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    Coolant Drain

    Until the nose touches or you become uncomfortable... whichever comes first. Ford says initial fill is 100k and you need to replace coolant every 50k after that. Probably because you just can't get the coolant back out.
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    Coolant Drain

    jack up the back of the car.
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    Which track car to get? Your opinions please.

    The 3.7L will not be easier on tires than the 5.0 and both get faster the bigger the tire.
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    Watts Link for improved street manners

    Hey Norm, I'm using stock Brembo springs. But with 18x10.5 rims, 275 Rival S tires, Camber/caster plates on max and camber-slotted struts on max I have tons of front grip and the back end has to do whatever it can to stay planted and put the power down.
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    Watts Link for improved street manners

    Over damp the front and soften the back shocks. I run konis 1.75 turns front and full soft rear. 1 turn rear makes the car a nightmare.
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    Watts Link for improved street manners

    An alternate idea: Take off the rear swaybar and see if the car is better behaved without it.
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    First Autocross in an S197

    For all the folks recommending just a rear bar, have you tried competing like that? I've driven some Mustangs with more oversteer than mine and it seems that in the end you just can't put the power down if you tune out the understeer with rear suspension stiffness. Another option would...
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    First Autocross in an S197

    You can fix 1/2 the camber problem for free. See the attached image of the slotted bottom strut hole on my Konis. I'm running those slots with the full sized cross-bolts and camber plates. After doing this, you have to fix the toe.
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    First Autocross in an S197

    to resolve understeer, the first step is to fix the front tire contact patch during cornering. This means camber bolts, camber plates, and/or slotting some bolt holes on the strut. Also, tire pressure. I run 42F 35R on 275 35 R18 Rival S on 18x10.5 rims. Might I recommend some tires...

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