Hey Reaper just wanted to say i saw a Mustang today that looked just like yours minus the black wheels and front bumper. I was like "whoa was that Reaper?" lmao then i thought about it and felt prety retarded

Anyway glad to see your making progress on the Stang, i like the brake duct work you did it looks prety legit

 

He doesn't have those brake cooling things, that's just pics of what he wants.

 

Oh god i feel dumb...i could have sworn that he said something in that post with the pics of the system that he installed it already i was like wow that was quick, god i really need to read the posts more closely. Sorry Reaper :/

 

lol it's cool... those are probably going to be coming after I get back from vacation, so probably early August-ish.

 

Brake ducts look genius.cant wait to see it done. And dealer discount FTW.

 

Yeah... I hate having fake or useless ducts and scoops, so using the ducts for brake cooling seems like a way better use than anything else. Under the same logic, I plan on making the side scoops functional (either running to the differential or the rear brakes, most likely the diff) and finishing what I started with the heat extractor on my hood (cutting the hood apart and making the extractor run deeper into the bay with louvers running the length of it for added cooling).

Also, I don't think I've mentioned it here yet, but I'm about 95% sure I'm going to go the M112 supercharger route. I saw a dyno graph of a 4.2L-stroked (stock cam) V6 with the M112 and was like "DO WANT!!!"... I'll be expecting around 320-350rwhp and 420-450 wtq. With the lower power number, I won't have to do much to my transmission other than get a new clutch, and the low-end power of the supercharger should more than make up for the lightweight drivetrain components. Also, the M112 combined with an aggressive cam should make for a pretty potent car regardless of engine speed (M112 making gobs of power down low and the cam taking over up high). Also, there's the whole thing with blower whine during a cammed idle... the car is going to scare small children

Also, $2500 for the M112 setup vs. $5k+ for twin turbos kind of makes the decision easier

 

Don't you just wish you could fast forward to Project-Complete Day? haha.

 

You have no idea. The worst part is that day's not going to come for at least another year or two, most likely two. By next summer I'd like to have the suspension, wheels, and brakes done, possibly the interior. After that, I'll start building the engine to get it ready for boost, and then I'll save up for the M112 kit.

Also, I still need a passenger door and fender... I'm waiting for someone to sell a door on CL; there is no way I'm paying $600 for a junkyard door.

 

Stock cam = dislike. Srsly chris, since wen do you use stock cams?

TT > supercharger. Always. Period.



Otherwise good job staying on track and getting sit done. I still can't decide if I want to stop my civic project or not. I change my mind every day.

 

No, the dyno graph I saw was on a blown v6 with a stock cam. I plan on putting the most aggressive cam I can fit in the block in my car

And the cost doesn't justify the extra power of the twins. I'd be spending double for a power level that isn't needed; also, my transmission won't be able to handle 600rwhp, so I'd end up dropping $2,500 on a straight-cut gearbox to cope with the power, along with stronger half-shafts and a number of other things. In the end, I think ~450wtq will be enough for a street car... all I'll have to do to the transmission is upgrade the clutch, which is a little cheaper than a new gearbox... and stock cobra half-shafts better be able to handle ~350whp/450wtq

Also, there is another downside to the twins... room for the up/down pipes. There isn't much room between the block and the heads, so fitting two exhaust pipes past the K-member on each side would be quite the problem. With a blower, I don't have that issue.

Anyway, the calipers are on the car. I still need to finish bleeding them (I just gravity bled the calipers to get most of the air out) tomorrow, but the car stops for now. Pics tomorrow... I forgot my camera and I don't have my adapter card for my phone to upload the pics right now. Like I said, I'm hoping to have the rotors ordered two weeks from today.