Why so blue? Tim's Paxton Supercharged GT Journal

sw686blue said:

Wheels are amazing! Great choice.

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SoCalTim said:

SUPERCHARGER KIT IS OFF ... GOING BACK TO NA! :(



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Certainly not the direction I intended my build to take, but it is what it is...



Being in a car sharing situation with my wife, she does use the Mustang twice per week for her drive to work, and the occasional errands. Unfortunately, in her eyes the car was ‘too much’ for street use, and she just didn’t feel comfortable driving the car. In the few situations where she has wanted to make a spirited traffic manuover, the car has been too much for her in terms of power delivery. Granted, the delivery is smooth, but when you accelerate enough for the car to skip down a gear (keep in mind my car is an Auto) , it really does put you in the back of your seat with a hard kick. For me, being an experienced driver of fast cars (numerous built motor turbo builds in my past etc), it was fun and nothing I couldn’t handle. For my wife though, it scared her and she just didn’t like the responsibility of driving the car with the 600+WHP in its supercharged state.

So, to do the right thing by her, I decided to go back to NA and just revert the car back to bolt-ons. Quite the difference in driving, dropping down in power by such a large amount, but in all honesty it was the right thing to do given the situation. I can’t have a car that she is not comfortable driving, that would be selfish of me. I did sit on the decision for a few weeks, to be sure I was doing the right thing, and common sense prevailed.

To try and take the sting out of the removal of the blower, I am focusing on the cosmetics and also throwing on a few goodies that I’d had my eyes on. All of which will be coming up real soon, some parts already hit my doorstep and I have several on the way.
The supercharger kit came off the car on Monday, and was reverted back to the Ford Racing Power Pack 2 kit. So the GT350 throttle body and GT350 cold air intake. My tuner, Rob Shoemaker, has just dialed in a superb custom tune for the car and it drives very nicely. Smooth and still fast by most peoples standards. Granted, it will take a while for me to get used to the drop in power, but all in all, I feel OK with the change. My wife is grateful of the decision, and there is always the option for me to go back to Forced Induction if I get a second vehicle, therefore relegating the Mustang to being a weekend warrior for my enjoyment only. We shall see what next year brings.

In the meantime, the Procharger kit will be photographed and in the classifieds section of the site by Monday. Any one who has early interest, feel free to PM me for details. Only 2600 miles on the kit, and all the parts are super clean and well cared for.

I'm viewing this as just part of the story in my cars journey, I have my expectations of keeping the car for a good few more years, so I'm sure I'll get the car back on a forced induction set up in the not too distant future. For the meantime, I'll focus on getting the exterior and interior of the car dialed in exactly how I want it, and the engine is only a weekends work away from being blown again, so its not much of a big deal to get her back on the laughing gas. The engine has the billet OPG and crank sprocket, so I'm all set for whenever I'm in a position to go crazy with the engine build once I've bought myself a second car for family duties.


*Sigh*…So in some respects its been a sad week for the Mustang, but onwards and upwards as they say! I have lots of parts coming and wil be documenting the installs as they come in.

Thanks for following along on the crazy ride to those who read my build!:cheers:


Tim

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