FRRP 5.3 NA Build

RoscoP

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It’s been a long time since I read or posted. My 06 GT needed some love at 94k mikes.
The car is used for track days and in the warm months I chose it to drive to work.
Started over heating in 3,4,5th (2800rpm with a load) and no matter what we did to the tune or cooling system, it would not stay cool. Could cool it with increased rpm.
So new motor excuse! I went through all the options from crate to build. In the end we decided on this.

Motor
FFRP 5.3 short block
MMP Stage3 3V heads
MMP Comp Cam road race grind
FFRP intake and throttle body
Steeda underdrive pullies
Mishimoto Radiator
Canton road race oil pan
Long Tube headers
High flow cats
FFRP X Pipe
FFRP Exhaust

Lots of suspension goodies cobbled together over the years
FFRP shocks, struts, swaybars
Eibach Sport Springs
Steeda rear control arms, 3rd link
Steeda adjustable panhard bar
Home turned rear control arm Delrin bushings
BMR rear control arm relocation brackets
Home grown cable limiters with 2” travel to keep the rear from traveling too far

Brakes
ST43 pad compound (not a great street compound, basically steel plates)
Baer 14” front and rear rotors
Boss Brembo front calipers
Home made rear caliper relocation brackets
GT500 brake cooling backing plates and ducts

The results are a fun car to drive with a great torque curve that really wakes up at 4500prm. Sort of feels like my 00R at 5k rpm.
First track day identified things like the need to remove the rear bump stops.

Very fun to drive and happy with where we are today.
Freakin loud!
387rwhp 367ftlb torque
 

Papaw

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Nice. My wife drives a high mileage '05 and I was wondering what options I had besides buying a newer model. Just so I understand, is this a complete crate engine or one you pieced together.
She also runs GT500 wheels.
 

RoscoP

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Nice. My wife drives a high mileage '05 and I was wondering what options I had besides buying a newer model. Just so I understand, is this a complete crate engine or one you pieced together.
She also runs GT500 wheels.

This is a Ford 5.3L Cast Iron short block and MMR Stage 3 heads. I miss stated MMP above.
 

Race4food

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So over $12,000 into that and you are at the STOCK power of a 1st gen Coyote for $6700 complete.. did I miss something?
 

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