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So far I've really liked the 3.73 gears in my '18. For autocrosses I just keep it in second gear. It'll get a little over 70 before it hits the rev limiter, and it's got enough low end power that there's never any need for 1st. I've only been on one road course, and I spent most of the time...

A friend's '67 next to my '18. The '67 is his first car that he got and rebuilt over 30 years ago.

Thanks for the reply. I definitely have the upgraded intercooler. That was one of the first things I checked when I got the car. My only real concern with using the 750hp tune is that it's designed for 93 octane. We only have 91 octane available locally, but I did get some 100 octane that I...

What are the requirements for getting the new '18-'20 Roush tune? I'm still generally under warranty (one year and 10k miles from being put in service), but my supercharger was added by the previous owner when new. Roush warranty specifically states that the supercharger is only warranted for...

I've got an '18 with a Roush phase 1 supercharger(700hp), otherwise it's a stock RS2 with 6-speed and 3.73 gears. If I'm just doing interstate driving at 75 it gets a calculated 22-24. The gauge reads about 2mpg high on mine relative to the calculated number. I've been to several autocrosses...

I had a 95 F150 with that same color scheme. It was an extended cab 4WD with a 351. Pictures don't really ever do that color justice. That blue is a really neat color. Looks great, even if in need of a repaint.

Here's my other two "pony cars" : My wife has an F250 and I've got an '09 Focus as a daily. The Cougar is my first car. I heard too many people say "I wish I had kept my first car" for me to ever get rid of it. I've had it about 33 years.

I've got a 2018 Stage 2 with a supercharger that the PO had installed by the dealership when it was new. I got a great deal on it (it was a Chrysler dealership), which is a big part of why I got it. One thing to be aware of is that the supercharger warranty is only good for the original owner...

Mine always worked to open them, but they'd never close on their own. One of the diaphragms has/had a leak. Someday I'll either refurbish them or go to electric, but for now I just pulled them out and manually open and close them. My parents had a '67 that would close the lights if you...

This is my NLS setup: The old Hurst shifter hooked up to a Toploader works pretty well. I haven't even tried to NLS on my '18 because there's no way my street tires will hook with the supercharger. I do think the NLS and downshift rev matching are really nice features when available. I had...

I had a ride in both a Boss 302 and 2015 Mustang GT at the Ford Product Development Center right when the '15s were coming out. They said several times that the new car was faster around their test track than the Boss 302 was. Dave Pericak (as mentioned above) was one of them making that...

It was actually a bit more than that. The drums are 55 gallons.

It was a little over $9/gallon. Thus the mixing. I can see why people would rather run E85. At this point I'm just making sure I have it mixed for when I'm running it at the track.

I just put my original 275/35-20 Continental Extremecontact Sports back on my RS2 after switching out to BFG Comp 2 AS Plus for cold weather. I autocrossed one time on the BFGs and now once on the Continentals. I didn't notice a huge amount of difference in grip, but the BFGs showed a bit more...

Pretty cool. A friend of mine has a car that is the same as yours down to the line of 27. He ordered it new. I'll have to talk him into a Marti report and see if it can be broken down any more than that.

I put BFG Comp 2 A/S Plus on my '18 earlier this year because of driving in cold temps. The originals were Continental ExtremeContact Sports (Roush Stage 2 setup). I've got 275/35/20 all the way around, so it's a little different, but here's my accelerometer after my first autocross: I know...

I run MPS4S on my '08. They've been good double duty tires for me. I autocrossed with them last year and they held up really well. I unfortunately haven't had a chance to get them out on a track yet, but the MPSS they replaced were pretty good. With autocrossing, I was usually 3-4 seconds...

As with a few others, my first car is <- . I've had my Cougar since I was 15. I bought it for $600 and had it running on my 16th birthday for under $1000. It had a 289 2v and 3 speed manual at the time and was eventually upgraded to a different 289 that I rebuilt myself when I was a junior in...

If only mine was in that nice of shape. I would rather have a nice FE based engine and a manual transmission, though. I've got a few parts rounded up for swapping my 289 for a 428, but my recent S550 purchase will mean driving it with a 289 for a few more years.