BTC Water Overflow Setup

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We have had severn inquiries about our reservoir setup on BTC so I wanted to post an update.  

We chose not to go with a DE-Gas bottle setup as we wanted to keep the setup clean and also not have to plumb and make fit the oversized DE-Gas bottles. We went with the old school setup and made it easier to mate to the FOX style radiator and also kept the engine bay clean.  We have several miles on the car, in HOT weather, and have never really ever went anywhere near 200 degrees on water temp... she seems to stay steady at 185.

The setup:  We mounted a Canton overflow bottle on the passenger side fender liner panel.  On the engine, there is a water housing with a long silver nipple that sticks straight up in the air.  We believe this to be the 'fill' point when the cars are at the factory, this way they can pressure fill the system.  This is also the highest point on the engine and perfect for the vent area.  From this nipple we ran some water hose to the bottom fitting on the reservoir.  Then the larger open nipple pointing at the radiator at the water housing connection we just capped this off, this is the connection for the DE-Gas bottle which we do not need.  Then since our reservoir radiator cap is higher than the radiator cap, we designed this setup for it to be the cap that would vent.  We used a 16lb cap on the reservoir and then a 19lb cap on the radiator, which really could just be a non-vented cap but we chose a 'just in case' option for it to spill over.  Then from both overflow nipples, we just ran water hose from that and down and out hidden to spill through the frame if overflow occurred.

See the noted images for help.

 

BTC Update: Tuning and Such

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It's been a while I know, after our major rush to finish the car and take it on tour this summer and the car being basically done, we took a moment to focus on some other tasks.  Another reason for some of the delay on progression was our ability to drive the car consistently/safely in traffic or trips.  There was a serious idle issue once you came to a stop and this just caused the car to die.   If you are physically doing this swap or have been following these Coyote swaps you know what we are referring to.

As of right now, we were able to get a 'tune' for the current idle issue from JMS Chip (contact them for more info). They have solved the majority of the issues as far as we can tell.  We still want a full blown tune and plan to head over to JMS in Mississippi in the coming months.  This will give us a solid tune to get the most power and drivability; and we will also be able to give you guys some numbers you have been hammering for. ;)

We are also hearing from several sources that Ford is working/suggesting that VSS be setup/modified on these swaps to help with the known idle issue.  We will be mapping this out soon in upcoming posts.

House Cleaning Updates:

1.  Clutch cable seems to have stretched and binded on us.  We are replacing that soon and also will be removing the 'black' support from the clutch fork, as it seems to be causing the clutch to not fully engage giving us some slip at 3rd and 4th low rpm pulls.  Anyone see this before?  Decking somewhere is causing plate finger height clearance for us we guess, the combo of the 5.0, 4.6l bell, 4.6l RAM clutch possibly.

2.  Front Sway Bar - We are going to try the High Flow Performance Coyote project setup they have working for now.  As some may or may not know clearance for a FOX swaybar is just not obtainable due to the Alternator location, and also the P/S if you have that in the A/C location.  We are going to take some SN95 swaybar brackets and mount them to the FOX location tabs in the engine bay.  Then use end links without the sleeves and space them with some washers.  It's not pretty but its better than 'NO' swaybar.  It will hang low, but everything on the car hangs low. :)  Will post up our findings later.

3.  Exhaust - We are going to replace the Magnaflow Magnapak mufflers for their normal Oval mufflers they produce for the 5.0.  Don't hear me wrong, the exhaust has a killer note and makes a statement with this setup, but it is really loud.  Maybe Im getting old but it just needs to be toned down a bit.  Driving softly constantly worried about a cop hearing you is no fun when all you really want to do is play a bit, not get everyone to look! :)

4.  Pedal Bracket Adaptor - For the swap we had designed a bracket for the swaps.  We currently are having these produced and plan to have them ready for sale at the beginning of the year.  This design will allow for easy installation in to any 79-04 Mustang and any project you have that utilizes a vertical firewall, like a kit car, truck etc.  We have a lot of requests for this part so stay tuned for more information.

Look for more detailed updates, I hope to start posting some more information about our project detailing some of the steps and components used.

Also, personally I have been very busy over at StangNet rebuilding our Forums to a new system and that took away my shop time for computer time. If you have not stopped by recently, please do and let us know what you think (http://www.stangnet.com/mustang-forums)!

Cheers, MRaburn.

BTC Teaser Video

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We are about to head out to Mustang Week on Thursday and we did some little touches to BTC today and got her cleaned up for the trip.  Thought we would post up a quick teaser video for those that have been asking.  Once back from Tulsa we plan to do some more videos with a GoPro for your enjoyment.  We are also currently working with VMP Tuning and Ford Racing to figure out our idle stop problem (which seems epidemic to these crate motors at present).  Any of you other builders out there having this same issue please contact me as I have info to pass on.

BTC at Tulsa Mid America Event

Here are some shots of the debut of 'Built to Cruise' at the Tulsa Mid America Event.  The Mustang drew a ton of attention.  We will be heading up to Mustang Week in July to attend that event as well.

We are waiting on a tune to fix some idle issues because of the long tube headers, once we get that fixed look for some killer videos of BTC in action. 

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BTC Update: BTC hits the streets

Our project is complete. Still minor tweaks as we drive her more, but she lives. Many more updates to come once we catch our breath. We head to Tulsa on Tuesday for the Mid-America Shelby and Ford Meet. Check her out there if you are attending. More soon, we are just gonna cruise the roads the next few days!!

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BTC Update: Interior Completed

We wrapped up the interior today.  Here are a few shots for your enjoyment.  We converted a stock Blue cloth interior to all black with leather GT seats in the Mach1 style.  Shout out to TMI Products for them working with us to pull off a nice interior upgrade.  From TMI we have the Mach1 seats in Leather with all new foam, their new Coupe headliner and their awesome door panels with some of our own custom touches.  Half the interior hard plastic parts are originally in black purhcased from Prestige Mustang and the rest of the original parts were painted to match using some Late Model Restoration interior paint and some PPG Jet Black die.  

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BTC Update: Magnaflow MagnaPak Exhaust

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We got the exhaust hooked up today.  Magnaflow had sent us a prototype Fox MagnaPak system for our project.  Magnaflow has never produced a MagnaPak system for the early FOX Mustangs but let's hope they start.  The BBK X-pipe 3" tubing and ball sockets but we wanted to run tail pipes on our LX so our best bet was to stick with a 2.5" system for clearance reasons.  We had to modify the Magnaflow extension tubes.  We the tubes on the muffler sides because the BBK X-pipe exits are a little longer and exit evenly at the ball sockets compared to a factory style exit which is staggered and shorter.  We then cut off the 2.5" female sockets and welded on a set of Hedman 3" female header reducers to mate up to the BBK X-pipe.  Check out the video for the initial sounds...  we of course will get more video later with take offs and drive by's but for now a nice idle and some revs sure do sound good!  Magnaflow needs to make this system available for sure.  All we lack now is some power steering... some day I'll write a book on that saga.

Exhaust Setup:

2011 Ford Racing 5.0 Coyote Engine
BBK 5.0 Fox Swap Longtube Headers
BBK 5.0 Fox Swap X-pipe w/Cats
Magnaflow MagnaPak Mustang Exhaust (A 15677 w/ 15630 Hangers)
MRT Black Chrome 18" Exhaust Tips