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Ed,

I just spent Saturday in hell! My IAT's were running 100-145 degrees all day long. E-town had their 2nd Street Wars round for 2007 on Saturday. Let me begin by saying it was friggin’ hot & humid. The format is US Muscle against the Imports. Separated by 3 classes - I went in the 13.99 to 13.00 class.

Your head & cam setup insured that my car was consistent all day long. What else can you ask for! All I had to do was look at my IAT's and I could dial my times in.

At the end of the day, I only came in second (yeah I can see the tears now). I lost to a 65-67 Corvette coupe designed for the track after I spun when 3rd gear hit (driver error). My '04 GTO ran with street tires, stock exhaust, stock torque converter etc, etc. I had him in the 1/8th mile - but 3rd hit and that was all she wrote.

My car was never so consistent/predictable before - which when you are running bracket classes is all you can ask for.

Thanks
Steve P.

 
 
Ed,

Thought you may be interested. I had the new cam installed last week and the car tuned by Jeff Creech.

Results: 408 rwhp/376 rwtq SAE corrected

It was in the mid 90's temp with moderate humidity so I am sure that cost me some. That was a 31 HP/10TQ gain over last time, which was on a different dyno and obviously a different day. The car runs great, way better than ever and I am very pleased with the gains. I was hoping for a few ponies more but some things from my set up may be holding me back.

1.The intake- I know it is not going to flow as much as the FAST, but I was trying to avoid the leaking issues.
2. The heads were not milled at all and that combined with…
3. I used the 04 GM gasket, which from what I hear, is fairly thick so I may be giving up a little compression.

Anyhow, the car runs great and I appreciate all of your help in getting me into the 400 Club.

Dave - 2004 LS1 GTO
 
 
Ed,

I got the damn thing up and running this last weekend and took her to the track! Needless to say, you have one happy customer here! It pulls up to 7000 rpm if I wanted to. I wound up shifting at about 6700 rpm from 1-2 and 2-3. For the 3-4 shift, I went to 6500 rpm. I was only able to make 6 passes on the slicks but ran a best of 11.43 at 121.59 with a best ever 60 ft. of 1.59. The old combo was a best of 11.9 at 116 mph on the same slicks.

Here's what changed with your cam ... of course the titanium retainers, Rollmaster timing set, springs, crane hydraulic roller lifters. Then I went with manual steering a-la Flaming River. I have the car weighing about 200lbs. less this year because the interior is out, except for the drivers seat. I am getting ready to put my 8 pt. moly cage in. I also ditched the stock clutch fan for a Mark 8 fan. I also had to upgrade the clutch and went with a spec stage 5.

It was very warm when we ran...it was in the mid to upper 80's, I know that there are at least 2 tenths and 2mph in it just on a cooler day, plus I need some more seat time. I ran my street tires (Yokohama a520's 255/40/17) first and wound up with a best of 12.04 at 122 mph with a 1.91 60ft.

I made 6 passes on the street tires and decided to bolt on the slicks! I ran 15 degrees of timing and did not mess with it so I don't know if I could have run more or not.

I love how the car sounds idling. Speaking of which, I do still need to tune the car as I am running the chip from last year, so there may be a little more there too. Should be going to the dyno in the next few weeks, so I'll let you know some more numbers when I get those.

I want to run 10's on all motor now and I am closer than I thought I would be, so I want it really bad now! I think if I could find some skinnies to fit up front with my cobra brakes, it should be do-able. Thanks for listening and your support through this year's build. I feel really good about this one because I did all the work myself with a little help from a buddy or two, but I didn't have to pay a builder to do any of it with the exception of the springs on the heads. It's such an awesome feeling!

Thanks again for your support Ed,
Brandon W
 
 
Ed,

I got the car running last weekend. The engine idles with a ton of vacuum and runs without even a hiccup off idle. I assume this is because of the wider lobe separation. I only have a little street driving on it so far but I hope to run it on a chassis dyno in the next few weeks to set the carb and make sure everything is ok.

It is absolutely crazy when it starts making boost, it will smoke the 28x11.5 ET streets in high gear from a 40 mph float. I am very anxious to get things sorted out and get some track testing on it.

Thanks for a great job on the cam.
Brad B
 
 
Hey Ed,

I got the cam, AFR 165's and RPM intake on and just wanted to let you know how it went.

