So...what upgrades are everyone doing over the winter...2009 goals?
01-27-2009, 01:32 PM
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That's awesome, a Ford Mustang Z06, should be a factory option lol
01-27-2009, 06:41 PM
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My car is at the fabrication shop right now getting some modifications to the plates that the main hoop is mounted to, getting the steering rack straightened after my last bumper dragging wheelstand where I almost lost it into the wall, got a new much more custom permanent bottle bracket mount fabbed, getting the panel that I cut years ago for my "fuel pump access" door mod cut completely off and having an aluminum removable panel fabricated and last but definitely not least i'm having the trunk area cut away and raised up higher equal with the frame rails and putting 64" unsprung chromoly wheelie bars on the car....
now i can finally come out on everything this thing has got without fear of wheelstanding it.... And bring on the full 400hp hit MUCH earlier than before. I had it progressing over 1.5 seconds and it was still going up on the bumper.... I want to have it all in within 1 second or less.... After that i'm going record chasing for the first LT1 8 second nitrous pass babee....
now i can finally come out on everything this thing has got without fear of wheelstanding it.... And bring on the full 400hp hit MUCH earlier than before. I had it progressing over 1.5 seconds and it was still going up on the bumper.... I want to have it all in within 1 second or less.... After that i'm going record chasing for the first LT1 8 second nitrous pass babee....
01-27-2009, 11:57 PM
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Mine is my dd so i cant have her taken apart for long...
But in the past month i did LT's Catted Y ,Cut out, Custom cat back, Ls6 intake, Poly motor mounts, PnP throttle body,wires,plugs, and a couple other little things.... Thursday is my appointment for my Dynotune, then by spring time i will hopefully will be cammed and sprayed
But in the past month i did LT's Catted Y ,Cut out, Custom cat back, Ls6 intake, Poly motor mounts, PnP throttle body,wires,plugs, and a couple other little things.... Thursday is my appointment for my Dynotune, then by spring time i will hopefully will be cammed and sprayed
01-28-2009, 11:55 AM
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I was looking at it, but at this point what I'd have to do to get the car competitive isn't pratical.
Plus, to be competitive it's gonna take a low 5 second car, if I want a shot at winning that I think it's gonna take a car that can run 5.2x That's more then what this car is capable of by a mile.
If I do all the work myself (as you know the cost savings there) I can build a roller with a fuel system and the computer/ignition for about what I can sell this car for, which leaves me to buy a tranny and a powerplant/power adder. What it will cost me to build a powerplant and a tranny is less then what it will cost me to get this car to 5.2x speed, so it seems like a smarter way to go about it.
The car is nice and runs great don't get me wrong, but with all the new stuff that's out there, and what I learned on this car I can put another one togther that will be a good bit lighter and run alot better then I can do with this car without redoing 1/2 the car.
I have some thoughts as to what to do with the next car, your input woudl actually be appreciated but that's a conversation to be had via PM.
Plus, to be competitive it's gonna take a low 5 second car, if I want a shot at winning that I think it's gonna take a car that can run 5.2x That's more then what this car is capable of by a mile.
If I do all the work myself (as you know the cost savings there) I can build a roller with a fuel system and the computer/ignition for about what I can sell this car for, which leaves me to buy a tranny and a powerplant/power adder. What it will cost me to build a powerplant and a tranny is less then what it will cost me to get this car to 5.2x speed, so it seems like a smarter way to go about it.
The car is nice and runs great don't get me wrong, but with all the new stuff that's out there, and what I learned on this car I can put another one togther that will be a good bit lighter and run alot better then I can do with this car without redoing 1/2 the car.
I have some thoughts as to what to do with the next car, your input woudl actually be appreciated but that's a conversation to be had via PM.
