San Diego, Temecula, Orange Area (Corona, Riverside, LA & Imperial County)!

[The Demon]

Sounds good to me. I will be in Hawaii from September 15 through September 21. But before or after that I am good to go.

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[Mghoward74]

Finally got some free time from work. I was reminded there’s a show called “Mustangs by the Bay”. All the local mustang clubs will be there. Normally 2-300 cars, ranging from older mustangs to Broncos and such.
Car show will be at the bay in San Diego. This is the last big show of the years in Ca. It’s near the baseball stadium and convention center. Down the street from the Midway Museum (Aircraft Carrier). If your looking for something else to do then you can hop on the boat and go whale watching, jet skis, paddle boats etc…

I know it’s short notice. Hope to see you there

https://www.sandiegoassociationofcarclubs.org/events/mustangs-by-the-bay-oct7

 

[Mghoward74]

Changed the cars appearance back mostly to stock. Kept the aftermarket hood for now. Also bought some rears. People been saying I need a tire so I finally went all in on a pair.

I know I’ve been MIA for awhile, but the military comes 1st right now. With all the work-ups and getting things squared away for the coming campaign takes precedent.

will probably have some free time next month. I’ll come see you guys in Temecula or something….lol

meats for the streets

 

[Ewheels]

My car is back on the road!
I installed an oil cooler and oil temp gauge that somehow took 5-6 weeks to complete
Only had an hour or 2 each week and lost another weekend by being out of town but man does it feel good to drive this thing again!

Anyone else have any fun projects coming up or completed?

 

[Mghoward74]

I installed some steeda hardcore adjustable rears with 800 inch pound springs. Now it takes minutes to change out springs in the rear.
About to change rearend gears. 3.73 and twin turbo dotogether. Also have a parasitic draw so severe, the battery dies over night.

plus working 7 days a week.

so let’s come up with a date & time for a cruise

 

[TeeLew]

I installed some steeda hardcore adjustable rears with 800 inch pound springs. Now it takes minutes to change out springs in the rear.
About to change rearend gears. 3.73 and twin turbo dotogether. Also have a parasitic draw so severe, the battery dies over night.

Do you really think you'll need more gear on top of an extra 300 HP/200lbft?

 

[Mghoward74]

Do you really think you'll need more gear on top of an extra 300 HP/200lbft?

Yes
With 3.73, you run out of top end mph real quick. They’re really just for N/A cars. Plus my car is manual. Changing gears will put the 6spd back where it’s supposed to be…ahead of the auto

I make a lil bit more than 300/200

 

[Mghoward74]

Happy thanksgiving

 

[TeeLew]

Yes
With 3.73, you run out of top end mph real quick. They’re really just for N/A cars. Plus my car is manual. Changing gears will put the 6spd back where it’s supposed to be…ahead of the auto

I make a lil bit more than 300/200

Are you coming from something shorter? 3.73 just seems short for the engine you've got. Is this a full slick drag car that can actually hook that up?

 

[Mghoward74]

Are you coming from something shorter? 3.73 just seems short for the engine you've got. Is this a full slick drag car that can actually hook that up?

I’m going from a 3.73 to a 3.31. 3.31 will allow me to put the power down without blowing the tires off. 3.15 would be better, but they don’t have them for torsen diff

 

[TeeLew]

I’m going from a 3.73 to a 3.31. 3.31 will allow me to put the power down without blowing the tires off. 3.15 would be better, but they don’t have them for torsen diff

OK, OK, that makes a lot more sense. You can get a torsen for the 3.15, but it's a small housing model that probably isn't as strong. I'm running a 3.55 in my autocross car and need to go taller. I've got a 3.15 rear end, but have your problem with the diff. I ended up making differential plays out of tool steel. I can get 10 plates per side instead of the factory 6. Hopefully that gives me a better lock up.

 

[PaddyPrix]

I'll be honest, wasn't the biggest fan of 3.73's with the MT82-D4 transmission on the road courses, either over-revving 3rd, or lugging in 4th. If I were to do that again, I'd probably go 4.10's, but 3.55 were dead balls perfect for ACS.

I've got a pretty unique project coming up in the next year, will put up some wrench parties once I get situated in the new digs. New motor, new trans.

 

[Ewheels]

I've got a pretty unique project coming up in the next year

Details please, my good sir!

 

[PaddyPrix]

Details please, my good sir!

Just another 18+ with a non-Coyote Ford engine and a non-Ford 7 speed transmission and the computers to handle them. No real rush to get back to the track since it's going to take a good while to dial it in. Probably switching the whole suspension over to some gt350/Mach 1/DH hybrid, not that handling was really a problem before, but it's not like the best stuff made it to the base GT.

 

[TeeLew]

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