"Project Quicksand" build thread

[encasedmetal]

So I guess I will finally post more details about my car as I am very close to putting the motor back in the car. this past weekend I did final assembly on the heads, and mocked up all the procharger bracketry before getting too far along. Also took the PSR intake fully apart cause JB weld is not what needs to be on this motor- so everything was rewelded strong. I also decided to cut off the EGR mounting location and move my coil packs to that side of the intake above the pass side fuel rail for a clean look, also rewired the wiring harness to accomplish this as well. I really hate that **** eyed shit that vortech and procharger move your coil packs to. so gonna put the motor back in soon and then fab the intercooler piping. I will take pics soon, and ask any questions you want. here's my mod list minus a few parts I will be adding shortly:

1997 SVT Mustang Cobra
Pacific Green
Coupe

old setup-

Engine Modifications:
2003 cobra iron block .20” over painted black (4.693L and 283.48ci)
Diamond 15cc custom pistons w/valve reliefs and w/top and skirt coating. Offset wrist pins.
Total Seal stainless top ring and Total Seal moly rings
SVT Manley rods w/ARP rod bolts
Forged cobra 8 bolt crank w/custom rekeyed snout
ATI Super Damper 6.79” 6 rib harmonic balancer
8” 8 rib outer Procharger crank serpentine pulley
ARP harmonic balancer bolt
ARP main bolts
Clevite main bearings
Clevite rod bearings
Race ported 96-98 cobra B heads w/ 5 angle valve job and machined for larger grade 8 cam tower hardware
Crower 68194-32 valve springs with stainless steel retainers
FRPP lifters and rollers, FRPP stainless intake valves, FRPP exhaust valves
ARP head studs
Lazer custom grind billet 4v Camshafts-241/[email protected] duration. 109/116 .530lift and custom keyways
ARP camshaft bolts
FRPP timing chain set and tensioners
Trick Flow adjustable crank gears and billet spacer
03/04 cobra crank trigger wheel
Cloyes adjustable intake cam gears
Fully Ported/smoothed/welded short runner 96-98 cobra intake modified for single blade TB, EGR delete and coil pack relocation.
Accufab polished 96-98 big oval throttle body
Frpp gaskets and seals (heads, front cover, valve covers, rear cover, oil pan, intake, imrcs)
Ford H.O. oil pump w/pickup
97 cobra oil windage tray
97 cobra oil pan
FRPP 9.0mm spark plug wires shortened
NGK TR6 plugs .28” gap
FRPP black valve covers
Moroso breather catch can -8an inlet, ball outlet
Fragola -8an fittings and hose from passenger and driver side valve covers to catch can
Fragola -10an hose and fittings for IAC valve to inlet tube
SCT BA5000 slot style MAF
VMP MAF wiring extension/adaptor
VMP tuning slot MAF 83mm tube: tapped for meth inj., IAC recirculation, and IAT sensor.
Battery relocated to trunk with summit battery box
Moroso battery kill switch
Exhaust Modifications:
Kooks 1 ¾” x 3” stainless headers
Kooks 3”x 2.5” stainless O/R mid pipe
Borla stainless steel cat-back with welded pro-flo mufflers
EGR and SAI delete
Relocated exhaust hangers

Cooling Modifications:
Stewarts H.O. water pump
160* thermostat
Ron Davis aluminum racing radiator-relocated
AIS stage 1 methanol injection using HEET 99% meth
Redline coolant additive
Complete A/C system delete
07+ Shelby mustang coolant expansion tank, no coolant sensor
Stock 4.6 97 cobra radiator fan

Power Adder:
Procharger F1a polished supercharger 5.40 step up gear, reclocked oil slinger gear and volute
4.00” 8 rib double keyed Procharger pulley
Custom 3.75 I.D. filter for Procharger inlet
Procharger big red race open bypass valve with aluminum flange
House of Boost/Procharger Renegade dedicated drive bracket system w/8 rib serpentine setup and tensioner machined for maximum alignment
Procharger 3 core intercooler
3” aluminum intercooler piping- welded
Gates K060605HD 6 rib
Gates K080505HD 8 rib

