Cliffs notes: bought a turd, sent it to bill miller at Pro Edge tuning in CT, car is back 700whp on mustang dyno. I'm happy. Full story below.
To set the story up I got burned with the purchase of a modded GT500. On paper it was a great deal and perfect car. It drove great but I never flogged it hard on the test drive.
The car is unloaded off the trailer and I go for a spin. Car had Kenne bell 2.8, triple pumps, 72lb injectors, headers and 740whp tuned at Dallas Mustang(signed off on cars great condition). I try to do a little brisk driving and FAIL SAFE mode. I restart the car and try again and it repeats every time.
I make inquiries on this forum about what I need and who to send the car to. I ran across Jay, Blwn04svtcobra, with his 900+whp gt500 and that led me to ProEdge Tuning and Bill Miller. I called Bill and he said he could send me a tune for whatever combo I had and he never once said my combo wasn't tunable or I needed this part or that part like others I talked to. I decided to ship the car from Louisiana to New Haven, CT.
The car arrived at midnight and Bill was there to take delivery. He immediately new it was more than a tuning issue. I gave the go ahead to dig in and they found the Kenne Bell was trash, had lower compression on multiple cylinders and other issues. Looks like I need a build.
The Engine goes to Don Wood, supercharger is sent off and I order parts. I am in the back of the line of builds considering my car was supposed to only need a tune. Tick tock and time goes by. Bill always stays in touch and sends pics and vids throughout the process. The blizzards of 14-15 slow things down but I stay patient.
When the Supercharger gets back from kenne bell Jay ports/welds the elbow. Powder coats it and its ready for install.
Jay also ported the throttle body
The engine is back and is ready to install
I decide at that point that I will upgrade the old Fore triple pump returnless to a new Fore dual pump return setup and try e85.
After all is said and done the car hit the dyno and hit the 700whp goal with stock heads and cams.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jyJGggMTbj0
My driving impressions are that this car is very strong. Broke traction at 70 the night I unloaded it off the trailer. Drag radials mounted the next day. Idles at 750, no failsafes and doesn't miss a beat. I couldn't be happier.
I would like to thank everyone involved. Big thanks to Bill Miller at ProEdge in New Haven, CT for putting it all together and tuning my car to perfection. He is a genius and someone I can now call my friend.
Thanks to Jay for all of the port work and being instrumental in me finding my way to ProEdge and also for bringing Bill the E85 to tune my car. Above and beyond.
Thanks to Don Wood for building my engine.
Thanks to Van at RevanRacing for Various parts purchased as well as some guidance in the beginning.
Thanks to Lethal Performance for a great holiday deal on the McLeod RXT clutch.
If there is anyone I missed I will edit the list later.
To set the story up I got burned with the purchase of a modded GT500. On paper it was a great deal and perfect car. It drove great but I never flogged it hard on the test drive.
The car is unloaded off the trailer and I go for a spin. Car had Kenne bell 2.8, triple pumps, 72lb injectors, headers and 740whp tuned at Dallas Mustang(signed off on cars great condition). I try to do a little brisk driving and FAIL SAFE mode. I restart the car and try again and it repeats every time.
I make inquiries on this forum about what I need and who to send the car to. I ran across Jay, Blwn04svtcobra, with his 900+whp gt500 and that led me to ProEdge Tuning and Bill Miller. I called Bill and he said he could send me a tune for whatever combo I had and he never once said my combo wasn't tunable or I needed this part or that part like others I talked to. I decided to ship the car from Louisiana to New Haven, CT.
The car arrived at midnight and Bill was there to take delivery. He immediately new it was more than a tuning issue. I gave the go ahead to dig in and they found the Kenne Bell was trash, had lower compression on multiple cylinders and other issues. Looks like I need a build.
The Engine goes to Don Wood, supercharger is sent off and I order parts. I am in the back of the line of builds considering my car was supposed to only need a tune. Tick tock and time goes by. Bill always stays in touch and sends pics and vids throughout the process. The blizzards of 14-15 slow things down but I stay patient.
When the Supercharger gets back from kenne bell Jay ports/welds the elbow. Powder coats it and its ready for install.
Jay also ported the throttle body
The engine is back and is ready to install
I decide at that point that I will upgrade the old Fore triple pump returnless to a new Fore dual pump return setup and try e85.
After all is said and done the car hit the dyno and hit the 700whp goal with stock heads and cams.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jyJGggMTbj0
My driving impressions are that this car is very strong. Broke traction at 70 the night I unloaded it off the trailer. Drag radials mounted the next day. Idles at 750, no failsafes and doesn't miss a beat. I couldn't be happier.
I would like to thank everyone involved. Big thanks to Bill Miller at ProEdge in New Haven, CT for putting it all together and tuning my car to perfection. He is a genius and someone I can now call my friend.
Thanks to Jay for all of the port work and being instrumental in me finding my way to ProEdge and also for bringing Bill the E85 to tune my car. Above and beyond.
Thanks to Don Wood for building my engine.
Thanks to Van at RevanRacing for Various parts purchased as well as some guidance in the beginning.
Thanks to Lethal Performance for a great holiday deal on the McLeod RXT clutch.
If there is anyone I missed I will edit the list later.
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