Made 471whp with PBD E85 tune, JLT Intake and Texas Speed headers/xpipe (catted)

[Zelek]

Well not my money. I bought the shield myself for about $35 vs their precut $99.95 piece. $35 wasn’t going to break the bank so gave it a try. The wrap on the intake did help for a fact.

The box works fine for me, I just don’t use their supplied filter. No fitment issues either.

Yeah, intake wrap will help as the IAT's are measured up front. Even if the wrap does cool down the air even the slightest bit, the ECU won't know how to adjust for it without having a sensor there.

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[AZ18yote]

I talked to Trevor at PBD and this is as good as it's gonna get, no more revisions needed.

So with JLT intake, Texas speed headers and xpipe (high flow cats), straight E85 tune and full weight (including full tank of E85 that tested 88% ethanol), and 305 NT05Rs drag radials on stock 19x9.5 wheels I did 11.78 @ 122 on the street. This was around 10:30 at night with temps around 75 degrees.

I am wondering what else I can do N/A to get that time/trap speed up at full weight. The only thing I'm missing top of my head would be going catless xpipe and ported intake manifold. But that would be 10hp at most maybe? I'd be open to weight reduction that doesn't involve taking out the seats. Racing at half tank will save about 52 lbs, though that's not something I would want to depend on, especially with E85.

I've read going to 4.09 increases acceleration significantly, but it pretty much closes the door on going boosted. I'm also at 3.55 already. I really would like to hit a 125/126 trap (regardless of time) under the same conditions, which is good roll racing territory here in Florida.

QA1 CF DS, Eradispeed light weight rotors (assuming you have pp1), forged light weight wheels. Just some options. I'd still consider that full weight as you're not sacrificing functionality like seats etc.

Plus if going FI not mods to detract from that.

 

[armykyle1 [HACKED ACCOUNT]

I'd leave the gearing alone. Lighter wheels will help. 2 piece rotors. I went with steeda rotors which are roughly 9.5lbs lighter per side on the front. With a drag pack, I'm hoping the car runs 11.50s full weight.

 

[Sammy123]

Thanks for the tips. I noticed no one mentioned catbacks. In my case it would be an axleback, since i already have the headers and xpipe but mated to the stock exhaust. No further gains with an aftermarket axle back?

Car only has 1,000 miles but already looking at supercharger kits to go on next if N/A is pretty much at a plateau.

 

[Myshelby3425]

Thanks for the tips. I noticed no one mentioned catbacks. In my case it would be an axleback, since i already have the headers and xpipe but mated to the stock exhaust. No further gains with an aftermarket axle back?

Car only has 1,000 miles but already looking at supercharger kits to go on next if N/A is pretty much at a plateau.

There is no gains from a 2.5 catback. Maybe pick up a little up top with a full 3” system.

 

[Sammy123]

I went ahead and ordered the below parts from Brett Barber and AFS:

1. Ported 2018 Intake Manifold
2. Ported 2018 OEM throttle body

Should add a bit more up top and maintain it up at the 7800 shift point.

 

[Andy13186]

I think optimizing the shift point could help some more. I think the optimum shift point judging by that dynograph is somewhere around 7500 or maybe even slightly lower for atleast 4-5-6th gears, not entirely sure about 1-2-3. Also I am not sure if they can change shift points for individual gears? From that dyno it looks like you are making more power and a lot more torque even around 5800 than above 7600. I think thats normal and expected from these mods , I can feel the power drop off too after 7500 so I had mine lowered to 7500. I have no timed results though yet. It seems like as long as the shift doesnt take you below 5800 rpm then its better to shift before 7600 rpm, unless I am misunderstanding something.

 

[Diocletian]

Hey I live near you(Clermont). I also got an A10 GT Premium w/ PP1 and a Lund Flex tune but holy christ I had so many issues running E85. I would get idle surging, misfire codes, stuff like that. I've been sending logs to Lund about it but eventually gave up and put the 93 tune back on to prevent any possible damage to the engine.

Been hearing a lot of good stuff from PBD, but it's quite the trek to make to get dyno tuned but it looks like I might need to bite the bullet. I'm tired of sending logs to Lund and generally think I bought a $700 paperweight

 

[AZ18yote]

Hey I live near you(Clermont). I also got an A10 GT Premium w/ PP1 and a Lund Flextune but holy christ I had so many issues running E85. I would get idle surging, misfire codes, stuff like that. I'v been sending logs to Lund about it but eventually give up and put the 93 tune back on to prevent any possible damage to the engine.

Been hearing a lot of good stuff from PBD, but it's quite the trek to make to get dyno tuned but it looks like I might need to bite the bullet. I'm tired of sending logs to Lund and generally think I bought a $700 paperweight

Can consider email tune from AED or PBD and can avoid the trek. What you describe should not happen.

 

[Diocletian]

Can consider email tune from AED or PBD and can avoid the trek. What you describe should not happen.

I went ahead and used their(PBD) contact form and explained my situation. Hopefully they can get me set up!

 

[AZ18yote]

I went ahead and used their(PBD) contact form and explained my situation. Hopefully they can get me set up!

Good deal!

 

[Sammy123]

Hey I live near you(Clermont). I also got an A10 GT Premium w/ PP1 and a Lund Flex tune but holy christ I had so many issues running E85. I would get idle surging, misfire codes, stuff like that. I've been sending logs to Lund about it but eventually gave up and put the 93 tune back on to prevent any possible damage to the engine.

Been hearing a lot of good stuff from PBD, but it's quite the trek to make to get dyno tuned but it looks like I might need to bite the bullet. I'm tired of sending logs to Lund and generally think I bought a $700 paperweight

It's also a trek for me to PBD, so I just did a remote tune with them. Also, did you test your E85? Maybe it wasn't good fuel.

I would recommend the Florida E85 group for the best locations.

 

[Twizzty]

From the photo you posted earlier Sammy it looked like you get e85 from the RaceTrac on Narcoossee. I've been getting e85 there for years for my tuned Focus ST and RS and it's always tested e81+ from my experience. Can't wait to get the mustang going on e85!

 

[Sammy123]

From the photo you posted earlier Sammy it looked like you get e85 from the RaceTrac on Narcoossee. I've been getting e85 there for years for my tuned Focus ST and RS and it's always tested e81+ from my experience. Can't wait to get the mustang going on e85!

I get it from Wawa by the airport now. Much better E85 quality and tests right at E85, and is very clear unlike Narcoosee. Also, Racetrac is going to be removing the E85 pumps soon if they haven't already, sticking only to E15.

 

[Twizzty]

I get it from Wawa by the airport now. Much better E85 quality and tests right at E85, and is very clear unlike Narcoosee. Also, Racetrac is going to be removing the E85 pumps soon if they haven't already, sticking only to E15.

Good to know and i'll try it out, thanks for the insight.

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