The Mustang Forum for Track & Racing Enthusiasts

Taking your Mustang to an open track/HPDE event for the first time? Do you race competitively? This forum is for you! Log in to remove most ads.

  • Welcome to the Ford Mustang forum built for owners of the Mustang GT350, BOSS 302, GT500, and all other S550, S197, SN95, Fox Body and older Mustangs set up for open track days, road racing, and/or autocross. Join our forum, interact with others, share your build, and help us strengthen this community!

Recent content by Thub

  1. What's up with 150ft/lbs on the lug nuts??

    Normal bolt/ stud ( as opposed to torque to yield fasteners) torque specs keep a bolt within the elastic part of it's stress/ strain curve. That means they're acting just like a spring. Their fatigue life in that range is millions and millions of cycles. Don't worry about fatiguing and breaking...
  2. Best caliper upgrade or rebuild the calipers?

    A power adder is definitely a game changer, but a buddy of mine claimed no issues with fade from his brembos on a roush stage 2 car with the stock pads still. I think he probably was being very gentle with his brakes though, because I've seen appreciable fade on those pads with a stock car. As...
  3. Questions...front PP dust shields with BBK and mythical track/street pads

    Hopefully this isn't too late- track running without the little heat shields will cook your ball joints. I ended up needing mine replaced (all 4) the day after the first track day without the shields. I got lucky and Ford coveted them under warranty, but that could (and should, in my opinion)...
  4. Best caliper upgrade or rebuild the calipers?

    Don't waste any time on the 4 pots. They'll never work well on the track, and the brembos are so cheap, especially if you've got factory 19" wheels. Having run the 6 piston bremos a handful of times, and having upgraded from the 4 pots, unless you're going to go huge on wheels and tires, the...
  5. Bleeding Brakes - When do Bubbles Stop?

    I can confirm that the GT rear caliper bleeder screws allow air down the threads and back out the hose barbs. In order to get a good bleed, you need to use the 2-person method and just barely open the bleeder screws in order to avoid this. Teflon tape might work, but traditionally teflon sealer...
Top