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Project torque freddy lsx1/1/2023 I mentioned to Ken Osborne at Oz Tuning that I thought I could build a functioning dual-pump returnless fuel system. While awaiting the arrival of my parts, I started looking at the leftover parts from the GT350 module. “After I completed my return-style module and I was satisfied with the final product, I ordered a Mustang GT fuel system and ID 1050X injectors from Oz Tuning. The OEM-style returnless fuel pump basket and pickup shown broken down into individual component parts. You don’t want to contaminate the new pump before you ever get it into the engine, and more importantly, you don’t want to end up with foreign particles in the pump ruining your hard work. The main takeaways from this process are to make sure you have torque wrenches capable of measuring in inch-pounds and lb-ft and ensuring that your work area stays clean. #Project torque freddy lsx installWe’re not going to run down the entire process of installing Coyote oil pump gears here as that’s an article in itself, and VMP already has an install video here. So while it was a step back to pull the supercharger off and install the pump gears and sprocket, it was also deemed necessary for durability. Replacing them is an inexpensive investment when compared to what happens when they fail.īefore you ask why we didn’t install these before we did the supercharger installation, keep in mind that this vehicle was the guinea pig for the Gen V 3.0-liter Whipple supercharger, so we were on their timeline for supercharger research and development. The CNC-machined billet gears stand the test of time and should be considered mandatory for high-revving, supercharged, and turbocharged Coyote engines. The factory powdered metal gears, while efficient (and cost-efficient) to operate in a stock Coyote engine, quickly lose their luster when pushed to extremes and have been known to shatter and break in applications using two-step rev limiters and transbrakes. We refilled the engine with our favorite DI50 direct-injection-specific oil blend from Driven Racing Oil. Our friends down at VMP Performance recommended a set of MMR billet oil pump gears and crankshaft sprocket (PN MMR-1114OPGCSCombo), so we picked them up and enlisted our bud Matt Perry and the team at Voodoo Autosport in Santa Ana, California, to knock out the install on these for us. #Project torque freddy lsx modsWithout further ado, let’s get into the second round of mods on Project Red Storm! Of course, more power with the alcohol-based E85 fuel requires more headroom with respect to the fuel system, so we’ve tackled a couple of upgrades there as well. Owner David Lukason was looking to set it up with capabilities to run on the poor man’s race fuel - E85 - and dial in a new tuneup, which will take the truck to the next level for track days. Remember, of course, that this Coyote-powered pick-‘em-up truck made 365 horsepower and more than 387 lb-ft of torque on the Ford Muscle dyno before supercharger installation, so the healthy gains of more than 285 horsepower and 142.2 lb-ft of torque with the smog-legal blower system were impressive, to say the least. #Project torque freddy lsx fullWe achieved these figures in full street trim with the marginal 91 octane fuel that passes for premium in SoCal. This power delivery came via a smog-legal calibration dialed in by Dustin Whipple. When we last left off with Project Red Storm F-150, the truck turned the rollers of the Ford Muscle dyno here in Southern California to 650.7 horsepower and 529.2 lb-ft of torque at the wheels, featuring one of Whipple Superchargers’ Gen V 3.0-liter twin-screw units.
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