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Recent content by Dave_Car_Guy

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    GT350 Transmission noise?

    Not that mine is the same as your is, but I had a hard time getting mine into 1st gear (Just a "stiff gate"). Then I got some whining and a small grind into 5th gear. The dealer took it apart and ultimately indicated that the input shaft was the cause. For reasons they did not explain, it had...
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    GT350 Rotor part #s

    I have had several sets of Girodisc now, on a few cars. Very happy wit them. I just finished replacing the rotor discs on the GT35R... keeping the existing Girodisc hat and buying just the replacement rotor disc. Not a hard job, but I did make a video of it to show others...
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    S550 French Shelby GT350R

    Coming back to this question a little late, my apologies! So help me understand... are you still coming to the USA for a trip between Los Angeles and San Francisco? I live closer to San Francisco, so the Willow Track is not usually on my list of venues (It is about 5-6 hours away from me). But...
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    The Third Pedal: On Track Experiences With The GT500 & GT350R

    Great to meet you out at Sonoma! I wish I was in my GT350R that day instead of my Cayman, so I could have joined ion the FordFun. Terrific write-up on these two cars. I love the "tickled my inner child" comment... I totally get that! You've reiterated what I think is key at Sonoma in a GT350R...
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    Sent It In The GT500 & GT350R

    Great to meet you and to see both those cars side by side !
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    Pics of your GT350 or S550 Mustang at the track!

    My friend Rick put together this video of us at Laguna Seca with three GT350Rs (and a couple others). It’s easy to spot my Orange Fury on track ;-)
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    Pics of your Boss 302 or S197 Mustang at the track!

    He was fast, but not that fast! He got hit a few minutes later by a BMW, I’m told.In this series of shots, he makes about 6 feet of progress as my GT350R goes about 60 feet. How’s that for racing photography!! He knew he wouldn’t make it, so I guess his judgement wasn’t too impaired. Until...
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    Pics of your Boss 302 or S197 Mustang at the track!

    I think he was doing a 1:39 lap time and thought he could pass. Silly squirrel, everyone knows you don’t pass on the Corkscrew.Luckily he decided he had something to live for and he turned around.
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    Pics of your Boss 302 or S197 Mustang at the track!

    How about three 350Rs at Laguna...And a suicidal squirrel
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    Meeting 90dB Noise with GT350/R

    Thanks Nordique, I believe you are right. My friend runs his partially open at Sonoma and reads more like 94. I will either get them shut completely and then re-install the Grimms, or I will buy the Awe product.EDIT: I figured out the trick to getting the valves to close completely before...
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    Meeting 90dB Noise with GT350/R

    Ah, thanks. The valves close fully when running in normal mode. They just don’t when turning the car off. I wonder if it is unique to 2018. I’m going to call Darrell Anderson at AV8 Supercars, since he initially installed them the first time and I know he had the valve fully closed. Also, if I...
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    Meeting 90dB Noise with GT350/R

    I’m not sure if you’re responding to me?There is nothing wrong.... (maybe I stated things incorrectly. I meant that I had previously busted sound. So now I am putting the modules back in... I wasn’t saying that I busted sound after the modules).I just re-installed the modules, as I have...
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    Meeting 90dB Noise with GT350/R

    I’ve got my Grimm modules in now, since I busted sound a couple times recently.At first, I thought the valves weren’t closed enough when I shut off the car. They stay in about a 30% open position when in resting mode. Then once the modules are plugged in, they don’t move anymore. As others...
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    GT350 Carbon Ceramic Brakes - now available for all four corners!

    Did you end up ordering them? I've discussed them at length with Tony and it seems clear that the weight savings and longevity are worth the price difference from just about any iron rotor option.
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    Lap Time Thread

    Managed my personal best today at Sonoma RacewayTime: 1:50.041 Bridgestone RE71s 315s square, now mounted on teh stock CF wheels 2018 GT350R, stockI was running mostly low to mid 1:51 times fairly consistently, when there was nobody to pass. The RE71s definitely squeal and slide more than...
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