Late last year, my friend approached me to build a high HP car to compete in Mile Racing events, using the Coyote platform in a 2013 GT chassis. So.. I've been in the process of drawing up plans, and laying the ground work.
We have 2 cars.. One in Grabber, and one in Deep Impact..
The Grabber will be the first build, which will need to make around 2000hp to meet our eventual goal of around 250mph.
I've been watching the Sportsman block deal for a few months.. and looked into sleeving, etc.. I've come to the conclusion that none of these solutions will work for us. So, I've approached a company about having a billet aluminum/ductile iron sleeved Coyote block built. We're currently sending them a block, which will be drawn up in CAD. We will be beefing up key areas of concern, and in about 3 months, we'll have the first test piece. This block will be put through its paces, on the dyno, and at the Texas Mile either this fall, or in the spring of 2014.
This WILL happen, and once we get some time in to make sure it's solid, I'll probably make them available if anyone is interested. If you're worried about cost, then this isn't for you. lol.. We're looking at 20 grand to have the first block built.. and roughly 9-10 grand per block after that. But, it will be built to withstand pretty much anything you can throw at it. We've been assured that it will hold in the neighborhood of 2500-3000hp. Also, this block will have water jackets, so it will be 100% street-able. It will be completely compatible with all accessories.
I'll post pics once we get the first block in, and of course pics of the build. I'm pretty excited to see what kind of numbers we can make, and what we can run in the GT. The chassis will be under the knife in the next month or so.. getting a full cage, billet 9", bracing, etc.. Then, we'll mock up the turbo, fuel, ignition and dry sump setup. Stay tuned as we put together this monster.
We have 2 cars.. One in Grabber, and one in Deep Impact..
The Grabber will be the first build, which will need to make around 2000hp to meet our eventual goal of around 250mph.
I've been watching the Sportsman block deal for a few months.. and looked into sleeving, etc.. I've come to the conclusion that none of these solutions will work for us. So, I've approached a company about having a billet aluminum/ductile iron sleeved Coyote block built. We're currently sending them a block, which will be drawn up in CAD. We will be beefing up key areas of concern, and in about 3 months, we'll have the first test piece. This block will be put through its paces, on the dyno, and at the Texas Mile either this fall, or in the spring of 2014.
This WILL happen, and once we get some time in to make sure it's solid, I'll probably make them available if anyone is interested. If you're worried about cost, then this isn't for you. lol.. We're looking at 20 grand to have the first block built.. and roughly 9-10 grand per block after that. But, it will be built to withstand pretty much anything you can throw at it. We've been assured that it will hold in the neighborhood of 2500-3000hp. Also, this block will have water jackets, so it will be 100% street-able. It will be completely compatible with all accessories.
I'll post pics once we get the first block in, and of course pics of the build. I'm pretty excited to see what kind of numbers we can make, and what we can run in the GT. The chassis will be under the knife in the next month or so.. getting a full cage, billet 9", bracing, etc.. Then, we'll mock up the turbo, fuel, ignition and dry sump setup. Stay tuned as we put together this monster.
