THE BUILD - Constantly being updated, stay tuned
So I've always enjoyed my SVT tour, but as time has passed my growing passion for the car wanted more. I've missed the power and acceleration that my built Camaro had to offer and found myself looking at Porsche 911 turbos and Dodge Vipers for my next vehicle. Well I weighed the cost of buying one of these vehicles versus the cost of bringing my SVT Contour up to a comparable performance level and to me it seemed that I would have more bang for the buck by building up my existing car. Thus I started planning my build.
I've based a lot of the structure of this engine off of what has been known to work in the past as well as leveraging some knowledge from the Nobel cars, which use a twin-turbo Ford 3.0L Duratec. I've spent a lot of time on phones talking to companies such as Scat, Wiseco, Pauter Machine, Arias Pistons, K1 Technologies, Ross Racing, Diamond Racing, AER Manufacturing, and many more. I've contracted Wagamon Brother's a engine builder local to my home to provide the machine work necessary to make this build happen. I have very high power goals for this car, but not all of this power will be useable from the start. This car will require substantial frame modifications and transmission/drivetrain upgrades to put the majority of my targeted power goals to the ground. My plan is to prove out my build to these targeted levels, but then step it back down to a usable level until the rest of the car can support it. Below you will find my tentative build plan along with my power targets. Stay tuned to my page for updates. The plan I have laid out will be shooting for completetion no later then April 2010. Enjoy.
2005 Ford Escape 3.0L Duratec V6
Configuration : Traversely mounted, 60-degree V6, cast aluminum block and heads, fully counterweighted forged crankshaft
Rods: K1 Technologies 4340 Billet H-Beam Rods
Pistons: UNDECIDED (CP Racing or Wiseco, custom dished 9:1 comp.)
Bore x Stroke : 89.0mm x 79.5mm
Displacement : 2,967cc/181cid
Compression ratio : 9.0:1
Horsepower : 500 hp @ 7,000 rpm (TARGETED GOAL at wheels)
Torque : 450 lb/ft @ 5,625 (TARGETED GOAL at wheels)
Redline : 7,200 rpm (adjusted with SCT PRP software)
Specific output : 168.52 hp/liter
Valvetrain : Double overhead cams (hollow camshafts), chain drive, roller finger followers with hydraulic lash adjustment, beehive valve springs, four valves per cylinder, EXTRUDE HONE Powerflow™ process applied to secondary intake ports
Intake valves : 2 per cylinder, 35mm head diameter
Exhaust valves : 2 per cylinder, 30mm head diameter
Fuel system : Sequential electronic fuel injection
Intake manifold : 2005 Ford ST220 Mondeo intake manifold, cast aluminum plenum chamber, EXTRUDE HONE Powerflow™ process applied to internal surfaces
Throttle body : 70mm bore Mustang throttle body
Air-mass sensor : 90mm SVT Lighting MAF
Exhaust manifolds : WeaponR stainless steel headers shorty design
Exhaust system : NPG stainless steel turbo piping, cat-delete, custom 76.2mm T304 stainless seel cat-back section mated to Borla resonator, Dual Borla 57mm stainless steel mufflers, 76.2mm rolled T304 Porsche GT2 tips.
Turbo Setup
Configuration :
Stage 2 - Nautilus Performance Group Turbo Kit
