Sounds like the driveshaft is either out of balance or the carrier bearing is sloppy. Minor issue, should be fixed by replacing the driveshaft. I'd wait.
BTW the PAX calculation actually throws out the alien drivers results. Rick Ruth described his process quite a bit on an autox podcast (PAX Attack) and it was pretty interesting. So, if Otis is getting PAX times even with "normal" fast drivers then the PAX is soft. Alien drivers should be way...
Wow! I'm glad they're essentially pressed in bolts but dang. I typically try to give everything a visual inspection whenever I pull the tire off. I've found loose or broken swaybar endlinks (not on my GT350) and broken suspension ride height sensors (on my GT350, twice). I'll check the torque on...
I prefer to store mine flat so I got a bunch of cheap steel cookie sheets from the dollar store and use one sheet per pair of digits. Nicely stackable and keeps them clean and flat.
Here is a picture that shows how I tapped the CAN wires on the Network Gateway Module. The blue and white wires are the CAN high and low data wires although I honestly can't remember which is high or low.
The yellow cable goes to my RCT MK3 and I connect power and ground upstream in the...
I had to tap into the CAN+ and CAN- wires going into the Gateway Network Module. I have a 2020 and it wouldn't transmit the CAN data through the OBD2 port. I don't remember which wires I used but I can take a look at it in a few days when I'm back in town. I also pulled power from a switched...
To be clear, these are the PRO version, where the shoulder belts latch at the buckle right? Not the type where the shoulder belt wraps around the lap belt?
Dennis (boardkat) posted a picture of his setup, 3 wide in the back seat (delete), one in the trunk and a ton of spare parts and tools, including a spare rear end pumpkin in the trunk. It was very impressive, but Dennis is nuts. I get two 305's in the trunk and two 315's in the back seat and...
So are all three are parallel or is one perpendicular to the other two? I'm too tall to make one fit behind the drivers seat like that. I end up having to put one in the trunk, two in the back seat and one in the passenger seat. That leaves room in the trunk for tools and stuff but no room for a...
That is correct, many of the cars were shared between two drivers including mine and Sam's. Sometimes there is an advantage to having a 2nd driver especially if it the weather is cold. My co-driver owns a GT350R which isn't in FS but he is a long-time Mustang competitor in FS since the late 70's...
That's what I've always heard about spoilers in autox applications. They help plant the rear end for high speed transitions so you can set the car up extra loose for low speed stuff but it will settle down at high speed. Works even better on FWD cars where loose at low speed helps counter the...
The goal is to just *almost* hit the cones with the rear tire. If you're hitting it with the front or just missing it, something went wrong. That said, I have more cone marks on the front bumper than the side, although a nice number of them on the rear wheels.
I'd love to see real aero analysis...
I don't think you'll have any protest trouble unless you start beating people - then you have a vulnerability that some may use. I agree with Jacob, it's not really a performance advantage especially at autox speeds and also a diffuser really needs a wing or huge spoiler to be effective. But, if...
Year/Make/Model/Trim: 2020 Shelby GT350 (stock)
Track/Course: Raceway Park of the Midlands
Best Lap Time: 1:41.635
Tires (Size & Model): Falken Azenis RT660 315/305
MiDiv SCCA TT series 2020 Finale
10/15/20
Jacob, awesome job. Your east course run was as close to mistake free as I've seen.
Regarding speeds for the courses, I think the courses this year were just a little slower than the last couple of years. Here's a speed plot from the East course with my fastest run (had me in 3rd place) on...
2022 Nationals
I'm running in FS on T/W H5 in a Shelby GT350. Right now the forecast looks good I've lived in the midwest long enough that anything past 3 days out on a weather forecast is a wild guess so.... Would any of you CAMC guys be willing to rent me a set of rain tires in case that...
Not trying to start a fight, I agree balance shafts would be better than not having any in a buzzy engine like the Voodoo 5.2, but according to this site the Z06 FPC engine doesn't have them either and instead uses a fluid damper among other things like a 1.3 bore/stroke ratio to deal with the...
I use a 2' level that has a laser on one end. I've had it for years so I don't remember where I bought it but it's similar to this one. I put it on top of the toe plate or have a helper hold it against the rim and aim it at the ruler that is held against the front hub at the center.
I've...