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bnight replied to the thread S550 2017 Grabber Blue GT.Time for this LTH without CATs I guess :) (see full post)
flyhalf replied to the thread S550 : rear brake upgrade, ran the numbers and got a surprise.C1 is lower temp than others but still 750C. but again it do TT mainly so far but I did try race simulations and they were pretty good. I tested the pagid and they didnt work for me unfortunately. (see full post)
Mad Hatter replied to the thread S550 : rear brake upgrade, ran the numbers and got a surprise.I know you said that grippier pads make the car nervous, but at least in my case, low temp pads will not last 40 min. Then again a set of Pagid RSL29 pads are less grippy. take high temps and last for ever. But you have to sell body parts to... (see full post)-
flyhalf replied to the thread S550 : rear brake upgrade, ran the numbers and got a surprise.The front are perfect. The rear are cooking. And to be fair. I used OEM cause it was the best balance forn2 laps. Not i tested dct30 after changing setup and weight of the car and they did good. My car get with C1 and oem Rear 1.7-1.8g in... (see full post)
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Mad Hatter replied to the thread S550 : rear brake upgrade, ran the numbers and got a surprise.Oh boy lots of numbers! Not at all surprised that the stock brakes are better then choices from the likes of Wilwood. Never seen wilwoods do well on heavy fast car, would assume it would be a downgrade. And CSG C1 pads?? for your car... (see full post)
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k4show replied to the thread S550 2017 Grabber Blue GT.Well, I had been struggling with high CHT for several years now, even after a lot of cooling mods (CSF radiator, GT500 water pump, distilled water + WaterWetter, RaceLouvers RT hood, many vacuum bleeds). I believe I finally found the root cause... (see full post)-
- DesertHorse replied to the thread 1st track day in new (to me) car..Thank you for the reply and the advice. Slowly trying to build a tasteful street / track car and see where it takes me so all this info helps. Suspension parts and tires seem to be the best beginning upgrades. Thanks again. (see full post)
dave2278 replied to the thread S197 Redrum "GT350".Random Autocross pics (see full post)-
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dave2278 replied to the thread S197 Redrum "GT350".Figure it’s time for an update on the car. It’s a lot different now and I have been terrible about documenting what’s been done.Where to start, well I guess I’ll start with the engine. I picked up a VMP Gen 2 supercharger so to support that I... (see full post)
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GAR944 replied to the thread 2021 GT500 Harness Bar Recommendations & Race Seat Questions.They are bloody heavy and the doors need to be all the way open and try not to scratch anything on the way out. The ford performance rear seat delete is rather nice. It just blends in and disappears... (see full post)-
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flyhalf replied to the thread S550 : rear brake upgrade, ran the numbers and got a surprise.Please. And let me know. Cause insanity here is increasing too fast lol (see full post)
RoadRacer78 replied to the thread 2021 GT500 Harness Bar Recommendations & Race Seat Questions.Thanks for getting back to me.Good news on the seats. Easy in, easy out.I really am leaning toward a bar. I've put a couple of the Watson bars in. Nice bar. And I can go pick one up they're so close. And probably get a discount..... The rear... (see full post)-
GAR944 replied to the thread S550 : rear brake upgrade, ran the numbers and got a surprise.I'm going to read this through about a dozen more times and throw some numbers at it as well. You got me curious. And that picture, you making wheel chocs from brake pads. DAMN. That is some angle. (see full post)
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flyhalf posted the thread S550 : rear brake upgrade, ran the numbers and got a surprise in S550 Mustang Tech - GT, GT350 & GT500.3MIN READI did a long research on every possible option from hardware prospective to find out if the solution might be the OEM system with better ABS. please bare with me 3minutes.Where I'm at: 2018+ S550 Performance Pack, moving to sustain...
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honeybadger replied to the thread S550 Carbon Doors Project - from the depths of Badger Labs.Okay - officially going to print my first test pieces and see how this looks. there's some edges, etc. that will need to be feathered in, but I plan to do that with Bondo/etc. (see full post)-
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Mad Hatter replied to the thread Lost 3rd Gear at the track.I would just mention that the other option is a Calimer Stage 3 Mt82 with the 26 spline. I would say that its about on par with the tremec but has a higher rating, on paper at least. A little lighter and cheaper then a XL swap (you keep your... (see full post)
