TheJokersGT
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- Catlesmell Montana
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- 95 Exploder
Awesome! perfect combo to get that 5,500lbs of a$$ movin
Update: I built a 3.5" intake for it and I am now at 8psi of boost. So the stock air box was definitely restrictive, even with my air box mod. It's running good, 18 degrees of timing and 11.6 on the WB. I swapped from the TwEECer to the SCT and I like it more. So if anyone wants my TwEECer, it is available.
I did machine the Kenne Belle pulley spacer to shorten it, but I do need to either move it in more, or possibly shim the other pulleys out. It seems to be about 1/4" short total, but I need to squeeze another 1/8"
Post update. I just picked up a 97 Ranger that I am doing a prerunner build on. Soooo its time for the Explorer to go. The truck and the engine/blower combo will be going up for sale. Let me know if anyone is interested.
I am looking for $4000 for the truck (but it has a stock 302 going in this weekend), and $3000 for the Kenne Bell 2.1 kit with the bypass valve upgrade.
$200 for the Roadrunner 3200 stall converter. (which is my favorite upgrade of the whole build)
Profit rolls right into the Ranger.
KB in an Ex/Mounty! LOL
That's a good combination, for sure... not sure that the drivetrain will handle it, though. I have an '89 5.0L Mustang with a KB 2.2, methanol injected, with a Dart block generating 700+ hp to the crank. I've been crushing the main bearings in my 8.8 axle a lot. With some parts to beef up the 4R70W transmission, that should take it without any issues. You'll need to tune the EEC-V, though... and I'm not sure who makes a strategy definition for the ones found in the Ex/Mounty.
I've been tuning CDAN4 in my '71 Mach 1's EEC-V retrofit for a while and it's definitely purring pretty good now, including controlling the 4R70W transmission, but I'm not sure what's different about that strategy vs the Ex/Mounty strategy. Surely, a couple things. It may be possible to run CDAN4, though... some people have inquired: http://eectuning.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=21267 I prefer using the Moates Quarterhorse instead of the TwEECer, but either are superior to any of the other aftermarket offerings.
The 98+ 4R trans can handle 500hp+ without any modifications, just a solid stock unit.
There are tons of tuners very familiar with the 96+ OBDII Explorers, that's easy to handle.
What did you do with that 89 5.0 Mustang to hit 700hp, did you add an A/A IC? The KB 2.2 Mustangs seem to top out near 400rwhp, and generally those are all 302/306's.
I've got a KB 2200 planned for my Mountaineer, for a Dart 332 I'll have built. I'm expecting to be fabricating a 6.5" crank pulley(SN95) with 8 ribs, and use around a 3" blower pulley. With a true air/water IC, I'm aiming for 10-12psi boost with a 9.5:1 engine, and the goal is 500rwhp or more.
Someone should grab the KB kit I just linked to, that price of $2400 is very good. I could almost use it for my Mark VII if I wasn't afraid of that extra power with the 347.