Project Zoom-Zoom

[michelle]

I imagine I will post more pictures than text about this little project, so here is the start of it. I'll update as I slowly make progress - keyword slowly. I already got distracted when the UPS guy delivered my 300+ wedding photos that I wanted to put in a few photo albums.

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I have a lot to install yet - FPR, better fuel pump, modified oil pan, modified fuel rails, bigger injectors, etc. But it's a start!

[GTSLOW]

Dam that thing is cleeeeeeeean!

Will she be at RA this oct?

[Prince Valiant]

looking good michelle!

[STANMAN]

SHO rymhes with SLOW. Coincidnece?


Not in this case!!! Can't wait to see/hear/feel the finished product. Who are you going to have tune it? I don't know if we have a resident Yahmahammer God on the forum.

[xxsn0blindxx]

Those cars hands down have the coolest factory intake manifold of anything not produced by Italy.

[michelle]

Dam that thing is cleeeeeeeean!

Will she be at RA this oct?

There's a Blackhawk event in September with the NW Shelby Club that's really tempting, but I don't know if there will be enough miles on the setup at that point. Luckily, we have another SHO that's track ready if we do sign up and my '90 isn't ready. As for RA, probably not, but you never know.


SHO rymhes with SLOW. Coincidnece?


Not in this case!!! Can't wait to see/hear/feel the finished product. Who are you going to have tune it? I don't know if we have a resident Yahmahammer God on the forum.

I have a decent base tune that looks good on my computer for a boosted 3.0L. It will be a good thing to start with and then hopefully I can adjust things myself with my TwEECer. I have a certificate for WBD that looks like it will get some use soon!

[Deggy]

Can't wait to see this thing done Michelle. If you ever need an extra hand gimme a call. I'll come help and bring the puppy to play.

[Cryptic]

wait, where's the mazda?

[VroomPshhTsi]

wait, where's the mazda?

x2 per thread title :ripped:

[Car Guy]

wait, where's the mazda?

x2 per thread title :ripped:


The manual transmission is Mazda.....:thumbsup

[michelle]

A few more pics as I call it a night.

Making sure the hood still closes.
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Success!
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I guess windshield washer fluid isn't really necessary.
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So many pulleys.
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Oh hi old K&N filter from the previous set-up. Hope you like the passenger side of the car as much as you liked being in the driver's side fender area.
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Belt on and how it's going to rest for the night.
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[GTSLOW]

Nice lookin setup! What ya expecting from it? #'s?

[michelle]

Nice lookin setup! What ya expecting from it? #'s?

It's easy to get it to 400 at the wheels, but FWD 400whp is stupid and not really usable. I'll tune it down to 350. I can see myself wanting way more, but I actually want to drive the car around without burning up my front tires at a simple green light. 400 on the track wouldn't be fun either.

[PureSound15]

It's easy to get it to 400 at the wheels, but FWD 400whp is stupid and not really usable. I'll tune it down to 350. I can see myself wanting way more, but I actually want to drive the car around without burning up my front tires at a simple green light. 400 on the track wouldn't be fun either.

Unless it's just a pure love for the 4 door family sedan that is the Taurus; why bother?

400 HP is a blast at the track with RWD or AWD - why not put all that money and time into a more usable platform?

[michelle]

The community/following of the SHO keeps me interested in it. Plus you'd be amazed how easy it is for this car to compete N/A on smaller tracks like Blackhawk and Autobahn against Mustangs and Vettes. For a twenty year-old car with four-doors and a little V6, I think that's pretty cool.

Plus I met the hubby through SHOs, so they are a bit sentimental to me. Awwww....

[Russ Jerome]

I wish I knew what your plans were earlier, I've got some perfect intercoolers for behind that grill. Still available if your not set on intake blumbing yet.

[Cryptic]

why not put all that money and time into a more usable platform?

this is another reason why I dumped the GTX.

[Silver86]

Unless it's just a pure love for the 4 door family sedan that is the Taurus; why bother?

400 HP is a blast at the track with RWD or AWD - why not put all that money and time into a more usable platform?


dont get me wrong... the car looks great... but i agree with this guy

[michelle]

I have my whole life to have Mustangs or other RWD/AWD cars, but for now I will stick to my Taurus. I like driving into a track event with something different. (:

[Cryptic]

What fun would it be if everyone did the same thing :)

[Reverend Cooper]

i kinda agree with ryan,but the finished product intrigues me i must say

[xxsn0blindxx]

Mustangs and Camaros are a dime a dozen. I applaud you for doing something more unique.

