Well after talking to a bunch of different shops both locally and abroad i decided to get the FRPP Iron 5.4 Short Block with the upgraded H Beam Rods/ARP 2000 Rod Bolts....got a fantastic deal at $2850 with free shipping so couldnt resist...local performance shop that ive dealt with for years and former Pro 5.0 Racer from "back in the day" Paul Silva of Scarborough Ontario did all the work pulling it apart and putting it all back together....He Ported my heads and picked up peak 40cfm to flow exactly 300 which i thought was fantastic...he ported the lower a bit aswell, we went with manley Srpings and Titanium Retainers to support the Crower Stage 2 Street Cams....(imo they are quite mild, not much rumpity rump but hey what do i know i just wanna go fast....) on the stock short the car laid down 758rwhp and 670 rwtq at 19.5psi....this out of a 4.0 Whipple conservative tune, only 14 degrees timing and A/F was always between 10.7-10.9 mid range to wot.....always knew we were holding back the horse from fully stretching her legs but it still bent 7/8 rods and cracked the block in cylinder #3.....so making the trek to Alternative Auto in Michigan to see Lidio to get the car all dialed in for the new setup....id like to see 800rwhp and 700rwtq, pretty sure some of the 19.5lbs of boost is gonna get swallowed up with the better breathing engine so perhaps lose a few lbs and still make more jam....my goal is to run 9.99 next season with full weight,full interior on slicks...not sure if its gonna do it or not but its gone 10.47 and 140mph on the stock short with the whipple on it (10.27 day it broke but couldnt back it up) .....just thought id share the good news and post a couple pics from this past season...really anxious to see what it lays down after a retune and hopefully this time the H Beams will hang around longer then the I Beams did....lol
275/40/17 M/T DR's on 17x8 99 GT Rims..walkin the car out 137mph( oh and im powershifting...thats the WOTBOX set at 350ms so it sounds like im quick/granny shifting except 4th...lol)
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2pV2ewi7xk&feature=related"]Shelby GT500 10.89 @ 137.93 - YouTube[/nomedia]
10.82 @ 139 same day....
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GvVSfFPSOg&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL"]Shelby GT500 10.82 Pass Oct 1 - YouTube[/nomedia]
275/40/17 M/T DR's on 17x8 99 GT Rims..walkin the car out 137mph( oh and im powershifting...thats the WOTBOX set at 350ms so it sounds like im quick/granny shifting except 4th...lol)
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2pV2ewi7xk&feature=related"]Shelby GT500 10.89 @ 137.93 - YouTube[/nomedia]
10.82 @ 139 same day....
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7GvVSfFPSOg&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL"]Shelby GT500 10.82 Pass Oct 1 - YouTube[/nomedia]
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