The #FairmontProject, “Oliver” A Mustang in Fairmont Clothing
We did have some difficulty at first. It was all due to one stupid part. Watch the video and you’ll find out who the offender was.
You’ll also see that my 363cid V8 produced 575hp @ 5500 rpm. That was at 7.8psi of boost. Given that the engine wasn’t done pulling, and I could safely crank up the boost to at least 9psi, I could probably get much closer to, if not over 600hp.
The best part is the torque curve. Flat as a pancake through the entire run, just like I wanted. Torque is really where it’s at. Horsepower is just a calculation based on torque. DMP made 622 lbft of torque @ 4400rpm. This engine will never stop pulling. I LOVE it.
So, is the project done? Nope, far from it. Since the engine made so much power, I’ve had to go back and rethink a few things. I believe I already mentioned the suspension. I also had to purchase a TKO 600 transmission from Modern Driveline that could handle the torque of the new engine. I spoke directly with Bruce Couture and he hooked me up with the transmission and clutch parts, as well as the accompanying parts such as a steel bell housing and the master and slave cylinders for the hydraulic clutch.
Bring money$$$.
The rear end is also complete. It has 3:55 gears in case you were curious. I built the differential myself out of a salvage rear end from another donor Mustang. Of course the internals are all new Ford performance parts.
Someone had already cheesed up the differential in my ‘donor’ car so I couldn’t use it. My donor Mustang didn’t yield the parts I was hoping for, but it still yeilded some useful bits I could use. Just not as many as I would have hoped.