Drivetrain Modifications:
theT45source.com fully built billet/carbon fiber 26-spline input T45 transmission
SPEC steel flywheel
SPEC Stage 3+ clutch w/ SPEC stage 3+ pressure plate
SPEC throw-out and pilot bearing
ARP flywheel bolts
Steeda Tri-ax shifter
FRPP 31-spline rear differential with carbon fiber clutches
Moser 31-spline rear axles
FRPP 3.73 rear gear ratio
FRPP 3.73 speedometer sender gear for T45 transmission
New 8.8” bearings and seals
Chrome 8.8” rear differential cover
Moroso front wheel studs
ARP 3.5” wheel studs
FRPP FR500 stainless lug nuts



Fuel Modifications:
Glenn’s Performance 94-97 sumped fuel tank -10an outlet -6an return
Aeromotive adjustable bypass fuel regulator
Aeromotive 96-98 cobra fuel rails with modified brackets
Glenn’s Performance -10an 100 micron fuel filter
Weldon 1100-A fuel pump
Racetronix 79lb/hr EV1 high impedance fuel injectors
Painless wiring/relays
Fragola push lock fittings
Fragola -an fittings
Fragola 8000 -6an return line
Fragola 8000 -8an pump to rails line
Fragola 8000 -10an feed line


Suspension Modifications:
Eibach front and rear sway bars and bushings
H&R race springs-no isolators or dampners
Bilstein HD struts and shocks
Stang suspension C/C plates
Steeda X2 ball joints
Stang suspension adjustable rear LCAs
H&R bump stop
Poly-urethane offset steering rack bushings
Maximum Motorsports welded full length SFC
AJE tubular transmission cross-member
Roush/Alcon four piston front calipers non-floating
Baer 14” two piece drilled/slotted directional front rotors
Baer 13” slotted directional rear rotors
Gt rear mustang over-axle brake caliper bracket
Stang Suspension bump-steer kit
Energy suspension poly-urethane motor mounts
½” rear wheel spacers
Eastwood rolled rear fenders












Interior Modifications:
UPR billet interior accessories
Billet 5 speed shifter knob
Billet door seal SVT plates
Bullet pedal covers
No carpet-no sound deadening
No rear interior panels
No seat belts
Autometer electric fuel pressure cobalt series
Autometer electric boost gauge cobalt series
Autometer A/F wideband gauge cobalt series
AIS methanol injection indication LED dash light
Blue LED dash and HVAC gauge lights
3 pod pillar gauge holder
Corbeau FX1 wide seats w/corbeau seat tracks
Raceline 5-point driver and passenger safety harnesses
Maximum Motorsports 6 pt. bolt-in cage with removable harness bar and swinging door bars


Exterior Modifications:
Saleen S-281 wing
FR500 stealth black 18x9 front wheels
BFG KDW1 front tires
FR500 stealth black 18x10 rear wheels
BFG KDW2 rear tires
Smoked front headlights
No radio antenna


Tuning:
SCT Pro Racer Package Tuning Software Advantage III
SCT XCAL 3 handheld tuner
SCT Live Link datalogging software
Autometer Cobalt series digital A/F wideband gauge
Firefold fire wire interface from wideband to XCAL 3
Gateway Laptop

and they're all phone pics- so don't bitch-more to come

 

[svtcobralover]

NO pics no care lol

 

[encasedmetal]

I'll email some to someone from my phone if they want to post them while I'm at work

 

[encasedmetal]

pics added

 

[DVJ38]

Quite the laundry list! Sounds like fun lol

"Procharger F1a polished supercharger 5.40 step up gear, reclocked oil slinger gear and volute"

You lost me after the Procharger F1a polished supercharger part Care to explain the range of step up gears you can get and how they affect the supercharger? I'd assume the step up gear is how fast it builds boost?

 

[98 Saleen Cobra]

GREAT build man!! IIRC you are going to open track this car correct?? I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend a Canton Road Racing Oil Pan. There is no skimping on a oil pan when open tracking.

 

[19mustang95]

Your car looks sweet. Now im definitely painting my speedlines all black, goes great on Pacific green.

 

[pacific4v]

Are you running an intercooler? If so be sure to post up some pics of how you routed the piping.

That blower bracket is a beast! Lol. It makes my s-trim bracket look weak!


