Wow 451 h.p. in that little lightweight roadster! I know it isn't the Mooney special Ken, but that's very impressive h.p. at the rear wheels for a street car! I bet you get a case of whiplash just jumping on it! Nice job.:cool:
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Wow 451 h.p. in that little lightweight roadster! I know it isn't the Mooney special Ken, but that's very impressive h.p. at the rear wheels for a street car! I bet you get a case of whiplash just jumping on it! Nice job.:cool:
Don & Steve - Yes, I agree for a light car it is respectable but, take this into consideration, I have a LS 7 in my Corvette, it has a Callaway air box and Corsa cat back exhaust, and a tuned computer. It made 486 rear wheel HP. The roadster has a Comp cam blueprinted tolerance's and long tube headers. The variable is the different dyno's. The corvette was run on a Dyna Jet and the roadster on a Mustang, which is known to be more conservative than a Dyna Jet.
I'm going to take it back again and take out the air filter. It there is a noticeable difference than I will make a new air inlet tube to the throttle body. In my opinion it should make at least 550hp I'm a hundred off somewhere and I think it is starving for air.
Don, I worked on his '63 1/2 fastback. His son and Ford are coming out with a new project in remembrance of his father.
Ken
WOW:eek: I just read from page 1-35 (well maybe not read but went over very well) and it took me over 4 hours! What an incredible build you have done and what a bar you have surly raised for the rest of us. It is very inspiring to see this kind of work being done and thank you for posting it all for us to see. I think I save over 50 pics of different little things that you have done that I may some day use or morph into my own little details for one of my builds. Well off to bed so I can stay up for the next hours or two just processing what I have seen. Did I mention I need to get up for work in about 6 hours**)
Kevin
LFD Inc.
I hear yah Ken. I'm afraid to dyno the truck when done!:eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken Thurm
Sounds worth a go to try without the aircleaner.
Kevin- Thanks for your kind words, if you just use one of the things I did on my car it was time well spent for me.
Thanks again.
Steve- My opinion is if you can you should always tune your project on a dyno, you would be surprised what you learn. and another way of looking at it, it sorts out all the weak parts real fast :3dSMILE::LOL::LOL:
Ken
Hi Mr & Mrs Ken Thurm,
I was lead to this thread by Jim Robinson and because according to my x wife, I'm a slow reader, but thats another story, it has taken me several days to read each word posted and time to study the detailed photos. Thank you so much for the effort and time you have put into this project. I honestly can not find the right words to sum up what I think of your car, garage and tools etc as Don (Itoldyouso) and all the other regular guys on this awesome site have said it so many times for all of us.
On a personal note, I am interested to hear how Tina is recovering from her knee surgery as I'm only weeks away from undergoing both knee replacements done and after reading what she went through, I am not looking forward to it now:( The surgeon wanted to do one at a time,but stupid me said, no,lets get over and done with. :eek:
I have been following your build thread on your Tudor too,and I appreciate the different styles of the cars. Finally I was shocked to find that yes, you do have carpet on the workshop floor, and even more surprised to see a photo of your good wife cleaning it for you, she is certainly a keeper. :LOL::HMMM::):D:3dSMILE:
Hi ken, Were is the dyno shop located, I would like to have them fine tune my car.
Jim,
I will PM you tomorrow with a good contact.
Ken
Performance Associates in San Dimas.
Whiplash23T,
I'm Ken's wife Tina and it was two years in February that I had my knee replaced. Back then, I wasn't sure that I would have done it again, but now I'm glad I did. A friend of mine had his done at the same time and three months later had the other done. He wished he had them done at the same time. My other friend had them both done last October and is glad he did. He used my surgeon and he was back playing golf within 4 months. This is what I suggest. If you are overweight (and I don't know if you are), try and lose a few pounds first; it is easier on your rehabiliation. Find a way to do some kind of exercising BEFORE you go in---it's almost too late since you are only a couple of weeks away, but I would try anyway. You need to do leg lifts and loosen your ham strings. Make sure they put you in a rehabiliation home for a week or two, even if you have someone at home to take care of you. Tell them YOU DO NOT have anyone to take care of you. Even though my husband was the absolute best caretaker, the physical therapy in the rehabilitation home is more intense; I saw the difference in my two friends. If you can do that, you will have an easier rehabilitation time. Good luck and do everything the therapists tell you to do. Let me know how it goes.
