what is mls ? = miles
Damnd , in germany we pay about 2 $ per liter for 98octane petrol.
And your 98 Octane is equal to 93.5 in the US. Basically our Premium that averages about $1-$1.20 a liter.what is mls ? = miles
Damnd , in germany we pay about 2 $ per liter for 98octane petrol.
Not for much longer. A big hurt is coming shortly.
- Really wish we had closer to Mach 1 or GT500 bumper airflow, and I doubt it would have cost them much more to design a bumper with better airflow. I heard that the base GT have those triangle vents open, and PP cars are closed because the PP cars have cooling ducts under that routes air to the brakes already?
My biggest mystery is the triangles. They have actual ductwork behind them but are blocked .I was just recently wondering the same about why we have parts of our grill blocked off and why those triangular "ducts" below the fogs are blocked off??? I've been pondering the effects of more open grill and opening up those ducts as well...
Reason being, that I am experiencing heating issues with the 10R80 on track for casual HPDE, and I am by no means a fast lapper. I am on street rubber and stock car, but on hot California days(90F+), I get awfully close to 230F+ trans temp if I'm not careful or taking easy laps during sessions. I had to completely switch to using paddles to even keep myself below 240F+ as the auto track mode shifts so often to keep in optimal gear.
I am considering extra ducting, more airflow and even bigger coolers(Mishi/setrab in lower grill or even in fender like GT350?) But wanted to go as conservative/inexpensive as possible. This is already an expensive hobby and I am unfortunately not made of money lol.
A lot of the stuff on this car makes sense, but also a lot doesn't make any sense at all. Is there any performance improvement to 2018 bumper over 2015-2017?
Why oh why are these blocked off
I've only ever gotten it close to 240F once but corrected usage with paddles and never again got that high, I also try to keep it below 230F with the paddles, occasional easy laps with an @Flyhalf inspired water spray system for the trans cooler.
which just demonstrates you are in need of education in the subject matter.
Which is why I posted the thread. Thanks for the education.
and yet you got snippy with a couple posts that pointed out you were barking up the wrong tree.
Not trying to be mean, but what?I heard that the base GT have those triangle vents open, and PP cars are closed because the PP cars have cooling ducts under that routes air to the brakes already?
I think those holes were open on some early non PP cars ? I understood it was for aerodynamics rather than cooling but it was ineffective on the larger tyre PP cars, hence why they were blocked.
I think this has recently changed :
The holes in the lower triangle are for the air curtain to direct air around the outside of the tires. They increase gas mileage, and are closed on pp cars with wider wheels. It's been discussed in other threads. Search for key words "air curtain".Not trying to be mean, but what?
The PP Mustangs do have these sweet lower control arms which have air deflectors into the back of the brakes, helping cool them down.
... lucky bastards.
Know what the Base GT gets? Imagine that, but without that plate, and a place on there to scre one in.
Ford being as cheap as they are, would also not want to extend an olive branch to the base GT owners, because they're generally poor people who have zero cares about racing, so them going the extra mile to put holes in that lower/side triangle scoop makes zero sense, because they'd have to carry yet another SKU, further fill up inventory shelves, and increase their overall cost since there are more base GT's than PP's by a wide margin.
The other big thing and reason why they don't do it, is because the Base GT has an incredibly dangerous set of stock brakes, as the rotor is inverted, leaving the heat trapped inside with no way to escape. In as little as one lap, you can boil your brake fluid and find yourself in a very scary and real world of doom.
You'd have to be some kind of special idiot to race a base GT anyhow.