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TheTed replied to the thread Dark Horse OEM Pad wear per track day - does this sound Reasonable?.I’m finally at the point of replacing my front pads after about 12 hours of track use, almost entirely at Ozarks International Raceway. The brakes are still working fine.Also, I’d noted who was listed on the back of the new pads as the... (see full post)-
- EF1 replied to the thread S550 steveespo's Wood Brothers Racing #21 2018 GT PPL2.Too bad their gen1 cams were not available when we had my engine out. (see full post)
LIGISTX replied to the thread S197 2011 Mustang 3.7 Performance Package, Shooting my shot at CAM-C.💪. Keepin the 3.7 dream alive. (see full post)
flyhalf replied to the thread Deep dive into oil.This post comes in a perfect timing. I might become driven oil distributor. with one purpose. Get us better pricing to access the best oil in the market. (Via our company Speeditaliaracing.com) Driven oil has been developed together with Jake... (see full post)
Ok i thought i knew something ing about oil. But have more to learn.Now that i am focusing more on track than street and have a race car i read my manual and said to use a very specific type of oil. “Joe Gibbs Racing”’now driven. Looking into...
GAR944 replied to the thread New mustang. And it fits on my futura. Barely.I was thinking, that looks about right, i have the same amount of room because of a truck load of front camber. Then i got to your last pic and saw the side sills. DAMN she tight. I can at least drive mine on as the tyres are the widest part. I'm... (see full post)-
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GAR944 replied to the thread Dark Horse OEM Pad wear per track day - does this sound Reasonable?.Food for thought. As your brake pad disappears, the material that effectively insulates the caliper from heat is disappearing. Most of us know how hot our calipers get. The reduction in material thickness also affect its structural rigidity and... (see full post)
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Wanted to see if it fits as it’s pretty wide. Not much leeway but it does fit….Easier to haul around on short hops than the fully enclosed job it came with plus it’s actually easier to load as you can walk around it with winch remote and slowly...
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Gunslinger55 replied to the thread Dark Horse OEM Pad wear per track day - does this sound Reasonable?.Oh boy lol made my head hurt watching that video but glad to know what i’ll be up against shorty (see full post)
EricH replied to the thread Dark Horse OEM Pad wear per track day - does this sound Reasonable?.haven't done rear brakes yet, no, but just saw the piece about the pad spreader so figured that would work well with the 4 piston rears but not sure if it could handle the fronts as well.However, yes I have put the car in brake maintenance mode... (see full post)-
Junkyard Dog replied to the thread Dark Horse OEM Pad wear per track day - does this sound Reasonable?.Hopefully you have not lost one arm in an accident, or anything. (see full post)-
Junkyard Dog replied to the thread Dark Horse OEM Pad wear per track day - does this sound Reasonable?.So you already know how to do the rear brakes on the Mustang? (brake maintenance mode on the touch screen, etc.?) (see full post)
biggsy replied to the thread S550 steveespo's Wood Brothers Racing #21 2018 GT PPL2.A bit behind but me and the ol gal are making our way for the heart transplant! Very excited (see full post)-
Mjschneidy replied to the thread Stand alone clutch reservoir.I’m pretty sure it was a Dorman deal and it came with the slave cylinder which I tossed but used the hose. It was super cheap at the time.Details here... (see full post)-
EricH replied to the thread Dark Horse OEM Pad wear per track day - does this sound Reasonable?.I found a pad spreader mentioned in the general mustang forums that could help with the pad replacement - Lisle Quick Quad Pad Spreaders 29100 However, I see that the product only mentions working with up to 4-piston brakes. Do you think this... (see full post)
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Junkyard Dog replied to the thread Dark Horse OEM Pad wear per track day - does this sound Reasonable?.That will let you see right away whether there is any performance difference on the very same track from one day to the next and with all other factors being pretty much the same. (see full post)
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EricH replied to the thread Dark Horse OEM Pad wear per track day - does this sound Reasonable?.I have two more track days in the next 3 weeks - I was planning on keeping the oem pads on for the next track day, and then swapping them out for the Gloc pads for the following track day. Based on learnings from prior two track days only losing... (see full post)
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Junkyard Dog replied to the thread Dark Horse OEM Pad wear per track day - does this sound Reasonable?.Brembo says 3-4mm, so you are getting very, very close.https://www.brembo.com/en/news-archive/ford-mustang-change-pads-discs-guide (see full post)
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Junkyard Dog replied to the thread Dark Horse OEM Pad wear per track day - does this sound Reasonable?.Well, at 5 mm . . . how low were you thinking of letting them go and still running them on track? (see full post)
- mycroft posted the thread Swapping a 2005-2008 master cylinder reservoir into a 2013 in Brakes, Wheels and Tires.So admittedly mostly for the aesthetics of the Boss302S/R/FR500S reservoir (but I also don't consider more brake fluid in the system to be a bad thing), I've picked up a junk yard 2008 reservoir to do some testing. While it was obvious I could...
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