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Just wanted to update everyone as it has been sometime.
Hope this continues to find you all safe and healthy. Been busy as s__ but worked out since waiting for the FX-180 HPFP, custom LPFP and fuel rail to come in.
Special thanks to Dan at Martintuning.com for all the help with getting these done. Very easy to work with and considering the scope was done fairly quickly.
Next step is to find a fair priced shipping company (closed trailer) to ship from Dallas to San Francisco for the full engine pull and build.
Anybody have any recommendations based on personal positive experience with specific car transport companies? Thanks 🙏 Martintuning.com! Looking forward to getting these installed
Last edited by Hrd_workin; Apr 8, 2021 at 07:40 PM.
Thanks for following and Happy 4th of July to everyone.
Been a minute but here is an update on the project.
Finally glad to see things moving again, car has been shipped and taken delivery by my man Cesario and his team at SVG, Silicon Valley Garage.
Motor should be pulled next week after initial dynojet dyno and engine build begins.
Also decided to take it in the direction (apologies to the purists, couldn’t resist) with custom carbon fiber trunk and interior work as well as a full wide body kit and wrap.
Thinking about going with the Pearl AMG red.
Hopefully the build keeps moving forward to get this out to AMR for turbo installs/Meth/Tune upgrades and TCU tune.
cheers!
Silicon Valley Garage. Thanks for the connect Chris! Wide body pic 1 Wide body pic 2 Wide body pic 3 Pearl red wrap to match carbon fiber/red interior & exterior
Last edited by Hrd_workin; Jul 4, 2021 at 06:16 PM.
Thanks for following and Happy 4th of July to everyone.
Been a minute but here is an update on the project.
Finally glad to see things moving again, car has been shipped and taken delivery by my man Cesario and his team at SVG, Silicon Valley Garage.
Motor should be pulled next week after initial dynojet dyno and engine build begins.
Also decided to take it in the direction (apologies to the purists, couldn’t resist) with custom carbon fiber trunk and interior work as well as a full wide body kit and wrap.
Thinking about going with the Pearl AMG red.
Hopefully the build keeps moving forward to get this out to AMR for turbo installs/Meth/Tune upgrades and TCU tune.
cheers!
Silicon Valley Garage. Thanks for the connect Chris! Wide body pic 1 Wide body pic 2 Wide body pic 3 Pearl red wrap to match carbon fiber/red interior & exterior
Great follow up! Cesario is awesome!!! Keep us posted.
Thanks for following and Happy 4th of July to everyone.
Been a minute but here is an update on the project.
Finally glad to see things moving again, car has been shipped and taken delivery by my man Cesario and his team at SVG, Silicon Valley Garage.
Motor should be pulled next week after initial dynojet dyno and engine build begins.
Also decided to take it in the direction (apologies to the purists, couldn’t resist) with custom carbon fiber trunk and interior work as well as a full wide body kit and wrap.
Thinking about going with the Pearl AMG red.
Hopefully the build keeps moving forward to get this out to AMR for turbo installs/Meth/Tune upgrades and TCU tune.
cheers!
Silicon Valley Garage. Thanks for the connect Chris!
Wide body pic 1
Wide body pic 2
Wide body pic 3
Pearl red wrap to match carbon fiber/red interior & exterior
Hello all and hope this finds you all well.
Just an update, so SVG has been doing well and has expanded to a much larger shop so things have been moving along as expected for a “no rush” project.
That said we have been looking for a
dynojet dyno similar to the one AMR in CT has so that apples can be compared to apples with the pre build dyno and post build final tuned dyno.
unfortunately where my man Cesario is at there isn’t any to be found around within a reasonable distance. What seems to be common is the Mustang Dynometer.
So before the engine is pulled decided just to get some base dyno numbers.
