Supercharged 5.0

[Seer]

Stay away from the hellion single kit. Not one person has been able to make it work right without modifying half of the kit. For 700rwhp you just need a bap, injectors, and a blower. However the stock bottom end probably wont hold up very well. Mmr has a perfect solution to this problem. You remove your stock shortblock and send it to them and for only $2000 they will make it 1000rwhp capable and ship it back to you. Its also recommended to upgrade the oil pump gears to billet ones and add arp rods & bolts. The cheapest blower setup you can get to get you the power you want is the vortech or paxton setup. 4k shipped to your door fromm Beefcake Racing.

Wolfpack i agree those wheels look way better than i thought they would. I had my set sitting at my house for like 4 months and was trying to sell them because i didn't think i would like them. Then i just decided to put them on the car and i couldn't be happier!

agreed, stock short block typically holds around 620 safely.

[blackgt87]

I don't post here much but that's my car.

Looks awesome. Would look nice if he lowered it a little more but still badass.

Thanks! If Nitto was a little more accurate with their OD on tire sizes it would look lower. Those tires are supposed to be 26.5 (or some shit) and they measure 25.5 OD. I can't remember the exact calculated OD but they are almost an inch short, it makes the back look tall especially. The weight of the blower helped the front sit down nicer.

I think I'm in love. What color is that? Is there any metallic in it?

Kona Blue. Yes there is metallic in it. They stopped this color after the tsunami wiped out the paint plant in Japan, I got one of the last ones ordered. I'm really happy I did.

engine pics?

dyno #'s??

Since Mike posted the graphs I'll post this one...



ok one artsy one

I think that's Kona Blue for 2012.

Nice looking ride - are those the RTR rims?

What Kenne Bell is on there? What did it put down?

It is a 2.8LC

Love the color.

Thank you!!

I wish my car made that much power at 13lbs

Compliment taken! I honestly was looking for a tad more, but it was 91 degrees in the shop and I was told this is still a real conservative tune. I think on a cool day with a few hundred more rpm it could crack 700.

Is this an M6 or an A6? If it's a manual, has he upgraded the clutch? Those are some nice numbers. Must be an absolute hoot to drive.

M6, it has a McLeod RST now. I admit though on 10psi stock motor (still ~600whp) the stock clutch was fine. It may have been on borrowed time but it worked fine on the street and I made like 10 passes on 18" radials with it. Looked good when I took it out too.

So what are the supporting mods to put that power down? I'm seriously holding back from buying a 13 GT. Wanting to get one and put a Hellion kit on it or a big Kenne Bell. Is there much else you need to upgrade to put 700+ to the wheels, or are the new 5.0's like the 03/04 Cobra motors, where you just throw boost at them?

You won't get 700 to last on the stock motor, its powder metal rods and non forged pistons. I honestly think that with a solid tune and good fuel 600-620 would last awhile on the stock bottom end, even with parasitic losses of a blower.

Stay away from the hellion single kit. Not one person has been able to make it work right without modifying half of the kit. For 700rwhp you just need a bap, injectors, and a blower. However the stock bottom end probably wont hold up very well. Mmr has a perfect solution to this problem. You remove your stock shortblock and send it to them and for only $2000 they will make it 1000rwhp capable and ship it back to you. Its also recommended to upgrade the oil pump gears to billet ones and add arp rods & bolts. The cheapest blower setup you can get to get you the power you want is the vortech or paxton setup. 4k shipped to your door fromm Beefcake Racing.

Wolfpack i agree those wheels look way better than i thought they would. I had my set sitting at my house for like 4 months and was trying to sell them because i didn't think i would like them. Then i just decided to put them on the car and i couldn't be happier!

^^^this^^^

And thanks again on the wheels. I bought them because they look close to RTR's but they are like 100 cheaper per wheel. I really do like them though.

Thanks again for all the kind words fellas!

[blackgt87]

ok I'm a pic whore sue me

[BigMack2012Gt]

^ car looks great. I loved following your build thread on s197. Sucks what happened to you at that shop in Ohio. Lund tuning ftw!

[PaxtonShelby]

Absolutely not! I've been 165 on a liter bike with 1 tire on the ground, so cars don't impress me much! Lol! I just rented the dyno but I honestly dont drive customers cars unless I absolutely have to, not worth the liability IMO!

I hear ya - just kidding there. I'd be the same way.

blackgt87 - Again - GORGEOUS car you have there! What does the McLeod RST feel like compared to the stocker? That's a twin disc setup, isn't it? Do you think there'd be a problem for a 5'0" wife to handle the pedal effort? Thanks.

[Wolfpack Speed]

So what are the supporting mods to put that power down? I'm seriously holding back from buying a 13 GT. Wanting to get one and put a Hellion kit on it or a big Kenne Bell. Is there much else you need to upgrade to put 700+ to the wheels, or are the new 5.0's like the 03/04 Cobra motors, where you just throw boost at them?

You need a lower compression forged short block if you want to make that kind of power. The 11 and up cars are so nice Ed! I don't care for the manual trannmissions but the cars are great. Definitely having some issues with the 5.0 motors though...

[blackgt87]

^ car looks great. I loved following your build thread on s197. Sucks what happened to you at that shop in Ohio. Lund tuning ftw!

Thanks dude! and Yes you are correct, Lund FTW.

I hear ya - just kidding there. I'd be the same way.

blackgt87 - Again - GORGEOUS car you have there! What does the McLeod RST feel like compared to the stocker? That's a twin disc setup, isn't it? Do you think there'd be a problem for a 5'0" wife to handle the pedal effort? Thanks.

Thanks dude! The RST has less pedal effort than the stock clutch, it is only like a 10 or 10.25 diaphragm compared to the stock 11". It seriously feels like a clutch in a civic or something. Yes it is a twin disc. Mine had nasty chatter when brand new, I've got about 500 miles on it now and its almost completely gone, comes back a little when the clutch is hot.

It makes the trans shift better and everything, totally worth it IMO. I also did a JPC stainless clutch line. Get an MGW and a good clutch and you will love the buttery smoove MT82.

Mine has a tiny bit of whine still lol

[wicked400ex]

You need a lower compression forged short block if you want to make that kind of power. The 11 and up cars are so nice Ed! I don't care for the manual trannmissions but the cars are great. Definitely having some issues with the 5.0 motors though...

955 RWHP @ 20psi on 11:1 compression

Interesting read below.

http://twinturbo50.com/new-twinturbo...uild-complete/