[Shotimes] Dyno day for my project

[Donald Mallinson]

Scott,
Fun report and pretty good results.  Thanks for the story.  Does this 
car have a carb?  You mention going FI as a possible future mod, that 
mean "fuel injection?" or something else.

How was the air/fuel ration for your test?  The mods may have taken that 
out of range, and a computer tune might get a few more ponies?

I wonder....3" exhaust sounds pretty big for that kind of power.  Is it 
possible that you might get some better numbers (torque at least) with a 
smaller exhaust?   How big are the tubes on the header?

Remember when people experimented with big headers on the SHO and big 
exhaust?  They lost torque.

Just a thought.  Keep up the good work of having fun with your car.

Don Mallinson

Scott wrote:

>I share this with you out of everyone's love here for tinkering with cars, SHOs or not.
>
>I have mentioned in the past I have been working on a 2003 Focus ZTS "all motor" project, meaning, lets see what she will do WITHOUT NOS, sc'ing or turbo.  The ZTS's start with a 2.0L 130 crank hp (111-ish wheel) 4 cylinder that doesn't come anywhere close to being as great of a starting platform as the Yamaha in the SHO.  Thats not to say that it can't be done but it requires alot more work than we ever will need in the SHO to get the same percentages of gain.
>
>That being said, I added the following:
>
>Focus Sport UDP, Focus Sport CAI, Focus Central Cam Gears, 2000 ported and matched intake, Custom 3" Exhaust, Focus Central 4-2-1 Race Header, Focus Central Flex-Pipe, Focus Central 65 mm TB, Screamin' Demon Coil Pack, FR/Denso wires/plugs, Focus Sport custom tuned SuperChip, Focus Sport Cylinder Head (10.6-1) and Kent stage 3 cams.
>
>Non-engine items were added as well like Eibach springs, short-throw, etc.
>
>So yesterday was the day of truth pretty much. I needed to dyno tune the cams in anyway so off to the dyno we go.
>
>After advancing the intake cams 6 degrees and leaving the exhaust at 0 (I know odd) I finally ended up up at 161 whp (185 crank) and 153.1 wtq (176 crank).  Not to bad of a jump.  I don't think there is to much else motor wise I can do without tearing it down and building the bottom out or going FI.
>
>Either way, its been a labor of love so I thought I would share it with my fellow car nuts.  I look forward meeting up with you all again here in July at the convention.
>
>Thanks for listening to my rant.
>
>Dyno vid: (Goat Roper is my handle on most forums)
>http://www.webtrendsguy.com/video/GoatDyno.WMV
>
>Photos:
>
>http://focus.webtrendsguy.com 
>
>http://www.webtrendsguy.com/images/focus/dynocompare.jpg
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