[WhatsADSM]

Said it a million times and ill say it again. All that matters is that you enjoy your car. There is always someone out there with something faster or more money. As long as it puts a smile on your face that is all that matters.

Good luck with the car it looks like it will be a healthy step up in power and should be tons more fun on track.

[GTSLOW]

this is another reason why I dumped the GTX.

For a <3000lb 500hp+ death trap???? :goof

[michelle]

Today's progress.

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[emptypockets]

Thats a very interesting FPR on the firewall.....

[michelle]

So FPR is on and 36# injectors are in the modified fuel rails and ready to go back on. Have my spark plug choices narrowed down to 2 brands, so I will have to grab some of those and install while the intake is off. Adam's insisting I do rod bearings, but they were done a couple years ago and have less than 5k miles on them. I have the oil pan off anyways, so it wouldn't hurt to check them out and other lower-end things.

Hopefully get more done tomorrow, but rumor has it Adam wants to check out another Bolens tractor. And by "check out", there is a 99% chance I'll be helping him load it on the trailer. So that will take a few hours out of my day.

[emptypockets]

Definitly wouldnt hurt to check out the journals on the crank as well as the bearings as long as you have access to them. Probably wouldnt be a bad idea to check them with plastigage either. Project looks good!

[BadAzzGTA89]

That thing is SHO gonna get down looks good!

[michelle]

That thing is SHO gonna get down looks good!

Thanks! I've had the supercharger sitting in my basement since February, so it was about time it found itself a nice home in my engine bay.

Looking forward to getting it running and then spending winter to get everything cleaned up and overall "prettier".

[wrath]

Looks good. I always like things that surprise people, especially when done at a sane cost.

[GTSLOW]

I bet she's gonna sound real good with all that extra air going thru :D

[Irish]

Is that an S-trim?

[michelle]

3.5" is s-trim, right? If so, it's an s-trim. V-1 too, so it will be noisy.

[-stew-]

Get to gettin, Michelle! Don't take no guff from them swine!

Sidebar: You have an STD drawer? EEEWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!

[Boosted01GT]

It's easy to get it to 400 at the wheels, but FWD 400whp is stupid and not really usable. I'll tune it down to 350. I can see myself wanting way more, but I actually want to drive the car around without burning up my front tires at a simple green light. 400 on the track wouldn't be fun either.


I love torque steer! lol 400whp is definitely fun haha, street and track.

[Slow Joe]

Unless it's just a pure love for the 4 door family sedan that is the Taurus; why bother?

400 HP is a blast at the track with RWD or AWD - why not put all that money and time into a more usable platform?

Because she likes to think outside the box!

Good Project Michelle, and it looks like it's coming along nicely...

I wish I woulda found a transmission for my Saab 9000, if I had I would have a 3xx-4xx whp 9000 in the project stage. :thumbsup:thumbsup to abnormal projects!

Normal stuff is boring.

[PureSound15]

I didn't mean to insult the project - I was only curious.

[michelle]

Not a big deal. I still have fans.

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[Boosted01GT]

haha thats awesome!

[michelle]

Howie likes to hang out too.
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The other half likes to constantly prove me wrong, so I let him remeasure the clearance on the back side of the motor between the shims and the cam lobes before any changes were made to the shims. Here is the result:
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[Boosted01GT]

he seems really intrigued with the way his paws are sitting haha. so how is this project coming along?

[xxtremeteam]

my beagle looks just like that right before she eats a bug

[michelle]

he seems really intrigued with the way his paws are sitting haha. so how is this project coming along?

Seems to be going okay so far. Just looking over the motor before everything gets put back together. Top is good now, but tonight will be rod bearings. I'm hoping we can get away with just inspecting them since they were done about 5k miles ago (Adam did them, so I will let him re-inspect them). Unfortunately, that's a hard 5k miles with most of them being a consistent 3k+ rpm on the track. The motor was built 10k miles ago, but it would probably be smart to replace the main bearings again.

Once that is done, time to put the new oil pan on and hook up all the oil lines. New fuel pump should be shipped today, so that can go in soon.

Put the rest all back together and tune away.

