The Banana - 1995 Mustang GT

WARNING THIS IS AN EXTREMELY LONG AND DETAILED POST. BE PREPARED TO SIT HERE AND CLICK STUFF FOR A WHILE

Well several of you have asked about a build thread on this car and here it is... I have a bunch of pictures and videos that I will post at the end. I'll just run through the specifics of the car and some brief history.

First off the car is a 1995 Mustang GT with 32k original miles. I am the second owner of the car and have pretty much tore this thing down to nothing several times. It started out its life as a daily driver and was quickly converted to a road race car in Germany (as you will see by some of the suspension parts that are STILL on the car). Upon returning to the states, the whole road race theme was ditched in favor of a drag race setup. Before too long the car had a A4 block 347ci motor with a F2 procharger. Fun nonetheless but still lacking something. This is where the turbo build begins...

Began by pulling the A4 higher compression motor out:

http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk268/boostedgt95/Banana/banana.jpg
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk268/boostedgt95/Banana/motor003.jpg

Replaced it with a R-Block 331ci motor consisting of a custom stroke Cola Billet crank, Crower billet rods, and Ross custom pistons.
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk268/boostedgt95/Banana/mockup001.jpg
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk268/boostedgt95/Banana/mockup002.jpg

Mounted my $140 Ebay intercooler which has been the most cost-efficient purchase on this project
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk268/boostedgt95/Banana/mockup003.jpg
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk268/boostedgt95/Banana/intercooler001.jpg
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk268/boostedgt95/Banana/intercooler004.jpg

With the intercooler mounted, turbo/transmission in place it was ready to have the turbo kit fabricated up by Brooks Lopez (Turbostang on here). Here are a few pictures of the kit fab work: (I wish there were more but Brooks removed them from his server )
http://www.brooksracecraft.com/BRC_Pictures/Chris_Hamilton/DSC04049.JPG
http://www.brooksracecraft.com/BRC_Pictures/Chris_Hamilton/DSC04098.JPG
http://www.brooksracecraft.com/BRC_Pictures/Chris_Hamilton/DSC04107.JPG

Here is a picture of car shortly after getting it back from Brooks' with the GT-42 76mm turbo:
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk268/boostedgt95/Banana/95GT2.jpg
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk268/boostedgt95/Banana/95gt1.jpg

Next on the list was to head on over to the dyno (HPP Racing) and get the tune on the car. Video:
http://s25.photobucket.com/albums/c73/Pewter_SS/?action=view&current=Picture008.flv

The car ended up putting down 834hp and 723 ft lbs tq:
http://www.qwplayers.org/crp/mustang8.jpg

Shortly after that visit, I decided to head to the track and get some passes under my belt. Here is where the project takes a huge step backwards and is actually put on hold for many months. On the first pass out of the box the motor decided to give out right at the end of the track. The car ended up going a 6.19 @ 104. Here are the pics of the EXPENSIVE carnage:
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk268/boostedgt95/Banana/kaboom001.jpg
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk268/boostedgt95/Banana/kaboom003.jpg
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk268/boostedgt95/Banana/kaboom005.jpg
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk268/boostedgt95/Banana/kaboom009.jpg
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk268/boostedgt95/Banana/kaboom010.jpg
http://i282.photobucket.com/albums/kk268/boostedgt95/Banana/kaboom011.jpg

After this little mishap it took me MANY months figure out what to do. I finally decided it was time to ditch the custom 331ci and go with my current motor setup which is a 347ci Eagle off the shelf 4340 crank and rods. JE off the shelf 8.5.1 pistons. So next time I blow up I will not be waiting 8 weeks for 2 rods and end up paying $600 for them. Fuck Fuck!

The rest of this thread is just a bunch of pictures and specifications. Some before/after pics as well...

Engine:
347ci R-Block with Eagle 4340 crank, 4340 rods, and JE 8.5.1 pistons.
TrickFlow High Port heads ported by Frankenstein Racing (Chris - 772-323-9833)
Edelbrock victor jr intake plummed for fuel injection port matched to heads by Chris
Bullet solid roller billet cam shaft (662-893-5670), Comp Cam lifters, and Harland Sharp 1.7 rockers.
Turbokit:
All turbokit fab work was performed by Brooks Lopez (817-692-8074) ,Precision 88mm turbo, Tial 60mm wastegate, JGS Bov, Ebay special $140 intercooler, custom 1 3/4" headers, 2.5" crossover, single 5" exhaust, MSD boost controller with Co2.
Engine Management:
F.A.S.T. Sequential system tuned by Me! Stupid

http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=34544924 <---Midway through
http://www.dfwss.org/limpy/movies/boostedmonteokcrd1.wmv
http://www.dfwss.org/limpy/movies/smurfboostrd2okc.wmv
http://www.1320video.com/cdIIIdvd.php

Representing Texas at Chicago's King of the Street race - October 2nd, 2008

1st Round - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Ce7fGs9F3k
2nd Round - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h2kepIGkhCs
Semi-Finals - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gi4AAqcu7ro
Finals - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRoufRoRx0g

Thanks for taking the time to read ALL this crap. I'm sure I left some stuff out but oh well. If anyone has any questions, feel free to just ask in this thread!

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