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12.23.04
Muscle Mustangs and Fast Fords Magazine had a Mach 1 shootout last October and they invited 3 of the Fastest Mach's in the country to attend. They wanted a SuperCharged, TurboCharged, and NitriousCharged equiped cars to have a showdown. Below is a clip of the 3 fastest passes of the day by each one of the Machs. Also, I have scanned in the article from the Feb '05 issue where it has pictures of my car. Enjoy! Beware...the Video clip is 7.3MB so you SlugBitch dial-up guys get ready for a long download.

12.07.04
Finally go the 2v tuned over the weekend and boy did she make some power. For starters the 42lb injectors were swapped out for a set of 55lbers because the injectors were static at 6000rpm. Swapping to the larger 55s wern't much help as it appears to be a fuel delivery issue now. The in-tank 255lph and the inline T-Rex along with the stock fuel rails and lines need to be upgraded to support the extra ponies. After everything was said and done she kicked out 522rwhp and 445rwtq ron a Mustang MD dyno. The tuneup had air/fuel set to 11.5:1 until the pumps ran out. You can see on the dyno graph below were the a/f started to climb. Timing was set on the low side to kill hp due to the inadequit fuel system and boost climbed to 12psi at the top of the pull near 6800rpm. Rear wheel HP increased by 112 horsepower with the addition of the Livernois Motorsport Billet Cams, MAC Long Tube Headers, and some mild bowl work to the heads. That is pretty damn impressive in my opinion. Below is a clip of the car idling in the shop so you can hear the killer exhaust note the new cams kick out.

10.27.04

Took the Mach 1 to the track a few times over the past few weeks and I have a new best. I pulled a 1.568 60ft on a set of 26x10 ET Drags leaving on the transbrake with bone stock suspension. I crossed the finish line with a trap speed of 124.638 with an elapse time of 10.961 seconds.

The 96 GT has been down for almost 2 months now...but she is running and ready for the dyno. On the way into work one day a Mod Max valve spring broke and took out the #5 cylinder. I pulled the motor and the springs replaced. While the head was getting repaired I had a killer valve job and some minor bowl work done to the heads. Instead of putting back in the PI cams I upgraded to a set of Livernois Motorsports custom 2V cams. They have .570 lift and 224 degrees of duration. I also found the FMS shortie headers to be cracked and unsalvageable. I picked up a set of used Mac 1 5/8 long tubes for a steal and installed them. The car sounds wicked at idle. I'll post new dyno graphs and video once the car is retuned.

09.06.04
It's been quite a while since I have updated the site, so go check out the updated Mach 1 Photo Gallery, the High Octane Racing Clips, and the Mach 1 Page. I have been very busy with work and the family these past couple of months. The Mach has had some upgrades since the last update as well. It now sports a D1SC head unit, 55lb injectors, Cobra Dual Fuel Pumps, and a Pro-M ATI Blow-Thru MAF. Power has been raised to 505rw and tq has increased to 460rw. Before the addition of the D1 I managed to get the car to the track and rip off a new best of 11.57 @ 122mph. With the new power the car should dip into the low 11s and with a good tail wind maybe even the high 10s.

Here is a video of my Mach 1 being abused on the street with a few shots of the motor and the interior. The clip is almost 10MB so you SlugBitch dial-up users watch out!

Below are a bunch of High Res pics (2048 x 1536) of the Mach. Perfect for Desktop Wallpaper :)

05.03.04
I installed a new set of wheels on the Mach last week. The stock wheels are 17x8s at all four corners and ride on 245/45-17s. I opted for 17x9s for the front and 17x10.5s for the rears. I wrapped the new wheels with Nitto Extreme 555 tires. The fronts got a set of the Extreme Performance P275/40ZR-17s while the rears got MONSTER P315/35R-17 Drag Radials. The new tires bolted up with no problems and there are no clearance issues at all. I ordered the wheels and tires from Discount Tire and below is the info...

Mach 1 (Style 1128)
1128-7965S 17X9 SILVER MACH 1 (+24MM) 5X4.50 - $126.00
1128-7165S 17X10.5 SILVER MACH 1 (+28MM) 5X4.50 - $165.00

Before & After (Front)
  

Before & After (Rear)
  

02.05.04
Not much to report. The Mach is in storage and I'm driving the 96 GT through the winter. It's alot of fun to have 450rwhp on tap with a foot of snow on the ground.