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The Speed Italia splitter mount looks great. Sorting the mounts out on a custom splitter IS the hardest part. You need to decide if you're going to run the splitter all the time on the street or just to and from events. Its possible to make a pretty painless QD mounting system IF you can...

The splitter does take a while. I started my first one late into a xmas holiday break and I think that took about a month. Version 2 and It took just as long, but I'm much happier with the result. Better choices for materials and my woodworking improved a lot for V2. My lexan spoiler was nice...

I've only recently started to clean engine bays on my vehicles, but yeah the engine can get properly wet and its fine. Most of the connectors and wiring looms are decently protected against water. The engine bay isn't sealed off to water at all, plenty can get in through the grill and...

Ringworm can be cured by 2-4 week course of an antifungal cream.

Have a ZL1 front and rear hook on mine and I had to use it to get the car on a trailer on Saturday :facepalm:

I have 19x10” P6GR Seven street wheels so you obviously have great tastes, but 8 year old NT05s are probably ice skates. You’re not putting enough hard miles on the car per year to properly wear out low treatwear summer tires like those, so avoid any of the hot 200TW and drag radials. They’ll...

Yeah it died doing what it loved. Put down a good run with power but was rod knocking as we exited the finish chute. I'll take the 5th. Any trophy finish in the Spokes X class feels like a win. Looks like I might get to codrive a 911 next event, which will be fun. I appreciate the advice...

I had a problem with the carpet trim panel just forward of that removable piece which I fixed with velcro. But that thing still gets removed for events. Its a loose item and we dont need none of those. One time I left an entire floor jack in the wheel well and went for a lap. Won’t make that...

If you're running wider than 255 tires, those air curtain holes aren't helping, but they're going to be pretty minor. Why do we think 232° is too hot for the cylinder head temp? I mean cylinder heads are supposed to be hot. IMHO that's probably within the design parameters of the engine. I read...

You’re picking up the right takeways. You've done so much to make the handling sharp with all of those bearings, it would b a shame to put a wide tire on a too narrow wheel (which makes the handling feel more squirmy, and wastes a little bit of the tire contact patch). You've sharpened up the...

I cant figure out why 2/3rds of those options have a tire slightly too wide for the wheel. I’ll come back and first answer your question. No, if you arent chasing time, a 305 and the offsets to run them arent needed on a street car. The tires generally cost more and they tramline more on...

Yeah, lets stick to the powerplant conversation here. The good news is I have a mechanic who is a Fox body drag racer and who is getting hardcore into Coyotes now, so I think he can handle and would enjoy the project. We just have some decisions to make on what route to take it. How bad would...

My mechanic likes the Gen3 shortblock and Gen2 heads too. I'd say this was a forever car, except for the sorry state of my paint (hundred of chips and blemishes), the GT saddle tank fuel system kinda ruins it or high G track work, that hard brake pedal thing that happens sometimes on track, and...

What's a barra swap? She's definitely been good enough to justify putting a new powerplant in there, but I'm going to have to consider a part out too. Its a car which is going to be hard to replace if I go that route, so leaning towards fixing her up right now.

After 98k, 135 autox events and 34 days on track, this 2015 Gen 2 Coyote is ded. Sounded like rod knock before I parked it and it wont turn over now. TBH I knew this day was coming. There wasnt a Dr Strange future where I could get away driving this 8+ nearly 100k mile 2015 motor as hard as...

Man, I went as big as I could find (7+ sq ft) and I don’t regret it. I tried some aggressive angle at some locals and it didnt feel any better than the efficient angle the manufacturer recommended. Bigger wing can be run at an efficient angle and still make the downforce That said I do have a...

Welp, my motor made it 8.5 years, 97800 miles, 135 days of autox and 34 on tracks, with one national championship, a ton of 1sts at national events and a a few top PAX finishes at locals. Not bad for a car that cost 38k new. That’ll do pig, that’ll do. Rod knock after my 2nd run today and...

Agreed.

Well a 10”/285 wheel wont even fit a stock strut with that offset, so… You want to be in the ET26 range to run a 305 on the front so, you meed something like a 20mm spacer to be safe. Its possible that you might get away with a 15 due to that 305 being pinched on a narrrow 10.5”. If the Ohlins...

I got a few replacements from a ford dealer. They, like, carry parts for the car in the parts department and stuff. Its a tossup between paying a little more at the local dealership or buying online for less but paying for shipping.