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Ya, although I'd call it a delamination, not a blister. A blister is a different thing.-
blacksheep-1 replied to the thread R7 tire problem.Looks like he spun the tire under load, across the elephant turds that line the track edge. (see full post)
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You know, man, it's weird after it warms up.It's smooth as butter and shifts.Great. I have to start it in gear because it won't kill in gear.When it's cold. I'm thinking that maybe it could be from this leap.I've been noticing
DarrylS76 replied to the thread S197 2014 GT Premium Track Package.Id love to reduce a ton of weight somehow (see full post)-
DarrylS76 replied to the thread S197 2014 GT Premium Track Package.Man you have that set up really nice. I have the same car in green only mod is roush cat back exhaust. How m uch of a difference in handling did u notice with all that you have done ? Stock ride height and suspension is terrible (see full post)
Junkyard Dog reacted to navbtcret's post in the thread Who Tracks Their S550 GT500 And Who Is Your Tuner? with
Like.I have run for 30 minutes very hard at Watkins Glen where you are hard in the throttle a lot. Ford's cooling for these GT500's is great. I will run out gas before I overheat. One 30-minute session at the Glen and I am below 1/4 tank of gas from...-
Excellent testing. Thank you for posting!
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Junkyard Dog reacted to jaylarold's post in the thread What is everybody using to lift their Mustang off the ground? with Like.I just place jack stands on the factory pinch welds in their marked locations. No additional lift pads. Maybe I use an old rag between the pinch weld and Jack stand but that's not necessary. Once you go through rotating tires and changing brake...
navbtcret replied to the thread Who Tracks Their S550 GT500 And Who Is Your Tuner?.I have run for 30 minutes very hard at Watkins Glen where you are hard in the throttle a lot. Ford's cooling for these GT500's is great. I will run out gas before I overheat. One 30-minute session at the Glen and I am below 1/4 tank of gas from... (see full post)
backflip99 reacted to Junkyard Dog's post in the thread MCA 50th anniversary track days @ Road Atlanta with Like.It is "lead follow." It says so right on the registration page.Learn high speed driving and car control skills through limited classroom and lead follow instruction from experienced instructors. Bring your street car or track car. No previous...
The guy said they were in a storage unit but in too may ways I don't trust the unknown. I just really will use them for an around town tire for now. At this point I may look for some takeoff with a history. Again no track just out and about...-
Yup that more or less what I thought as well. They look like shear tears. These were R7's from a batch a few months ago.
- DaveW replied to the thread R7 tire problem.No idea what happened (but that one tire looks to be dated 2023?) but you shouldn't have to worry about an R7 batch problem since the R8 is a thing now...er....trackattackpro or whatever they call it. (see full post)
- Champale replied to the thread Wheel Width v. Tire Width.Excellent testing. Thank you for posting! (see full post)
Gunslinger55 reacted to TeeLew's post in the thread S650 GT Track Alignment & Camber Arms with Like.1. Same siht I've been saying for 6 years. 2. Probably not.-
This is my first post in this forum, but I know often when people ask questions like I am about to, the main responses are "use the search function". I have searched and read many posts about alignment on this forum and other places. However, I...
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Gunslinger55 replied to the thread Who Has A Suggestion For A Good Track Day Insurance Company?.So who covers timed events? Most only cover hpde. The one my club used does but it’s more expensive. (see full post)
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Gunslinger55 reacted to honeybadger's post in the thread Who Tracks Their S550 GT500 And Who Is Your Tuner? with Like.Even stock GT500s pull timing under hot conditions with repetitive hot lapping...but they manage it super well and it's hard to notice. And they never hit a thermal runaway where you need to back off to cool it back down. Ford did an incredible...
jaylarold replied to the thread What is everybody using to lift their Mustang off the ground?.I just place jack stands on the factory pinch welds in their marked locations. No additional lift pads. Maybe I use an old rag between the pinch weld and Jack stand but that's not necessary. Once you go through rotating tires and changing brake... (see full post)-
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Since so many here run around a 305 width tire, I thought I would share this Grassroots Motorsports post on what happened when they kept the tire and increased the wheel width from 11" to 12"Reduction in lap times...
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