My new 5.4 - TT Project!

[biminiLX]

check out the umbrella holder guy that Steve Saleen has with him, thats way to funny...

haha, check second to last pic, he's even got a towel for the bald spot
-J

[wishIhada5.0]

Thats an unbelieveable ride you got there! :D

[98saleen]

My video from our Open House this past weekend...... Enjoy! :)

http://www.youtube.com/98saleen#p/u/2/ATnw1mAH2qA

[98saleen]

Here's my recent dyno where I ran the car on pump gas only.

93 octane
18 pounds of boost
900 rwhp SAE
925 rwhp STD

I also found my Blitz boost controller is reading peak boost which is spiking on the initial hit and is about 4 pounds off from actual.
So when my gauge reads 26 pounds, I'm really only seeing about 22 pounds!!!
So my "high boost and race gas" tuneup will make significantly more than my previous 1150 rwhp once I upgrade my wastegate springs and can get an actual test on a true 28 pounds!!! I can't wait! Should be doing this around next month.


Here's the dyno sheet for the 93 octane and 18# pull.

[AdamantiumSilvr]

Ur cars reaallll siickkkk!! And those open house videos r off the hooookk too! I can't believe all the burnouts n that ur allowed to do that, the roads actually black from'em! Does the police bother yunz much?

[biminiLX]

Very nice pump gas numbers!
-J

[TooFast98Cobra]

nice pull man

[Terminated]

Drool.

[98saleen]

It's been about a year since this thead had any action...... :)

Here's a recent report -

Quick Project Update -
Special thanks to Caleb for getting the Saleen on the dyno this past Friday!
We made a few pulls to check out the combo after I recently installed my new wastegate springs.
Right off the street at 22 pounds of boost it made - 1063 rwhp.
2nd pull at 25 pounds of boost it made - 1141 rwhp.
3rd pull at 28 pounds of boost it made - 1200 rwhp (pegged dyno software, but Caleb figures it would've been about 1220ish rwhp)
4th pull at 30 pounds of boost it made 1177 rwhp (lots of backpressure with 3 inch exhaust and pancaked tubes to clear front tires)

What we've determined -
1. Caleb never touched the tune. Just increased the boost pressure and the car responded each time with 11.0 to 1 air fuel ratio. So my only hold back from turning boost from 19 pounds (street) to 28 pounds is simply a matter of putting in straight 116 octane versus 93 octane.
2. Car is at the limit of its combo with the full 3 inch exhaust and muffler system. In order to make more power, I need bigger downpipes and exhaust or just take exhaust off all together.
Neither of these are choices I care to make.
However the plan is over the winter to redo my exhaust pipes around the front tires and get rid of the pancakes ( :) ) more for visual than for power (but if it helps then that is a added benefit).
This car has far exceeded my expectations.
It drives great on 93 octane and knocks out almost 1,000rwhp with cold A/C.
It makes 1200rwhp on C16 fuel with a restrictive exhaust.
It's capable of being driven anywhere.
Thanks to Caleb and Melvin for all the hard work and extra attention to detail on this project and build.
I am very happy with the end result.







VIDEO - - - - > [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7SkB2E-k9w"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7SkB2E-k9w[/ame]

[Stangman701]

Definitely one of the baddest street stangs out there

[1Badbird]

That's incredable!!! I really like that pic in the garage!

[mlowry1260]

Would oval tubing be a possibility?
http://www.drgas.com/oval_tubing.htm

[98saleen]

Well it's been a little bit since I updated this thread.

Took the car to a local 1/4 mile race event.
Ran on my M/T 18" drag radials, 93 octane, and 19 pounds of boost.

Here's how my passes went down -
Pass 1 -
2.83 sixty foot
12.02 @ 148mph

Pass 2 -
2.14 sixty foot
11.30 @ 145mph

Pass 3 -
Broke on starting line
Twisted viper output shaft in half.

Was bogging car off line....then it would hit and spin in 1st.
2nd pass it spun and hit rev limiter in 1st and 2nd...track was not in good condition.

VIDEO --> [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWO2qDgt8I4"]YouTube - TTSaleen at Draggin Rights 11-2010 - Go Pro videos[/ame]








Pics of carnage -

[John4cam]

guess it's safe to call you the highway star. Still a badass car and build no matter what et's.

[PaxtonShelby]

guess it's safe to call you the highway star. Still a badass car and build no matter what et's.

I'm not sure badass is even close to an appropriate description...WOW!!

[cobra tom]

sweet

[97LaserRed]

What trans you running??

[98saleen]

Fixing up my viper-spec T56 again (2nd time in 2 years).
Gonna keep it off the race track and it will live.

Ryan

[97LaserRed]

what was wrong with it and why did it break??

[Stroked03Cobra]

what was wrong with it and why did it break??

Chances are its bc of the TQ, 1000 foot pounds will do that from time to time lol. Incredible build!