Midwest Turbo & Performance

At MTP, we race what we sell! We know that actions speak louder than words and what better way to communicate this than to get in the trenches and do some racing. Our latest "shop car" is this SFI 25.5 spec 1979 Ford Fairmont. As the heads up racing scene has progressed, our old mule has grown obsolete. Employing many of the very same products and services you see advertised here on our site, we're putting together a car which we feel represents a broad cross section of our customer base. While it may admittedly be on the ragged edge, we aren't going to let that stop us from having some fun driving it on the street. We'll post updated photos as the project progresses. Refer to the list below for vehicle specs.

**THIS CAR IS FOR SALE $35,000 Turn-key**

Engine Specifications

Engine Displacement - 406 ci

Bore & Stroke - 4.155" x 3.75"

Crankshaft - SCAT 4340

Pistons - JE Forged

Connecting rods - "H" beam

Engine Block - DART Little "M"

Head Gaskets - SCE Copper

Cylinder Heads - Brodix 18x

Valves - Manley (SS Intake, Inconel Exhaust)

Intake Manifold - Brodix - EFI Conversion by MTP

Camshaft - MTP Custom solid roller

Valvetrain - COMP/Jesel

Headers - 1-7/8" custom by MTP

Exhaust coating - JetHot "2000" gray ceramic coating

Wastegates - TiAl 44mm (2ea)

Turbochargers - Garrett/Precision Turbo PT-76 (2ea)

Bypass valve - ATI ProCharger "race" valve

Intercooler - ATI ProCharger "2000 hp" Air/Water

Throttle Body - Wilson Manifolds 95mm

Engine Management - Accel DFI Gen VII 77022

Boost Control - Handled by Accel DFI Gen VII

Injectors - Bosch/Motorsport 160 lb/hr

Fuel Pump - Magna Fuel Pro Star EFI 750

Fuel Regulator - Aeromotive Pro-Series Boost Reference EFI

Distributor - Accel DFI Dual sync 77190 (using cam sync only)

Crank Trigger - MSD

Ignition MSD 7AL2 P/N 7220

Ignition coil - MSD Pro Power HVC II P/N 8261

Ignition wires - Accel 8.8 300+ Ferro-Spiral

Chassis Specifications

Rollcage - SFI 25.5 (certified to 7.50 e.t.) Mild Steel by MTP, components from SW Racecars & Chassis Engineering

Rear Suspension - SW Ladder bars & track locator

Rear shocks - Strange Engineering double adjustable coilovers, Hypercoil springs

Rearend - Ford 9" Torino style large bearing housing

Third member - Strange Pro Race Nodular Iron, Strange Pro Race spool, 35 spline yoke & Forged aluminum pinion support

Ring & Pinion - Richmond "Big Pinion" 9310 Pro Gears

Front suspension - PA racing K-member & rod-end type control arms

Front struts - Strange Engineering adjustable w/ coilover kit, Afco springs

Caster plates - MTP "max-caster", rod end type

Front brakes - Lincoln MK VIII Calipers & 5-lug rotors

Wheels - Center Line Convo Pro (15 x 12 rear, 15 x 4 front)

Rear Tires - Mickey Thompson 28 x 10.5

Front Tires - Moroso DS2 25.0 x 4.5

Parachute - Simpson Skyjacker cross form drag chute

Seats - Kirkey lightweight aluminum

A couple of pictures of the SFI 25.5 cage early on in the construction process .

A shot of the freshly installed trunk floor and mini tubs.

Update - 3/25/07 Our project car makes its first trip to the track...sort of. It's quite ready for service, but we did get the car to the track for NHRA/SFI certification of the roll cage. As shown below, we're now officially SFI 25.5 compliant and are legal to go as quick as 7.50 et's

Here is an updated shot of our powerplant. Its getting close. We'll post up some dyno figures once they become available.

To the track at last! We took the shop car out for some low boost shakedown runs and were pleased with the results. With the boost turned down to a measly 6.5 psi we got the car to run in the 9 second zone, running 9.90's at 135 plus mph. With the easy passes under our belt, we'll begin turning up the wick soon. See our time ticket above.

We made it back to the track for another round of testing with mixed results. It appears that we either have a trans-slip or Torque converter issue. We nudged the boost up a bit and ran 6.02 to the eighth mile (equivalent to 9.20's in the quarter) but a little soft on the back half, lifting early and rolling through at 9.49 at only 136mph. We'll be back out once we get a chance to address the convertor/trans issues.

Update 9/08/07 - We took the car up to US36 Raceway in Osborne Mo. for some 1/8th mile action and found the track a bit more slippery than our home track. That said, we did manage a best to date 5.86 @ 127mph in spite of the poor 60' time, with the same tune from the last time out. It looks like that trans has been holding us back more than we realized! We also got some ink in FSC magazine, click below to read recent articles featuring the MTP Fairmont and to watch a video of our recent test pass at US36.

Click here to watch the video of the MTP Fairmont running down the slippery US 36 raceway.

Update 9/21/07 - We took the "Furious Fairmont" to KCIR for some more testing action and found the track a bit more slippery than expected. That said, we did manage a best to date 5.71 @ 125mph to the 1/8th mile in spite of the slipping and sliding and banging the rev limiter. It appears that we're at the limits of our torque convertor and will need to make a convertor upgrade and perhaps some chassis adjustments before we ratchet the power up any further.

Click here to watch the video of the MTP Fairmont testing at Kansas City International Raceway.

Click here for a copy of the recent FSC Magazine article featuring the MTP Fairmont
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