Hey man, I just sat down and read this whole thread. Very nice detail and a great swap. You do great work. Your father is Joe DaSilva? I remember that name from all the old MMFF articles! I'm sure he's proud.
After reading the whole thing closely, I only have one suggestion;
Man, I have to suggest a functional neutral safety switch. It's so easy to wire up and I guarantee you will regret not having one when your car slams into a work bench. Ask me how I know.
And now just a couple of responses to other comments.
If we're being honest here, he has a whole lot more than "$7-8k" in running 10s. Doing the math, it is probably closer to $30k (maybe more) with all the pieces I see in the build. This car is built NICE.
You really don't have a basic understanding of what it takes to build a car like this. That's cool that you're happy with your stock Mustang but this car is a competitive drag car. It's not even comparable.
After reading the whole thing closely, I only have one suggestion;
The ground can either be hooked up to the clutch pedal switch (so it engages like factory and pushing the clutch is mandatory) instead I decided to go straight to the chassis and by pass that all together (car will fire without the clutch being pushed all the way down, race car styles )
Man, I have to suggest a functional neutral safety switch. It's so easy to wire up and I guarantee you will regret not having one when your car slams into a work bench. Ask me how I know.
And now just a couple of responses to other comments.
how would it be cheaper to buy a whole new car than to buy a motor? Let's do the math.
2011 GT=$25-30k and runs 12s.
Coyote motor swap= $7-8k and his car runs 10s.
If we're being honest here, he has a whole lot more than "$7-8k" in running 10s. Doing the math, it is probably closer to $30k (maybe more) with all the pieces I see in the build. This car is built NICE.
Why wouldnt you just sell your mustang and buy the 5.0. It couldnt have been that much more, and the warranty would pay for the difference. Cool build and all but i just bought a 2011 gt with only 9,000 miles for $28,000. You should have dont that.
You really don't have a basic understanding of what it takes to build a car like this. That's cool that you're happy with your stock Mustang but this car is a competitive drag car. It's not even comparable.