Hangman77
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UPDATE: I have installed more items and ordered additional parts. List has been updated with recent changes.
Hello, new to this forum. Joining because I’ve been reading posts from others about different setups and modifications to the Gt350. There have been several really good in depth reads. Anytime I see that type of info, I just dive in and keep reading more and more. I’m posting my build thread to get input from others on areas that can be beneficial to my setup. Hopefully I also show something to others that they can learn from and try as well.
Modding is expensive, we shall never forget this.
So to start 2021 with a bang. I’m going full on into my GT350R. I debated allot of different setups and directions to go with this. And like most any build this extensive, it’s subject to changes along the way and will most certainly take months and months of testing along the way to get the car “dialed” in. I’m still in allot of research phase. I’ve been in the mopar world for the past 3 years and haven’t been back to mustangs for a while. Half mile and 1/4 mile have been fun. But ever since my dad bought me the two day Ford performance driving school, I got the road race bug.
I am going to road race this car. Locally here in Palm beach they have the Palm beach Driving Club. This gets us on the track every week for 4 hours to run as hard as we want. It’s a 2 mile track and there are a bunch of Porches and other exotics to play with. I’m in the process of getting my competition license with SCCA, im in the very beginning stages of that. Will be lots of fun. Don’t know much about the types of classes etc, and also NASA has a cool Florida chapter that I want to check out. The car will have fun on the street as well. Although I already have a Hellcat running 1000 whp on street setup now and a terminator as well. So this GT350R won’t get tons of street mileage.
I want to keep weight as low as possible. So I will be measuring these parts along with the stock components to see where the gains and loss is at. Ultimately I hope to complete this build and at the least I want to remain back at stock weight.
As for power levels, I do not plan on high boosting the car for the track. For track I don’t see the need for more than 650-750 whp. I would like to get it around 650-700 to start and work up from there. The idea is a very solid powerband and turbos that bring the power on smooth. Tuning will be key, and I have a good Tuner who has done some other cars of mine.
So on to the build.
The Engine will be fully built by MPR racing engines in South Florida. Going full tilt. This is a brand new engine being built separately. My stock engine is still in my car. I’ll be driving it and racing it while I’m procuring parts for this build. I’ll keep my stock engine as a backup once I make the swap. Engine will be able to hold 1600-1800 crank HP. RPM good to 8800-9000. Although I don’t plan on setting it that high, maybe 8500.
Intake Manifold: Stock
Throttle Body: still researching, open to ideas from others.
Power Adder: centrifugal supercharger maybe?? I’m back and forth. This will be the last item added to the car. Or…Hellion Twin Turbo under mount kit. Looking at different turbo options. My builder likes the PTE 62mm ball bearing turbos. I want something that can spool quick and work well with the RPM ranges of this car. I’m open to suggestions and am still researching this. Will be calling Hellion as well. This is primarily a road racer.
Clutch: I’m in between the Mcleoud Twin disc or the Mantic Triple disc. Will be calling Mantic to discuss road racing. Also looking at a Tilton carbon clutch as well.
Trans: Stock tremec. We will see how it lasts.
