I have a 2600 pound 4thgen 3.5 partial swap with 3.0 cams the build isnt done yet but here are some pics.


This is the best i've gotten N/A

 

 

Any pics of the interior. Interested in seeing what was removed in order to get down to 2600 lbs.

Nice nitrous setup... how much was being sprayed?

 

When i ran the 13.155 i didnt spray, the car is tuned n/a on my emu but not for nitrous ..........but i have sprayed on my stock ecu and ran 12.8 @ 106.9 i will post the slip in a few.

 

messy shot but it will be cleaned up soon

 

 

 

what tires you using? stock stall?

 

Mickey thompson drag radials ,i have a 3000 stall but its not installed yet

 

The car is in the tuning shop right now getting the n/a tune touched up and a full nitrous tune im hoping to run 12s consistently and 11s on spray. i also have a shift kit for it not installed

 

why the heck do you keep that passanger airbag for? Id throw a resistor in there to keep the airbag system fooled and get rid of that thing.

and why keep the heater core if you removed the blower fan and piping?

 

air bag is gone now and heater core keeps the engine cooler between runs because it acts as a second radiator

 

What is the actual weight of the car with you in it? What sized Mickey's

 

Door panels 'have' to stay on?...just curious.
Could glass be changed to plexiglass?
I've heard of the crash bars in the doors being taken out as well.
Also hope that's a manual 4th gen seat.

Good job though on the times.

 

do i see nawzzzzzz lines?

 

I am not done weight reduction ......I'm working on my tune right then I'll get back to weight

 

You can get some dry ice for a couple of bucks and remove all that interior tar. Just lay the dry ice on the tar and let it sit for a few minutes till it evaporates away. Tap the tar with a hammer and the tar comes off in huge sheets. The tar was around 30~40 pounds removed from my car, possibly more. That hood sensor and bracket in front of the battery can be removed, I also still see bits of the cruise control that can be removed as well. Smaller battery works wonders as well.

I may also go full track car on my '96 as the laws in Mass are getting worse for modded cars every year.

 

3.0 cams, stop being cheap and get some cam adapter

 

I'll do better..Stop being cheap and buy bigger cams. lol

 

Also some notes that we've learned through this process.

SSIM is a no go with 3.0 cams. We dyno tested this last weekend and lost 20HP after a retune. It's now off the car and the stock manifold is back on.

 

 

I hope that you trunk is completely gut, and is you have a sunroof, it should go as well

 

I support this thread.

 

Is the power steering also on your weight reduction list?

Nice work. How much do you have invested in this project so far?

 

The trunk is gutted and i and the wheel well in the trunk is cut out also .....ps system is still on it but the belt isnt

 

Remove windows and regulators and replace with nets or acrylic. Since your auto, use your old AC evaporator for a tranny cooler and add another quart of fluid.

 

you could get a better radiator like a mishimoto and then a trans cooler.

 

The big purple bottle didn't give it away?
Depends on how much the heater core weighs and if a bigger radiator would achieve the same effect as the heater core. My 4th gen mishimoto radiator weighed 11lbs dry compared to the stock at 6lbs 98% dry. There is also the weight of the extra coolant the mishimoto holds to account for.

 

install the 3.5 cams and 3k tc and you'll have a solid 12sec all motor car, add a 100shot, delay box and pull 2-4 degree's of timing you should get your 11's

can't wait to start on my car

 

cant wait to start on mines 2...prolly get my girls ford focus from her (she getting a 6th gen) as a daily and go crazy on the max....

 

Very nice. You will see a huge improvement on your times when you start concentrating on weight reduction. You have a lot of work left to do.

Also, if you are going to keep the heater core, you will want to keep the blower motor and climate control unit in order to blow as much air through it as possible. Without, the blower motor, I don't think it's really serving a purpose.

When I am racing, as soon as I pass through the traps, I manually turn on the cooling fans and I blast my heater on full speed with the temperature as hot as it will go and the air recirculating. I will do this, even in the summer time. Within just a few seconds, I can see my coolant temperature dropping.

This gets my engine as cool as possible, as fast as possible, in case I am called back up to the lanes and have to hot lap.

And one thing I have noticed, with my old VE30DE engine, coolant temperature was VERY crucial. My best 1/4 mile times came from launching at a coolant temperature of 150-160 degrees. But the VQ35DE is different. My best times have come while hot lapping with a coolant temperature of around 175-180 degrees as long as my intake manifold is still cool to the touch, which is easy to achieve with the NWP Spacers. My times are VERY consistent, though, whether I'm hot lapping or cooling down between rounds. And this is mostly due to the Spacers and blasting the heater.

 

^^ Good info.

 

but a focus thou

 

its free and good on gas and its something to drive so i can FOCUS on the max .....dont wanna have 2 many projects at once

 

Can you all post this dyno? I want to see if it looks something like mine. From everyone's post in my dyno thread I feel like I am the only one to loose power from the SSIM. If you don't want to post it on the forum can you PM me or email me? Thanks.

 

UPDATE: Decided to take my car to the track and play around.
i ended up pulling a 12.56@108 this was on a stock 4thgen ecu.
I couldnt get traction threw 1st and 2nd but still managed to pull a 1.96 60ft.

 

Awesome!

I'm gonna start building a budget nitrous 3.5 4th gen in 6 months. Going to be fully gutted, cut doors, cut trunk area. It will be very light. Can't wait should be fun.

 

Given what you did with your 6th gen, I can't wait to see this.

 

Damn everyone is doing a gutted 4gen, lol

 

Thanks man!