So the base is with the AMR Stage 2 bench tune, Weistec DP’s, VTA’s, and AWE track exhaust on 93 octane pump on Sport+ mode. Pre-build dyno
When all is said and done this will be compared to dyno numbers with the upgraded turbos, forged Pauter rods and low compression JE pistons, full upgraded fuel system, Wagner intercooler, upgraded HP and LP pumps, Water/Meth, AMR custom tune and TCU tune running on E85.
Last edited by Hrd_workin; Sep 10, 2021 at 01:37 AM.
Are you pushing for 550-600 awhp? The stage 2 numbers are impressive by them selves. I'd be curious about the tq curve with the new set up. Stage 2 would be like a quick punch than fades. New set up would, I assume (gasp I know) be more linear?
Hello all and hope this finds you all well.
Just an update, so SVG has been doing well and has expanded to a much larger shop so things have been moving along as expected for a “no rush” project.
That said we have been looking for a
dynojet dyno similar to the one AMR in CT has so that apples can be compared to apples with the pre build dyno and post build final tuned dyno.
unfortunately where my man Cesario is at there isn’t any to be found around within a reasonable distance. What seems to be common is the Mustang Dynometer.
So before the engine is pulled decided just to get some base dyno numbers.
So the base is with the AMR Stage 2 bench tune, Weistec DP’s, VTA’s, and AWE track exhaust on 93 octane pump on Sport+ mode. Pre-build dyno
When all is said and done this will be compared to dyno numbers with the upgraded turbos, forged Pauter rods and low compression JE pistons, full upgraded fuel system, Wagner intercooler, upgraded HP and LP pumps, Water/Meth, AMR custom tune and TCU tune running on E85.
I believe Mustang dynos read low compared to Dynojet ?
As on a Dynojet this car would typically Dyno 415-425 whp with those mods .
Hello everyone,
Just an update and finally a milestone in this project. My man Cesario over at SVG just sent over some pics!
Engine and assembly is dropped and engine build is on its way.
Pistons, rods, head bolts, Wagner cooler, HPFP, LPFP, Fuel rail is on its way to getting put in.
I’ll keep posting as I get update.
As planned once all this is done plus a new custom CF trunk lid it finally is going to make its trip up to CT to AMR for TCU upgrade/tune, install turbos, Meth kit, and custom dyno tuning.
stay tuned and thanks again for everyone’s continual help on this project and thanks to Cesario at Silicon Valley Garage! On the lift at Silicon Valley Garage Brand new rack holding the prize at Silicon Valley Garage! There she is!
Thanks buddy! Hope all is well.
yeah just hoping those @TurboKits.com turbos that have been custom PTP heat shield wrapped are still ok sitting over with Matthew at AMR now for the last year or so.??
Hello @Star4life and @TModelle again AMAZING work on the custom front and rear big brake caliper conversion.
I did respond to your all’s thread but figure I’d post here as well.
Since the whole assembly is dropped wanted to proceed with the front and rear big brake upgrade.
Once again I wanted to see if you all could guide me through this process on what all I need/ could buy and send over to SVG to get this rolling.
Sincerely appreciate your guys help, Thanks in advance.
Thanks buddy! Hope all is well.
yeah just hoping those @TurboKits.com turbos that have been custom PTP heat shield wrapped are still ok sitting over with Matthew at AMR now for the last year or so.??
Yeah, should be good to go. Just make sure they are primed extra well before the first start so that the bearing system is saturated with oil. Would also be a good idea to squirt some oil into the oil feed with a syringe and manually turn the wheels by hand to work in some lubrication before the much higher shaft speeds of a first start...
Hello @Star4life and @TModelle again AMAZING work on the custom front and rear big brake caliper conversion.
I did respond to your all’s thread but figure I’d post here as well.
Since the whole assembly is dropped wanted to proceed with the front and rear big brake upgrade.
Once again I wanted to see if you all could guide me through this process on what all I need/ could buy and send over to SVG to get this rolling.
Sincerely appreciate your guys help, Thanks in advance.
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