Hey guys,
Well it was a dissapointing day at the dyno. My tuner got the car dialed in began running her up. We got thru the first pull putting down 533whp, 508whp corrected at 12* timing. We upped the timing 2* and put down 569whp, 533whp corrected. We bumped the timing up 2 more degrees and as he was going thru the gears we heard the alternator make a funny grinding noise for a second then stopped. We looked at eachother wondering the hell it was and about that time the battery light came on and the alternator was now charging at 16V?! Needless to say, we called it a day. I got the car home and for the most part it was in the normal range and everytime I got over 2500rpm the volts would shoot up to 16 again. I got a Ford alternator coming and it should be at my tuners shop tomorrow. I think there is no doubt she would have put down atleast 550whp corrected with the last 2* of timing we added, but I can't say for sure.
The alternator was the least of my worries and was the last thing I expected to happen! It could have gone much worse though so I am happy about that. The reason I said it was dissapointing is because I thought for sure I would hit the 600whp mark with my setup! The car kept making more power everytime we bumped the timing up but it would always start to flat line about 6300-6500 rpm. He said the MAF would level out at the same time the power did. He said this usually happens when the motor just can't flow anymore. So he recommended me going with a short runner intake. He said one of his clients car has basically the same setup with a little more boost, but what he noticed was that the curve kept climbing all the way thru the rpm band, no matter how high he spun the motor the power kept climbing.
Do you guys think a short runner would be worth looking into?? I always thought they were more designed for N/A applications?....
Here is a mod list for you guys:
MMR900 / Stock HCI
Vortech T-trim (Race) w/RR 3.0" pulley (18lbs. of boost)
10% IW Overdrive
Bell Intercooler w/3" tubing
Tial 50mm
ProM MAF
IMRC Deletes
4" Power Pipe
Accufab Single Blade TB
A1000 w/-10 feed, -8 return
Glenn's Pickup tube
BBK FPR & fuel rails
60lb. injectors
Fluidyne Radiator
Boost-a-spark
MSD coil packs and wires
NGK TR6's @.028
Snow Meth kit (not used or tuned for currently)
As far as making power goes, I believe that is just about it. I will add anything if I think of anything else.
Well it was a dissapointing day at the dyno. My tuner got the car dialed in began running her up. We got thru the first pull putting down 533whp, 508whp corrected at 12* timing. We upped the timing 2* and put down 569whp, 533whp corrected. We bumped the timing up 2 more degrees and as he was going thru the gears we heard the alternator make a funny grinding noise for a second then stopped. We looked at eachother wondering the hell it was and about that time the battery light came on and the alternator was now charging at 16V?! Needless to say, we called it a day. I got the car home and for the most part it was in the normal range and everytime I got over 2500rpm the volts would shoot up to 16 again. I got a Ford alternator coming and it should be at my tuners shop tomorrow. I think there is no doubt she would have put down atleast 550whp corrected with the last 2* of timing we added, but I can't say for sure.
The alternator was the least of my worries and was the last thing I expected to happen! It could have gone much worse though so I am happy about that. The reason I said it was dissapointing is because I thought for sure I would hit the 600whp mark with my setup! The car kept making more power everytime we bumped the timing up but it would always start to flat line about 6300-6500 rpm. He said the MAF would level out at the same time the power did. He said this usually happens when the motor just can't flow anymore. So he recommended me going with a short runner intake. He said one of his clients car has basically the same setup with a little more boost, but what he noticed was that the curve kept climbing all the way thru the rpm band, no matter how high he spun the motor the power kept climbing.
Do you guys think a short runner would be worth looking into?? I always thought they were more designed for N/A applications?....
Here is a mod list for you guys:
MMR900 / Stock HCI
Vortech T-trim (Race) w/RR 3.0" pulley (18lbs. of boost)
10% IW Overdrive
Bell Intercooler w/3" tubing
Tial 50mm
ProM MAF
IMRC Deletes
4" Power Pipe
Accufab Single Blade TB
A1000 w/-10 feed, -8 return
Glenn's Pickup tube
BBK FPR & fuel rails
60lb. injectors
Fluidyne Radiator
Boost-a-spark
MSD coil packs and wires
NGK TR6's @.028
Snow Meth kit (not used or tuned for currently)
As far as making power goes, I believe that is just about it. I will add anything if I think of anything else.
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I am going to enjoy it where it is for now, but once it gets painted and I land me some CCW classics, I will start saving up for that JT-trim and some head work... It may be another year from now, but this is definitely a "to be continued..." story. I gotta be able to run with the big dogs like 98 and encased for example!! 
