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I think that the first place to start for traction is always tires. I like the Nitto NT05R's for drag racing, because they have a really soft compound that sticks hard for my car with 650+ rwhp and they have decent enough tread to drive to the strip. No changing tires/wheels when I get there...

My understanding is that it mostly helps eliminate wheel hop so that, with the right tire/air pressure, you can hook up, without breaking your stock half shafts. I have a Convertible that already has stock subframe bracing so the Steeda units won't fit my car. I did the Steeda IRS Subframe...

Funny story about the "Wyle E Coyote" front vanity tag on my '15. I was driving back to Albuquerque from El Paso one day and had to stop at a large Customs and Border Patrol inspection station. I went through the search process as required easily enough and was heading out of the inspection...

It seems to be holding up fine. There's extra bracing underneath for the verts. That's why the jacking rails are shorter than those for a coupe. The S550 convertibles were the first Mustang ragtops that were purpose built from the ground up to be convertibles. All previous verts were converted...

Albuquerque, NM. I'm looking for nothing more than a 4pt bolt-in roll cage or bar. All convertibles at the Albuquerque Dragway that run under 13.5 must have a cage or bar. Yours would qualify. My car may be a high 10-second car even at this high altitude. I have the Steeda Subframe and...

Curious. Are you able to recline your driver's seat all the way back? I have to get a roll cage to race my convertible at the local drag strip...

I just bought the Quickjack 5000TLX for my '18 GT Vert and it works great with the Steeda short jacking rails. Of course, it would work without the rails, but it's a lot quicker to setup with the rails. It allowed me to upgrade my vertical links with relative ease. That lower bolt on those...

When I upgraded to the 2020 GT500 injectors and VMP BAP, I already had a preconfigured base tune from Lund for that combination. The safest way to do it that I know. No problems at all. Only took a few email adjustments to finalize the tune. Dyno'd it to verify and no changes were required...

Last weekend, I upgraded my stock port injectors to the 62lb versions used in the Predator. I also installed a VMP BAP and NGK9510 plugs gapped at .026 per Lund. Sent in my first datalog and Lund says that she is running too lean to tune and they want me to get her smoke tested. I've...

I wish I knew. I talked to a mechanic at my local Ford service department and he said that a tensioner can't be locked all the way in for good street driving manners. The most he said that he loads up a tensioner on the GT500's is 60%. Mine was 100%, no play whatsoever...

I'm not surprised. When I was looking for a replacement belt, they were still recommending the way too short 82" Continental. No clue, apparently...

Yeah, even though it was wearing out, I had to use a hose clamp again to get it off. So, if it stretched, it wasn't much. Crazy. And yes, my bearings have gotten a little noisy, not much though, just enough to notice. I'm keeping her, so when it gets to the point of having to replace the...

Ok, I discovered something today especially peculiar with the Edelbrock 2650 Stage-1 kit on my 2018 A10 that I think some of you may be interested in reading. My car has always had problems with bucking and surging under part throttle acceleration, especially with moderate part throttle. WOT...

Oh, OK. I understand now. Thanks for clearing that up for me...

So, I'm not sure what you mean by MAF. You have to use the stock MAF sensor that came with your car from Ford when you install the PMAS. The PMAS model of CAI that I used also required a tune recalibration. It's readily apparent that the intake tube between the throttle body and the air filter...

RTR flat black. I just like the look. The only exterior mod I've done. To me, they have more of a stock look to them than Roush, etc...

Yep, same dyno, same day. We ran a series of tests and averaged out 3 runs each...

I had a PMAS on mine and got rid of it. Did some dyno testing and found about 10-15rwhp gain. Closed the hood and lost it all. So, I removed the carbon filter from the stock intake and "ported" it by removing and smoothing all of the plastic casting flash and attachment bosses. Then I opened...

Before was 20/27. After is 19/24...

I supercharged my 2018 GT Convertible A10 with an Edelbrock Stage-1 kit, so I lost my strut tower brace. I would like to find one that would fit over or around the huge supercharger head unit. As for the chassis, I did the GT350 half shafts (drivetrain, not chassis, I know, but the heavier...