Shifter: MGW short throw with stock knob. INSTALLED
Competition Motorsports Roll bar custom powder coated in Guardsman Blue. INSTALLED
Sparco QRT-C Racing Seats: 12.5 lbs each INSTALLED
Shelby 5 point racing harness INSTALLED
HANS device Ultralight carbon INSTALLED
Stilo ST5 2020 Carbon Helmet with integrated Ear Muffs and Mic. Racing electronics receiver, push to talk, Motorola, and roll bar mounted Antenna. INSTALLED
SRP Racing Pedals INSTALLED
Steeda Sub frame alignment kit INSTALLED
Steeda Vertical links ordered INSTALLED
Steeda Road Race K member (around 25lb savings) IN STOCK
Steeda IRS support brace ordered INSTALLED
Steeda Rear toe links INSTALLED
Steeda Rear adjustable camber arms. INSTALLED
Steeda Jacking rails INSTALLED
Steeda Adjustable Caster Camber Plates INSTALLED
Steeda Intake Heat Shielding IN STOCK
Steeda IRS Subframe Support Bushing Kit INSTALLED
Zl1 Titanium Tow Hook IN STOCK
Exhaust: Borla Atak Catback INSTALLED
Antigravity Lithium battery INSTALLED
Driveshaft: QA1 Carbon fiber shaft. INSTALLED
Titanium Brake shields REMOVED (INEFFECTIVE)
Cool Tech Brake Completion Kit INSTALLED
Ford Performance Oil Separators driver and passenger INSTALLED
Head Cooling mod IN STOCK
I’ll play with losing weight as the build progresses.
Speedkore Carbon Fiber Front Bumper FAILED QUALITY CONTROL WILL NOT INSTALL
Speedkore Carbon Fiber Rear Bumper IN STOCK FAILED QUALITY CONTROL WILL NOT INSTALL
Speedkore Carbon Fiber Front Fenders IN STOCK FAILED QUALITY CONTROL WILL NOT INSTALL
Anderson Composites Carbon Fiber Rear Decklid Ordered INSTALLED
Anderson Composites Carbon Fiber Vented Hood Ordered INSTALLED
Check on the front and rear bumper supports and see what they look like when the car is apart. Maybe 10-20 lbs?
Carbon ceramic rotors will get added once the stock rotors are toast. They are worth around 40 lbs.
Fuel system: Undecided
Radiator: C&R racing IN STOCK
Caliperfection Studs: INSTALLED
Titanium Lugs: researching
Verus Engineering rear diffuser: IN STOCK
I will add more or remove things as this build progresses. Estimated timeframe to completion is 3-5 months. The engine is ordered. And all the steeda stuff is ordered and few other items.
THE DAY I PICKED IT IP.
CERAMIC COATED AND WEARING STREET SHOES
Hello, new to this forum. Joining because I’ve been reading posts from others about different setups and modifications to the Gt350. There have been several really good in depth reads. Anytime I see that type of info, I just dive in and keep reading more and more. I’m posting my build thread to get input from others on areas that can be beneficial to my setup. Hopefully I also show something to others that they can learn from and try as well.
Modding is expensive, we shall never forget this.
So to start 2021 with a bang. I’m going full on into my GT350R. I debated allot of different setups and directions to go with this. And like most any build this extensive, it’s subject to changes along the way and will most certainly take months and months of testing along the way to get the car “dialed” in. I’m still in allot of research phase. I’ve been in the mopar world for the past 3 years and haven’t been back to mustangs for a while. Half mile and 1/4 mile have been fun. But ever since my dad bought me the two day Ford performance driving school, I got the road race bug.
I am going to road race this car. Locally here in Palm beach they have the Palm beach Driving Club. This gets us on the track every week for 4 hours to run as hard as we want. It’s a 2 mile track and there are a bunch of Porches and other exotics to play with. I’m in the process of getting my competition license with SCCA, im in the very beginning stages of that. Will be lots of fun. Don’t know much about the types of classes etc, and also NASA has a cool Florida chapter that I want to check out. The car will have fun on the street as well. Although I already have a Hellcat running 1000 whp on street setup now and a terminator as well. So this GT350R won’t get tons of street mileage.
I want to keep weight as low as possible. So I will be measuring these parts along with the stock components to see where the gains and loss is at. Ultimately I hope to complete this build and at the least I want to remain back at stock weight.
As for power levels, I do not plan on high boosting the car for the track. For track I don’t see the need for more than 650-750 whp. I would like to get it around 650-700 to start and work up from there. The idea is a very solid powerband and turbos that bring the power on smooth. Tuning will be key, and I have a good Tuner who has done some other cars of mine.
So on to the build.
