supercharged 5.0 true fire 98 explorer sport

vroomzoomboom · April 22, 2014

even as it sits now, i should be able to. i would have to get one made however.

Dono · April 22, 2014

Tim, measure up the approximate size of the intercooler core you think will fit, and let us do some leg work for you. I remember a site that you could order up almost any size, I just need to find it.

vroomzoomboom · April 22, 2014

Dono said:
Tim, measure up the approximate size of the intercooler core you think will fit, and let us do some leg work for you. I remember a site that you could order up almost any size, I just need to find it.

beat ya to it

http://www.bellintercoolers.com/_pages/customLiquidCore.html

i think 4point posted it on his thread. im home sick today, and already called them. they guy that does all that stuff isnt in yet, so they are calling me back. the first thing i asked was "how small can you make them?" the guy that answered said "we make all sizes, as small as 3x3". my answer "exxxxxxxcellent (said in perfect monty burns voice)".

CDW6212R · April 22, 2014

vroomzoomboom said:
finished the mock up

its done, so i can get all my measurements from it, and bolt patters, then send them to the place that is cutting the steel for me. i have to thank jdraper. i figured i could fine how far forward the blower should sit for the belt by hanging a string down from it like a plumb bob. well that didnt work so great. so i gave him a call, and said "jeff, seeing your a engineer, and a gearhead, here is my problem...". just as soon as i finished telling him the problem he says "ok, this is what you do....". i was like you couldnt have paused for a few seconds just to make is seem like i made you think?...no...lol. if i have done the math right, it sits a inch taller then the m90 set up, so i am still not 100% if it all tucks under a stock hood. my buddy came by last night to look at the case for me. he figures he can cut it down pretty easy, so i gutted the blower, and he will come by tomorrow and pick it up. when the plates for the box come back, i will weld them up, and start on the next fun (sarcasm) part being the intake tube.

That looks promising Tim.

Measure the height of the blower pulley for that, and the Eaton in the truck now. That's the tightest spot as I recall, the front edge.

ahodges · April 22, 2014

vroomzoomboom said:
beat ya to it

http://www.bellintercoolers.com/_pages/customLiquidCore.html

i think 4point posted it on his thread. im home sick today, and already called them. they guy that does all that stuff isnt in yet, so they are calling me back. the first thing i asked was "how small can you make them?" the guy that answered said "we make all sizes, as small as 3x3". my answer "exxxxxxxcellent (said in perfect monty burns voice)".

sounding better all the time!

vroomzoomboom · April 27, 2014

buddy finished milling the supercharger for me. i didnt think he would have it done till next week. so i jumped in evil and took it for a ride out to his place (first real ride since the snow has kinda melted).

i was happy with it. cant beat the price either

put it all back together, and did one more little thing to it

and other then me having to drop oil in it, its done till i get the steel back for it.

4pointslow · April 27, 2014

M112

Nice finishing touches! Looking forward to seeing that supercharger sitting on your engine and creating lots of boost.

blueka · April 27, 2014

yummy...

Si

vroomzoomboom · May 3, 2014

so yesterday, and today i was a tad busy

i got the metal from the laser cutters on friday. they had cut the part that bolts to the blower wrong, so they said they will have to redo it next week for me. i also had to do a little tweeking here and there for everything to fit right (after all, the "samples" for the box were pretty....um...sketchy to say the least).
after a little grinding here and there, and a few tac welds, tada!

oh yea, [MENTION=119708]ahodges[/MENTION]. see that ice cream bucket in the first pic? thats where your rockers have been sitting for almost a year waiting to find their way into a engine. lol

also luck has it we have a ton of contractors coming and going at work. i know one of them a little and asked if he did alum welding. he said he can tig alum. so the next step is to drop the mount back to the laser cutter, tell them to take one more measurement of everything and cut it in alum. then drop it off to the contractor for him to weld.
and on a side note, after everything i did to try and drop the blower down, it looks like it still wont clear a stock hood.

so it looks like i will now have to make a cowl hood for this thing.....DUHO!

2000StreetRod · May 3, 2014

hood clearance

Is the lack of hood clearance in the front where the blower pulley is or at the rear where the flange for the side inlet is? If at the front, have you determined what size pulley you need? Are your body mounts crushed with age? If so, you can gain some clearance by installing new ones or you could install a lift kit. I was lucky that mine fit with a smaller than stock pulley, removing the hood insulation and cutting a notch in the hood reinforcement.

I haven't gotten around to making it pretty.

vroomzoomboom · May 4, 2014

NOOOOOOOOO to the lift kit. i have dropped it 2 inches on the suspension to give it the look it has now. that and i already have a lifted ranger for a DD (and with me getting in my old age was a dumb thing to do now i think about it lol).
last fall when i wanted to see what i had to do to get the intercooler for the m90 to work, this was what i found

the cooler made it 2 inches higher. as everything sits right now, it also sits 2 inches higher then the m90. also, i think i will have a interference issue with the TPS. the only way around that problem is if i turn the throttle body 180 so it points down, but then i might have a problem with the throttle cable. as for the pulley, the one thats on it right now is the one i am going to use (2.8). never gave the body mount a thought, but all the gaps in the truck look fine, and i have no problems opening and closing the doors either, so i might have to rule that out, but its worth a look see. and for cutting the brace, i have thought of that, but the one thing that scares me is coming to close to the hood skin, and burning the paint. that would be bad. i still have a little while to play around with some stuff. i know if i put a trickflow rail kit on like andy has (and i probably will need it now to) is that i can drop it down some more. right now the fuel pressure regulator is keeping me from going lower.

delexploder · May 4, 2014

Awesome progress, are you gonna drop that on your current motor or build a blower motor?

vroomzoomboom · May 4, 2014

for now (not that i want to) drop it on the motor thats in the truck now. one part of me wants to go wild on a motor, but my wallet says otherwise, and i dont want to eat kraft dinner for the rest of my life. that and i also want to keep it so i can jump in it, and go for a 27 hour long drive when i feel like it.

