up?

adragon72

09-24-2010, 06:41 PM

Yes yes how much did you pick up

331TwistedWedge

09-24-2010, 06:42 PM

so how much did you pick up?

59hp ... 300 more rpms, a better graph by far ... i will try to scan it on here, if not, i will take a pic ...

not bad for the same engine / cam / exhaust and thru the same tranny ... dyno'd both times at md ...

the sky is the limit on those trick flow heads ...

and ...... a lighter car, newer slicks, 2 step, rev limiter and shannon worked the tranny over ... should be interesting ...

adragon72

09-24-2010, 06:51 PM

Congratulations buddy are you happy for all the work you have done?

331TwistedWedge

09-24-2010, 06:53 PM

graph ...

331TwistedWedge

09-24-2010, 06:58 PM

Congratulations buddy are you happy for all the work you have done?

YES!!!!!!! ... very happy ... i wanted 400, 416 had me hugging shannon and giving him high fives ... that little son of a gun is the slickest cat i know :lol:

my building days are over, im burnt ... see you in another 7 years ... time to race :bigthumb

adragon72

09-24-2010, 07:00 PM

He'll yes. Alright I'm tired of hearing shit from ur buddy are you ready to put up or shut up lmao;-)

RyanR

09-24-2010, 07:04 PM

Killer numbers!

kennebellcobra

09-24-2010, 07:08 PM

Congrats buddy! I know you worked your butt off on this build...many stressful days/nights... Glad to c it pay off for ya! Now its track time! Its ok for a little hug but next time keep your hand off my butt.

Drivermod

09-24-2010, 09:32 PM

Impressive #s especially for a 331 with that little cam. Great job! Can't wait to see some track times.:coo1:

ibstrokin

09-24-2010, 11:02 PM

Congrats, 59 hp is no joke. Most people spend a lot of money trying to pick that kind of power.

RIXXX93GT

09-24-2010, 11:04 PM

Great job, now put that monster through the motions.

mustang8998

09-24-2010, 11:57 PM

Nice numbers.

Now, let's see the numbers that matter!

Walter

09-25-2010, 10:24 AM

Very nice work! Car should rip for sure.

Metcalf Racing

09-25-2010, 11:21 AM

Very nice work! Car should rip for sure.na its should be ok. I bet is torque boxes are real solid

Walter

09-25-2010, 12:19 PM

na its should be ok. I bet is torque boxes are real solid

What?

87stangbbb

09-25-2010, 12:33 PM

lol lol

5.0calypso93lx

09-25-2010, 03:37 PM

Atta boy!

331TwistedWedge

10-05-2010, 12:07 AM

just updating my thread since people wanted track numbers ...

having an electrical issue right now? ... i got 2 partial passes in before the car started acting up ....

1st pass was a 1.64 60', granny shifting, short shifting (5800-6000) coasted and slammed the brakes on ... didnt want to break into the cage zone ... i accidentally went an 11.39 at 107 ... 2nd pass about the same type of run, coasted in at 89mph (11.91) :lol:

hopefully im up and running by friday ...

RyanR

10-05-2010, 11:28 AM

Nice runs! What was 1/8 mile?

mustang8998

10-07-2010, 09:54 PM

... didnt want to break into the cage zone ......

I'm assuing you have no bars?

Nice numbers Rick. Would like to see a full pass! :bigthumb

331TwistedWedge

10-08-2010, 12:35 AM

Nice runs! What was 1/8 mile?

97mph ... granny shifting, short shifting and 2nd gear was slipping as bad as 1st ... 98-99 should be do-able going all out ...

I'm assuing you have no bars?

Nice numbers Rick. Would like to see a full pass! :bigthumb

no cage ... i cant do it, 25k miles on the car ... as bad as i need and want 1, i just cant do it ...

im an idiot for not going all out ... then again, i didnt expect issues after a few runs ...

the car has been put through the ringer, havent found the issue yet ... leak down tests, compression tests, diagnostic tests, had the wideband on it and probed the piss out of mass wires ... borrowed a new computer and lightning meter, nothing ... pulled the chip and got a new chip, nothing :confused: