With everything said and done, Dean has no regrets about swapping his closed-roof Saleen for the open-air Speedster, and if we lived in SoCal, we'd likely feel the same way. The high-end detailing admittedly doesn't lend itself to daily commuting, so the black beauty is now relegated to entertaining weekend duty. Not to be without a Saleen to make the best of the daily grind, Dean recently jumped into a more pedestrian Two-Valve S281 convertible. Get the feeling there's more to this Saleen thing than meets the eye?
| 5.0 TECH SPECS |
| ENGINE AND DRIVETRAIN |
| Block | Stock |
| Displacement | 281 ci |
| Crank | Stock |
| Rods | Stock |
| Pistons | Stock |
| Cams | Stock |
| Heads | Stock |
| Intake | Stock w/BBK throttle body |
| Injectors | 42 lb/hr |
| Fuel Pumps | Walbro 255-lph
in-tank, Vortech T-Rex inline |
| Fuel Lines | Stock |
| Fuel Rails | Stock |
| Headers | Stock |
| Exhaust | Bassani catalytic X-pipe and Saleen/Borla mufflers |
| Power Adder | Vortech S-Trim |
| Transmission | Stock T45 |
| Rearend | 8.8 w/4.10 gears |
| ELECTRONICS |
| Engine Management | Stock EEC V |
| w/Autologic chip |
| Ignition | Stock w/MSD wires |
| and a Kenne Bell Boost-a-Spark |
| Gauges | Auto Meter |
| SUSPENSION AND CHASSIS |
| FRONT SUSPENSION |
| K-Member | Stock |
| Control Arms | Stock |
| Springs | Maximum Motorsports
coilovers |
| Struts | Saleen N2 |
| Brakes | Stock w/Baer Eradispeed rotors |
| and Hawk pads |
| Wheels | HRE |
| Tires | Kumho |
| REAR SUSPENSION |
| Springs | Saleen |
| Shocks | Saleen N2 |
| Control Arms | Global West |
| Brakes | Stock w/Power Slot rotors |
| Wheels | HRE |
| Tires | Kumho |
| Cage | N/A |
| Chassis Stiffening | Global West
subframe connectors |