I bought the car in June 2001 almost completely stock. It was originally an AOD with about 112,000 miles when I bought it. I have since added quite a few things to it (the parts are listed at the bottom of the page) over the last six years. The car is very different from when I bought it, and it is in much nicer shape and also a lot faster. It broke the 12 second barrier on October 26, 2006, but I did not take it to the track all of 2007 (not much free time). The car runs flawless, and the only real blemish other than some minor surface rust is that it could use a paint job- the paint is probably about a 5 out of 10 at this point, it appears it hasn't been repainted since new in 1988. It is what is known as a "20 footer"- looks great from 20 feet away, but when you are next to it you can see the imperfections. The only other issues with the car are that at this power level, the transmission is about at it's limits, and there is a small leak of transmission fluid from the case, which leads me to believe the car needs a TKO or better or even a C-4 conversion to upgrade the driveline- it shifts perfect now (but a little notchy), but I think in the future (especially if it's beat on) it will need to be upgraded. The body/chassis now has 132,000 miles on it and has some typical surface rust (under doors, trunk area and the passenger floor area will eventually need to be addressed- last winter I had the drivers side floor pan welded up and painted clean because there was a small rot hole there but it is solid now. The motor has about 12,000 miles and does not use oil. The transmission and all related 5 speed swap parts have less than 5,000 miles on it and was brand new when I put it in two years ago.
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Car currently has a fiberglass cowl hood in gray primer on it, and I also have the stock hood
I am adding pictures daily so check back for more recent pictures
Track history (all at Lebanon Valley Dragway, West Lebanon, NY)
June 2004- mid 14's with the stock AOD with 60 ft times between 2.2-2.5.
July 2005- 12.66 @ 108 mph with a 1.98 60 foot time all motor, 5 speed (not me driving- best time with me driving was 13.2 @ 106 mph, 1.96 60 foot).
August 25th 2006- Went 12.38 @ 118 mph with a 2.18 60 foot time with ~8 lbs boost, spinning bad entire track
September 16th 2006- Went 12.33 @ 116 mph with a 1.96 60 foot time (~8-9 lbs boost)
October 26th 2006- Went 11.78 @ 119 mph with a 1.85 60 foot time (~8-9 lbs boost)
I've been told by several people who have ridden in the car and know what the hell they are doing around these cars that it is a high 10 second car, but I've never launched the car higher than 3000 rpms because it still has the stock rear end parts, and therefore the 60 foot times aren't so great. I also have never powershifted the car, since powershifting this car with this power could easily ruin a world class T-5.
(Here is a video of a 12.6 run in July 2006 (and no, that is not the sound my car makes, it's the fart can in the other lane.)
The car has manual windows, no A/C and a tilt wheel (as well as manual locks and a map light).
Engine
-DSS 306 Bullet short block (installed in 2004, now has 12,000 miles)
Ignition/Electrical/Engine Management
-Mass air conversion (C3W1 computer)
Fuel System
-Stock fuel rails & lines
Power Adder
-Vortech S-Trim supercharger w/2.95" pulley
Cooling System
-Edelbrock aluminum water pump
-Dodge Intrepid dual electric fans (not installed yet)
Transmission/Drivetrain
-King Cobra clutch
Suspension
(Front)
(Rear)
Rear end
-Stock 4 lug axles
Exhaust
-Hooker Super Comp longtube headers
Interior
-Corbeau driver seat (some wear and tear now)
Miscellaneous
-All newer exterior badges
List of modifications:
-AFR 185 cylinder heads
-Moroso 7 qt oil pan
-Ford Racing high volume oil pump
-Ford Racing 50 oz. SFI balancer
-Trick Flow Track Heat intake
-Accufab 75mm throttle body
-PRO-M 80mm mass air meter
-Trick Flow pushrods
-Trick Flow 3/8� intake spacer
-Trick Flow main support
-Crane 1.7 Cobra roller rocker arms
-Ford Racing roller lifters
-Ford Racing double roller timing chain
-Ford Racing plug wires
-Autolite 3923 plugs gapped .030"
-MSD 6-AL ignition
-Anderson Ford Programmable Engine Management System (PMS)
-Ford Racing high torque mini starter
-LM-1 wideband air/fuel monitor
-Ford Racing 42lb. injectors
-Kirban adjustable fuel pressure regulator
-Walbro 255lph fuel pump
-Anderson Ford 4" Powerpipe
-Closed PCV system w/breather on the valve cover
-Stock cooling fan
-Ford Racing 3 row aluminum radiator
-World Class T-5
-Pro 5.0 shifter
-BBK adjustable clutch quadrant
-McLeod blowproof SFI bellhousing
-Ford Racing aluminum driveshaft
-Hurst roll control (line lock)
-Ford Racing driveshaft safety loop
-Eibach drag launch springs NEWER
-Lakewood 90/10 front drag struts NEWER
-Weld Draglite 15X7 rims
-BF Goodrich Radial T/A�s (225-60-15) (fronts)
-Powerslot rotors & Hawk brake pads
-Front sway bar removed
-Mickey Thompson ET drag radials (275-60-15)
-Steeda rear lower control arms
-Weld Draglite 15X8 rims
-QA-1 12-way adjustable rear drag shocks NEWER
-Granatelli adjustable rear Upper control arms NEWER
-Eibach drag launch springs w/airbag NEWER
-Rebuilt trac-loc (in 2004)
-Ford Racing 4.10 gears
-Dynomax Bullets w/dumps NEWER
-Hooker h-pipe
-Newer carpet
-SW Race cars 8 point roll bar
-Grant GT removable 12" steering wheel (with 14" spare Grant GT wheel)
-Autometer Pro Comp tach and oil pressure, water temp, boost and cowl mounted fuel pressure gauges
-All Fel-pro gaskets
-All ARP fasteners
-HO Fibertrends 4" fiberglass cowl hood w/hood pins
-Synthetic engine oil changed every 1000 miles & synthetic rear end gear oil