89Notch 5.3/T76 turbo/th400 etc Build Thread.
04-08-2009, 10:23 PM
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Cut some more of the inner fender out on this side today and got a flange and tacked on a support piece..... It is starting to look like something!
04-11-2009, 07:26 PM
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More pics of the progress..... Wastegate feed is just tacked for fitment purposes and actually needs to be rotatated etc, Hard to see in the pics but look at the deadly sweet fit of that 3" pipe to T4 flange. 
Pics also show the tire clearance with the suspension all the way up and wheel at full lock
Hoping to work on it some more tomorrow.
Pics also show the tire clearance with the suspension all the way up and wheel at full lock
Hoping to work on it some more tomorrow.
04-12-2009, 03:43 AM
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thanks ... not bad I spoze for a REAL street car, like driven 6 hours at a time then raced then driven home kinda street car. hopefully this year will bring some mid 9 second passes and it would be nice to break into the 5's 1/8th mile .
04-13-2009, 09:21 AM
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and i guess up in the great white north a/c isn't really all that important. unlike muggy, i mean sunny south florida 
. My **** will have a/c only because it's the law down here
. My **** will have a/c only because it's the law down here 
04-15-2009, 01:28 PM
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any pics of the k member with motor mounts? I have looked in every mustang thread and I cant find any good pics of them. I have 4.6 K member but the mounts look nothing close to fitting. I guess im gonna have to break out the ol grinder and welder.
oh yeah what are the exhaust manifolds off of, any prefrence?
oh yeah what are the exhaust manifolds off of, any prefrence?
04-15-2009, 04:35 PM
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any pics of the k member with motor mounts? I have looked in every mustang thread and I cant find any good pics of them. I have 4.6 K member but the mounts look nothing close to fitting. I guess im gonna have to break out the ol grinder and welder.
oh yeah what are the exhaust manifolds off of, any prefrence?
oh yeah what are the exhaust manifolds off of, any prefrence?
The manifolds are just 5.3/6.0 truck manifolds and they work great!
04-17-2009, 11:19 AM
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I wanna come hang out in the stock 5.3/ turbo thread! LOL, car is looking good Neil, Ill be curious to see how it does with all the new stuff.
I just parted out my Chevy II, 18lbs is what it took to break the old 5.3. I picked up a fox to build and now I just bought an SN95 also that I think Im going to build instead. 3 5.3s laying around the shop and one 6.0. Cant decide what to put in it or which turbo Im going to go with this time....decisions decisions
I just parted out my Chevy II, 18lbs is what it took to break the old 5.3. I picked up a fox to build and now I just bought an SN95 also that I think Im going to build instead. 3 5.3s laying around the shop and one 6.0. Cant decide what to put in it or which turbo Im going to go with this time....decisions decisions
04-17-2009, 11:27 AM
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I wanna come hang out in the stock 5.3/ turbo thread! LOL, car is looking good Neil, Ill be curious to see how it does with all the new stuff.
I just parted out my Chevy II, 18lbs is what it took to break the old 5.3. I picked up a fox to build and now I just bought an SN95 also that I think Im going to build instead. 3 5.3s laying around the shop and one 6.0. Cant decide what to put in it or which turbo Im going to go with this time....decisions decisions
I just parted out my Chevy II, 18lbs is what it took to break the old 5.3. I picked up a fox to build and now I just bought an SN95 also that I think Im going to build instead. 3 5.3s laying around the shop and one 6.0. Cant decide what to put in it or which turbo Im going to go with this time....decisions decisions
I would do the fox with a 6.0 and whatever turbo you have that fits the bill! then if you break it throw in the 5.3 and let it eat!
So did you sell the chevy II or still have it ?
04-18-2009, 11:44 AM
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I am suprised, I have had this one to 18.5 lbs on a pretty nasty tune up on quite a few occasions.
I would do the fox with a 6.0 and whatever turbo you have that fits the bill! then if you break it throw in the 5.3 and let it eat!
So did you sell the chevy II or still have it ?
I would do the fox with a 6.0 and whatever turbo you have that fits the bill! then if you break it throw in the 5.3 and let it eat!
So did you sell the chevy II or still have it ?
I still have some of the Chevy II
My 5.3 had 160k miles on it and was on pump gas with a pretty poor tune so a couple of 18# blasts were enough to butt the rings in #7
05-12-2009, 12:02 AM
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got the turbos back from coating, they came out AWESOME... even smoothed off the " master power" on the compressor housings., I am pretty happy with how it is turning out I just need more time/money lol
