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Hello Spartan,

Is there any way that you could post a picture of the cf brake duct backing plate without the rotors? Need to make up something and I am looking for ideas for a 2017 GT350. Thanks!
 
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Hello Spartan,

Is there any way that you could post a picture of the cf brake duct backing plate without the rotors? Need to make up something and I am looking for ideas for a 2017 GT350. Thanks![/QUOTE]

Your going to have to use your imagination with these photos. When I visit Dean and if his rotors are off the car I will take additional photos. I can tell you that the CF duct is attached using the 2 OE attachment points for the lower dust shield. One of the attachment points on top of the knuckle needs to be drilled and tapped for use as the third attachment point.
 
Your going to have to use your imagination with these photos. When I visit Dean and if his rotors are off the car I will take additional photos. I can tell you that the CF duct is attached using the 2 OE attachment points for the lower dust shield. One of the attachment points on top of the knuckle needs to be drilled and tapped for use as the third attachment point.[/QUOTE]


Hello Spartan,

Thanks for the reply. Great build BTW! Been watching it all winter! Great documentation! Thanks for sharing! What did the Kohr CF backing plates cost?

I saw the third hole that could be used to mount a plate. I am concerned that a backing plate might flex with the hose tugging on it. I thought of another approach. Use a bracket attached to the mounting bolts for the shocks. Bracket could be thicker and provide more support, more solid mount. Here is a crude picture of what I was thinking.

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I drove my first open track event at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg Austria 2 weeks ago and the car ran great. The Porsche guys were very impressed. All of the suspension tips / parts / mods that I picked up here and did over the winter paid off!!!!

Brakes worked flawlessly but I did notice that the tire valves were so I hot I could hardly touch them to adjust the air pressure. The brakes were really hot after 20 minutes on the track. I thought at first that I warped the rotors but checked them out this week and they are true. I think that there are deposits on the rotors from the stock pads. Some one else mentioned that here. It seems to be getting better with regular street driving. But using them hard there is a slight shutter at high speeds. So deposits make sense. I have another event in 2 weeks and need brake cooling and probably other pads.

Thanks again!
Peter
 
I had a multiple misfire CEL. Checked coils, spark plugs, injectors, injector electrical, coil electrical, even put the cats back on, did a compression test. All checked out good.

Finally narrowed it down to the Crank Position Sensor. When I removed it the copper sleeve stayed in the hole.

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Could not get it out so I dropped the transmission and removed the clutch and flywheel. This is what I found

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It wouldn’t move so I had to apply some pressure and finally got it out.

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Hope to get it all completed in time for the M1 track season which starts May 1st.

Shout out to Scott @8250RPM for help diagnosing the issue and lending me his scanner to set the learn code after I’m put it all back together.


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Are you driving during a weekday at M1? Let me know if you need coaching or even just to come by and check the car out if you're there on a weekend :)

Yes I will be on the track starting next week. Im hoping to get the transmission installed by this Saturday in time for the M1 Cars & Coffee. Hope to see you Saturday. Gates open at 7:00 AM for Ford Products.
 

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