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Lookin good Brian! Porsche has nothing on us! lol
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Coming very soon...
18 Manifold
GT350 Throttle body
GT350 Cold Air
LU47 injectors
And AED tune...Shaun has been awesome to work with so far!

The other manifold is for @Bluemustang
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Coming very soon...
18 Manifold
GT350 Throttle body
GT350 Cold Air
LU47 injectors
And AED tune...Shaun has been awesome to work with so far!

The other manifold is for @Bluemustang
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Get after it buddy! She is gonna be a beast.
 
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So far so good. Some teething issues figuring out vacuum leaks and such but overall I really like the performance.
 

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I made a few changes since I last updated this. Went to the stock GT throttle body and tune update for that, after not being happy with the idle quality or low throttle drivability of the GT350 TB. The car drives fantastic and pulls incredible. Absolutely no regrets with doing the 18 manifold.
 

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I made a few changes since I last updated this. Went to the stock GT throttle body and tune update for that, after not being happy with the idle quality or low throttle drivability of the GT350 TB. The car drives fantastic and pulls incredible. Absolutely no regrets with doing the 18 manifold.
Can’t wait to put on mine!
 
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Dyno day and corner weights!

Very happy with the power on 93. 423 whp SAE.

Corner weights too.
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Damn that's awesome B.

I really regret buying a Shelby and not a 17 base GT so I can pump it up myself.

Miss my 16 GT .
 

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Looks great Bmac! I'll have to go back and re-read some of your updates.
 

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I really want to be able to adjust corner weights now. This also explains why it's a little more eager on left turns than right.
 

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Nice numbers . Love watching and learning through your methodical approach.
 
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I added the Steeda roll center correction lateral links over the weekend. Wow what a great mod! This is one of my favorites.
After getting it aligned here are the pro and cons.

Pros:
- Far, far more and better steering feedback; it actually weights up with steering lock and you can feel what the tire is doing at even just moderate levels of spirited driving
- The front of the car stays really flat, this has many benefits...
- Prior to this mod, the handling was great, but it did always feel like the front wanted to continue rolling. That would make the rear come with. Now, the front rolls quick and less, takes a set and the whole car squats up. It feels way more planted overall, not just up front. The prior behavior wasn't as apparent to me as it is now that it's corrected.
- More front grip. I can't wait to get this car to autocross and track.

Cons:
- Very slight amount of bumpsteer. It's little enough that I have to be paying attention for it to really notice. I will be correcting this, but for cars with no drop or very modest drops, I'd argue this may be optional.

@MTECH6G @J.P.B. I found your next mod, guys. You want older BMW M-like steering? Feels Great. This combined with the tension link bearing is :handsinair::rockon::thumbsup::fistbump:
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