S197 3V Fabman's build; How did we get here? Build Thread

[Fabman]

As im in Aus, what's the cost of this? will it work with s550?

They don’t have one yet for the mt 82.

 

[Mad Hatter]

Brand new modified close ratio TREMEC Magnum XL and S1sequential shifter install….Check!

Finally able to make some progress on poor old Frankenstang.

The trans is from #kohrmotorsports and the shifter is #s1sequential Trans mods done by #aedtuning

So Jealous!! Am still waiting for my tranny to get rebuilt.

 

[Fabman]

So Jealous!! Am still waiting for my tranny to get rebuilt.

How many rebuilds on that trans have you had so far?

 

[Fabman]

So Jealous!! Am still waiting for my tranny to get rebuilt.

A brand new Magnum is just a click away.

 

[Mad Hatter]

Have to wait till I can refresh the piggy bank. But this is my last Mt82 stage 3 me thinks.

 

[Mad Hatter]

How many rebuilds on that trans have you had so far?

lost count at 6

 

[Fabman]

lost count at 6

I think that's a lot of rebuilds...

 

[EF1]

Have to wait till I can refresh the piggy bank. But this is my last Mt82 stage 3 me thinks.

It's about time. Go ahead and make the swap. It isn't that difficult and only a little more $ than another stag3 MT82.

 

[Fabman]

Have to wait till I can refresh the piggy bank. But this is my last Mt82 stage 3 me thinks.

Price has gone up....and there's only one left. Waiting is not your friend.

TREMEC MAGNUM XL TRANSMISSION 2005-2016 MUSTANG – TRACK | KohR Motorsports

kohrmotorsports.com

 

[EF1]

They have gone up. I paid $3,795 for the swap kit last summer.

 

[Mad Hatter]

Everything has gone up........

 

[Fabman]

Everything has gone up........

There are also no more out there to be had.
Kohr bought the last 3 in existence and I got one, somebody got the other one and now there is just this one.
Last I checked TREMEC still had none to ship and no ship date so…..

 

[Mad Hatter]

Well in the worst case I can repair my stage 3 every season for about 2000 bucks... Who was that that was putting the BMW flipper tranny in a Mustang?? Was that Vorshlag?

 

[Fabman]

Well in the worst case I can repair my stage 3 every season for about 2000 bucks... Who was that that was putting the BMW flipper tranny in a Mustang?? Was that Vorshlag?

I do not know, possibly, but that can't be cheap.
I looked at all the options and as much as I wanted a super bitchen' double trick throw down whizz bang sequential transmission, the simplest, least expensive option was a Magnum with upgraded syncros.
I keep going back to the fact that they don't pay us to race and the costs keep rising and I just can't justify spending oodles of dinero on this thing to go out and do what I've already done.
This may well be the last go 'round for 'ole Frankenstang. Could be a fire sale coming up. Stay tuned.

 

[Mad Hatter]

Best of luck! I have to much fun racing the boss, though will have to take a break this season. Can't sell mine as my oldest daughter asked me to leave the Boss to her when I go west.

 

[ArizonaBOSS]

Well in the worst case I can repair my stage 3 every season for about 2000 bucks... Who was that that was putting the BMW flipper tranny in a Mustang?? Was that Vorshlag?

Dude just buy the T56M...

 

[Mad Hatter]

I most likely will. Moved to a 26 spline clutch with this build thinking of a XL in the future. I assume Tremec will build some more as you can see lots of demand.
Mean time will have to work and get some $$

Sal, could you list the following upgrades to your car in in order of importance/effect?? Making a Xmas list early.

Cortex SLA
Cortex Watts Link
Cortex torque arm.

 

[Fabman]

I most likely will. Moved to a 26 spline clutch with this build thinking of a XL in the future. I assume Tremec will build some more as you can see lots of demand.
Mean time will have to work and get some $$

Sal, could you list the following upgrades to your car in in order of importance/effect?? Making a Xmas list early.

Cortex SLA
Cortex Watts Link
Cortex torque arm.

Hard to say, I did the watts and torque arm at the same time and the SLA years later.
What I can say is that if you are going to play with roll centers the watts is an important tool. If you are going to set it and forget it, it's less important in my book.
The SLA is another one that if you are going to take the time to do everything right it's great, but if you are just going to throw it on and expect magic you may be less pleased because all the adjustments can get you lost in the weeds pretty quick. I love to strategize and tweak things constantly, to me that's the fun part of racing....but not everyone is so inclined or has the experience/knowledge to do it effectively.
I have talked people through all the methods and numbers I use and they have had good success, so that's available to you if you want it.
The simplest install is the watts/torque arm, maybe that's the best place to start.
Run the watts in the top hole and then the bottom hole. What an eye opener that will be in regard to setup choices....

 

[SMGDHG]

I most likely will. Moved to a 26 spline clutch with this build thinking of a XL in the future. I assume Tremec will build some more as you can see lots of demand.
Mean time will have to work and get some $$

Sal, could you list the following upgrades to your car in in order of importance/effect?? Making a Xmas list early.

Cortex SLA
Cortex Watts Link
Cortex torque arm.

@Fabman Where does cambered rear rank in this list too?

 

[Fabman]

@Fabman Where does cambered rear rank in this list too?

That's a good one too....really tightened the car up.
Hard for me to put these in a specific priority, they all work well. Side benefit of the cambered rear end is tire wear greatly improved.
I can run the pressures way low and it doesnt eat the corners off. Bottom line is they all work really well, and you would not be disappointed in any of these purchases.