Well I have gone about as far as I think I should push the stock rotating 184,000 mile stock motor,trans,rearend. I got a best of 10.88@123 with a 1.55 60ft on Drag radials and a pump/109 mix fuel.16psi boost. Full weight 4500# driving 120 miles round trip to/from the track, A/C(doesnt blow cold but all there) ,Power steering, factory and dynomatted interior. Here's a quick rundown for those who didnt know the combo

184,000 mile stock shortblock(cast crank,cast rods,hypereutic pistons)
CamMotion Custom Grind Hydraulic Roller Cam
AFR185 heads,1.6 Roller Rockers, ARP head bolts
Edelbrock carb style intake converted to EFI by BehindBarsRaceCars,75mmTB
PTK turbo kit, Precision 76mm PTSH, Turbosmart 38mm waste gate, Tial 50mmBOV
3" downpipe single magnaflow 3" muffler
CXRacing 31x12x4 Air/Air Intercooler, 3" cold piping
Pro-M Mass Air Conversion, PMAS Pro Tube MAF,
Aeromotive fuel system, -10feed -6return, 60lb inj.
Stock trans, PUNISHER Comp Valve body, PI 3000 stall converter
3.55 gears in the stock rearend
Mark8 electric Fan,Struckby fan controller
Tuned by PSI Performance San Antonio.

NEW COMBO
Forged 393w in stock roller block,Canton Main Girdle,Pan,Pickup
Melling CNC,Blue Printed, High Volume Oil Pump, ARP Shaft
ARP Main and Head studs, ARP Intake and flexplate bolts
CamMotion Custom Grind Cam
Trickflow Twisted Wedge 205 cnc heads, 1.6 roller rockers
RCI 75# Injectors
Pony Down 1 3/4" Primary twin headers
2x MasterPower T70 P-Trim turbos
29x16x3.5" two in single out air/air intercooler.
2x OBX 38mm waste gates
2x 3.5" down pipes Dynomax proflow straight thru race mufflers
Bell Tech Drop beams front, Belltech shackels and brackets rear
3.73 gears
same intake,fuelsystem,maf


This is all I can think of right now. Stock motor,AFRs,Single turbo/kit are gone. Stroker will hopefully go in this weekend IF my oil Pan comes in! Turbos are in the mail and will order headers/Downpipe materials tonite!!

will start posting pics tomorrow

 

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Nice! I love the first gen Lightning.

 

sounds like an awesome setup. let's see some pics

 

My truck
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My single set-up
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My new heads,



Intercooler
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I will take more tomorrow of the assembled longblock and mounted intercooler

 

here's the 393w shortblock--- Thanks Giddyup
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The new motormounts--- thanks Lightning Dan
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Bad Pic of the Longblock
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New Twin in- Single out Intercooler
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New Melling CNC/Blue Printed HV Oil Pump and ARP driveshaft
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My RCI 75# High Impedence Injectors
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My Intake- Behind Bars Race Cars modified Victor Jr. Ported to a 1262R Gasket by me.
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My "overkill" studded spyder hold down
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Canton Mail Girdle and Windage Tray
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Do you have a link to the page with the original build on the stock motor and trans? Also what kind of trans mods have you done?

 

Only mods to the stock 184k trans is a PI converter and a PUNISHER comp valvebody.(Can get you a link if you want He is the Chit for the E4OD and 4R100 trans) thats it. No link to original build. Its was just the stock 184k mile 351,AFR185s,Single 76GTSH, Cam Motion Cam, And a TFS"R" Intake. oh underdrive crank pulley and cobra waterpump pulley(the real power of the project. LOL)

 

NIce.!

BTW to run that thing to full potetial, you are going to need bigger injectos.......

 

You are going to be the next Jason Brown..Nice set up cant wait to see the results.

 

How much did the valve body help the trans? I had a rear mount setup on my truck with a tv8101 and the transmission would shutter at over 6 pounds. I'm back to stock right now for a daily, but when we put it back together turbo I want to push the stock driveline as far as I can. Oh and it is low mile at 155k

 

VB made HUGE difference its worth every penny!!!

 

Turbos. T4 flanged, .68 a/r
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and oil pan is on also
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Sooooo, what are the plans for the old kit? Might look good in a similar truck... just 20+ years older! And it's set up for the drivers side.


Benji

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I am fixing to send the single kit in to have jigged up by a vendor! I can get you in touch with him!! He is a repuable guy for sure!!

 

nice work

 

TG, do you have a pic of the pony down twin headers installed? I am considering them also. Their price point into the turbo world couldnt be any cheaper! I just worry about the march accessories kit on mine. I know I should have enough room every where else.

So, any test fitment pics you might have would be awesome... as well as an update of how the project is coming.


Benji

 

Jeff is sending my headers this week. Woohoo. Will mock everything up and send back to him for coating and he is going to jig up the changes I make for fitiment. Pony Down will be the ONLY company to offer a Gen 1 lightning twin Turbo kit ever. I am also working with him to make the single kit available also!!!. Both hopefully by August. Will get pics up asap

 

Finally some progress on the Gen1!
I got the headers fabbed up today(well what parts Jeff@PonyDown didnt do. LOL)! and put my motor back in the truck.
I Downpipes but they wouldnt fit the way I wanted and I didnt want to have to fight them every time I needed to change or check sparkplugs!!
I am converting to a Mustang Alternator and going to use March acc. brackets.
Sorry for the bad quality pics they were taken with my phone. More will come tomorrow.
Downpipes are going under the headers!!
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Looks good. What are your goals for the truck?
Luke