Let me introduce BDR 1591 aka VMS Mayhem

[Ragtop1995]

New member here, but just wanted to compliment you on your beautiful build. It looks like it's going to be a beast. Just curious why you went with the standard throttle body over the 132mm eliptical one. This seems like you're going to be after big numbers and the standard TB is leaving a lot of ponies on the table.

[1SwtRide]

Originally Posted by Ragtop1995

New member here, but just wanted to compliment you on your beautiful build. It looks like it's going to be a beast. Just curious why you went with the standard throttle body over the 132mm eliptical one. This seems like you're going to be after big numbers and the standard TB is leaving a lot of ponies on the table.

Welcome to the club, Ragtop! Thanks for the nice words. We decided to do a direct front feed air bridge instead of the larger elliptical, side twisting set up. To accomplish that we need to go the standard round TB for space purposes. The engine will be much cleaner looking in my opinion.

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At the power levels I think VMS will get my car to, the loss of some hp/tq shouldn't be that big of a deal. Plus, without a stand along EMS that has true traction and slip control, I suspect the I'll have traction issues with what the smaller round TB will provide. Only time will tell.

Do you own/plan on owning a Cobra? If so, would love to hear about it.

John

p.s. are you on the Corvette forums at all? Your user name seems familiar.

[1SwtRide]

While progress on the build is happening, there isn't much photographic updates to provide yet. So, how does one fill in that void...buy stuff in anticipation of the delivery...

[Ragtop1995]

Originally Posted by 1SwtRide

Welcome to the club, Ragtop! Thanks for the nice words. We decided to do a direct front feed air bridge instead of the larger elliptical, side twisting set up. To accomplish that we need to go the standard round TB for space purposes. The engine will be much cleaner looking in my opinion

Do you own/plan on owning a Cobra? If so, would love to hear about it.

John

p.s. are you on the Corvette forums at all? Your user name seems familiar.

No, I've never been on the corvette forums. I lurk a little on the Mustang boards.
I resurrected my name from the Mustangworld days in the 90's. I had a Paxton on my 95 vert. That was back when if you put 300hp to the ground you were a street player. Oh, have times changed! Been getting the itch to get back into the game. Thinking about getting a Whipple on a Mustang GT for awhile. Just recently, I realized a Cobra might be a better option because either would be a weekend/fair weather car.

The whipple looks gorgeous in your configuration. Congrats on a well researched and planned build!

[1SwtRide]

To make great something that is good, you must tear it down and build it back up....

Because I insisted on making this one of "those" builds, I knew there would be areas into the unknown we'd go (at least for me). I was correct. Loving what will be the symmetrical appearance of the engine bay when the required tanks etc. are installed with the front mount air intake, an issue came up about clearance. VMS reworked the engine mounts and all other sorts of modifications to make the intrusion as minimal as possible. They did it. This is going to be stealth but menacing when done. Well done VMS!

Now, hood is off to the magicians at the paint shop and VMS will turn now to getting the engine running. Things are getting interesting!

[1SwtRide]

While the paint shop is working their magic on the modified hood, VMS is moving ahead with the build..

Now that's a cool (pun intended) grill. VMS's custom work at its finest





Custom fluid tanks that will straddle the straight air inlet pipe...

[1SwtRide]

Mated to the engine.





Front end coming together

[1SwtRide]

[1SwtRide]

Loving the progress... The VMS crew is knocking the details out of the park!!

[Blacklemming]

When can we see Some tyre chredding video's

[1SwtRide]

It's the things you don't see that you should most appreciate.

Trick oil cooler



Making sure the fluids flow right



The torque twist from this engine deserves extra bracing. I hadn't thought about it and VMS did this because it's the correct thing to do. At every turn VMS is impressing me.