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Junkyard Dog replied to the thread Suspension soft?.So what is a good spring rate for the front if you track the car, but tracking is not your main use of the car?I am talking about us poors who have to drive our Mustangs when we go to the grocery store, because we can afford neither a trailered... (see full post)
302BOB replied to the thread Bob's Ton of Posts!.Today's Cryptoquote............" He hits from both sides of the plate. He's amphibious."_____________Yogi Berra (see full post)
Mike_FL replied to the thread Advice on setup for street and track!.Not sure I would class a Porsche GT2 RS a hyper car (see full post)
On the front I've run 185 (stock), 220, 275, 450, 500 #/in springs. I've got a pair of 400's in my spring box. Every increase in front spring rate has given a step in performance. If I were tuning this car for Ford, I'd probably have 300's on the...
bnight replied to the thread Suspension soft?.RLCA Bearings or other bushes ? Control arms bushings are the only bushings left in my car I wonder if I want to change them or not because of NVH lot's other potholes on my streets though. (see full post)-
bnight replied to the thread Suspension soft?.This are same as Mach 1 HP Rates. (see full post)
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So the internet gives me a formula that says the stock spring rate is only 211 #/in on the Handling Package for the Dark Horse. 742 in the rear.
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bnight reacted to Junkyard Dog's post in the thread Advice on setup for street and track! with
Like.My stock brake pads are Ferodo, and I am a slow beginner with a fast car (even if my instructor said I had a drive for speed that is very rare in students), so I will probably just replace them with the same Ferodo pads that Ford used for now... -
bnight reacted to blacksheep-1's post in the thread Advice on setup for street and track! with Like.So im like really late to this party, and I just scrolled through. There is a cooling product out there made by Redline called "water wetter" it basically alters the surface tension of water and allows it to absorb more heat, it actually works...
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Junkyard Dog replied to the thread Advice on setup for street and track!.My stock brake pads are Ferodo, and I am a slow beginner with a fast car (even if my instructor said I had a drive for speed that is very rare in students), so I will probably just replace them with the same Ferodo pads that Ford used for now... (see full post)
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Junkyard Dog reacted to blacksheep-1's post in the thread Advice on setup for street and track! with Like.So im like really late to this party, and I just scrolled through. There is a cooling product out there made by Redline called "water wetter" it basically alters the surface tension of water and allows it to absorb more heat, it actually works...
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Junkyard Dog reacted to bnight's post in the thread Advice on setup for street and track! with Like.The S650 comes with a brand new brakes-by-wire system as well as a totally new Brakes Booster (by some reports with up to 150% more line pressure) and next generation ABS system and as you pointed out Bigger rotors and better tires. So I can't...
JDMac34 replied to the thread S197 JDMac's GT.New coilovers are on. I went to a buddy's shop last night and scaled the car to make sure that my balance wasn't off. This is what I saw with me in the car and a little over half a tank of gas:I was hoping to see under 3,800 lbs, but that's... (see full post)-
blacksheep-1 replied to the thread Advice on setup for street and track!.So im like really late to this party, and I just scrolled through. There is a cooling product out there made by Redline called "water wetter" it basically alters the surface tension of water and allows it to absorb more heat, it actually works... (see full post)-
blacksheep-1 reacted to TeeLew's post in the thread Advice on setup for street and track! with Like.Interesting. I wonder why they would make an artificial threshold like that? I've been in exactly the same situation with dumbing down pads to improve performance on a different type of car.
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bnight replied to the thread Advice on setup for street and track!.The S650 comes with a brand new brakes-by-wire system as well as a totally new Brakes Booster (by some reports with up to 150% more line pressure) and next generation ABS system and as you pointed out Bigger rotors and better tires. So I can't... (see full post)
Bill Pemberton replied to the thread S197 2005 GT.Congrats, they are a very good quality wheel and there are plenty of us on here that have purchase a set , or two, or three, or eleven!! (see full post)-
I took advantage of Apex’s tax day sale and picked up some CSM legal EC-7’s.
navbtcret reacted to Stan Whitney's post in the thread Pics of your GT350 or S550 Mustang at the track! with Like.From a wet morning at Motorsports Ranch, our first TT event this year.-
navbtcret reacted to Jet One's post in the thread Pics of your GT350 or S550 Mustang at the track! with Like.Finally got some seat time. Absolutely fantastic! @Black Boss built an incredible car.
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