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Recent content by ShadesOfBloo

  1. ShadesOfBloo

    Angle kit to change steering ratio?

    Probably none. Toe-in makes the car more stable. Toe-out makes the steering more responsive, but potentially twitchy at highway speed. Neither changes the steering ratio. If you had to turn the wheel a lot to make a sharp turn, toe doesn't change that.
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    Suspension bushing design between OEM rubber and solid spherical???

    If you're going to drive it on the street (besides to and from the track) I vote for OEM rubber. A couple of my cars have NISMO bushings that are just rubber, but 4x harder than stock, and that's hard enough to make a crack in the pavement feel (and sound) like an impact. I would assume...
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    DTM to regulate sunlight now.

    That was a wheel manufacturer, who owns a racing team, pestering DTM officials to add to a rule.Abt was peeved about other teams getting more sunlight in their pit areas, and wanted DTM to do something about it. I think it sounds petty, on Abt's part. Once the race tires go on the car...
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    Angle kit to change steering ratio?

    I read somewhere that the GT350 steering ratio is a hair slower than the other S550s. EDIT: Upon re-reading, it looks like all S550s come with the same steering ratio. The GT350 or Mach 1 EPAS supposedly gives you better steering feel, which is a worthy goal as far as I'm concerned.I've also...
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    Blocking off portions of the front grill for improved downforce and reduced drag

    I would have guessed the thinner air was worse at cooling a radiator. I suspect the altitude alone is not to blame, and I have one idea...When I lived in New Mexico, and went into the mountains - up to 9000 ft above sea level - my cars ran fine most of the time. Uphill, I had all the heat I...
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    Blocking off portions of the front grill for improved downforce and reduced drag

    The last few years they sold the Ford Fusion, didn't that have automatic grill shutters to try and reduce drag at highway speed? I thought I saw one source say the shutters closed at 55mph.If my GT ever runs hot, my first move to address that is to remove the plastic engine cover, and the...
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    Blocking off portions of the front grill for improved downforce and reduced drag

    I've got this picture of a 2016 GT350 grill:This picture of a 2019 GT350 grill:Even the GT500s upper grill looks about 40% blocked off.My 2020 GT has a completely open upper grill, and it looks dumb and cheap to me. Like, they didn't block it at all because the plastic would have cost...
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    Blocking off portions of the front grill for improved downforce and reduced drag

    Maybe on the cool-down. They must have known in advance that at 200mph they'd be getting enough air through the strip they left open at the bottom. Once they accomplished their 212mph run, maybe they ripped the tape off as fast as they could. 🤷‍♂️
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    Blocking off portions of the front grill for improved downforce and reduced drag

    When you talk about taping from the front, do you mean like this? 😇This is what somebody did with their S197 for "standing mile" racing. This is probably the most streamlined S197 I've ever seen.
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    Blocking off portions of the front grill for improved downforce and reduced drag

    I wish they had done that for 2020. I have a 2020 GT and the upper grill is almost entirely open.
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    Blocking off portions of the front grill for improved downforce and reduced drag

    ^ Pretty much that.(With the exception that those part numbers are for a Mustang GT grill, and the example picture from the OP is a GT350.)Also, slowing down the air as it passes over the heat exchanger is not just good for cooling, but as a bonus it reduces drag. Using a "nozzle" shape...
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    Blocking off portions of the front grill for improved downforce and reduced drag

    In a way, Ford tried this when they shrank the GT350s grill opening for the 2019 model year. I'd be curious to see how many square inches of opening they left on that grill. The pic you posted could just be a stock 2019 grill.
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    Let's Talk Horsepower

    I've seen this with small-block engines, too. ...With a pickup truck and a Corvette. In the case of the truck that wouldn't start, someone crawled under it and put a wet rag over the starter. After about 5 minutes it was cool enough to start again. I can see why you might not have room for...
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    Let's Talk Horsepower

    It matters in terms of traction, doesn't it? Am I correct in guessing that was already a concern, since you have that wing? By my thinking, you should take all the weight you can off the front of the car to improve turn-in, cornering, and whatnot, and leave weight on the drive wheels for the...
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