Not exactly a dime rocket but close.

fred goodwin · 01-01-2015, 10:28 PM

As some of you may know I bought Ken Robinson's 88 turbocoupe stocker,I made it out to the track once before it closed for the season, it only went 14.80 @just a weak 88 mph! not very impressive but it has tons of potential,im changing a bunch of stuff over the winter and hopfully i can get it to run the R/S index of 13.95, so far I took the head off and had a stocker valve job done along with some new valve springs and retainers.,a new 3" down pipe and a header, I think it will a fun project for now im going try and run the index on the cheap and see what happens.

Lew Silverman · 01-01-2015, 11:18 PM

Good Luck with the new ride, Fred! Looks like you're going to be having some fun this year!!

goinbroke2 · 01-01-2015, 11:38 PM

Looks like fun, love the pic of the driveway and all the fords! LOL!

Mark Yacavone · 01-02-2015, 01:30 AM

Fred,
Running under the index shouldn't be much of a problem for a turbo car.
What are you using for a transmission?

fred goodwin · 01-02-2015, 12:08 PM

T5 for now mark,but I had my eye on some of that 2.3 C4 stuff on your page !

maybe next year.

Mark Yacavone · 01-02-2015, 01:29 PM

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Originally Posted by fred goodwin

T5 for now mark,but I had my eye on some of that 2.3 C4 stuff on your page !

maybe next year.

The T 5 will work if you're not running that combo hard.
I started with a T 5 out of T/C (3.95 low), in the Mustang.
First problem was the syncros wouldn't let me power shift it over 6 grand.
So I bought a Harbor Freight Dremel copy and slick shifted 2,3,4. Then took 5th gear completely out of it.
I had to make a shifter blocking plate so I couldn't go from 2nd to 5th. The 3rd gear slot was a little narrow and hard to find while pushing away from you.
After that, I never had a shifting problem for the two years that I ran the stick shift.

fred goodwin · 01-02-2015, 06:41 PM

Mark the plan is to run the T5 til it breaks,thats when I buy an automatic setup,for now I just want to get it flowing a little better with the header and downpipe,it had a stock exhaust manifold and stock 2.5 downpipe,it also had some ignition issues when I got it where you could not turn up the boost over 12 psi, after a good tune up it cleared that up but it still lays down over 3500 rpm that's why I pulled the head and checked the springs and valve job, (springs were shot) 80lbs on the seat.

fred goodwin · 07-07-2015, 07:25 PM

A little update on the tbird,I ran it a couple of weeks ago it went a best of 13.73 @95.55 still not right but its getting there.

https://www.facebook.com/fred.goodwi...type=2&theater

Billy Nees · 07-07-2015, 07:41 PM

Fred, good to see you getting the T-bird out!

Frank Castros · 07-07-2015, 07:46 PM

Congratulations on your progress!
Keep thrashing on it and you'll be rewarded.
Have fun and good luck too.

01-01-2015, 10:28 PM	#1
fred goodwin Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: shopville kentucky Posts: 80 Likes: 205 Liked 35 Times in 11 Posts	Not exactly a dime rocket but close. As some of you may know I bought Ken Robinson's 88 turbocoupe stocker,I made it out to the track once before it closed for the season, it only went 14.80 @just a weak 88 mph! not very impressive but it has tons of potential,im changing a bunch of stuff over the winter and hopfully i can get it to run the R/S index of 13.95, so far I took the head off and had a stocker valve job done along with some new valve springs and retainers.,a new 3" down pipe and a header, I think it will a fun project for now im going try and run the index on the cheap and see what happens. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by fred goodwin; 01-01-2015 at 10:34 PM.

01-01-2015, 11:18 PM	#2
Lew Silverman VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 1,435 Likes: 371 Liked 129 Times in 59 Posts	Re: Not exactly a dime rocket but close. Good Luck with the new ride, Fred! Looks like you're going to be having some fun this year!! __________________ Lew Silverman #2070 "The Wagon Master" N/SA

01-01-2015, 11:38 PM	#3
goinbroke2 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: NS CANADA Posts: 879 Likes: 1,517 Liked 378 Times in 146 Posts	Re: Not exactly a dime rocket but close. Looks like fun, love the pic of the driveway and all the fords! LOL!

01-02-2015, 01:30 AM	#4
Mark Yacavone Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Miles From Nowhere Posts: 7,806 Likes: 2,893 Liked 5,104 Times in 1,946 Posts	Re: Not exactly a dime rocket but close. Fred, Running under the index shouldn't be much of a problem for a turbo car. What are you using for a transmission? __________________ "We are lucky we don't get as much Government as we pay for." Will Rogers

01-02-2015, 12:08 PM	#5
fred goodwin Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: shopville kentucky Posts: 80 Likes: 205 Liked 35 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Not exactly a dime rocket but close. T5 for now mark,but I had my eye on some of that 2.3 C4 stuff on your page ! maybe next year.

01-02-2015, 06:41 PM	#7
fred goodwin Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: shopville kentucky Posts: 80 Likes: 205 Liked 35 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Not exactly a dime rocket but close. Mark the plan is to run the T5 til it breaks,thats when I buy an automatic setup,for now I just want to get it flowing a little better with the header and downpipe,it had a stock exhaust manifold and stock 2.5 downpipe,it also had some ignition issues when I got it where you could not turn up the boost over 12 psi, after a good tune up it cleared that up but it still lays down over 3500 rpm that's why I pulled the head and checked the springs and valve job, (springs were shot) 80lbs on the seat. Attached Thumbnails

07-07-2015, 07:25 PM	#8
fred goodwin Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: shopville kentucky Posts: 80 Likes: 205 Liked 35 Times in 11 Posts	Re: Not exactly a dime rocket but close. A little update on the tbird,I ran it a couple of weeks ago it went a best of 13.73 @95.55 still not right but its getting there. https://www.facebook.com/fred.goodwi...type=2&theater Attached Thumbnails

07-07-2015, 07:41 PM	#9
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,483 Likes: 3,581 Liked 7,670 Times in 1,728 Posts	Re: Not exactly a dime rocket but close. Fred, good to see you getting the T-bird out! __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS I'm not spending 100K to win 2K

07-07-2015, 07:46 PM	#10
Frank Castros VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Lowcountry. Posts: 2,956 Likes: 2,543 Liked 2,610 Times in 948 Posts	Re: Not exactly a dime rocket but close. Congratulations on your progress! Keep thrashing on it and you'll be rewarded. Have fun and good luck too.