Jbaker1121's FX50 updates and photo thread

[jbaker1121]

:rotfl: The 50 has been at the dealer for almost 2 weeks getting pampered.. a couple TSBs here, some paint correction/polishing there, been getting ready for my post-bar exam road trip... meanwhile I've been studying for the bar exam that I have in two weeks...

Road trip plan: Home/Westchester (NYC suburbs) --> Adirondacks --> Montreal --> Quebec City --> other places --> back home.

The road trip may put my over 50k miles, my FX50 is becoming an adult!

 

[nima]

I'm visiting NYC tomorrow for just a couple days, would be really cool if I can get to hear the beast roar in person. So far I've only installed an Ark exhaust, thinking aboutt the GTM RTP as well.

 

[jbaker1121]

I'm visiting NYC tomorrow for just a couple days, would be really cool if I can get to hear the beast roar in person. So far I've only installed an Ark exhaust, thinking aboutt the GTM RTP as well.

Sorry man, the FX is actually at the dealer right now and plus, I have the bar exam on tuesday so basically am studying all day besides a small break here and there. Should have contacted me this fall when I was still up in buffalo! Check out my videos, they give a pretty good feel of what it sounds like. let me know if you have any questions about modding the 50

 

[jbaker1121]

Got my car back after a month at the dealer. 2 TSBs done, a polish, detail, brakes, new fluids, and straight to the dyno for tuning.

(cross-post from my UpRev Osiris thread here: #33 )

Went to my old buddies at Vinny Ten Racing out in Long Island, NY. (Some of you may remember my experience with them in the past with my FX35)
also, they are known for some nasty VQ35 builds (first to 800hp with the Jim Wolf Twin Turbo kit) and Vinny Ten got his name to fame in the 90's getting his Supra MK4 the first into the 10's on the 1/4....so my FX is in good hands.



I'll get to the numbers: (keep in mind these are DYNOJET AWD DYNO numbers)

Base run with old tune not setup for test pipes: 367 awhp / 348 ft/lb
Not a smooth curve, power was all at 7k aka not practically usable


Maximum numbers achieved after tuning for top end power and pre-smoothing: 368 AWHP / 358 ft/lb Tq


FINAL Average numbers after smoothing and adjusting power curve: 361 AWHP / 352 ft/lb TQ


The tune moved more usable power to around 5k vs. the 7k it was at before, and made the entire curve much smoother
(red is new curve, blue is old - ignore the red dropping out at end, this is from the transmission overheating after 15+ runs, explained more in my Uprev Tune thread)

VIDEO:
https://youtu.be/VLSL8-S9b6s


after a long evening, the FX50 emerged with not just a few more ponies, but more usable power than before.
Butt dyno felt it on the hour drive home on both the highway and from stoplight.

These numbers are from a DYNOJET AWD DYNO, which reads differently than the MUSTANG DYNO my last tune was done on.

my MUSTANG DYNO numbers after a tune with just the Mufflers and Filters was 329 AWHP / 338 ft/lb TQ
That same tune on the DYNOJET (albeit with test pipes added) was 367 AWHP / 348 ft/lb TQ

So yes, the DYNOJET read ~30 more HP but only 10 more lb/ft - this is both because they read power differently and the way they are set up.
The guys at VTR swear their number is more accurate, and that because they let the transmission be cool before doing pulls, this is what produced the higher number.

So, whether you want to saw one number is reading high or the other low, keep in mind they are not that far off, and even if you take the average between them, it comes out to a healthy average of 348 AWHP / 343 lb/ft TQ- Which isn't that ridiculous a number for the 50.

Now I am unsure of how exactly to calculate crank HP and what not, but I used some online calculators and it seems that the numbers are follows:

Original Dyno run at 329 HP / 338 TQ = 404 crank hp (+14 HP / 18.5% drivetrain loss)
+ ~5 for Test pipes = 410 crank hp (+ 20 HP / 18.5 % drivetrain loss)
VTR Dyno run max: 367 HP / 358 TQ = 450 crank hp (+ 60 HP / 18.4% drivetrain loss)
VTR Dyno run avg: 360 HP / 352 TQ = 440 crank hp (+ 50 HP / 18% drivetrain loss)

I think that the MUSTANG Dyno numbers are a bit more realistic,
so I think it is safe to say that I added around 20 horsepower after mufflers, test pipes, intake filters, and a tune



#NOFILTER



So, the FX50 is all dolled up, freshly tuned, and is ready for my ROAD TRIP IN TWO WEEKS!

 

[PEEJ]

Nice man. Congrats on the successful tune!

 

[jbaker1121]

Nice man. Congrats on the successful tune!

Thanks man!

 

[GEE50FX]

Very nice Jordan, definitely one of the nicest FX50's out there. Well done.

 

[jbaker1121]

Very nice Jordan, definitely one of the nicest FX50's out there. Well done.

Thank you sir! Yours isn't too far behind!

 

[UnstoppableKARL]

@jbaker 1121, really love that last photo. Is that early morn' in New York? Looks gorgeous.

 

[jbaker1121]

@jbaker 1121, really love that last photo. Is that early morn' in New York? Looks gorgeous.

Thanks! Quick iPhone snap. It's actually the lovely Long Island, NY summer sunset taken around 8:30PM.

 

[wlvrn97]

OMG....the sound of that engine is absolutely pure sexiness...love it!!!

 

[jbaker1121]

OMG....the sound of that engine is absolutely pure sexiness...love it!!!

I couldn't agree more :eek.:

 

[gto]

Great video and write up JB.

 

[Themechanic]

Awesome information bro! Its so great to know exactly where we would be after the modifications weve done + a tune. :good:

 

[jbaker1121]

Great video and write up JB.

Thanks man, when I have the time I like to be thorough to help out my fellow FX owners

Awesome information bro! Its so great to know exactly where we would be after the modifications weve done + a tune. :good:

Thanks. Like I said ^^ I like to provide all the info I get so that when another FX50 owners wants to do the same, the info is all here. I know I would want the same.

 

[jbaker1121]

Road trip!

NYC --> Adirondacks --> Montreal --> Quebec City --> Woodstock, Vermont --> NYC

I'm now in the 50k mile club after the trip put on ~ 1750 miles.
Got it home, got a nice detail to remove the bugs dirt grime, then tucked it in the garage for the week.
The FX50 is an excellent road trip car - and is awesome on windy, desolate back roads like those up where we were.
Even with the new tune giving a little extra left-lane-passing power, didn't get pulled over once.

 

[GEE50FX]

Nice pics.
I would have met up with you in Montreal, had I known. It is only about 8 hours from me.

 

[smijus]

Cool pics. What town was the St. Patrick Pub?

 

[jbaker1121]

Nice pics.
I would have met up with you in Montreal, had I known. It is only about 8 hours from me.

Apologies!

Cool pics. What town was the St. Patrick Pub?

Quebec City

 

[ecwinner]

Beautiful photos!


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