School starts back up the 1st. Blackhawk event is the 17th. We'll see if it can happen by then. :stare

[GTSLOW]

School starts back up the 1st. Blackhawk event is the 17th. We'll see if it can happen by then. :stare

Make sure to get plenty of video footage :D Also what kind of event is it @ BHF?

[michelle]

Track event with NW Shelby Club. Great people to run with.

Worst case scenario is I trailer it down to Autobahn to get some laps on it to fix any issues.

[michelle]

New fuel pump is in! Now to fix a couple fuel leaks in the engine bay, change a pulley to a larger size (just got it this week), and get my tune in the car and we'll be in business. Winter is coming too quick. ):

[Prince Valiant]

sweet!

[michelle]

I need to get a boost gauge yet. I keep forgetting that.

[95mustang302]

MIchelle, I have a mechanical stewart warner I need to get rid of...

[jakedrew]

sweet project.

Are you going to run any meth/water injection? (I would).

Good luckl and keep us updated!

[michelle]

sweet project.

Are you going to run any meth/water injection? (I would).

Good luckl and keep us updated!


If I were going for the highest fwhp, I would look into it more, but it's not going to be that way (I sure hope so anyways!).

Here are some pics from upgrading the fuel pump.

Adam cutting through the floor. He shouldn't have been looking at the camera though. Boys....
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A friend came over to help.
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Success!
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[jakedrew]

^ lot easier then dropping the tank.

still look into meth/water injection( yellow bottle HEET which is 99% meth and distilled water).
I ran a roots type s/c on a cavalier z24(ya that is right;)) and had meth/water injection and it was a great mod. Ran the s/c hard and could go out there and put my hand on the s/c, with out it I would get burnt if I did that. It sprayed before the t/b on my set up and into the s/c. Yours would be set up different obviously, but I see no intercooler on there so your intake temps I cant imagine how High they would be...

[michelle]

It runs!!!!!

[Prince Valiant]

'grats!

[michelle]

Thanks! Now the real fun begins of tuning it and DRIVING it! Have a little over a month to get this car where I want it before an Autobahn event. I can do it!

[Prince Valiant]

How does one go about tuning a car of that vintage?

[michelle]

I have a Tweecer RT.

http://www.tweecer.com/

[V3rtigo]

How does one go about tuning a car of that vintage?
or megasquirt

[michelle]

Quarterhorse too. I have the Tweecer RT already and am just going to hire a "pro" to remotely tune it with me. No sense reinventing the wheel or screwing up my motor. I have a few intake stuff on their way, so I hope to have it ready for some fun within a couple weeks.

[WhatsADSM]

Sweet! Post up some videos of it once its all tuned.

[michelle]

Boost is good. Boost is very good. :banana


(And I thought I had torque steer before...)

[GTSLOW]

Boost is good. Boost is very good. :banana


(And I thought I had torque steer before...)

Awesome! So I take it it's tuned now?

Hey can you shoot me a pm next time there's a hpde @ bhf? Id love to run there before going to fort bragg.

[BigSnailBuick]

Iz wantz videos!!!

[michelle]

Awesome! So I take it it's tuned now?

Hey can you shoot me a pm next time there's a hpde @ bhf? Id love to run there before going to fort bragg.

Yep, all tuned! I'll try to remember to send you a PM. I'm running Autobahn on May 22nd. South track, if you are interested. www.nwshelbyclub.com

[michelle]

Well it survived half of the track day yesterday before developing a misfire issue. Datalogged a few laps during the 4th session and loaded it on the trailer. Some severe storms were coming. Got it home last night and I will unload it and take a look today, pull the plugs, etc.

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[HY35F2T]

FIgure out the misfire?Ugh i miss mine sucks because the same day i had just installeed my nitrous kit and going to fill the bottle i dropped a diff pin ugh.take some in car speed o videos plz.

[WhatsADSM]

Pull the plugs, and check the gap.

It may be as simple as making sure you have a colder plug with a tighter gap... Welcome to FI.

[michelle]

That's the plan one of these nights. Don't have a deadline now that Autobahn is over, so no ambition to check. :goof

[michelle]

Well she's back on the road as of yesterday. Another Autobahn event on the 22nd, so I hope she continues to cooperate for me this week.

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[Dr.Buick]

Well she's back on the road as of yesterday. Another Autobahn event on the 22nd, so I hope she continues to cooperate for me this week.

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You taking the Porsche in the background

[michelle]

Nope, Grandma car.