Recent content by Bumzo1

2016 GT PP1 purchased new in 2016 and now has 53k miles. It was a daily for about 2 years and then became an autox/HPDE car primarily with over 100 track days under its belt. I run the car hard but also do a lot of preventative maintenance. The powertrain has been solid and treated me very...

I'm going to go against the grain and say that a large SUV or turbo midsize truck is perfectly fine for towing the typical open trailer. This is assuming that you are all within the rated payload and tow ratings and using a weight distributing hitch. This would also mean that half tons are...

I chose the trackspec center vent with a wicker bill at the front so hopefully that will give some good results. The total area is also larger than the two side vents. I may still add them later but it seemed like most side vents didn't do much other than the race louvers. I'm trying to...

I took advantage of some Christmas sales and have on order a center hood vent and a ported 2018 intake manifold. I'm going to call a few tuners next week and and try to choose one. I'm seeing a lot of recommendations on this forum for Shaun at AED. I was looking all over my front...

I appreciate all the insights, that is good to know about the air gaps on the early S550s. I'll take a closer look and see if there are any improvements to be made. Looking around I found some great sales on upgraded radiators. I may do that for now and see if vents are still necessary. I...

Yes, I have their standard GT kit where the cooler covers most of the upper grill opening. I should really add an actual temp gauge to the sandwich plate because I know that the dash gauge is inferred. That guage normally shows right on the edge of green/yellow so I've assumed it is at least...

I have a set of 19x11s with 305/30/19s and a set of 18x11s with 315/30/18s so best of both worlds! It seemed like pre-2020 the 18s had a better selection, then 19s reigned supreme for a few years and now it seems like they are pretty evenly matched on options. I usually put a set of lap attack...

I have not, I still have the stock performance pack radiator. I will reevaluate if I need to upgrade after I do the hood vents and radiator shroud.

I'm conflicted on the race louvers, I understand the science behind them but the appearance is a little hard to get past. The trackspec vent looks much nicer and is nearly twice the size. With the wicker bill add on the performance is pretty similar and cost is as well. Which vent did you go...

I originally set out to get the GT350 intake but something is going on with that part because prices are a lot higher than they were just a year or two ago. My quest for RPM is less about maximizing power as it is having more headroom to optimize my shift points on track. It seems like the 18...

I've had my 2016 GT PP for nearly 10 years now and for the last 7 it has been primarily a track car. The car has been very good to me with a few seasons of AutoX and upwards of 100 track days with only normal maintenance and a few sets of wheel bearings. I upgraded the suspension early on and...

I'm surprised you think the PP1 brembos are poor. I personally cheap out and go with the powerstop track day pads and have never once had an issue with my brakes on track. I have a close friend that has been building his C6 grand sport over the last 2 years and one of his biggest issues has...

Thanks! I'll have to go say hi if I see you out there again.

I was at that event as well and it was a great time, I'm already itching to get back! I think I remember seeing you, I was the other blue mustang with the red wheels.

I ran STP the first year I had my mustang and in my local (Texas) region we had a decent number of participants, maybe 6. The next year I ran STP for the first half of the year but nearly everyone started transferring to CAM, including me. I started doing more road course events and started...