Tina Thurm:o:D
Hi Tina, thanks for your response,( I hope I can call you Tina) Sadly,yes I have gained weight again after my first surgery 5 years ago. Long story cut short.... I was the normal middle age guy with that middle age spread and when my wife and I divorced,I decided it was time to do some self improvement, eg., take up road running that I used to do in high school again. Heck,I enjoyed the running and wow how addictive it can be!!! Only problem was,I am one of the very few born with weak,brittle cartilage, and yes I pounded my knees into the pavement.:CRY: After having my legs straightened one at time resulting in 14 months off work, the surgeon has now decided that knee replacements are needed. So I thought, why I can't work because of my knees, lets get on with it so I can get back to work ASAP!!!! I will listen to your advice and get on my mountain bike tomorrow and swollow some painkillers and do some cycling.. Thanks again and I will keep in touch, Heck, I will have to check to see if the hospital has Internet in it's rooms. :LOL:
Ken, did you get the upholstery installed in this one yet? I know you've been busy with the sedan and V-12 projects but I don't remember seeing this one finished with the interior and paint work completed.
Thanks,
Mike
Mike,Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike52
No, not yet. I took it to the dyno shop and we found some things that needed to be changed. I had the O2 sensor on the right side to far back, so it wasn't getting enough heat to function properly until the motor got above 4000 rpm. The air flow sensor was in the wrong spot so I had to move it and I had a tube running threw the air inlet to hide some wiring and that screwed the air flow up. It was starving for air so while I made these changes I opened up the air inlet by about 30% to help it breath a little better.
The guy that runs the chassis dyno is moving so I have to wait for him to get set up in his new shop. I'm glad I haven't taken it apart yet just for these reasons. If you are interested you can read the dyno sheet above in earlier post, it was about 100 hp off.
How's that for a bunch of excuses?
Ken
I wouldn't say those were excuses :) sounded like good reasons to me. Better to make the changes now than after the paint is dry.
BTW, we sold another of your trailers at the shop today.
Mike
Ken being a newbie here i've only just seen this thread, while the style of car is maybe not my cup of tea the workmanship and design is top notch, I always appreciate quality work well done mate.
Is there a build thread for the pickup ???
Mike - Yep, I like to put about 1,000 miles on a new project before paint or upholstery. It would be awful to start cutting up fresh paint. :eek:
Keep selling those old trailers, good job! :)
Steve - Thanks Steve. I think that's what makes our sport so much fun, so many different styles and taste. It would be boring if there was only one way to build these.
My truck is under '32 ford truck.
Ken
Just had a look, I like it :cool:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken Thurm
I thought I would give a update, since it's been almost a year since the last post. I made some changes in the car that was recommended by the guy that runs the dyno and tunes the computer controlled cars. A very nice guy and very bright.
He thought the air was being restricted and the O2 sensor was sluggish and needed to be moved further up in the collectors. One would work all the time but the other wouldn't start registering until the temperatures got up there. So I brought it home pulled the headers off moved the sensors, took the air inlet out cut the tube I put inside to hide some wiring and opened up the inlet by about 30%, a guess.
So Friday I drove the car back up there, it took a month to get a appointment, no recession at this shop!! Drew the computer guy hooked up is computer before I even pulled into the building and the right O2 sensor still wasn't working.
Randy Ritchey, the owner let me put it on a rack inside and one of his guys and I start tearing it apart. After spending the whole day there I think we have found a intermittent wire problem. I'm going to try to replace this and go back as soon as I can. Yep, a lot to be said for carburetors!!!!
Ken
Ken, this is pretty good timing, I was just thinking about the roadster the other day, wondering if it was completed yet. Thanks for the update, let us know more when possible.
Mike
Yep been wanting to see this one in paint but realize you have three projects going at once! Glad to hear you've found then wiring problem, I know your shooting for more HP on this engine. Still I really like this car and all the clever additions you've added, not to mention the clean look, with all the hidden plumbing and wiring!
Incredible workmanship. I kinda went back thru this thread and i'll do it again without bein in a hurry. The thought occured to me, seems like you should make a little booklet of your builds - stuff like you make needs documenting.
Mike52 - Good timing then :LOL:
Steve - I really want to get to where I can take it apart to paint it. But I would hate to do it without knowing everything was working correctly.
ojh - Thanks, I do have a little cabinet with all the floppy disks that I photograph the progress. Each drawer has a different build in it.
I just spent 2 hours reading this thread. WOW! Fantastic workmanship and attention to detail.