Turbo V6 Mustang - 12.76 @ 116mph

[67mustang97]

Nice pass get your 60' around 1.7-1.6 and you'll be low 12's all day.

[Wishitwasacobra]

Where did you find aftermarket lower and upper intake ? Email T cwestaj1@yahoo.com

[Chadb89]

nice launch for one wheel traction

[turfshredder]

Haha nice launch!

[allmotor420]

i like this mustang, cant wait to get ahold of one of those new 5.0s, so nice!!!

[originaldriver]

Good job! Hate to hear that youre having to sell it.

[frozendrake]

do you still own this car?

[tbone7281]

@frozendrake I do, though I haven't done much with it in over a year. In the process of trying to sell it, actually.

[frozendrake]

@tbone7281 i was just wondering if i was still runnin strong. I own a 1999 v6 that i got for $3900 came with Cai and true dual Flowmasters and its grown on me :) plus TMA is about to reopen his business so building the v6 is possible once again :P Ive save up $6000 so far so im almost there :)

[best17driver]

I don't know if anyone asked yet but whats the tracks altitude?

[tbone7281]

@best17driver Elevation is 1180 ft.

[workman845]

What would I have to do to my stock 98 v6 to put turbo into it and how much would it cost??

[rickg156]

why v6 did it start out as a first car that you got or did you know you wanted a v6 stang tuned

[tbone7281]

@rickg156 It's what I had. *shrugs* I had no intention to go as far as I did but once I started with bolt-ons it went downhill from there.

[livelifethendie]

@tbone7281 haha we are in the same boat i have every bolt on u can immagine now i need a new motor for my 98 v6 and then turbo if not twin then build my motor with parts from super six thats guna be a ways down the road tho lol

[232stang232]

hey bro i was wondering is it possible to turbo an automatic v6? and how do u think it would work out?

[tbone7281]

@232stang232 Sure, nothing is different for the turbo setupd, you just won't make quite as much power due to the inherent greater drivetrain losses in an auto.

[agcerrillo]

how much money do you have into the engine? im lookingto put a turbo on my 2002 v6. thanks.

[tbone7281]

@agcerrillo a couple grand on heads/intakes/cam/roller rockers... but the internals are still stock.

[heightsx85x]

where did you get your turbo kit?

[tbone7281]

@heightsx85x It's a TMA kit.

[beastybeebop]

pretty bad lil car for a v6

[gtdrummerdude]

Out of curiosity, what happens when you put 10 psi on a newer model 4.0L Mustang? Like a stock 4.0 with just intake/exhaust and a turbo pushing 10 pounds? Had someone claiming high 11s with a stock 4.0L motor with intake, exhaust, throttle body and 3.73 gears on 6 psi with a 72 mm turbo.

[crkycorey]

@gtdrummerdude no way only on 6 pounds

[gtdrummerdude]

Yea I figured he would need a lot more than that. Probably just another internet bullshitter lol.

[steelstrings1312]

if the tires hooked up better at take off, you would have run a dead even 12 or maybe a 11.9

[ndubb1]

nah 12.2-12.4

[frdgtv6]

just out of curiousity what kind of rpm's are you spinning? rumors say the stock bottom end can hold up to atleast seven but porting the heads, spring upgrades and a cam are needed to get enough flow. i'm gethering what information i can before i tear into mine. thanks

[tbone7281]

My cutoff is 6500 rpm. I got my cam well before I had any plans to get a turbo so it's not really set up for a power adder. I have ported heads and upgrade springs but the cam really isn't set up to spin much higher. As it is, my HP peaked around 6100 rpm, but didn't really fall off much for the last coupel hundred rpm. Good luck.

[JTsStang]

You are shifting at 6500?? Any suspension work??

The mph shows bottom 12's if you hook out the hole.

[tbone7281]

Probably more like 6300 so as to not hit the fuel cutoff. Suspension is pure shit. Old ass MAC springs and original shocks. With a suspension setup for the strip I'd be close to 11's.

[JTsStang]

@tbone7281 I run my car at 1/8th mile track because thats what I have around here. I was wondering what you were running in the 1/8th...et and mph??

I run a best of 7.89@89mph. Also make damn near the same power as you with a procharger d1sc.

