The Vic

[Alan]

[Alan]

Finally got around to servicing the trans. I have had it out once prior to this since building the car however. The front seal started to push out after the 1st track outing. I did not drill out the pump drain hole as per the TransGo instructions....doh! Drilled out the hole and had no issues since.

I have ~1300 miles on this pan/fluid by the odometer, and everything looks great so far. No metal/brass or tinged fluid at all. Been running a consistent 14 psi for about 300 miles, 7-9 psi before that.

[Alan]

Well it finally looks like I have my 2nd issue. 1st was the power steering line which worked loose due to my unthoughtful engineering. The second problem, really wasn't a problem so much as an annoyance. I had a very minor exhaust tick when the car was started stone cold. It would go away after about 2 minutes of driving. I started noticing it a short while back, and ran through my manifold bolts, and found most of them needed retorqued, so i'm sure it's my own fault for not rechecking everything after initial run-in.



Very pleased so far otherwise! We've beat the snot out of her, pulling a train of 4 drivers last weekend alone with every driver running it out several times each, in addition to all the in town driving/ect.

Current mileage:



Starting Mileage:



Considering I didn't have the odometer functional for the first 2 months of it running, i'm assuming it probably has ~2500 on it give or take.

Ready for some action at the strip!

[Jake]

Vary nice its good to hear she's working good for ya, with those miles and abuse I think its safe to say you got a solid setup... Till you start modding again and it starts all over!

[Alan]

Lol, ya I know right. Fortunately I can't go up much more in boost, so its down to hard mods again.

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[Alan]

Had a slight exhaust leak for about a minute on cold start...should have retorqued my manifold bolts, they were a bit on the loose side:



A nice set of thick copper gaskets to go back with:



MUCH better:



Pretty much just waiting on the racetrack to open at this point!

[Alan]

Need to update the thread a little bit!

Well the best pass I could muster on 14 psi was a 12.06! I REALLY wanted that 11.99 or better, but the 60' and 1/8th mile just wasn't there. A lot of it is the spool time, it's just after 60ft by the looks of it in the video. The rest looks good though, pulls out real nice!



These were on 10psi, 15 degrees timing Race Gas:




Then, up to 14psi:




I was just happy everything went well and I drove it home! Extremely pleased with 121.56 MPH on 14psi, with nothing but PRC Duals and the On3 Journal Bearing 76MM. Full exhaust, through a parts store 2 chamber flowmaster knockoff, and air filter on turbo. At 4200lbs Race Weight, that's a pube hair away from 600 RWHP, or ~725 flywheel.

So, what's next....idk. Stall? Thinking about it. Cam? Maybe. Going to hook up the A/C and get that functional, then we'll see. Having way to much fun at the moment!

[Alan]

Up for sale! Plan on keeping the project going as planned, but decided if somebody had the right amount i'd let it go as well.

Here is a link to the thread: ls1tech.com/forums/vehicle-classifieds/1632072-1997-ford-crown-victoria-lx-turbocharged-6-0l-lq4-4l80e-complete-ready-race.html