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mwjscn replied to the thread HPDE tires.The general guideline is not to touch them at all when hot, as trying to torque them down to the cold number can stretch the stud, deform the threads, or outright snap the stud due to them now being over-torqued when they return to their cold... (see full post)- TeeLew replied to the thread Unfair advantage.That was the trick in FF2000 30 years after he found it. If you put a fresh head on a 500 mile engine, you'd make 1-2 *more* HP than you would when the whole thing was brand new. (see full post)
Gunslinger55 replied to the thread Unfair advantage.A totally fascinating thing (which there are tons of in this book) is these fact he discovered that a broken in bottom end with new heads produces approx 30 more hp. That makes total sense when he describes it and they dyno tested to confirm... (see full post)-
Gunslinger55 replied to the thread Unfair advantage.I agree i’m sure it’s work. The car is from AZ and you probably seen it. So what car isn’t a lot of work? i got a brand new mustang and now im thinking about changing tons of stuff on it? It’s and endless cycle. Kinda like Donohue talks about in... (see full post)
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Gunslinger55 replied to the thread HPDE tires.Always right before i go out. Not when i come in so usually that’s at least an hour. Or two. Is there a hot and cold torque rating? I know the coated studs at op use less torque all around (see full post)
TMSBOSS reacted to biggsy's post in the thread Your Experience with the 10 sp auto 10R80? Road race or HPDE? Longevity? Yr. Of manufacture? with
Like.I think @flyhalf is probably one of the most experienced with the transmission. Even though he moved on to smaller and better things (sequential) lol.May find a lot of what he did in his build thread.
Junkyard Dog replied to the thread HPDE tires.This car weighs almost what our cars weigh and has a lot of power, so this longevity review on the new Hoosier Track Attack Pro (not the R8, a 40 tw tire. This is a 200 tw tire and significantly cheaper) might be useful. It is 305R30/19 (see full post)-
Junkyard Dog replied to the thread HPDE tires.brand model 295 305 price UTQGBridgestone Potenza RE-71RS30 sq 2000 200Bridgestone Potenza RE-71RZ30 sq 2140 200Contenintal ExtremeContact Force 30 sq1700 200Falken Azenis RT660+ 35 sq 30 sq 1800 200Goodyear Eagle F1... (see full post)
After they've had a good amount of time to cool though, right? I know it often goes without saying around these parts, but if a cold torque rating is applied to a hot stud after a lapping session the nut may feel looser than normal for different...-
mwjscn replied to the thread HPDE tires.After they've had a good amount of time to cool though, right? I know it often goes without saying around these parts, but if a cold torque rating is applied to a hot stud after a lapping session the nut may feel looser than normal for different... (see full post)
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Gunslinger55 replied to the thread HPDE tires.All things being equal the leverage will be greater In this particular instance with carefully selected backspacing components problem is mitigated with good extended studs and spacers. The hubs on a s550/650 are pretty beefy as well. Yet wheels... (see full post)
blacksheep-1 replied to the thread SR performance coilovers VS Koni sport/Eibach?.Wanna sell the old FR setup? (see full post)-
blacksheep-1 reacted to TeeLew's post in the thread SR performance coilovers VS Koni sport/Eibach? with Like.I agree with Dave. Almost every GT slick on the planet is for an 18" wheel, so 18's are a no-brainer in my book. My car came with 19's, but for track duty, I'm a fan of an 18" wheel.I like to have some sidewall to work with as a driver. Very...
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There's a lot of quoting of general cases, but we're dealing with a specific case here. If you use a spacer, and the same wheel, the centerline of the wheel & tire moves away from the hub, and leverage (and bearing wear) on the hub increases...
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Gunslinger55 replied to the thread HPDE tires.I’ll test them out when i get them assuming OP’s spacers are good. Yeah if you have it set up right specifically engineered for your application all should be good. I’m not worried i’m going to do it. Plenty of people do it wrong in various... (see full post)
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I need to just have this auto post every 45-60 days, but the above is a terrible idea. I do alignments, mostly on performance cars as a decent part of my living. Average about 250/year. And lots of camber plates.Any non threaded adjustment...
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Gunslinger55 replied to the thread Unfair advantage.I agree i’m sure it’s work. The car is from AZ and you probably seen it. So what car isn’t a lot of work? i got a brand new mustang and now im thinking about changing tons of stuff on it? It’s and endless cycle. Kinda like Donohue talks about in... (see full post)
Bill Pemberton reacted to stevbd's post in the thread SR performance coilovers VS Koni sport/Eibach? with Like.This is a good starting point for comparing spring and sway bar rates. https://trackmustangsonline.com/threads/s197-spring-and-sway-bar-rates.13152/I haven’t used enough different setups to really be able to give a good comparison type of...
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