The Engine will be fully built by MPR racing engines in South Florida. Going full tilt. This is a brand new engine being built separately. My stock engine is still in my car. I’ll be driving it and racing it while I’m procuring parts for this build. I’ll keep my stock engine as a backup once I make the swap. Engine will be able to hold 1600-1800 crank HP. RPM good to 8800-9000. Although I don’t plan on setting it that high, maybe 8500.
Intake Manifold: Stock
Throttle Body: still researching, open to ideas from others.
Power Adder: centrifugal supercharger maybe?? I’m back and forth. This will be the last item added to the car. Or…Hellion Twin Turbo under mount kit. Looking at different turbo options. My builder likes the PTE 62mm ball bearing turbos. I want something that can spool quick and work well with the RPM ranges of this car. I’m open to suggestions and am still researching this. Will be calling Hellion as well. This is primarily a road racer.
Clutch: I’m in between the Mcleoud Twin disc or the Mantic Triple disc. Will be calling Mantic to discuss road racing. Also looking at a Tilton carbon clutch as well.
Trans: Stock tremec. We will see how it lasts.
Shifter: MGW short throw with stock knob. INSTALLED
Competition Motorsports Roll bar custom powder coated in Guardsman Blue. INSTALLED
Sparco QRT-C Racing Seats: 12.5 lbs each INSTALLED
Shelby 5 point racing harness INSTALLED
HANS device Ultralight carbon INSTALLED
Stilo ST5 2020 Carbon Helmet with integrated Ear Muffs and Mic. Racing electronics receiver, push to talk, Motorola, and roll bar mounted Antenna. INSTALLED
SRP Racing Pedals INSTALLED
Steeda Sub frame alignment kit INSTALLED
Steeda Vertical links ordered INSTALLED
Steeda Road Race K member (around 25lb savings) IN STOCK
Steeda IRS support brace ordered INSTALLED
Steeda Rear toe links INSTALLED
Steeda Rear adjustable camber arms. INSTALLED
Steeda Jacking rails INSTALLED
Steeda Adjustable Caster Camber Plates INSTALLED
Steeda Intake Heat Shielding IN STOCK
Steeda IRS Subframe Support Bushing Kit INSTALLED
Zl1 Titanium Tow Hook IN STOCK
Exhaust: Borla Atak Catback INSTALLED
Antigravity Lithium battery INSTALLED
Driveshaft: QA1 Carbon fiber shaft. INSTALLED
Titanium Brake shields REMOVED (INEFFECTIVE)
Cool Tech Brake Completion Kit INSTALLED
Ford Performance Oil Separators driver and passenger INSTALLED
Head Cooling mod IN STOCK
I’ll play with losing weight as the build progresses.
Speedkore Carbon Fiber Front Bumper FAILED QUALITY CONTROL WILL NOT INSTALL
Speedkore Carbon Fiber Rear Bumper IN STOCK FAILED QUALITY CONTROL WILL NOT INSTALL
Speedkore Carbon Fiber Front Fenders IN STOCK FAILED QUALITY CONTROL WILL NOT INSTALL
Anderson Composites Carbon Fiber Rear Decklid Ordered INSTALLED
Anderson Composites Carbon Fiber Vented Hood Ordered INSTALLED
Check on the front and rear bumper supports and see what they look like when the car is apart. Maybe 10-20 lbs?
Carbon ceramic rotors will get added once the stock rotors are toast. They are worth around 40 lbs.
Fuel system: Undecided
Radiator: C&R racing IN STOCK
Caliperfection Studs: INSTALLED
Titanium Lugs: researching
Verus Engineering rear diffuser: IN STOCK
I will add more or remove things as this build progresses. Estimated timeframe to completion is 3-5 months. The engine is ordered. And all the steeda stuff is ordered and few other items.
THE DAY I PICKED IT IP.
CERAMIC COATED AND WEARING STREET SHOES
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