rktmn said:
The blower belt rubs a tiny bit on the blower pulley, but the belt looks fine. The only way I know is because you can see some belt dust on the alternator case. It's a Goodyear Gatorback belt. I've never seemed to have a problem with it slipping.
rktmn said:
How did you save the "tuning" to your eec? You are not running a chip?
It came with a chip - I'm assuming the one from SHO Shop that made it run pig rich and like shit. There's a guy named Jerry Wroblewski who used to work for Ford and now works for Superchips Custom Tuning. He flys all over the country and does two day dyno tuning sessions at various locations. Usually a company with a dyno is hosting him and you schedule your slot through them. You pay Jerry for the tuning and burn to the Superchip and the shop for the dyno time. It was a $400 one time thing ($100 for the dyno time, $200 for Jerrys expertise and $100 for the chip that probably cost him $15). At the time Tweecer wasn't available and the software that was (SHOTuner) was much more complicated. Between learning how to use the software and starting with such a heavily modified car, I'm willing to admit I was affraid of blowing the thing up in the process of tuning it. So, I took it to Jerry and within 20 minutes had a car that ran great.
rktmn said:
What size injectors? Which Vortech Supercharger and what size pulley?
It's the original SHO Shop unit with the Vortech V-1 S-trim supercharger. I don't know what size the pulley is, but I never see over 5 or 6 lbs of boost on my gauge. Even with that little, it's still enough power. It's got Ford Motorsport 36lb injectors and Denso Iridium IK20 plugs (pn5304) in it. The fuel pump is larger too, but sure which one. I'd have to look at receipts to tell you that.
The block is the original stock 3.0 with stock cams and pulleys. It's really got no other power adders besides the 80mm MAF and blower. The long tube headers and true dual exhaust system are the ones that Eric at Rickety enterprises sold a while back. The headers are a work of art.
My last SHO wasn't a daily driver either, but this one seems to get driven less and less between the new house and baby. At this point, I drive it a bit in the evenings on the weekends looking for unsuspecting victims and take it to the track (road course). In fact, I bet it's practically got more track miles on it than street miles. I'm waiting for the motor to give up the ghost, then I think I'm going back to a built NA 3.2 that'll be geared more towards track use. Funny thing is, it just keeps hanging in there. Each time I go it makes me a little nervous. Not that the car is unreliable by any means, but how many miles can I put on it sustaining 6K and above? I'll let you know the answer to that question when I find out, but in the meantime, the engine just keeps taking it! I really do think it's the most reliable blower SHO thats ever been.
Any other questions, just let me know.
