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  1. Roger Ramjet

    HELP WITH 8.8" REAR END GEAR PATTERN

    it's gonna whine! Too much pinion shim.
  2. Roger Ramjet

    2011 SHELBY... now in my driveway!!!

    Just brought 1 home.
  3. Roger Ramjet

    went back to stock... bought a LS3 Camaro

    Think GEARS! 4.10s make the Camaro big tires work. And, you don't even need to recal the speedometer.
  4. Roger Ramjet

    Driveline Shudder

    I got tired of putting up with Ford's under-engineering of the GT500 driveline and suspension. And, I got tired of fighting the whole Ford beauracry for warranty fixes. I solved my clutch chatter, driveline shudder, u-joint clunking, and rear suspension banging. I now have a Roush 427 -...
  5. Roger Ramjet

    4:10 gears a bit tall?

    I went for 3.90 gears on a 5-speed. Loved the accel on the street but they were noisey.
  6. Roger Ramjet

    STEEDA Alum. driveshaft - anyone?, anyone?

    The Steeda tech guys recommended a steel driveshaft if I intended to drag race my GT500.
  7. Roger Ramjet

    Adjustable Upper Control Arm Install

    The J&M UCA can be a bear to get into the mount (UCA forward location). I took the mount out completely and installed the UCA on the bench and vice. Also, the J&M UCA forward bolt doesn't need to be torqued with weight on the wheels. It has a clamp up bushing that floats in the urethane. The...
  8. Roger Ramjet

    GT500 LCA's on a GT

    I have a BMR UCA mount which has 2 position holes for changing instant center and a J&M poly-ball UCA. I'm using the lower position on the mount. This combination with stock GT500 LCA's has stopped the hop. Much better hook-up. The front end actually lifts during acceleration now.
  9. Roger Ramjet

    Suspension.....LCA, UCA, Springs

    I installed a Steeda UCA. I wasn't happy with the noise and vibration transmitted by their urethane bushing setup. Got a J&M UCA - much better. And looking at the two parts, I would bet they are made by the same people. Since J&M is a manufacturing house, I suspect J&M makes the steeda part too.
  10. Roger Ramjet

    Clutch Chatter

    Wrong throw-out from the factory?
  11. Roger Ramjet

    Traction? or should I say lack there of

    My traction problems started when I put the 3.90 gear and aluminum flywheel in my '05 GT. Now that I have exchanged the '05 for an '08 GT500 the lack of traction has gotten MUCH worse. Please tell me how I can drive better.
  12. Roger Ramjet

    Clutch Chatter

    That's what I was looking for - if someone else noticed the chatter. Thanks! Since your car has more HP, how do you get it to hookup?
  13. Roger Ramjet

    Pinion Angle help

    The whole idea of setting pinion angle is to get the U-joints operating at the same deflection angle. Measurilng the bellhousing angle has nothing to do with the driveshaft angle. I think you need to start over using the front section driveshaft angle vs. the pinion angle.
  14. Roger Ramjet

    Tire Traction

    The Goodyear F1 tires seem to be EXTREMELY sensitive to temperature. I have noticed traction trouble when either the pavement temp or the tire temp is low. Tire hookup doesn't seem to be predictable in the first 2 gears. Anyone usilng ET Steet radials for everyday use?
  15. Roger Ramjet

    Clutch Chatter

    Clutch chatter started around 200 miles and is getting worse. Anyone else notice this condition?
  16. Roger Ramjet

    A Good Combination!

    Here is the rest of that story: http://forums.stangnet.com/showthread.php?t=727890&highlight=JEGS+GEARS Next time I'll use Motive gears!
  17. Roger Ramjet

    A Good Combination!

    There are several reasons, in my mind, to not use a light driveshaft. The light materials fatigue and break more quickly, they are more easily damaged from contact, the riveted connections between the tubes and the steel yolks tend to loosen over time, and they cost a lot more. I'll stick with...
  18. Roger Ramjet

    A Good Combination!

    The Fidenza aluminum flywheel that I bought has a bolted on steel friction plate for clutch contact. It should wear as well as the steel unit at 1/3 the weight.
  19. Roger Ramjet

    A Good Combination!

    An aluminum flywheel is a lot better way to reduce rotating mass than the aluminum driveshaft - and it will last longer.
  20. Roger Ramjet

    A Good Combination!

    The steroids that my Mustang got started when the local Ford dealer sent me an invitation to check out their new Roush Mustangs. My '05 was stock except for the Steeda exhaust that it got a week after I took delivery in late 2004. I drove the Roush about 25 miles then disappointed the...
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