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  1. Sleeper_08

    2011, Which rear lower control arms?

    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...
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    Track Day - Exotic Car Day Sep 30, 2012

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

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

    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.
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    Which car for auto crossing/track days?

    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...
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    what would you do?

    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.
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    2013 GT suspension plan - please help?

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

    Interesting.
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    what would you do?

    Any links or pictures showing what they look like?
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    18x10 wheel for track use, vorshlag?

    Correct - and that is one reason I run them as track wheels. The other reasons are that they are strong and well priced.
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    18x10 wheel for track use, vorshlag?

    My Steeda 18 x 9.5 were about 28 pounds.
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    Oil temperature

    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.
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    Cantilever on s197?

    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.
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    racing gear/equipment

    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.
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    Suspension advice please

    Taking the weight off the front wheel helps make it easier to move.
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    racing gear/equipment

    I got a Cool Shirt system last year. http://www.coolshirt.net/racing-club-system12.html Ran it for one event before the weather cooled off and it worked fine.
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    Forced induction and Road racing

    For extra cooling you can always use the old trick of turning the heater on at full speed at max temp.
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    Odessey To VIR April 2012

    Your comments about instructors are valid. I the US there may also be a bigger concern about liability. In my case, the instructor, Gerry Low, has instructed me a few times. A few weeks ago he also drove my car and so knows what it is capable of. Thanks to his urging I was up to nearly one G...
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    Forced induction and Road racing

    I run a Roushcharger and it does require "throttle modulation" at times, even with 275/30/18 Nitto NT01s When I built my car I was determined that if I could stay with them in the corners then they were not going to out drag me down the straights. There is not much that can, though these days...
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    Odessey To VIR April 2012

    Here is summary of my thoughts and feelings of the trip to VIR shown in the video above; It is a long way from Toronto to VIR. I left my apartment at 5:30 Am and we got to our garage at the track at about 11:30 PM – 18 hours later. After unloading the cars from the trailer that is when I...
  21. Sleeper_08

    Steeda Front Control Arm Relocation OR Steeda Balljoints Necessary on Lowered Stangs?

    Do them one at a time on each side and nothing will change.
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    Odessey To VIR April 2012

    The title says it all. My three fastest laps were in my last session and are at the end of the video and include data HOm3rb9LcVg please learn to embed video - http://s197forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3643
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    18x10 wheel for track use, vorshlag?

    Makes me feel even more comfortable with my 18 x 9.5 Enkei PF01s on the track.
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    VIR Track Day - April 10 & 11

    Here is a brief bio from the Canadian Motorsports Hall Of Fame of one of the instructors on the trip; Biography Craig Fisher of Toronto was one of the top sedan drivers in North America in the '60s and early '70s, winning several CASC and SCCA class and overall sedan championships. A former...
  25. Sleeper_08

    VIR Track Day - April 10 & 11

    We leave tomorrow morning and will be on track Tuesday and Wednesday. The car is going down and back in a trailer and I get to ride in the truck. :) We are staying right at the track and have a garage space for our use. :) The weather forecast is mainly sunny with a high of 57F/14C both...

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