Max Power 295.0 @ 5750 RPM
Max Torque 299.2 @ 4250 RPM

BTW, results were on a Mustang Dyno....
Think we could have hit 300 but it started to lean out because I'm still using the stock 19# injectors. Can't wait to see what it runs at the track. Anyway, just wanted to say thanks for the cam and that I will definitely come to you for any future plans.
Bob Z
 
 
Evil Ed,

Thanks for the "POWER" to run with the big dogs!
Snooky Racing - NMRA Real Street
 
Hey Ed,

Thanks a TON for all your help!! The Factory Stocker and the Ferocious Focus projects are getting ready to rip the world a new one!
Olivia and Curtis
O&C Racing - NMRA Factory Stock and Wild Street
 
 
Hey Ed,

I just thought I'd drop you a note. I went for my first test drive today with a wideband and TwEECer installed to do some tuning. Things look great...except for my boxers. I'm going to need a new pair. :)
I did progressively bigger blasts...up to 3k, then up to 4k, then 4500, etc... so i could datalog and watch my a/f ratio and adjust accordingly. I'm glad I had my ET streets on or else the car would have been all over the road! The surprising part to me was how well this cam behaved! This cam is bigger than anything I've ever run before (duration wise) and it's got a very VERY healthy lope. However, the car doesn't want to stall out, and it doesn't even BUCK when cruising below 2k. I'm speechless! Hopefully the track performance will be just as impressive... that is if I have the balls to drive it like it needs to be driven. :)
Ben
 

Hey Ed,

This was my first time to run on a drag strip ever! It was an eighth mile, traction fair, my two best runs were 1.77 60' 7.89 seconds @ 88.39mph. The car weighs 3250 with driver. Using 26x11.50 ET streets on a spare pair of pony wheels.
Not bad for set of home ported inferior 6037's oh yeah & the right cam helps too!
I am a very satisfied customer. I plan to run HRP & have 1/4 mile #'s in a few weeks.
Buddy
  
Ed,

I took my car and had it dyno tuned yesterday. Just thought you might like to see the numbers since I got my cam from you. The car made 320 rwhp and 320 ft-lbs of torque. The car runs like a beast. I couldn't be any happier with the way it turned out. Thanks a lot for getting me the right cam! I think that has definitely made a difference. My mods are below just so you can have reference.

Thanks again.
Chris W

94 GT TFS Track Heat Intake, Twisted Wedge Heads, FTI Cam, 65mm TB, C&L 73mm MAF, 24# Injectors, Kirban AFPR, 255lph, BBK Long tubes, Off Road H-Pipe, BBK Under-drive Pulleys, Mac CAI, Pro 5.0 Shifter w/ tri-ax handle, Eibach springs, 3:73's, SPEC Clutch, JMS Chip
 

Ed,

Just wanted to comment on how great the heads looked. Those adaptor plates looked like a part of the head itself. Steve was very impressed. The intake was awesome as well. We are hoping to fire it up on Thursday night and be on the dyno Saturday.

Thanks again.
Darin H. NMRA PS7
 

Ed,

Great news!!! The car is finally running like it should. It turned out to be a dead injector, so basically I was running on 7 cylinders. It now runs great with tremendous torque. Because of all of the performance parts I've got, I thought it might be a bit soft at low revs, but thanks to that cam of yours I can pull a way from a stoplight in 3rd gear with no fuss and no drama.

Darrel
  

Hey Ed,

YOU ARE THE MAN!
I am dialing in the tune and getting close to having the small drivability gremlins slain. We have had a good bit of warm weather lately but a few days ago after dark the air was good and cool for making HP and I could not resist temptation and curiosity any longer. I have been working on the a/f thing so I have kept the spark down to be safe. Anyhow, I was needing some gas and I got to thinking to myself - - - I could add a little octane boost, richen up the a/f for the high load table, and spike up the spark a bit and see if I could feel a little of that old Ed Curtis magic I have heard people speak about. Man, that car is an animal. That thing just rocks. I LIKE IT! I could go on and on about how pleased I am.

