Schiffy Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 So I've been contemplating making a project/build thread for awhile, and I think I'm going to do it, so I can chart all the work I'm doing/have done. I purchased my '98 GT on February 4th with 162,000 miles on it. It already had an accufab plenum and throttle body, BBK CAI and a flowmaster aftercat, since purchasing, I've added front UPR Coilovers (14"/175#) with new KYB struts, cut a coil off the rear springs, added a Saleen S281 spoiler and traded for some 18x9/10.5 FR500's. ran it on the dyno the first week of March and it put down 204hp/285TQ. I currently have UPR 4 bolt CC plates and a set of PI cams sitting in my bedroom floor I need to install(or sell the PI cams). I've talked with Louis who is going to hook me up with a PI intake for dirt cheap, and also snag up an '02 Shortblock from copmagnet as soon as I can get a Saturday free of bathroom remodel and softball tournaments. There are a handful of Mark8's at our local pick and pull, and I'm thinking I may go snag up one of those blocks since its aluminum, then grab a set of PI heads off one of the crown Vic's. NOW here comes the question. Do I take the '02 shortblock and swap it all over to the Teksid block INCLUDING the pistons, or use the pistons that are in the teksid block and run a higher compression? I really like what I've read about the XE270AH cams(the idle is pretty dope also) so I think I will run those cams. Been getting with local machine shops about fly cutting pistons so that way I will have more options for cams. My goal is 300rwhp N/A. I think I can get that with the teksid block, UD pulleys, PI topend with the 270 cams, Longtubes and an Ortiz tune. What do you folks think? Also, I'd LOVE to boost the car down the road, hence the only reason I've considered using the '02 pistons vice the mark8 pistons. I shall update with pics and mods as i go, along with my excel spreadsheet of cash spent!Sent from my secretary!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95opal Posted March 29, 2013 Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 If your only looking for 300 there really isnt a need for the Teksid block. If you can grab the block cheap enough I would say stroke it add some compression and shoot for some higher numbers with some nice heads and cams. But I dont know your budget on this so thats up to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted March 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2013 If your only looking for 300 there really isnt a need for the Teksid block. If you can grab the block cheap enough I would say stroke it add some compression and shoot for some higher numbers with some nice heads and cams. But I dont know your budget on this so thats up to you.300 is my base goal. Jason (Snive Troll) is making 651rwhp with room to go up, so I can't let him have more than me in the long run. The 300 is something I think I can make easily ad on a budget.Sent from my secretary!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted March 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 A few pics of progress...The day I bought herNo side skirts, stock ride heightFront Coilovers installedNew wheels acquiredS281 addedShot of the Coilovers while the car was on the lift getting the new wheels balancedThe first of many dyno sheets with MY base numbers.Sent from my secretary!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 I cleaned up the thread, itll be our secret... HAHA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iRoush Posted March 30, 2013 Report Share Posted March 30, 2013 lulz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted April 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2013 Now, thanks to F8L, to go along with the PI cams and 4 bolt CC plates to install, I've got some double adjustable upper control arms waiting to go on, and an engine sitting at Copmagnets parents I need to pick up to dart building for a swap.Sent from my secretary!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 Yayy builds! Love watching a build from the start! Pumped to see what you do with the build chris =] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted April 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 Yayy builds! Love watching a build from the start! Pumped to see what you do with the build chris =]Yeah yeah!!! Haha... I just need to find a weekend when I'm not playing ball, golf, moving friends or working! lolSent from my secretary!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copmagnet Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 i will intall those cams into your motor if you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted April 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 i will intall those cams into your motor if you want.I've been talking to Louis about regrinding them to his stage 2 spec cams, so I'm up in the air about it. I've got to start sweet talking the wife. lolSent from my secretary!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 It's easier to ask forgiveness than to ask permission.......just saying! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted April 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 It's easier to ask forgiveness than to ask permission.......just saying!If I dropped over $400 without talking to her, there wouldn't be permission, there would be alimony and child support. lmaoSent from my secretary!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted April 30, 2013 Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 Lol doesn't sound so terrible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted April 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2013 Lol doesn't sound so terrible Haha... Child support for 3 kids? Shiiiiiiiitttttt.... lolSent from my secretary!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted May 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2013 Ordering Longtubes either Tuesday or Wednesday depending on which evening is free. Then I'll restock my car funds and get a mid pipe. Picking up the 02 short block from hunter(copmagnet) this afternoon as well.Sent from my secretary!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted May 12, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 So my dude down in Savannah, GA. and I were going back and fourth about shit we needed for our cars and what was available here and where he was...got to looking and ran across a guy selling a set of PI heads for $100. Says he owns a body shop and has a few sets laying around and just wants them gone. He's picking my set(with cams) up tomorrow down in GA, along with an aluminum DS for me. BOOM!!!! He's coming to town June 1st, so no shipping.Sent from my secretary!