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Recent content by RodS197

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    school me on Forscan

    My car has a Lund tune, but the car did not come with a tuner. I used Forscan to do the crank relearn, and I haven’t noticed any effect on the performance of the car. So I don’t think it changed the tune or reflashed the car since it is a maintenance type function.
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    school me on Forscan

    I use it on my mustang for crank relearn, abs bleed (as mentioned) and Speedo adjustments. Came in handy on my F-150 for speedo change as well to connect the trailer brake do-hicky in the cab as the truck had the wiring, but not the brake actuator (do-hicky).
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    What did you do to your Boss 302 or S197 today?

    Installed Girodisc rotors on the front for the beginning of the NASA season here in Utah. Metal artwork! Boy, that brake duct hose is embarrassing... (it's getting replaced as well!)
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    New shocks / springs for street track setup?

    I did my first 3 years of track driving (street and track) on the Ford Performance lowering spring, adjustable dampers and swaybars. Always good to go with the same vendor when possible. Moved up to Ground Control, ride hight adjustable, single damper adjustable Koni, 450lb front, 250lb divorced...
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    S197 SLA Suspension System from Cortex

    Me too! It’s about time I updated my thread, but I’ll be servicing everything this week if you need any specific pictures I would be happy to post them for you.
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    Trailer Parking En Route to/from a Track Day

    Let me know if you end up coming down someday. We have quite a few regular Mustangs. We do the Outer Loop May 17-19. It’s worth the drive for sure!
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    Trailer Parking En Route to/from a Track Day

    Bugs, have you made it down to Utah Motorsports Campus and the NASA Utah events?
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    Minimum Oil Temperature?

    Being that I am old as dirt and a bit old school, I also use the pressure to tell me if the car is ready to go on track. If I get to grid and my idle pressure is in the 50 psi range, then I let it run/idle/rev a bit until idle psi gets down to about 35-40. My oil temp at that point is about...
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    F1 TV customer service

    I had a question once about programming and used the online support option and received a message back in about 24 hours. It looks like you can access this page without a login. Hope it helps.https://support.formula1.com/s/f1-tv?language=en_US
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    NVH

    Nice car! With all your go fast mods and race heim joints you have, I can’t imagine you will hear a difference. I took the firewall blanket out. Didn’t notice a thing.
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    wrench light, no throttle responce?

    I had a wrench code once with the same symptoms. My mechanic (me) had been servicing the air filter and the dope forgot to plug in the Mass Airflow Sensor. Need to fire that guy!Not that it is your problem as well, but if you have been working on it, go over your work. Something might be...
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    NASA TT, Reduce power to stay in TT# and run Hoosier?

    Definitely use the average HP. Here is my certification form. Start with the highest horsepower reading. Step up 250rpm and down 250 rpm. You are looking for the 6 or 7 lowest numbers 250rpm up or down from the max. My max is 413, my average is 400. I class it at 403 to give me some room. Makes...
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    NASA TT, Reduce power to stay in TT# and run Hoosier?

    @Bill Pemberton is spot on. Do what you can to run a 315 tire. Even if you run a -1.6 or -1 tire, you are building for the future when you will eventually run the R7/A7.I ran my 2014 in TT3 for a year and a half. Prior to that a 2006 in TT4 and TT3 for 5 years. Never made the podium in 5 years...
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    Looking for feedback on the Cortex K-member and front lower control arms.

    I wasn’t sure I could answer your question, since I have the complete Cortex SLA and all the rear axle bits, and the car is stripped for TT2 (3400 with driver). It is an NVH machine, so I can’t say how much the front LCA contributes. I have to wear ear plugs the road noise is so bad. But the...
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    Torsen Diff Upgrade

    I ran the FR500S Torsen in my 2006 Mustang GT for many years. Now I run a BOSS 302 unit in my 2014 Mustang GT for the last 2 years. I have not noticed any difference between the two on track.The Boss unit is engineered for more HP (400+) whereas the T2R (FR500S) (300+) unit is not supposed to...
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