[tbone7281]

@JTsStang this run the 1/8 was 8.39@88 mph. Not sure if its ever run faster than that in the 1/8 since usually just look at 60' and 1/4 mile. But anyway, that should give you a pretty good idea of how fast your car is in the 1/4 unless it really falls off in the top end.

[sandlot14e]

that x calibrator 2 comes with the kit or you paid more for it?

[tbone7281]

It didn't come with the kit that I recall, but I already had one.

[sandlot14e]

sorry to bother you again but what did you use to tune your car?

[tbone7281]

No problem. X-Calibrator 2... Andy from TMA Turbo had a base tune I used to begin with, then I took my car somewhere to get dyno tuned, again using SCT technology.

[sandlot14e]

nice. good luck man. and keep the v6 world alive.

[sandlot14e]

good idea thanks a lot. nice car ! *thumbs up*

still got it?

[tbone7281]

Yeah... didn't really touch it this year though. Bought a house instead. I have a manual steering rack that I need to put in so hopefully that will happen over the winter. :-D

[sandlot14e]

dang that sucks. i am planning on turboing my car, and everything i am reading is using parts from that website.

do you know if tma is still running? the website seems outdated.

[tbone7281]

Not sure... I would just send Andy an email real quick to see what the deal is.

[sandlot14e]

does RPM-mustangs website work? i cant seem to make a account or anything.

[tbone7281]

Looks like Mik closed down in June (for good this time)....

From the website:

Closed for business- 6/25/09

I'm sure most people have noticed that RPM has been closed for business

for some time now. I am now just keeping the website active as a technical

reference with the how-to articles and to document the progress on my

Mustang project now that I have some free time.

Thanks for everyone's support since June of 2000, it's been fun but it's

well past time to move on.

[9986mkoh]

great job man. ill have to get some videos of my car up. So far its got all the boltons and a cam. Hopefully I'll have the turbo done by spring

[wccrispy]

You still doing the strip thing? if so, have you taken care of the suspension for better launching?

[tbone7281]

I'll be back at the track once I switch over to the manual rack. Haven't touched the suspension yet... bought a house instead. Maybe next year.

[freakofnature365]

Very nice, I am looking at a '00 v6 mustang right now, could i put it at 300 horse with out having to upgrade internals? I figured id need to do the clutch but i wasnt sure about the rest of the engine.

[tbone7281]

As long as you have a good tune the engine should be just fine at that power level.

[freakofnature365]

I found the site where u got ur turbo from. Are these kits bolt on kits for the mustangs or do you need to have it custom built? Which kit would u recommend for my car in the 4 to 5 grand range? Thanks :)

[tbone7281]

Damn... I responded but for some reason it didn't post. I'll make it short and sweet this time: Yes, it's a bolt on kit that Andy makes himself when you place an order. There may be additional parts you need to buy depending on how much boost you run.

[tbone7281]

I can't make your decision for you... you will need to figure out what kind of power you realistically want to make and how much money you have to spend. If you still can't decide what kit is best for you, I would suggest having a conversation with Andy. He will be happy to help you out and no one knows more about the TMA kits than the guy that makes them.

[Marks04v6stang]

where did you get your turbo kit?

[tbone7281]

It's a TMA Turbo kit.

[adogg619]

How much money did you put in all together to make it this quick?

[tbone7281]

Not really sure... a bit over 10k on go fast/supporting mods probably. Spread out over 5 years. The turbo kit and supporting mods for that alone was around 6k.

[reaper519]

1/8 mile time.....12.76 1/4

[tbone7281]

Whoops, I accidentally removed the post from the guy who wanted to know about the 7.10 vs. 6.7... I looked at the slip and those are actually the reaction times. (So really they they are .7100 and .6736 seconds, respectively)

[tbone7281]

And for anyone that is curious, my 1/8 mile was 8.39 @ 88.08

[steeda049]

PRP is my home track as well. I have a 13 second 04 mustang v6 with nitrous

[stangman02]

If it would have hooked up better, it would have been a sweet run.

[tbone7281]

Yeah new tire/wheels may be in the mix next season. The drag radials that are on there now just don't get the job done.

[ReignRizzapes]

nice car man

[700hpV6]

very nice pass ... congrats on your 12's pass ..

[yofavcracka]

awesome.

[BeeRad277]

lol, nice