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Bring back the GT350, call it a Pinto and sell it at a good price and I'll buy one tommorow. It is the car, equipment and capabilities that matter, not the name. I wasn't a fan of the PP2, but most of that was not because it had a stupid name, but because it was a semi track special that was...

Doesn't seem like just street use is what he has in mind.

Actually, it will be less. Look at the manufacturer recommendations. As the side wall gets taller, the minimum recommended wheel width tends to get narrower.

Because most of them are old. It's the equivalent of a SN95 vs a S550. Also note, most are not 200TW. In modern tires, 200TW is code for competition ready street tire. Most are as good as the original R compound tires, back when they actually had tread.

On average, a sticky compound gives more grip than a wider tire. Especially when we are talking one size difference. If the 200TW tire is a recent design, it should be much better than a 340TW. Because that whole class of tire is optimized for performance, so much so that some are not...

Right if you are unfamiliar with the track, the driver getting better at the track can more than makes up for less favorable conditions. In additionally, some people adjust better to changing conditions, and/or might like a hot slidey tire. 2 seconds sounds a bit high to me. 1 second is more...

I meant modern OEM reliability standards.

I am betting it is packaging and reliability. Have a big V8? Superchargers package better, and the potential power advantage of turbos doesn't matter much. I don't think anyone has put in the work to get centrifical superchargers to meet OEM reliability standards. For example, having...

Why buy high dollar (or even low dollar) coilovers and not set them up properly? Corner weighting the car is step one with coilovers.

See all the reliability complaints about the 8250 rpm GT350. Getting another 1000 rpm would probably double the price of the engine, and a lot of people would complain it didn't have enough torque. Slap some BOSS decals on a Mach 1 and you basically have a BOSS (higher winding 5.0, check...

Being loud a few times a year is a lot different than being loud everyday. Pretty sure the agreement allows x number of loud days per year that gets reserved for important events. Everybody else has to play under the limit.

How much do these wheels weight? Given these prices, I would just get stronger and lighter SVE wheels. 20x10.5 +30 would be pretty pokey on the rear, combine that with taller tires and you are in danger of rubbing or worse. Why go to 20's? It might help if all your tires (& wheels) where the...

If you are too lazy to adjust them, I would reconsider whether you really want coilovers.

Not on a road course. Which is why figuring out your desired use matters. Plus Car & Driver did a test of a dealer that was selling Mustangs plus aftermarket super charger kits. And despite a claimed 700hp, they were only slightly faster than a standard GT and slower than a GT350. Couple of...

Why did you want a V6 Mustang? Why do you want a Twin Turbo Mustang? Why do you want a GT350? It's kinda like a kid saying I want a dog, or a cat, or a gerbil. Wildly different things that are good for completely different things. Good luck playing fetch with your pet, when it is a cat or a...

+35 doesn't require a spacer but can be a bit borderline pokey in the rear depending on camber. I use +40 wheels with a 5mm spacer up front (gives you effectively +35). You only need the spacer up front with wider than average 285s.

Why do you need anything more than stock? Rolling starts mean the clutch isn't that stressed or important.

"Any tricks to making these cars better for this application?" Read the rules before modding the car. Look at national results before picking a class. You want to pick a class where the car is competitive. Mustang GT class options: FS - pretty competitive STU - not competitive ESP - so so (M3...

Yes I had a Lotus 7 clone at one point with pure slicks. And raced a few places without a fully paved paddock. After driving back to my parking spot, the tires would pick up so many rocks and pebbles you could hardly see the rubber "tread". Even paved paddocks and access roads often are...

Don't they have a Tech line? I don't know what they sell. I doubt the PP wheels would clear the bigger brakes. Obviously GT350 (& R) wheels will. PP2 maybe? Aftermarket wheels will be lighter and probably cheaper (which is why I don't worry/know about FP wheels). Just look for GT350...