I do want to give you a few observations of the combo so far and don't forget I am working on things like idle strategy and such, (it is a street car you know) and the tune is nowhere close to max power. I can idle it a bit low and it sounds like it is ready to take care of business, but if I bump it up to around 850 rpm, it sounds almost stock. Best of both worlds, don't you think? I have way more low end than I thought I would have. Mid range is very strong. The other night I pushed it to 5k a couple times and I was quite pleased. Don't forget it was fat with fuel and spark was a bit advanced but certainly not enough for max power. After a few low speed/high load test pulls to check for ping I knew I could stand on it. The first time I tried for a max effort I started at about 2k in second gear and mildly went to the floor with the skinny pedal and all was good until about 4k when the tires blew away. I went to a different location with concrete for better traction and had the same results at about 4500 rpm!

At that time I was so pumped all I could think about was two things. What if it would hold and I bet this thing will pull hard to 6k. I went to a different place suitable for a third gear pull. The tires bit and it did indeed pull HARD to 6k (ok 63 to 6400ish, it all happened so fast I was not quite prepared). Man that thing builds rpm's quick! That car took me from 50 to 100 mph in a heart beat. Just think what it will do when I get the a/f dialed in and jack up the spark!

I am thinking of the phrase BAD TO THE BONE. I will keep you updated with my progress. You know what Ed? Lately I have had thoughts like - - - Texas Motorplex somehow seems to not be that far away.

Thank You
Thank You
Thank You
Grady A

 

Jarett here,

You may remember I'm running a CHP-347, Twisted Wedge heads, Edelbrock RPM EFI, and the Stage One TFS cam. I dynoed (after tuning) at 312 rwhp and 348 rwtq. Then I changed to your cam and went to a bigger exhaust as per your instruction (from 1 5/8 shorty to a 1 3/4 LT). With no other changes, I just dynoed today at 373 rwhp 383 rwtq. A gain of 61 rwhp and 35 rwtq.

Thanks a million - It was well worth every penny.
JG
 

Ed,

You the man!!
Thanks for the info. I will try it and I'll pick up. I'm sure. I am going to jump on my soap box for a minute here. I have never dealt with anyone like you. Most people will sell you the product and offer little to no help after the sale. You are the complete opposite. Everyone I know that has dealt with you has nothing but positive things to say. For someone who is as busy as you are, you spend at least a half an hour or more talking about our cars. Helping with the tune and teaching me how to build an engine properly. As someone who hopes to make a living out of building Mustangs, that means a lot to me. I very much appreciate it.

I'm done.

Again, thank you.
Best Regards,
Jeff W
  
Hey Ed

Just checking to see if you'll be in Atlanta? It looks like we'll be there to iron out the car. It ran pretty well on the dyno this past weekend. Picked up some RWHP over last year and it's still making decent power (only approx. 25 rwhp less than at peak) at almost 7500 rpm. And there is no valve float at that rpm! It's amazing how much faster the car spins up now with the lightweight internals etc. I'll probably end up hitting the limiter the first couple of times out.

Talk to you soon,
Mark W
  

Hey Ed,

Just got done busting ass on the car. It doesn't run yet, but its a lot closer. Those heads look great! The adapter plates in particular are awesome! If they weren't a different color, you wouldn't be able to tell where they stopped and the heads began.

The intake is great too! It looks like it came that way from the factory. It does not surprise me that people are picking up so much with this mod. Just wanted to say thanks, and how impressed I am.
Steve M.
Owner of the "Evil Twin"
 
Hey Ed,

I'm gonna be pretty busy with the car here soon, and with PA's bow hunting season beginning in 4 weeks, I'm under the gun to get the car running and painted. I'm gonna TRY and leave you alone until I get it to the strip for a few trial runs, I'm praying that I make before my track closes. So if I don't talk to you by phone, I'll tell you now it was great dealing with you. Even if it doesn't run well, (I know it's gonna haul ass) I would still send my business your way ... simply for the entertaining and informative conversations! I learned a lot. Customer service goes a long way with me, it amazes me to call a shop and the guy running it actually remembers who the hell I am .... Especially with my unique name.

You're a real pro to deal with, I don't care what the numbskulls on the b.s. forums say about you! Keep giving 'em hell..... Take care dude! I'll drop you a line after I get to bang some gears in this sumbitch or if I need anything else.

Thanks a lot Ed.
Mike S.
  
Ed,

I got all my stuff and I just want to thank you for being so quick in getting everything for me. I've been hot rodding almost 30 years and I've gotten to where I expect to have to call 5 times just to get someone moving. It's a real pleasure to deal with someone who delivers when they say they will.
Thanks,
Marty
 
 
     
 
 
     
 
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