Edit: After reading through your mod list I see your running a procharger 3-core intercooler. I had to cut up the bumper bracket to get mine to fit with decent ground clearance. I can post some pics if your having trouble deciding on how to do yours. If you've already mounted it and ran intercooler piping I'd like to see pics of how you did yours.

 

[encasedmetal]

Are you running an intercooler? If so be sure to post up some pics of how you routed the piping.

That blower bracket is a beast! Lol. It makes my s-trim bracket look weak!


Edit: After reading through your mod list I see your running a procharger 3-core intercooler. I had to cut up the bumper bracket to get mine to fit with decent ground clearance. I can post some pics if your having trouble deciding on how to do yours. If you've already mounted it and ran intercooler piping I'd like to see pics of how you did yours.

I am removing all front bumper bracing and brackets- so I forsee no problems with routing the piping- I know this doesn't help you much but I will say that I have long range 200mph goals for the car so I will be fabbing a bar brace for the bumper- but by that time I hope I will have moved to a full tiger racing front end

 

[encasedmetal]

GREAT build man!! IIRC you are going to open track this car correct?? I HIGHLY HIGHLY recommend a Canton Road Racing Oil Pan. There is no skimping on a oil pan when open tracking.

I totally agree with you- I actually am going to take the stock oil pan and fab it the way I want it- my buddy who is guiding me along builds motors for a scca team and has lots of little "tricks" for oil pans

 

[encasedmetal]

Quite the laundry list! Sounds like fun lol

"Procharger F1a polished supercharger 5.40 step up gear, reclocked oil slinger gear and volute"

You lost me after the Procharger F1a polished supercharger part Care to explain the range of step up gears you can get and how they affect the supercharger? I'd assume the step up gear is how fast it builds boost?

think of the step up ratio like your rear end gears but for the blower. so as opposed to a P1/D1 step up of 4.1 to 1- the f1a 5.4 to 1 will build boost faster and more linear. as far as the reclocked part- any time you rotate the volute (the outlet of the headunit) you must move (reclock) the oil slinger gear as well so that it is positioned in the most downward position possible so that you are not starving your headunit for oil- it's a mother bitch to move since it is held with dowel pins in the housing but totally a neccessity.

 

[DVJ38]

think of the step up ratio like your rear end gears but for the blower. so as opposed to a P1/D1 step up of 4.1 to 1- the f1a 5.4 to 1 will build boost faster and more linear. as far as the reclocked part- any time you rotate the volute (the outlet of the headunit) you must move (reclock) the oil slinger gear as well so that it is positioned in the most downward position possible so that you are not starving your headunit for oil- it's a mother bitch to move since it is held with dowel pins in the housing but totally a neccessity.

Gotcha! Thanks for the explaination! :beer:

 

[pacific4v]

I am removing all front bumper bracing and brackets- so I forsee no problems with routing the piping- I know this doesn't help you much but I will say that I have long range 200mph goals for the car so I will be fabbing a bar brace for the bumper- but by that time I hope I will have moved to a full tiger racing front end

That's cool man, I've already got my intercooler mounted and piping made, I was just wanting to see how you did your and how ur pipe from the IC to the TB was routed.

 

[encasedmetal]

That's cool man, I've already got my intercooler mounted and piping made, I was just wanting to see how you did your and how ur pipe from the IC to the TB was routed.

NO WORRIES! awesome color car bro!

 

[pacific4v]

NO WORRIES! awesome color car bro!

Indeed!:beer:

 

[goat-ee]

NO WORRIES! awesome color car bro!

Indeed!:beer:

Couldn't agree more!!! :coolman:

 

[encasedmetal]

update pics- got a lot done after work as you can see

the motor is in- but it was dark and i put it in outside- pics were nil-sorry more to come

 

[Chris _Scott]

Looks great man! She will surely be a beast!

 

[encasedmetal]

Looks great man! She will surely be a beast!

thanks man- believe me I have been watching your thread closely

 

[Tabres]

Looks like a fun build!


You probably can't run that front brake setup with a 17" wheel, can you?

Just kind of curious too, do you have the feed for the rails coming in the front or the back of them? Wonder what degree fittings you're running off of the back of the rails?