CDW6212R · May 4, 2014

That's very good progress, I was hoping that it would fit. These trucks have the engine mounted higher than some other vehicles, to make room for the front diff, of course. Way back in 2003 when I first got mine, I wondered how much the engine could come down, or the differential mounts move etc.

There isn't much to work with to alter those factory locations. I think you might be able to gain an inch at best, but not easily at all.

vroomzoomboom · May 9, 2014

newest update
i have the new plate that bolts to the blower that they had to recut now, and will have to play around with it this weekend IF i get chance. i had some good luck this week. i was able to sell a truck that i had a lot of money invested in as well. didnt make as much as i wanted from it, but its gone. that now allows me to head down to All Ford Nationals (and probably the last time, getting expensive).
which brings me to the newest "mod" if you like to call it. a much needed one, that i havent gotten around to doing. last year when i was helping Don put the motor back in his v6 truck, i was blown away with the exhaust system under it. i got the name and number of the shop who did it for him, and gave them a call.
now evil has a set of pipes. loud pipes. i should be careful what i say, or wish for. when i went there, the guy asked me what i wanted. i said (in these words to) "i want one hell of a grumble when idling, and when i nail it, i want the world to know." well, i got it......whoops lol. he was able to squeeze 2 1/2 pipe under it, but its 2 1/4 for the first foot or so coming out of the headers. then 2 1/2 inch right back to the black chrome pipes. not sure what muffle it is, just a duel in and out single flowmaster style.

yes i know its dirty. hey, i havent washed it since september!

the bad, it literally drowns the blower out! i also will have to take it back, and get them to tweek it. i didnt really give him a fair time frame to work with, and they never did get a chance to test drive it either.
i have also noticed a increase in mileage. the reason being is i dont stand on it nowhere near as much as i used to, cause she's a tad loud lol!
i also have a header leak someplace. i asked them to look for it, but they couldnt find it. once again Don to the rescue! he bought a set of used TMH's from a member here. unknown to the both of them, and with Dons eagle eye spotted a small crack on the drivers side header. he to has the same type of sound as evil dose (tick tick tick tick). it sounds like a header gasket, but it isnt. mr boostman (damon that is helping me with the blower mount) had also mentioned he has a crack on the drivers side, so after months of looking, i have found mine, because every bolt is tight, and cant find any black spots on the heads. so when i am back from all ford, looks like i am ripping out the drivers header to weld a crack pipe

D)

and what is it you ask? for a sound clip? coming right up!

and a take off. yup, one tire on fire, but that will change very soon as well

so on the list of things to do are
1. get the LSD in
2. replace the rear sway bar bushings. (anyone have a part number for the ones the bolt to the diff that look like the front bar to frame bushings?
3. replace the rear bushings in the rear springs, and put a new set of springs that i scored off simon when he came here a few wees ago
4. wash, wax, polish, and clean inside
5. paint under carriage
6. nut and bolt it (check everything over)
and this is all with in the next 3 weeks before i leave for AFN.....YAY! can you say stressed out?
and find some time to play with new blower set up......

CDW6212R · May 10, 2014

Well done Tim, I like the tips.

It's not easy to fit two big pipes to the back bumper or off to the side, and have it look okay. I've got a very rough Saleen rear bumper, and I hope to open up each side to make more room for the tailpipe tips.

delexploder · May 10, 2014

Very cool , that should help it breathe , would love pics of the pipes next time you get it up in the air,

4pointslow · May 10, 2014

Exhaust

Nice!
Looks and sounds great! Might free up some back pressure too!
More flow in and out of engine = more power.
One question, if muffler is dual in and one out then how do you have two tail pipes? Is it split after the muffler?

vroomzoomboom · May 10, 2014

its a duel in, duel out muffler. i have to bring it back to the shop that did the exhaust. it hits the diff when i go over bumps (they didnt set the pips up high enough, but he never did get a chance to road test it). 2 friends have heard it now. one of them is my old racing buddy that i borrow his garage sometimes (joe). his first words were "come on. hit the right peddle!" he then smiled and said "sounds wicked. bet the cops like it" (he knows how i drive lol) cross springs, and rear swaybar links off the list. when i pulled the old leafs out the rear bushings was in good shape. the fronts where destroyed! was hoping they would change the ride to be a little stiffer, but its the same. so looks like a find stiffer rear shocks. i have monrows on there now.

4pointslow · May 11, 2014

shocks

If you want to spend a lot to stiffen up that rear end then get the adjustable ranchos I put on mine. Cranked up on the highest setting they are pretty stiff.
With those and the CalTracs I was launching pretty level compared to before where my back end dropped. Now if I can just get my O2 sensor monitors to run I can get inspected and start having fun again.

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