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    Drag racing experience - 15 or 17 inch rear wheels?

    Thanks, JC SSP! I'm still learning but I think I'm hooked now! Good blend of a little success and a fair amount of humbling. I am back in Massachusetts for the summer so I will be trekking up to New England Dragway with my 2012 Mustang GT. That car is a manual 6-speed so I know I will...
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    Drag racing experience - 15 or 17 inch rear wheels?

    May 5, 2024. Car # 1113 (Time trial, first round, second/buy-back round) I ran on a half tank of fuel, so the car was a little quicker. My first round opponent was driving a diesel pickup truck and left the tree almost 3 seconds before me. I managed to catch and pass him around the 1000 foot...
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    Drag racing experience - 15 or 17 inch rear wheels?

    May 4, 2024. Car # 1113 (Time trial, first round, second/buy-back round, third round, quarter finals) I was gifted the first two rounds as my opponents both fouled out (red light). I chose my dial-ins based on the increasing DA, but the car actually went faster than the time trial run, perhaps...
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    Drag racing experience - 15 or 17 inch rear wheels?

    I had the opportunity to complete in another weekend of bracket racing, May 4 - 5. Bradenton Motorsports Park, Florida. In a reverse of the March events, Saturday was my best day as I managed to reach the quarter finals before being eliminated. Sunday was a short day, as I lost the first...
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    Stumped on gearing

    Thanks for posting this. I had the same question, as the 3.07 didn't seem to make sense. I give Road_Trip credit for the effort to solve this mystery...probably the 3.31 gear set, given these numbers.
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    Stumped on gearing

    What are you using for a tuning device? I have a Steeda tune on an SCT X4 and I can modify certain parameters such as rear axle ratio, tire revs/mile, etc. Also, even though the tire size indicates a certain revs/per mile, I have found the true number to be higher. For example, my stock...
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    Some Weird Couple In Florida.

    After beating cancer, I would imagine most challenges will seem trivial. Your rally car project sounds like a labor of love!! Good luck!!
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    Drag Racing Gears

    In my opinion, given the 4.17 first gear ratio in the 6R80, you should retain the stock 3.15 gear set. I apologize, but to confirm...lower in terminology = higher numerically, i.e. 4.10 is lower than 3.15.
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    Drag Racing Gears

    I know that you said you don't want to install a higher stall converter, but with the 6R80's stock stall speed, approximately 2000-2200 rpm, the 2011-2014 GTs are definitely lazy coming out of the hole. I have a 2014 automatic with a 3.15 axle. My best 60 foot with drag radials, Steeda CAI, 93...
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    New guy from Colorado

    Welcome from Florida! Nice looking car. I love the stripe kit.
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    Drag racing experience - 15 or 17 inch rear wheels?

    Thanks for commenting and offering advice. I have been keeping a detailed spreadsheet of how the car (and I) perform. I have been recording the DA and I am monitoring it as you have suggested, but obviously, I still misjudged the effect on ET. I do believe that the car is hooking fine, so I...
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    Drag racing experience - 15 or 17 inch rear wheels?

    The weather was nice, even though the DA was a little high. It was definitely a learning experience for me. Although I try to be stoic and matter of fact, I certainly got anxious between rounds. While they assigned the pairing in the quarters and semis, up to that point it was happenstance...
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    Drag racing experience - 15 or 17 inch rear wheels?

    March 17, 2024 - Car # 1113 (third round, quarter (no dial, no slip), quarter "do over", semi) Luck continued to carry me through three more rounds before I fouled out in the semi-final round. Going into the third round, I continued to adjust my dial-in, hoping to get that closer to the truth...
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    Drag racing experience - 15 or 17 inch rear wheels?

    March 17, 2024 - car # 1113 (Time trial, first round, buy-back round) The forecast for this day was very similar to the previous day, so I was hoping to more accurately predict how the car would perform and run closer to my dial-in. I ran a quicker time trial and once again lost in the first...
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    Drag racing experience - 15 or 17 inch rear wheels?

    March 16, 2024. Car # 1113 (Time trial, first round, buy-back round) Although the car has run as quick as 12.17@115 MPH with some minor weight reduction and great weather conditions, I chose to run it with the full interior and a full tank of fuel. The DA was also on the high side for most of...
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    Drag racing experience - 15 or 17 inch rear wheels?

    This past weekend, March 16 - 17, Bradenton Motorsports Park in Florida hosted two NHRA bracket racing events. Each day was considered a separate event. I competed in the Sportsman class, which included ETs from 11.0 to 20.0. I was fortunate to have some coaching from an experienced racer who...
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    Presentation

    Welcome from Florida.
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    Factory/stock VAC/PCV routing on 2014/auto trans

    Even with the engine cover off, I really couldn't get any great pictures. The rear of the engine very congested. I wish I could be more helpful.
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    Factory/stock VAC/PCV routing on 2014/auto trans

    I'm happy to help, I will definitely get you a picture of that today.
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    Factory/stock VAC/PCV routing on 2014/auto trans

    2014 GT auto, stock except for FPP oil separator on the passenger side and Steeda CAI. This is the driver's side PCV, albeit with a Steeda CAI. Even so, this is the stock hose and the location should be similar on the stock airbox. Can't see much on top or at the rear due to the engine cover...
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    Steeda CAI Reducer to Pass State Sniffers

    How does the car perform with the CAI and stock tune?
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    Cooling fan failure

    Although the fan in my 2014 GT was still working (60K miles), now that the car lives in Florida, and I frequently track the car at Test & Tune events, I decided to preemptively replace the stock unit with the Ford Performance GT500 unit. I also purchased the modified resister pack from...
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    New guy from Florida

    Welcome from another Floridian. I have a 2012 Mustang GT Premium (MT-82, 3.73 rear axle) that I ordered from the factory. I installed the Barton short throw shifter and two-post bracket, along with the Steeda clutch spring and perch, which helped quite a bit. In my experience, that eliminated...
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    Hello from Pensacola Florida

    Welcome from Venice, Florida!
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    New from Vegas, 09’ GT500

    Always loved the GT 500! Great looking car!

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