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted May 12, 2013 Report Share Posted May 12, 2013 Hell yah! smoking deal man! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted May 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 PI heads/Cams, BBK longtubesSent from my secretary!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted May 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Cleaned up the front cover and valve covers Monday morning. Gonna grind the imperfections out of the front cover and figure out what color to paint it, also gonna try and get Matt to hydrodip the valve covers in a design to match whatever color I paint the front cover.Tapatalk made me do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallows Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Will hydrodipping hold up with the heat from an engine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Will hydrodipping hold up with the heat from an engine?It should. I don't think companies like MRT would hydrodip valve covers n such if it didn't hold up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gallows Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 It should. I don't think companies like MRT would hydrodip valve covers n such if it didn't hold upGood to know. I hadn't heard of using it on engine parts before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted June 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Froush on here had his done in blue carbon fiber. That's where i got the idea. Love the way his look. Gotta figure out color and design I wanna go with.Tapatalk made me do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copmagnet Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Black and white!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted June 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 (edited) The goodies I picked up this afternoon. Talking to a local tomorrow about P&P the heads, and will save for OPS cams, and tuner with Tune from Ortiz.Btw: my buddy and I both scouring Craigslist, we got all my parts here for $325 TOTAL, and I tossed him $50 for gas since he drove all over South Georgia to pick it up. So I'm only invested $375 in PI heads/cams, BBK Longtubes and matching O/R H pipe. Just need an Intake.Tapatalk made me do it! Edited June 3, 2013 by Schiffy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Damn son! deal shopping right there! I've seen JUST long tubes go for 300 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted June 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 Damn son! deal shopping right there! I've seen JUST long tubes go for 300Yeah man, he and I found some kickass deals. These headers are like 450 new, so to get them AND mid pipe for $275, I'm stoked. I may haw found him a ridonkulous deal on an aluminum Kirkey seat for his beetle in Texas. Ill be there Friday for my bros graduation, so ill grab it, had my parents take it to my wife's parents when they drop off my older 2 boys(they're staying a week longer than me) then ill grab it from them when we meet in Tennessee to pick my boys up to save shipping. HahaTapatalk made me do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copmagnet Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 hopefully you can find the timing kit cheap..that bitch is like 600$ from ford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted June 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 hopefully you can find the timing kit cheap..that bitch is like 600$ from ford.I've got a receipt with my car that the timing chain and tensioners(I dunno what those are... Lol) were replaced at 150,000, I'm at 164,000, so I'm hoping they're in good enough shape to reuse.Tapatalk made me do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copmagnet Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 the big chains and the tensioners that connect your cams to your crank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted June 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 the big chains and the tensioners that connect your cams to your crank.I know what the chains are, i was referring to the tensioners. Tapatalk made me do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
copmagnet Posted June 3, 2013 Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 oh, there little 1x1x1 blocks that push out a rod when the motor is cranked(oil pressure) and it pushes on a plastic arm that keeps tension on the chain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted June 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2013 oh, there little 1x1x1 blocks that push out a rod when the motor is cranked(oil pressure) and it pushes on a plastic arm that keeps tension on the chain.Gotcha!Tapatalk made me do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 So I'm thinking of throwing the UPR coil overs out and sticking some H&R springs all the way around. I'm still sitting to high for my liking, and the UPR coil overs suck donkey sack. They're noisy, they won't adjust lower without the whole sleeve rotating on the shock, they just suck. What do y'all think?Tapatalk made me do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95riosnake Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 UPR stuff is junk IMOIf the H&R's sit the way you want, I'd go that route. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Det_Riot Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 If you will want coils switch to MM. You won't be disappointed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schiffy Posted June 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 If you will want coils switch to MM. You won't be disappointed!It's a funding thing.... lolTapatalk made me do it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SniveTroll Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Schiffys got some heavy work to get at my 2vs level. Making the power is easy. Keeping it reliable is the struggle. :poop:Sent by smoke signals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SniveTroll Posted June 18, 2013 Report Share Posted June 18, 2013 Mmmmm MM and Bilsteins.Sent by smoke signals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
