OK so its no secret to ILLS that I plan on working off of his turbo build. This thread is based off my ideas and the knowledge that a few of the members of this site have. It is a means to get a ILLS, Cammerfe, myself and who ever else has some good hard info and or ideas to communicate and figure out how to make what I believe will be the pinnacle of LS performance. The key here is to maintain the drivability of the car. All modifications will be made with lots of planning prior to and erring on the safe side then slowly adding to it from there. I also plan on keeping this car a sleeper and show ready through out the build.
Here is what I have decided after much research in various places (Rob our convos count HUGELY towards this research... thanks a million! I will keep some of the info secret for your business' sake)
1. The LS can with minor modification be made to support a newer mustang standard transmission, and from there any transmission you want really.
2. With proper tuning and internals, the LS should easily be capable of 600rwhp based off of a turbo.
3. If one turbo spools 8psi easily, then 2 should spool 16 equally as fast. of course sizing needs to be taken into consideration.
What I am currently working on is a staged build of my 01V8 Sport.
Stage 1:
Nitrous. I have the kit and the tuner. I plan on Nitrousing it here soon. I'm working on the hiding of the kit itself. With 100 shot for starters, I plan on needing to work on traction. I will accomplish this with a 8.8" carrier. With the turbo(s) lurking in the near future, it would be pointless to replace the 8" with and 8.8 just to maintain the MAX gearing of 3.55. This stage will also yield a set of drag wheels with Mickey Thompson ET Street drag radials. At this point the car should be pulling low 13's - mid 12's. A custom cold air intake is being used to deliver the N2O to the throttle body. Fuel system mods for the turbo set up are being made to the car during this stage with proper tuning for larger than a 100 shot can be used at that point. May also do some minor drive train work to dig her out of the hole a little easier.
Stage 2:
So long Nitrous... HELLO TURBO!!! I'll be running a rear mount turbo similar to ILLS build. However with all the piping being designed by me and fabricated by me and who ever wants free beer that night, I expect there to be some differences in the overall lay out and hopefully the ground clearance. With the traction issues from the nitrous solved prior to turbo charging, she should take the new found power with the utmost of grace. I plan on using an electronic boost controller to control my boost level since I will only run 4-5 PSI on a daily basis and bump it up a bit for the track.
Stage 3:
This is where major upgrades come in to play. Billet internals to include rods, pistons, and crank will be installed and any honing of cylinder walls that is needed will be done. I may get a spare block to work on for easier access to the block. The end goal is having a bottom end that will be able to withstand 15-20 PSI. I doubt I'll ever get to a full 20, but the need for strength is fueled by my love for this car and not wanting to pop the motor like a zit. I will need to upgrade further my fuel system to handle the increase of boost, and as always retune accordingly. Using come rough rule of thumb math 16 psi should yield about 300-320rwhp over stock so about 500-550.
The 6spd is going to involve some modification and possibly effect the piping of the turbo, so the odds are that the 6spd will be added during the Stage 3 changes while the motor is out of the car .
Stage 4:
This is definitely an R&D stage for the build. I'll be adding in a second turbo and re-piping the entire thing for the utmost of efficiency. With two turbos and still only so much exhaust to power them, the proper sizing will be needed. The only gain from this stage is slightly faster spooling and the prestige of saying I have a TT LS. At 16psi she will be too fast for the track anyway, so from here on out, its a matter of safely building the car I want. It is very likely the piping will all be changed out for stainless at this point since its the final piping. The longevity of the stainless as well as the ability to polish and show it off are what I'm going for here.
Stage 5:
This is the stage that is almost entirely for show since by now I'll need a roll cage to be legal at the track and with a four door and a luxury car, that isn't going happen. This will be the reintroduction of the Nitrous. I'm not exactly sure how yet. It is possible that I'll blow some nitrous across the intercooler and call it a day. Wont see huge gains from it, but it will be their and like I said it will pretty much just be fore show at this point. There is a mild chance that someone will want to challenge me while on the highway, but with roughly 600rwhp, 6 speeds and all of it ready at the push of the pedal I doubt the nitrous will be needed even then.
