First some housekeeping, sort comments below oldest first, and the build will be chronological
In here I’m going to try and document as much as I can about my Ford 302 V8 swapped s13 coupe. As far as I'm aware, it's a somewhat rare swap, maybe 20-30 in the US, and only a handful that are driven regulary or at tracks. I've had this engine in the car since 2015, and it's been a constant R&D battle to get to the reliability that I have today.
To those super into the JDM aspect, this build might not be something to gravitate towards, but let me explain(rant) my mindframe and how I view this car. I love 80/90's japanese (and german) cars, and I love seeing all of your authentic, OEM/JDM styling, and all the passion that it takes to maintain that level of aestetic while drifting the car. But I dont watch anime, I can't read kanji, or have any real desire to go to japan, or feel deeply connected to that culture at all. I love hotrodding, and the mentality that drives that culture. Not hotrods that you see at some fairground in $8,000 of easter egg colored paint, a poster propping the hood up, full of pictures of the car youre looking at, telling you that Carroll Shelby once breathed on it. Hotrodding, to me, is the DIY or die attitude, 2am nights building something that shakes the ground a little when started, as fast and lean as you could make it given the peices you have, and every part and bracket has that perfect imperfection about it, but you created it.
'Building a hotrod is like a jigsaw puzzle, except some of the peices in the box are missing, you dont use all the peices it came with, some peices are from other boxes, or are fabricated entirely, and in the end it doesnt look anything like the picture on the box it came in'
So, in my opinion, this is my hotrod.
First, the current mod list. I’m including parts numbers mostly for my own reference later if I break something, I’m going through all my email invoices to write out this list XD
Engine
Ford Windsor 302 V8
E7 Heads w/ larger valves, port work
ARP head studs 154-4001
Crower 15512 282/286 camshaft
Scorpion 1.6 roller rockers 1021
FMS hydraulic lifters 6500-R302H
Comp Cams pushrods 6.248” 7826-16
Edelbrock Victor EFI intake manifold
Edlebrock 70mm Throttle body
OEM 19# injectors
Pro-M MAF 75MM Bullet 75BP-M93
Powermaster starter 9603
March Performance PS pump bracket 30035-09
Procomp alternator bracket 232-1001
Ford “3G” Alternator
Nitrous Outlet single nozzle 50 wet shot (not used while drifting)
Nitrous Outlet Promod solenoid 22-50001PM
Nitrous Express Maximizer Controller 16006
Nitrous Pro Flow Purge Kit 307704
Zex 10# nitrous bottle
BBK Headers 1515
2.5” to single 3” steel exhaust, vband clamps
Flowmaster FlowFX Muffler 71229
Drivetrain
Tremec TKX Transmission 18084 (Road Race .81 5th gear)
FMS Bellhousing 6392-R58
Tilton Hydraulic throwout bearing 60-6102
Tilton Clutch Delay Valve 90-5000
Wilwood Clutch Master 260-10372
Wilwood clutch pedal 13574
Spec 6 puck clutch SF483
Sachs Flywheel NFW1100
Shaftmaster 3” steel driveshaft
Fluids
Jaz 12Gal Foamed Fuel Cell 012-06
KRC 100 Micron Fuel Filter 4708
Tanks Inc. 10 Micron Fuel Filter FF-10
Deatschwerks fuel pump 250iL
DIY fuel surge tank
Griffin Dual Pass 3” Radiator 29221-X
Flexalite Black Magic 3000cfm FLX-168
AFCO LM7B Oil Cooler
Canton Accusump 3qt, electric valve 24-006
Permacool remote oil filter 1791
Derale Oil Thermostat 180F 25719
Derale PS cooler 13215
Suspension
Fortune Auto 500 Gen 6 Coilovers (10k/6k)
B Knuckle
S13 LCA - Stock length
GKtech 50mm front spacer
ISR arms
ISR front sway bar
Interior
Rollcagecomponents.com 6 point 1.5” cage
Sparco Seats Evo II-US
Momo steering wheel
Quickcar Steering wheel quick release 68-012
Howe steering column mount 91997
Allstar performance steering support bearings 52140
Borgenson Steering ujoints 013446
Borgenson Collapsible steering shaft 460018
Autometer Procomp gauges (tachometer, oil pressure, water/oil/trans temp, volts)
Longacre oil pressure/water temp warning lights
Electronics
Ford A9L ECU
Nitrousdave.com Relay Board
MSD 6AL Ignition Box
MSD Blaster Ignition Coil 8227
Ron Francis Engine Wiring Harness Cobra-75
Tefzel chassis wiring
Quickcar Switch Panel 50-166
Quickcar Kill Switch 55-009
Ultima Red Top 9004-003
Exterior
Summit Racing Bright Aqua Pearl paint UP-326G
Allstar Performance Front Crash Bar ALL22328
KBD front bumper
Fake Spirit Rei Rear Bumper
Fake generic sideskirts
Fake Origin fenders
Fake dmax hood vent
OEM s14 Kouki wing
GKTech mirrors
Enkei RPF1 17x9.5 +15
Enkei PF01
Gramlight 57f
Riverside Aldstat 18” (multiple)
Braking
Z32 Front calipers (steel)
Hawk HPS+ pads
Stainless steel brake lines
Sikky inline handbrake (with Wilwood remote reservoir)
Villians drift dual rear caliper kit
Awesome build. Can't wait to read more of the story