Recent content by Sleeper_08

I originally ran poly/poly LCA's on my car which is used for track days. I switched to poly/rod after it was suggested as being the best combination for a car which is tracked because poly/poly bind up when the car rolls and adds to roll stiffness. The best would be rod/rod but on a car...

Some video of my final track day of the season http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIVARqB1KTI&list=UUSuWJSMf5EfHM0Z7bmF4MSw&index=1&feature=plcp

Looking forward to them. Now that the warm weather is here again I'm getting anxious to do something.

How much do the Progress lowering springs drop the front and rear? The normal "rule of thumb" seems to be you are OK if it only around a 1" drop at the front.

The instructors that I went to VIR with teach there are 6 ways to steer a car; 1) steering wheel 2) throttle on 3) throttle off 4) brake on 5) brake off 6) choosing the wrong gear :naughty1: The better the power/torque to weight ratio the more important 2) and 3) become and the more you need...

I was just at my local Ford dealer picking up some oil filters and asked what the price was for the new 2013 hood extractor vents. The answer was $350 for each side! Guess their not in my plans anymore.

Did you see this sticky from above http://mustangforums.com/forum/s197-handling-section/614252-this-is-why-shocks-matter.html

Interesting.

Any links or pictures showing what they look like?

Correct - and that is one reason I run them as track wheels. The other reasons are that they are strong and well priced.

My Steeda 18 x 9.5 were about 28 pounds.

The coolant temp gauge is a glorified idiot light. It sits at the middle unless things get really hot then starts moving to the right. I brought it back under control on my last track day by putting the heater on high and full fan. Thank goodness for my Cool Shirt.

The rear axle weighs a lot and it stays as sprung weight. Considering the relatively small amount of weight that would become unsprung and the complexity involved in designing and building the mounts so that they would not tear out of the body it hardly seems worth it.

I installed my Cool Shirt reservoir behind the passenger seat using the two rear seat mounting bolts. The support is made from slotted angle iron from a hardware store and it fits under the seat frame. The reservoir pump then runs off the auxiliary power output in the rear console.

Taking the weight off the front wheel helps make it easier to move.