The Mustang Forum for Track & Racing Enthusiasts
Taking your Mustang to an open track/HPDE event for the first time? Do you race competitively? This forum is for you! Log in to remove most ads.
- Welcome to the Ford Mustang forum built for owners of the Mustang GT350, BOSS 302, GT500, and all other S550, S197, SN95, Fox Body and older Mustangs set up for open track days, road racing, and/or autocross. Join our forum, interact with others, share your build, and help us strengthen this community!
Latest activity
Live updates
blacksheep-1 replied to the thread Went to the Nascar Race in Iowa as Nick Smither!!.I remember when the Wood Brothers went to Indy, I think they did Lemans as well. (see full post)-
blacksheep-1 replied to the thread Hood Venting Options for Cooling.I know I'm late to the party here, but one of the things that I always advocate for is to use the factory to develop your parts, this was true back in the Pirelli World Challenge days and the S197 platform, the rule book, and the way Ford... (see full post)
-
blacksheep-1 replied to the thread Superbeater does Roebling Rd.Gotta start somewhere (see full post)
Bill Pemberton posted the thread Went to the Nascar Race in Iowa as Nick Smither!! in General Mustang Forum.My son, daughter in law, and grandson went to Newton , Iowa for the Iowa Corn 350 and since I do not have any Nascar duds I wore my number 58 Nick Smither team shirt -- seems appropriate with all the Ford logos on it ! Apparently the shirt was a...
TheTed replied to the thread Hood Venting Options for Cooling.This weekend I got to run the GTD style hood in the heat at Heartland Park. Yesterday got up to right around 100F (car said so), and the day before wasn't much cooler.While this wasn't an A-B test since I'd previously been running at Ozarks... (see full post)
302BOB replied to the thread Happy Birthday to one of our SoCal Hotshoes!.Happy Birthday TeeLew.........Enjoy your day!!! (see full post)
dave2278 replied to the thread S197 Redrum "GT350".Awesome, sounds great!I’ll be running Saturday only this time, in future events I’ll run multiple days, but really need to see how the car does. (see full post)-
TheTed posted a new lap time of 1:57.490 on track configuration Full Course at track Heartland Motorsports ParkDate of Lap time:Pushing 100F. Video:
-
TheTed replied to the thread Dark Horse OEM Pad wear per track day - does this sound Reasonable?.This sounds pretty similar to what I got with my initial set. We’ll see how this second set (bought from the Ford dealer) does. Hopefully the same. (see full post)
-
Bill Pemberton posted the thread Happy Birthday to one of our SoCal Hotshoes! in General Mustang Forum.Everyone jump in and shout out Happy Birthday to ole TeeLew .............well, at 53 today he really isn't that old at all compared to a boatload of us members! Living in an area of the US that has great weather almost all of the year, pretty...
Junkyard Dog replied to the thread Dark Horse OEM Pad wear per track day - does this sound Reasonable?.Is 15mm and 5mm just the actual pad thickness? (see full post)-
Junkyard Dog replied to the thread Fuel pickup issues.For the S550 and S650, the KPM fuel pump solves this issue, too. The Ford Racing driving school cars all have them now. I don't think they have one for black sheep-1's car, though. (see full post)
- ccnncc99 replied to the thread Fuel pickup issues.i'm not sure how different the s550 is vs the s197 but i added a cheap fuel pump on the passenger side and plumbed it into the crossover port on the fuel bucket and added a toggle switch to turn it on. i used to fuel starve after ~2-3 laps on... (see full post)
bnight replied to the thread Modifying GT/Mach 1 Fan Shroud to flow more air on Track, but not sacrifice Cooling Fan Performance while street driving.I guess this one will be useful to you:https://www.fordracing.com/content/dam/fordPerformance/motorsport/mustang-challenge/pdfs/MC-TSB-04-6-4-2024-Fan-Shroud-Modification.pdfAnd this one... (see full post)
Gunslinger55 replied to the thread Dark Horse OEM Pad wear per track day - does this sound Reasonable?.I was monitoring them and wanted to see how the stock pads wore. It’s was pretty impressive. New pads going on asap for fall track season. Started at 15 mm and 24 plus track sessions down to 5mm (see full post)- cjatrains posted the thread Modifying GT/Mach 1 Fan Shroud to flow more air on Track, but not sacrifice Cooling Fan Performance while street driving in S550 Mustang Tech - GT, GT350 & GT500.Been struggling with high CHT temps at Watkins Glen. Installed 70 mm thick radiator, Reischle 170 Thermostat, sealed every leak up stream of the AC/Condenser/Radiator core. Dropped Anti-Freeze concentration to 30% and added water wetter. Also...
-
Stan Whitney posted a new lap time of 1:17.448 on track configuration Short Course 1.7 at track Motorsport Ranch - CressonDate of Lap time:Hot 91 degree morning but the car was handling great. Stock drivetrain, MCS coil overs, GT350 front brake conversion, Apex wheels, 325/30/19 RE71RZ, 9 lives carbon wing and custom splitter
biggsy replied to the thread S550 Biggsy’s Track Build.Well… it took some trimming of the fan shroud but I got the PMAS to fit with about a 3-5mm gap between the tube and the fan.Received the start up tune from Adam.Waiting on hoses to come in to move the coolant reservoir. (see full post)-
EricH posted a new lap time of 1:55.280 on track configuration Full Course at track Ridge Motorsports ParkDate of Lap time:- Bouncing Soul replied to the thread Fuel pickup issues.Is there a good (technical) reason nobody has made a stock location fuel cell for these cars? (see full post)
