Mine seems to be doing better every day I drive it. So, time to jinx myself and add it to the list.

2.8L, New factory Block, 100.5, 88, Mahle, Carrillo, Vflex+ E85, VR Stage 4, Tom M South Bend clutch, LR intake, Ported head

 

Brian, did you ever try yours with a stock intake? Any comparison dynos?

 

I just put on the LR intake. I was doing it so if I turn up the boost I do not have to worry about the intake flow rate. It did require me to bump the AFR at idle and it is getting a little more torque in the lower RPMs.

I don't do Dyno runs. I just take it to the track and see what Traqmate tells me for lap times. I will be going in a couple of weeks so I will see how it works. It does really open up the turbo area. I am tempted to make a heat shield for the top to the turbo now that I have a little room for one.

 

Needs a lot of tuning, nearly four years from planning to first firing.


Bore: 104, Alusil bores

Stroke: 88

Pistons: Mahle/CEP 104 turbo pistons 8.75:1 compression

Rods: Carrillo

Block/Crank: '92 968 block, knife-edged, cross-drilled, micro-polished, nitrided crank, 8 lbs. removed, 1/8” radius journals and rod oil holes modified by Custom Crankshaft Repair

Head: 89 2.7 chambers cc’d, flow matched, mild porting and O-ringed, turbo exhaust valves, valves backcut and new pressure relief valve. Head work and flow matching by Neil Harvey, Performance Developments

Turbo: TiAl / Garrett GT3582R

Engine Management: Link G4 Extreme, full sequential, Bosch P-35T coils, Siemens 83 #/hr injectors

Other: Intake Manifold port matched, extrude honed and ceramic coated, 944 Enhancements Radiator / Oil Cooler, Tial MVS WG, Custom baffled oil pan, New Oil pick-up tube, support modified & magnefluxed, I.J. windage tray with Teflon crank scraper, CEP full 3" exhaust 4 into equal length headers, Bosch 044 fuel pump, PLX gauges (from PauerTuning) 4 EGTs, AFR, Oil Temp, Air temp pre-intercooler, Air Temp post intercooler, Boost.

Cam: ?!? When I bought the long block from vette951S here in 2008 he said it was a "custom grind with .500 lift and 114 lobe separation (Receipt says based on PHT CS-19)", but when I looked at it the part number on the end was 9R, the late NA camshaft. Is it a regrind? I don't know.

Here is the first attempt at starting:

 

rluciano -- great looking motor! You're on the list! How is the Link G4? Did it fire up right out of the box?

 

Great engine specs, it will be a beast when tuned.
Your camshaft is a Milledge cam. The model designation matches and he marks them as 9R even though they are ground from new blanks.

 

With the startup map provided by Dave McGrath, it fired up right out of the box.

 

I actually thought there were factory blanks and were stamped as such. Then the custom grinds took place?

 

Put me on the running list. Specs a couple of pages back.

 

WOOT! Just got my new wheels sorted out!

 

Nice. what size tires?

 

front: 235x40x18 zr nittos
rear: 265x35x18 zr nittos

10 & 20 mil spacers respectively.

I found the rims with brand new tires for $1250. When i bought them i thought they might be 2 or 3 piece, but actually they're forged. If they weren't so damn heavy i'd take em to the track lol..

Once i wear those tires down, I plan to go 245 or 255 front and 275 or 285 rear. we'll see.

Right now, I'm just glad to have those nasty cups off

 

also, as a side note, Tim just got a new mustang dyno and i had to throw it on there. We were only able to get 2 pulls in as my ignition switch (which has since been replaced etc) decided to literally have a meltdown and fry some of the harness.

If i remember correctly, at 15psi we were getting 332 rwh and 445 rwtq, 4th gear pull. I think with some addtional tuning, and a new john miledge cam will sort it out. Still considering the turbo crank vs the n/a that's in there now.

I figure at 19psi, it'll be right around where i want it, with some padding even..

 

it's my first attempt at a video, but you're welcome to see what it sounds like. This was made when i first got the car back, so the belts are tight and it still has my old cups on it..

http://youtu.be/dK1CIVfGGBs

 

Would anyone on here happen to know precisely the pocket size of the original Mahle/Andial 104.5mm turbo pistons?

I did not measure mine when I assembled the engine...