200MPH Mustang GT
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Had some fun today at a very wet Elvington airfield with the Yorkshire Super car Owners Club who arranged a day with Straightliners. 2 mile run way and 26 cars having a go at the standing mile.
Was a good turn out with plenty of supercars and sports cars.
I managed 6 runs and placed 6th overall out of 26.
My best was 181.286 over the mile with no traction until 80ish.
And a vid of the 181mph run
https://youtu.be/KpTlXjc2p5E
Was a good turn out with plenty of supercars and sports cars.
I managed 6 runs and placed 6th overall out of 26.
My best was 181.286 over the mile with no traction until 80ish.
And a vid of the 181mph run
https://youtu.be/KpTlXjc2p5E
Edited by CraigJ on Friday 25th October 15:19
Thats pretty impressive to beat the Mclaren 650's and be close to a 720S as I know they are an absolute rocket.
Been considering supercharging my mustang although I've been looking at whipple kits. Just concerned about having all that power and not being able to get it onto the tarmac.
Andrew
Been considering supercharging my mustang although I've been looking at whipple kits. Just concerned about having all that power and not being able to get it onto the tarmac.
Andrew
Trying to get traction is interesting especially in 1st and 2nd. But in the dry it isn’t too bad as long as your paying attention. In the vid above I could not go full throttle until 80+ as it was spinning up.
I’m going to be swapping the rear diff for a 3.15 to give longer gearing and a top speed in 5th of 209 so next time out I will be aiming for over 190 on the mile.
I’m going to be swapping the rear diff for a 3.15 to give longer gearing and a top speed in 5th of 209 so next time out I will be aiming for over 190 on the mile.
No, I hit the limiter at 182. Changing to 6th would not have gained much due to the 0.65 6th ratio, 5th is 1.1.
I’m changing to a 3.15 diff from the 3.55 so it will give the car a possible top speed in 5th of 209mph.
In the next event I hope to break past 190 but my aim is 200mph in 1 mile.
I’m changing to a 3.15 diff from the 3.55 so it will give the car a possible top speed in 5th of 209mph.
In the next event I hope to break past 190 but my aim is 200mph in 1 mile.
Not much of an update but had some parts arrive.
Long tube headers 1.7/8" into 3" collector then 3" 100cell cats.
I have to build mid pipes and order a Magnaflow resonator yet but once done and fitted it should help the engine gasses flow much better and allow a bit more timing. New tune from PBD will be added and hopefully see power closer to 700WHP.
A replacement diff is also on the way from a breakers in the states with a 3.15 ratio. This will give the car a top speed in 5th of 209mph using the standard tyre sizes.
Long tube headers 1.7/8" into 3" collector then 3" 100cell cats.
I have to build mid pipes and order a Magnaflow resonator yet but once done and fitted it should help the engine gasses flow much better and allow a bit more timing. New tune from PBD will be added and hopefully see power closer to 700WHP.
A replacement diff is also on the way from a breakers in the states with a 3.15 ratio. This will give the car a top speed in 5th of 209mph using the standard tyre sizes.
Today DHL turned up with my Diff. $350 shipped to Stackry then an eye watering £740 to have it shipped to the UK. I still feel violated and sore. Next time i will have to shop around to find a better alternative or maybe have DHL etc collect direct from the seller.
Turned up in a big ass crate that weighed more than the diff. 100lb for the diff and 106lb for the crate.
Nice little pumpkin
3.15 from a V6 manual
I have a set of GT350 half shafts and a magnaflow tru X resonator arriving on Friday.
Now its finding a couple of days to get it all fitted and new tune from PBD will go in and back to the dyno. Hoping to see around 680whp and that should get me to 200mph fingers crossed.
Turned up in a big ass crate that weighed more than the diff. 100lb for the diff and 106lb for the crate.
Nice little pumpkin
3.15 from a V6 manual
I have a set of GT350 half shafts and a magnaflow tru X resonator arriving on Friday.
Now its finding a couple of days to get it all fitted and new tune from PBD will go in and back to the dyno. Hoping to see around 680whp and that should get me to 200mph fingers crossed.
Had the chance to take the car off the road for a bit to get some parts fitted.
Started with the headers, tidied up the garage and made space
Got the car in and pulled of the old headers and exhaust
neither header is easy to do but the driver side is just silly and access to 2 of the bolts on the passenger side again is just stupidly awkward to get at.
The driver side had to be cleared on 2 pipes to fit right. one to clear the steering shaft and the other to clear the gearbox bell housing at it was just touching and stopping the bolt holes lining up.
bit of heat and a hammer and it all lined up.
Headers in
Cats are just bolted up loosely for now. will be lined up when i make the mid pipes. [ATTACH=full]420104[/ATTACH]
Started with the headers, tidied up the garage and made space
Got the car in and pulled of the old headers and exhaust
neither header is easy to do but the driver side is just silly and access to 2 of the bolts on the passenger side again is just stupidly awkward to get at.
The driver side had to be cleared on 2 pipes to fit right. one to clear the steering shaft and the other to clear the gearbox bell housing at it was just touching and stopping the bolt holes lining up.
bit of heat and a hammer and it all lined up.
