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koharatx reacted to jklapko10's post in the thread Advice Reading Rotors After Runs: Do My Brakes Check Out? with
Like.From my understanding, if I'm wrong please someone correct me, the thrust washer is really in there as a spacer because the back of the hub doesn't mate up perfectly and is that 1 or 2 mm short (probably a work around from ford due to the same...-
koharatx reacted to JAJ's post in the thread Advice Reading Rotors After Runs: Do My Brakes Check Out? with Like.Note - the "specified 100 ft-lb + 45 degrees" produces torque that's more like 400 ft-lbs.
- TeeLew replied to the thread What is everybody using to lift their Mustang off the ground?.It's good steel, but sheet metal on an edge will bend if you apply the load off-axis. It's a cheap way to keep from screwing up your car. (see full post)
- Skidmarc replied to the thread What is everybody using to lift their Mustang off the ground?.I'd like a pair, unpainted if you have them. Thanks (see full post)
- Skidmarc replied to the thread Ford Racing 1 Pc driveshaft.Torsens too? Btw, I love your signature under your avatar. I can relate! (see full post)
- Skidmarc replied to the thread Ford Racing 1 Pc driveshaft.Here's why I'm leaning towards the DS. The noise doesn't change with gear changes, it does it in 4th, 5th and sixth. It's the same if the clutch is engaged or not. Purely speed related. I can hear it faintly around 50 by 65 it's in full song... (see full post)
Zellion_GT replied to the thread What suspension brands to look at.Haven’t installed the shocks yet. Doing one more autocross next weekend before there’s a month break in the calendar. During that break I’m gonna install them and get a proper alignment for the track on the car. I mean I feel the car has a lot of... (see full post)
Bill Pemberton replied to the thread What suspension brands to look at.Just wondering if you have driven the car the way it is currently setup? It often seems folks go a little crazy on getting a bunch of stuff done before they ever get much track time. I would install what you have already, get a good track... (see full post)
GAR944 reacted to Bill Pemberton's post in the thread S550 Upside Down and on the Wrong Side with Like.The old standard that a 100 lbs of weight reduction is worth a second of time on the track is seldom remembered. I applaud your mods, weight off is such a simple way to gain time and speed.-
my first day out with the Bridgestone Potenza RE71RS went great - broke my PB at Hallett and then topped that by a few tenths. Very impressed with them so far! Thanks for the recommendation @Bill Pemberton!
- EF1 replied to the thread Ford Racing 1 Pc driveshaft.I always thought the whine in my car was the rear end until the MT82 died. The whine disappeared with the Tremec. It i still quiet with the 4:10's and Tru Trac. (see full post)
TMSBOSS reacted to 06mach1's post in the thread What is everybody using to lift their Mustang off the ground? with Like.I make them for the s197 and s550. They are different.-
TMSBOSS reacted to Bill Pemberton's post in the thread S550 Upside Down and on the Wrong Side with Like.The old standard that a 100 lbs of weight reduction is worth a second of time on the track is seldom remembered. I applaud your mods, weight off is such a simple way to gain time and speed.
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TMSBOSS reacted to JrFish's post in the thread What did you do to your Boss 302 or S197 today? with Like.Well... Not today...but... Killed the original MT-82 @ COTA 2 weeks ago. And last weekend pulled that big awkward frozen b!7¢√ out. Note the weapon of choice to slay the beast is comprised of every extension I own (7) + that miserable swivel...
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TMSBOSS replied to the thread Ford Racing 1 Pc driveshaft.Fords 8.8 rear end with 3.73 gears are known to make noise at those speeds. (see full post)
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TMSBOSS reacted to Dave_W's post in the thread 2026 Mustang Round Up - Motorsports Park Hastings, NE with Like.The Speedway Motors Museum has an incredible variety of exhibits, I highly recommend it. Lots of stuff from very early racing & hot-rodding of Model T's, A's, and Ford flatheads, through the the 50's and 60's with Kool Kustoms and classic...
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my first day out with the Bridgestone Potenza RE71RS went great - broke my PB at Hallett and then topped that by a few tenths. Very impressed with them so far! Thanks for the recommendation @Bill Pemberton!
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Bill Pemberton reacted to Dave_W's post in the thread 2026 Mustang Round Up - Motorsports Park Hastings, NE with Like.The Speedway Motors Museum has an incredible variety of exhibits, I highly recommend it. Lots of stuff from very early racing & hot-rodding of Model T's, A's, and Ford flatheads, through the the 50's and 60's with Kool Kustoms and classic...
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