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MODS

Engine:

1988 302 block, internally balanced, bored .30 over and decked to create a 10:8:1 compressioned 306

Keith Black hypereutectic domed pistons

Elgin Pro Stock solid lifter cam 248 INT/258 EXH @ .50, .536 INT/.560 EXH lift

AFR 185 aluminum cylinder heads (58 cc?s)

Competition Cams roller rockers

Screw in studs, guide plates, hardened pushrods

Edelbrock aluminum dual quad intake manifold

Two Edelbrock 500 cfm carburetors

Edelbrock chrome air cleaner

Summit Racing aluminum valve covers

March under drive pulleys

Fluidyne harmonic balancer

Horsepower: 307 rear wheel horsepower/278 rear wheel torque

Performance: 12.40?s-12.80?s @ 107-110 mph (Best is a 12.42 @ 109 with a 1.64 60?)

Ignition:

MSD 6AL Ignition with soft touch rev control

MSD Blaster Coil

MSD Billet Distributor

Exhaust:

Mac 1-?? Long tube Headers

Mac 2-?? Off road H-Pipe

Mac 2-?? Cat-Back Exhaust with chrome tips

Transmission:

Tremec 3550

Pro 5.0 Shifter with stock original ?79 shifter boot and stock ?90LX shift knob

Centerforce Dual Friction Clutch

Steeda 3-piece adjustable clutch kit (cable, quadrant and firewall adjuster)

Ford Motorsport aluminum driveshaft

 

Rearend:

1990 Mustang LX 8.8

Ford Motorsport 4.30 gears

Detroit Locker No-Spin unit

Superior 31-spline axles

Suspension:

1986 Mustang GT K-Member

Energy Suspension polyurethane engine mounts and transmission mount

PST polyurethane bushing kit for the entire front cross member section and sway bars

Competition Engineering 90/10 front drag struts and 50/50 rear drag shocks

Ford Motorsport ?B? springs

Air Lift rear airbag kit

Southside Machine lower control arms

Steeda adjustable upper control arms

Kenny Brown sub frame connectors

Braking:

1986 Mustang GT braking components (10? front rotors vs. the original 9? units)

Cooling:

Ford Motorsport 3-core radiator

Interior:

Factory Black interior

Autometer 5? tachometer

Autogage 2? oil pressure, voltmeter and water temperature guages in custom fabricated guage panel

Grant Carbon Fiber steering wheel with billet aluminum spokes

Sony X-Plod in dash CD player

Exterior:

2001 Nissan X-Terra Yellow (PPG urethane Basecoat/Clearcoat painted by Scott Lockhart of East Bridgewater, Massachusetts)

2001 Satin Black

Original type decals reproduced by www.Phoenix Graphix.com

Awards:

2004 Awards
April 2004-(2nd place) at the Shelby Mustang Meet, Mustangs Unlimited, Manchester, Connecticut

June 2004-(Most Popular) at the MCCNE Spring Round Up, Mustangs Unlimited, Manchester, Connecticut

August 2004-(Editor's choice from MM&FF Magazine/Saturday) at Fun Ford Weekend, New England Dragway, Epping New Hampshire

August 2004-(Top 25/Sunday) at Fun Ford Weekend, New England Dragway, Epping, New Hampshire

September 2004-(1st place) at the Wheels of Time annual car show, Brockton Fairgrounds, Brockton, Massachusetts

2005 Awards

April 2005-(1st Place) at the Shelby Mustang Meet, Mustangs Unlimited, Manchester, Connecticut

July 2005-(1st Place) at the Mustang Car Club of New England's annual summer show, Rodman Ford, Foxboro, Massachusetts.

August 2005-Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords Magazine feature page 170-173.

December 2005-Modified Mustang Magazine page 147. Small picture of burnout and small paragraph.

December 2005-Four Eyed Pride's 2006 calendar (June 2006).

2006 Awards

July 2006-(1st Place) at Tasca Fords annual summer show, Tasca Ford, Cranston, Rhode Island.

This car was built by my twin brother Paul Slaney and myself during a 4 year period (2000-2004).





 

 

 

 

 

 

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