Chris Hightower:
2WD V6 Escape/Tribute 3L and tranny
Send tranny and torque convertor to LevelTen
PhantomGrip LSD
Hollow halfshafts
Low-compression pistons, rods, and crank
Stroke it out to 3.4L.
SVT cams
Turbo
2000 SVT upper and lower intake
65mm TB
80mm Ford F150 MAF (no need for adjustable)
MAF adapter
Big K&N conical
24Lbs Injectors
Bigger fuel pump
Gutted pre-cats
High-flow (or no) cat with high flow catback
Stock-ish Ford PCM for the tranny
Apex'i air/fuel controller
ITC turbo timing controller [?]
Custom burned chip with changes to the IMRC control code, and better tranny shifts.
That's it.
Minor Points:
1) I've heard there are some problems with the Apex'i AFC.
2) I've been thinking about trading in the Mystique for a CSVT. I just found a black, spoiler-less E1 with 16k miles for 13k. Good deal, I think.
Questions:
1) How do we know that the Escape/Tribute CD4E is any stronger than ours?
2) What can LevelTen do for the CD4E?
3) Assuming I trade the Mystique for a CSVT, which is better, Quaife ($600) or PhantomGrip ($300)?
4) Where on Earth do I get hollow half-shafts?
5) Boring it up to 3.4L sounds good. Is that the limit (with durability as a first concern)?
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