If this car were a person, it would probably be someone like the monster here. I decided this was a good name for a car that has been modified so much that there are few original parts left on it.
I bought this car with nearly 100,000 miles on it in 1997 on a student budget. The stock motor didn't last long after I had it. The crankshaft broke and took the block along with it. This meant I needed to do something about a motor for the car. It was far too nice to get rid of without a motor. This is when all the madness began. Over a couple years, I built a 6.2 liter (377ci) stroked Windsor based on a 351. It made about 325 RWHP at that point. That was just the beginning. So many combinations of parts have been tried since then it's hard to remember. Because of a tight budget, the car sat more than ran. But, it is mobile now. It is sporting a twin turbo setup that I built in my shop from scratch.
And Frankenstang Runs 11s in the Mile-Hi City!
Turbo
Buildup Info
Junkyard sourced T03 Garretts are now helping my
mustang go faster than I ever imagined. Check out the buildup here:
JYTurbo buildup
Track Results
April, 2002
The mustang made its first runs down the 1/4 mile at the 5800' alt. Bandimere
Speedway. It ran great for its first day with the turbos. Click the link
to see the........11.90 timeslip
August, 2002 I was able to wring a bit better ET out of the car without turning up the boost........much. A little tuning and some better driving pushed the ETs are down to the "mid" 11s Click the link to see the........11.62 timeslip
August, 2002 I raised the boost from 9psi to about 10.5 - 11psi. I think my shifting is getting better, but still not powershifting. Click the link to see the........11.45 timeslip
Dyno
Results
Click the link to see the graph of
my car making 334RWHP...........11/1/99
Dyno results - 324RWHP.*
Click the link to see the graph of
my car making 500+HP..........2/15/2002
Dyno results*
Dynapack dyno results, see the graph
of my car making 558+HP..........7/15/2002
Dyno sheet- 558RWHP
*This data was recorded on the
street using "Street
Dyno" software, a very accurate
way of getting HP and Torque data .
Magazine Coverage
My car and its engine buildup were
featured in "5.0 Mustang" magazine in July and August 1999. It
was a 2 part article titled "Big Power Stroker". This car is an emissions
legal 351W conversion that will run 12s(sea level) on the motor. It's
no lightweight racer, this air conditioned luxury coupe weighs 3300 lbs.
MPG Movies
Here is a sorta lousy movie of me
making a run down the 1/4. It was shot in May 2000...
- Drag Movie - May 2000(mpeg 343KB)
- Twin turbo mustang idling - January
2002 (mpeg - 478KB)
- Twin turbo mustang driveby January 2002
(mpeg - 300KB)
- April 2002 - TT
mustang 11.90 run (no sound mpeg - 500KB)
Specifications:
- Factory Metallic Gray paint
- Ford
Performance Solutions built 377 ci Windsor stroker.
- 1969 351W block
- Castillo 3.700" stroke nodular crank, heat treated
- Main stud girdle
- Main studs
- 6.200" Eagle H
- beam rods
- Ross forged pistons - 8.5:1 compression
- TFS Twisted Wedge heads
- Competition Cams chromoly steel roller rockers
- FPS level 3 hyd. roller cam 224/230@.050" 114lsa
- GT40 lower intake
- Downs Box upper intake
- Accufab 75mm Throttle and EGR spacer
- Pro-M 75mm MAF
- 70# injectors
- "TwEECer" controlled programmable fuel injection system
- Custom catalytic H-pipe w/ morflow 3" cats.
- Custom no-cat H-pipe for track
- Dynomax 2.5" cat-back
- Ron Davis racing aluminum radiator
- Cartech Renegade fuel system w/ rails
- Garrett T03s .60 trim compressors
- Custom fabricated headers and 3" downpipes
- Custom fabricated BIG intercooler by Jim Sheren
- 130 amp alternator upgrade
- Tremec TKO 5 speed trans
- Pro 5.0 shifter
- Fortes adjustable clutch quadrant
- S.P.E.C. stage 3 clutch
- McLeod SFI approved steel flywheel
- McLeod SFI approved steel bellhousing
- Motorsport Aluminum driveshaft
- Motorsport driveshaft loop
- Motorsport 3.55 ring and pinion
- Motorsport 31 spline Traction Lok differential
- Moser 31 spline axles.
- 5 lug conversion
- '94 Cobra wheels
- 17x8 w/ 245/45ZR/17 and 275/40/17 Bridgestones
- MRP Racing coil springs: 800lb. front, 160lb. rear
- Tokico Illumina 5 way adjustable struts and shocks
- Global West rear lower control arms.
- Flaming River steering shaft
- Global West steering rack bushings
- Global West front Del-Alum Offset A arm bushings.
- CCM steel camber plates w/ spherical bearing mount.
- S&W 8pt. rollbar, professionally installed.
- 5pt. harnesses
- Cervini's ram air hood
- Autometer gauges