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    Putnam Park Road Course May 19th

    I took my new car to the track over the weekend. I'm impressed with how it did for a stock Mustang. The handling was very balanced, slightly more understeer but you could get the car sideways pretty easily. I think I boiled the brake fluid after about 3 laps and the brakes were never quite the...
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    Pics of my new ride

    I traded my old 95 in for this car. It's a 2012 Kona Blue Mustang GT Premium M6. For now it has 3.31 gears and no options really except for the upgraded leather seats. The Premium option pretty much loads up the car with all the goodies and gadgets other than the navigation system. The car is...
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    Putnam Park track day 9-9-11

    TourqedRacingSolutions.com is hosting an open track day at Putnam Park in Mount Meridian, IN on Fri. Sept. 9. This is the same weekend as the Kenny Brown 25th Anniversary event at Putnam Park. Kenny Brown will have a couple cars there Friday for testing. Also, MM&FF as well as a few other...
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    95 GT running rough

    I just installed a mostly stock engine in my car and can't seem to track down this problem. At part throttle the car feels bogged down, sputters, and sometimes backfires. If I put the throttle down about 85% it will sputter, backfire, then take off and run normal. WOT seems to be ok, although...
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    Back to stock build thread

    I've been trying to improve my driveability for the last couple years and I finally got fed up with it and picked up a stock engine. The plan is to drive it the rest of the summer then I'll decide what to do next. I've put so much work into this car I hate to sell it, but I really want something...
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    More road racing pics and vids

    Went back to Nelson Ledges road course over the weekend. It was just a fun day, but I still pushed the car harder than I should have. I ran in B group this time with some more experienced drivers. I ran right with a M3 E36, but he was a little faster in the turns. But I did get around a Lotus...
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    "Free" HP?

    I got a stock 5.0 engine for my car and I'm looking for cheap/free mods that I can do before I drop it in. The main thing is I don't want to hurt driveability and I don't want to have the tuned. Here's what I have in mind: Port the stock lower intake, retard stock cam 4*, bump timing 2-4*...
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    Fuel system questions

    When I rebuilt my engine last year I went with low compression (9.5:1) with the intention of adding a turbo in the future. After looking at fuel systems, plus the cost of the turbos, I'm not so sure I want to put that much more money into my car. So now I'm thinking of picking up a used S/T trim...
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    Crankcase ventilation

    So right now I have open breathers, one in each valve cover. I'm getting tired of the oil dripping on my headers, and also it's a pain to remove the breather every time I put oil in the engine. I was looking for an oil fill tube, but I'm not sure what will work with my valve covers...Any...
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    Pics from Nelson Ledges road course

    I went to a fun day there over the weekend(10-10-10). I had a blast and I'm very happy with how the car handled. I turned a best of lap time of 1:20, and I know I could easily pick up a few more seconds. Not too bad for a 2 mile track. :D My rear tire at the end of the...
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    Installed Cobra brakes, still can't stop. Going hydroboost

    Bullitt brakes actually, but they're the same thing. Bullitt calipers, Hawk HPS pads, stock replacement 13" rotors, and SS brake lines. It does stop better, but it's not nearly as good as I was expecting. I know a big part of the problem is that I'm only pulling 11-12 in.hg. vacuum at idle. So I...
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    M/T Sportsman Pro vs. ET Street tires

    A local guy is selling a set of Sportsman Pro 26X10.50-15LT tires pretty cheap. I'm wondering if it would be worth it to use them at the track instead of my 315/35/17 ET Streets? He ran 12.43 @ 110mph with them on his 3900# truck. I have these rims to mount them on. They're off my old...
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    SS Brake lines

    I'm getting ready to order some cobra brakes but I'm a little confused on the brake lines. LRS has two sets, one with fine threads and one with coarse threads. I think I need the coarse threads but I just wanted to make sure before I ordered them. Calipers are from a Bullitt, same as the...
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    Couple vids from the track

    Borrowed my cousin's gopro hd camera for a couple different views. :) The first one is a 12.40 @ 116 run, burnout through most of 1st, and the second is 12.35 @ 116 also with a horrible 60' time. YouTube - 95 Mustang 12.40 @ 116mph YouTube - 95 Mustang 12.35 @ 116 mph Tire View
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    Loud pop, now high idle

    I just turned my key on and heard a loud pop from under the hood. The car didn't want to start at first and took about 6 or 7 rolls more than normal to fire, then it was idling at 1300-1400 rpm instead of the normal 900-1000. I was able to move it into the garage without touching the throttle...
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    420 rebuild thread

    In case you missed it, I killed the #8 piston last fall at the drag strip. Here's the destruction pics... After some researching on the net, I think the problem was that I didn't get enough clearance on the file fit rings. It seems like the #8 cylinder runs hotter than the rest and the rings...
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    Profile problem

    I can't view my profile anymore, it's linking to a different user name. I think this started after the last forum upgrade. Instead of fixing that, can I just have my user name changed to 1slow95?
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    New engine combo ideas

    I've been wanting something different for a while now, and since my engine's broke it's the perfect time for a change. Here's what I want: #1 Much improved driveability (like stock) #2 More power Those two don't really go together NA, so I'm thinking a single turbo setup is the way to go...
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    Broke a piston...are the heads fixable?

    My last trip to the track a couple weeks ago didn't turn out too good... I missed 4th somehow and over revved it to 6800 rpm. I'm not sure if that's what caused it to break, but I'm sure it didn't help... Anyways, I pulled the motor and tore it apart yesterday. Here's what I found...
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    New track times

    I got a few runs in at the NMRA event last weekend, and I'm going to a track day tomorrow so I should get in a bunch more runs. :) I ran a new best on my only good run last week. :D 60' = 1.923 330' = 5.166 1/8 = 7.775 @ 94.94mph 1000' = 10.010 1/4 = 11.894 @ 119.78 I spun all the way...