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Recent content by 302FAM

  1. 302FAM

    Street Tires

    Ditto on Conti Extreme Contact for the street, with the bonus of being about the best in class in the rain - I have them on my stock ’13 Boss and Luke P from tire rack did not lie. Excellent in the dry too.
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    GTD Mustang

    Like it or not, for a large percentage of car guys the Nurburgring in Germnay has become THE yard stick for determining a car's performance, and that's not without some merit, at least for street cars. YouTube has tens of thousands of videos that each day evaluate most every cars' capabilities...
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    GTD Mustang

    Boone, I hear ya and I'm with ya. Just to expand on the Mustang situation though... I've gotta say, I drove a Porche Panamera last weekend - a car that has 40,000 miles on it with an orginal sticker price of over $200k. Selling for mid-$30k (depreciation is huge for the vehicles). Totally...
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    GTD Mustang

    It sounds like Mr. Farley is dying to break the Naturally Aspirated Nurburgring record, see the latest news out here in Detroit (but can't believe the 800hp beast they've developed is NA)...
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    Road Race for 18+ MT-82?

    With an Exedy Hyper single and MGW shifter I, and others before me, have ran my ‘12 Boss 302 with no problems on track. With Ford cobrajet cams, intake, throttle body (>500 hp to the crank) the trans is still strong and much better than our stock ‘13 Boss set up. Personally, the Exedy seems to...
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    Rear brake pads for racing

    Bill, I think you're right on and I've decided not to cut corners on this one. Kohr seems to have the Pagids in stock so I might start with them. Thanks to all who commented and have a blessed summer!!
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    Rear brake pads for racing

    Thanks guys, up front is 6 piston 15" two disc Brembo pros, top of the line but with unknown front pads (not Pagids up front, probably Hawks or Glocs which I bought slightly used from Kohr/Dean Martin whose team used to be right down the road from me in Michigan, the front pads are a bit used...
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    Rear brake pads for racing

    Thanks for the info, much appreciated. The overall set up was used for several years before I acquired the vehicle but yes, when I change out the rear rotors I might go with something different, so far so good.
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    Rear brake pads for racing

    Any suggestions on rear brake pads for racing events (maybe more on the endurance side, hpde as well). Rear calipers are stock 2012 Boss 302 with drilled and slotted rotors. Something similar in characteristics to Pagid RSL29 (but way less costly) would be great.
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    S197 Speed limiter

    Info appreciated, but I don't have most any original electronics from the car so probably no MyKey access, unless through obd2.
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    S197 Speed limiter

    For security purposes, I'd like to limit the speed of my '12 Boss full race spec to like 25mph if possible while in storage. I have a SCT tuner - can I key one of my key fobs to do that?MY key would have my normal tune and I'd keep that on me for my track days. So one key would be track and...
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    Watts Link

    Dare I say, for many of us on this site having all 4 wheels planted on the ground as much as possible to get around the track fast and reduce lap times is important. Not all of us are pros or have the time to become drivers that can safely get around corners time after time on 3 wheels! HUGE...
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    Watts Link

    In my car there's no doubt whatsoever that a Watts link makes a substantial difference in cornering characteristics.I was getting so much oversteer on my skinny wheels (275 width), but dropping the Watts just one hole down to the bottom made a world of difference right then and there. So much...
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    S197 Michelin Slicks (315's) - A Match Made in Heaven for the 197

    I've heard more and more tires are being offered in 19's but slicks are typically 18's. It could open everything up to have a set of 18's and 19's in terms of wheels.
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