Headers in
Cats are just bolted up loosely for now. will be lined up when i make the mid pipes. [ATTACH=full]420104[/ATTACH]
Next up was the rear end. A 3.15 diff and GT350 half shafts went in with no hassle along with Eibach lowering springs from Ford.
3.55 diff out
3.15 diff in
The part of the spring swap no one likes
GT350 vs GT shafts, passenger side.
Shaft on Gt is 38mm tapering down to 31mm
GT350 is 33.5mm all along. no taper can be seen.
The CV on the 350's are 100mm diameter and the Gt's are 94mm.
Drivers side seem to be identical in sizes.
rear springs in
3.55 diff out
3.15 diff in
The part of the spring swap no one likes
GT350 vs GT shafts, passenger side.
Shaft on Gt is 38mm tapering down to 31mm
GT350 is 33.5mm all along. no taper can be seen.
The CV on the 350's are 100mm diameter and the Gt's are 94mm.
Drivers side seem to be identical in sizes.
rear springs in
Last up for today are the wheels. While buying all the bits to improve performance i was still struggling to put the power down through the standard tyre sizes. 275's just haven't got enough foot print to put near 700whp tot he ground so a wider wheel/tyre set was needed.
I looked at a lot and decided on SVE R350's from LMR. Down side was they no longer ship to the UK. so i had to bring them over via ship7/stackry sites. While buying i got carried away and ended up with 2 sets.
The plan was to buy 6 wheels. A set of 4 for everday use and 2 spares for the 200mph runs as i need to run a specific tyre size to get over 200. I got carried away and now have 2 sets.
1 set in grey and 1 set in black. the grey set will go up for sale after the speed runs are done.
19x10 and 19x11
road use will be 285/3519 front and 325/30/19 rears.
For the speed runs i will swap the rears for a 19x10 wheels in grey with 285/40/19 to give the correct gearing for 211mph in 5th
Front tyres will be here in a few days and the other 2 black wheels are getting collected tomorrow from the powder coaters near me. the wheel sets i bought are seconds, they have very small marks or tiny chips in paint so i got a good deal on them.
More to come over xmas. Mid pipes to fabricate and waiting on my oil cooler to arrive.
I looked at a lot and decided on SVE R350's from LMR. Down side was they no longer ship to the UK. so i had to bring them over via ship7/stackry sites. While buying i got carried away and ended up with 2 sets.
The plan was to buy 6 wheels. A set of 4 for everday use and 2 spares for the 200mph runs as i need to run a specific tyre size to get over 200. I got carried away and now have 2 sets.
1 set in grey and 1 set in black. the grey set will go up for sale after the speed runs are done.
19x10 and 19x11
road use will be 285/3519 front and 325/30/19 rears.
For the speed runs i will swap the rears for a 19x10 wheels in grey with 285/40/19 to give the correct gearing for 211mph in 5th
Front tyres will be here in a few days and the other 2 black wheels are getting collected tomorrow from the powder coaters near me. the wheel sets i bought are seconds, they have very small marks or tiny chips in paint so i got a good deal on them.
More to come over xmas. Mid pipes to fabricate and waiting on my oil cooler to arrive.
Honestly no lol.
I think mainly because how I use the car. It’s the family car so no hard driving or launching down the road.
Even when I was on the runway I couldn’t get power down due to it being wet. But I didn’t feel any hop. Just wheel spin.
Hopefully during next year I will be able to get a better feel for it and will probably notice more of a difference once it’s dry.
I think mainly because how I use the car. It’s the family car so no hard driving or launching down the road.
Even when I was on the runway I couldn’t get power down due to it being wet. But I didn’t feel any hop. Just wheel spin.
Hopefully during next year I will be able to get a better feel for it and will probably notice more of a difference once it’s dry.
Not much of an update but the car is back on its wheels and driving. Exhaust is done and sounds great. Still quiet (ish) with the valves shut even on the motorway and not intrusive. Open the valves and s
t the bed it makes some noise especially on wide open throttle. It does sound just fantastic though.
Still just doing some running around and rechecking as i have had so much of the car apart over December i want to be sure every thing is staying tight.
Also managed to update the sync3 to 3.4 with the help of Mustang6G forum member just so i could have the Ford performance splash screen. Its the small things that matter.
Also the Cooper Zeon RS3-S tyres I got from the states are proving to be good so far.
Just gave the car a quick wash after a 60 mile shake down.
Will be taking the car in for 4 wheel alignment in the next week or 2 and fitting the Mishimoto oil cooler if it ever arrives.
t the bed it makes some noise especially on wide open throttle. It does sound just fantastic though. Still just doing some running around and rechecking as i have had so much of the car apart over December i want to be sure every thing is staying tight.
Also managed to update the sync3 to 3.4 with the help of Mustang6G forum member just so i could have the Ford performance splash screen. Its the small things that matter.
Also the Cooper Zeon RS3-S tyres I got from the states are proving to be good so far.
Just gave the car a quick wash after a 60 mile shake down.
Will be taking the car in for 4 wheel alignment in the next week or 2 and fitting the Mishimoto oil cooler if it ever arrives.
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