I shall call it....Zeus...

[LERCH]

Decided to start a thread on my newly acquired '17 GT. I plan on first just using the car as is to learn to drive better, and along the way fix/upgrade as needed.

Update 28 December 2016.
Baseline dyno check:


Then this:

 

[Bill Pemberton]

Hmm........good choice , but from the Land of the Vikings , where the term " Hammer Time," originated, I do believe you should call this Thor... god of Thunder from farther North .

Zeus , Greek god of Sky and Thunder , sure, but Thor got more chicks --just what I heard ,ha.

 

[LERCH]

Hmm........good choice , but from the Land of the Vikings , where the term " Hammer Time," originated, I do believe you should call this Thor... god of Thunder from farther North .

Zeus , Greek god of Sky and Thunder , sure, but Thor got more chicks --just what I heard ,ha.

I agree, but we were going for Zeus and Roxanne. It's a movie title from back in the 90's. Because my wife named her car Roxanne.

I was leaning towards Thor in the beginning though.

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[Bill Pemberton]

Well , I humbly bow to your correct choice, as obviously Zeus got more chicks , since you acquired the loverly Roxanne!

 

[LERCH]

Dyno check.

Though there were some issues with the dyno when we got there, (2 hour wait time) we got it strapped down and ran it a couple times. The tach pickup didn't work so that's why it's in mph.

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[LERCH]

Did some work on a "track" grille this weekend.

Also, these came in the mail today.


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[LERCH]

I found this video of an s550 at sebring. Seems like cooling mods may need to be addressed as well.

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[302 Hi Pro]

Leech:

That was a good find, thanks for posting. I noticed his in car camera mocked with the drivers helmet which was very interesting. Wondering how he pulled that one off. I will say this, the Mustang Laddie can drive!

302 Hi Pro

 

[LERCH]

Not much of an upgrade, but I swapped out the clutch pedal spring this afternoon.

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[VoodooBoss]

How do you like the feel? Collapsing the spring with wire is effective but you can do the same with a zip tie.

 

[LERCH]

I haven't driven it yet. I chose safety wire because I didn't trust the cheap zip ties I had.

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[ArizonaBOSS]

Nice! In for updates!

 

[LERCH]

Initial impression is.... this should have been the spring that came in the car from the factory. Pedal feel is much better with no "pop-over". Pedal pressure is slightly increased, but not too bad.

LERCH

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[LERCH]

Got my cradle lock-out kit installed over the weekend. It really helps stiffen the rear of the car.

Also, everyone should check out the documentaries: "the 24 hour war" and "return". They are free on Amazon prime tv.

LERCH

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[VoodooBoss]

Both must watch movies for Ford fans.

 

[LERCH]

Decided to pick this up today. Since I can't go to the track in the near future, I'll start reading these books.

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[VoodooBoss]

Let me know how you like that book. I have his Professional Race Driving Techniques and didn't get much out of it. In fact I didn't think much of his writing style either. Then I met him last year at a track day with Hooked on Driving. He was very nice and and an engaging speaker. He came across much better in person. @SDS participated in his program that weekend and really enjoyed it.

 

[Tommy J]

Looking forward to following your thread! Seems like I need to get that clutch spring.

 

[LERCH]

Looking forward to following your thread! Seems like I need to get that clutch spring.

Definitely worth it.

@VoodooBoss I really enjoyed the book. It has a lot of basics that most people don't really think about.

 

[VoodooBoss]

@Tommy J I'm glad you found this thread. I couldn't find in on my phone. It's still ok to start your own thread.