Plan B: Coyote Town Car

[gpfarrell]

Ls7.

I'd have to be on LSD.

But I'd put a Coyote in a Stingray just to mess with the Chevy guys!

[John4cam]

I'd have to be on LSD.

But I'd put a Coyote in a Stingray just to mess with the Chevy guys!

To cope with the g forces?

[John4cam]

But I'd put a Coyote in a Stingray just to mess with the Chevy guys!

You would need a 10" cowl hood for that bulky thing

[gpfarrell]

The Sewickley Car Store was able to convince BMW-CPO to replace my transmission... so the Coyote Town Car remains "Plan B" for the moment.

Thanks for all the input and enthusiasm.

Greg

[PaxtonShelby]

Dang...what am I supposed to do with all this wood now?

[gpfarrell]

Well, the 550i still has an undiagnosed coolant leak... but the 1st Gear issue was the one that had me humming that Commander Cody tune.

[Dickbag 5.h0]

Saw a Marauder with a Terminator swap at a local cruise-in last year. Guy had a 2.3 Whipple on top instead of the Eaton, said he was making a little over 600 to the wheels and running mid-upper 11's in the 1/4. Just another option.

[2011fiveliter]

I owned a 2012 mustang gt 5.0 with a ford racing 2.3l whipple on it. Made 600whp/500wtq. Completely untouched long block The car drove like stock and never had 1 issue with the car in 4yrs and 26k miles of ownership. Its all in the tune. Plenty of coyotes running around at 600whp.

[PaxtonShelby]

The problems I was hearing of around 600whp were related to OPG's and crank snouts. Agreed though that the tune is critical.

[2011fiveliter]

The problems I was hearing of around 600whp were related to OPG's and crank snouts. Agreed though that the tune is critical.

Most say the OPG's are safe to about 650whp. From what i hear and read. It is critical to keep off the rev limiter on these coyotes. As that is really hard on the OPG.

[PaxtonShelby]

I hear ya - but to me 600 is awfully close to 650. If I'm going to be at 600 I am probably not doing it without OPG's. At 550whp I would probably roll the dice. Like you said staying off the limiter is key.

[sutyak]

Simple solution is to raise the rev limiter.

[gpfarrell]

I figured out what OPP stood for... forgive me... what's OPG?

[CobraII]

I figured out what OPP stood for... forgive me... what's OPG?

I'm glad it was just me as a knuckle dragging carb and 3 speed auto guy who is wondering that.

[sutyak]

Oil pump gears

[2011fiveliter]

Simple solution is to raise the rev limiter.

That what I did. Raise the limiter to 7500rpm. And shifted at about 7000rpms.

[PaxtonShelby]

The OPG mod has a purchase cost of about $300 but install cost is like 4-5 times that. That's why many don't do the OPG upgrade.

[gpfarrell]

I'm glad it was just me as a knuckle dragging carb and 3 speed auto guy who is wondering that.

Carb and 3-speed auto? I'm in that club... one of my few exceptions to the 3-pedal requirement still sports a Motorcraft 4-barrel!

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[PaxtonShelby]

Nicest....Merc....EVER!

[somethingclever]

That 550 has to go.

the problems will persist.

Popping out of first is minor to coolant leaks that cannot be fixed.

Must continue with plan B in expedited manner.