What did you do to your GT350 today?

[brokenblinker]

Oil change, front pads swap, brake fluid bleed in prep for this coming Thursday at Buttonwillow. Was a cheap day and totally open track capped at 40 cars! Never seen an event like that, but I'm pumped.

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[wingnutt]

There’s a fifth gear? Thought that was for loooong straightaways on track only.

well sure, unless of course one actually DRIVES the car farther than the local CandC

 

[Sargent1]

Anyone going to Road Atlanta 19-20 Nov? Installed the track seat and harnesses. New pads, FPS sway bars and fresh SRF.

 

[460Fred]

well sure, unless of course one actually DRIVES the car farther than the local CandC

well sure, unless of course one actually DRIVES the car farther than the local CandC

Never been to a Cars and Caffeine but I’ve thought about it.
Fourth gear 80mph is only 4400 RPM. Maybe I should just stay in third

 

[wingnutt]

Never been to a Cars and Caffeine but I’ve thought about it.
Fourth gear 80mph is only 4400 RPM. Maybe I should just stay in third

well sure, you can do what you want but you might be missing the point…if I wanted a quiet car to cruise in I would never have bought a voodoo, and therefore can count on one hand how many times I have used 6th gear in well over 30k of driving this car

 

[Lorne34]

Sorry guys, I must be getting old... but I really love 6th gear for long road trips or decompressing on the drive home from Road America. It's not often that I don't want to hear the exhaust but there are times.... It never ceases to amaze me how multi-faceted this car is.

 

[G8rbcn]

Returned home from 500 mile driving trip through north Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina with a few old friends and our sons. Admired the dirt, grime and bugs before I put her away.

 

[Mr. Maboomba]

Drive around Napa and then rotating the wheels before a track day at Buttonwillow this Thursday

 

[Lorne34]

Returned home from 500 mile driving trip through north Georgia, Tennessee and North Carolina with a few old friends and our sons. Admired the dirt, grime and bugs before I put her away.

That must have been awesome. This is what it's all about.. Carroll would be proud.

 

[Hobdul]

Drive around Napa and then rotating the wheels before a track day at Buttonwillow this Thursday

I'm impressed (and surprised) that you can navigate SF with that R splitter...

 

[raiderjatt02]

I'm impressed (and surprised) that you can navigate SF with that R splitter...

It's not too bad. I've done it a few times with FP lowering springs, R splitter, and 30 series tires. Just gotta be careful. Worst part for me was going over one of the hills and middle of my car scraped as I was going over the crest. Scraped up my jacking rails!

 

[Mr. Maboomba]

I'm impressed (and surprised) that you can navigate SF with that R splitter...

You have to view the R splitter as a consumable part, especially on Ford Performance springs. I scrape every time I enter or exit my garage.

 

[Hobdul]

You have to view the R splitter as a consumable part, especially on Ford Performance springs. I scrape every time I enter or exit my garage.

Yeah, I hear you. That's how I view my regular splitter, which also scrapes going into my garage. How much worse is it with the R splitter? It sticks farther forward, but not necessarily any lower, right?

 

[Mr. Maboomba]

I don't notice is as particularly worse with the R splitter, but the R splitter + FP springs (which are 0.5" lower than the OE GT350R springs) + R spec tires (which as 30 series tires are 0.6" lower than the GT350's 35 series tires) lead to a lot of scraping. My car is 3"-3.5" off the ground, which equates to a 5°-6° approach angle, since the front contact patch is 34" behind the front of the R splitter.

 

[galaxy]

Eehhh, scraping is only on the bottom. Just gotta be careful to not bonk anything straight on; that’s the main thing. When I swapped to my R, I didn’t really note any major lifestyle change. That may change when I do the FP springs, LOL.


What I have personally noticed however is that the R splitter catches everything up front. I’m surprised/disappointed just how quickly that sucker has become pitted up from the life of normal driving.

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