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    2014 Mustang GT COBRAJET new setup

    Good tuners are very had to come by. They ALL claim to be great at it, precious few understand what they are doing. I talked to a guy yesterday on a Lund tune, he had a poor experience as well. I tried a new tuner, went back to my old tune after wasting $500 on the new tune I wont run. The...
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    Oil Viscosity

    I think you would be crazy NOT to run the oil spec'd for the performance versions if you use your car that way at all. Mine gets Amsoil Signature 5w-50. It is the SAME viscosity at start up as the 5w-20 with VASTLY better protection when hot and run hard. Total no brainer despite the list of...
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    MY14 incorrect wheel alligment

    Nothing different about the track pack suspension. They all use the exact same design control arms and struts. The K-member the lower control arm bolts to could be bent, control arm could be bent, possibly the strut but you should be able to see any of this with the wheels off and the front...
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    Shock and strut question

    I am also late to the s197 but ended up with one about a year ago. After much research I recently installed the Vorshlag Track Pro set up on my 2011. I used to be a German car guy, was a Porsche club member for years and did lots of "driver ed" track events back in the day. I decided I didn't...
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    New here / New car / questions

    The best "cure fluid" for the rear end is Redline Heavy Shockproof. Cars with 3.73 gears seem to make a little whine, the Redline quieted mine down a little. My loud exhaust drowns out most of it anyway. Bilstein makes great shocks but most lowering springs are garbage with poor rates and...
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    New '14 GT

    I bought my car with quite a few engine mods, 3,2,1 build with cams, headers, ported Boss manifold etc. The seller was a straight line guy for sure and neglected most of the suspension. I am correcting that because I did SCCA Auto X events all last summer and really enjoyed it. Just know that...
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    New '14 GT

    Auto X and drags are mutually exclusive goals, hard to set the car up to be good at both. For auto X you are going to want larger stickier tires. Mine is getting 285/35-19 square Michelin 4s. Your suspension set up will be OK for Auto X, mine is on Eibach Pro Kit springs and works fairly well. I...
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    Setting up my 2011 for street and autoX

    I should be fortunate enough to do pretty much a full set up all at once. We have an event Sept 6-7 that should net me a fair amount of seat time. I will not have it built by then but it should be fun and good practice. Looking at the results, my first time, I wasn't last. I am already able to...
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    Driveshaft

    I have the one piece alum DS from Ford Racing. It is connected so a Ford perf 3.73 gearset on a Torsen R2 differential. I definitely have some additional driveline noise in my car. Very responsive though and I think the right choice for a performance car.
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    Setting up my 2011 for street and autoX

    So I changed back to having a car hobby after a 20 year absence. I bought a 2011 Mustang as one of our sons has a crazy '04 Cobra build. I wanted something a touch more modern and love the look of the S197. So I bought this car last spring and have done some car shows, an 1/8 mile airport drag...
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    New 2011 GT/CS Central Kansas

    They will not be wide enough at 9.5 inches and I really prefer a silver wheel to even the grey. I do like the look, definitely what drew me to this car. Thanks!
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    New 2011 GT/CS Central Kansas

    Patrick Swain has a small shop in Tulsa OK. He built the motor, did a manual swap for me, rebuilt the differential. Quality work. We will see how my autox goes. I may have to find a way to quiet it down. I saw a 108db limit, I think my car is WAY over that at WOT
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    New 2011 GT/CS Central Kansas

    Bought my first Mustang a few months ago. I haven't had a fast car in 20 years because where I lived in Colorado, they don't work. I bought this car from my sons mechanic in Tulsa. High milage car 180k+ in great shape still. It has a fresh built 3,2,1 engine, new block and Motorsports Boss crank...
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