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[Craig Woldt]

So I want to remain in DS for Autocross. I have upgraded the wheels and the tires. I installed the Koni Sports and got a track alignment. My next thing is weight reduction starting with reducing the weight of the driver so I started a diet. At 279 lbs I'm hoping to reduce the weight by 50 lbs when I'm done. What would you guys suggest I upgrade next? I know my options are limited in DS.

 

[TMSBOSS]

First thing…. block the cooking thread. Lol. Then work on drivers mods/seat time. See what she tells you and go from there.

 

[Bill Pemberton]

When you go to your next autocross walk the course 4-5 times. It will help you go faster as you will remember you braking and turning points better and all that walking might even shed a few pounds, ha.

 

[Craig Woldt]

So I ran my first Time Trial event on Sunday, January 21st At Las Vegas Motor Speedways Outside Road Course. It was a ton of fun and I learned a lot. It was a rainy day but dried out a little for the final session. That's when I set my fastest time of 2.18.619. I was fastest in my group S3 and 13th fastest overall. I did destroy my brake pads but unfortunately at this time they don't make performance brakes for my particular model. Hopefully, soon they will. Below is a link to the video of my fastest lap.

 

[TMSBOSS]

Bill

Do you know anyone working on pads for the newest stallions?

 

[Craig Woldt]

Bill

Do you know anyone working on pads for the newest stallions?

Bill, I have talked to several vendors and they all say they are working on them but of course, they are working on the Dark Horse and GT first.

 

[bronco100]

No aware of those wheels , but super choice on the RE71RSs!!!

One of the top wheels for Mustangs. A good choice for sure! I'm excited to see another Ecoboost track build on here.

 

[Bill Pemberton]

Kind of surprised there is not something out there. I will call Danny Puskar at G-Loc tomorrow and see what their schedule is. Do you have the Ford stock part for your car?

 

[Craig Woldt]

Kind of surprised there is not something out there. I will call Danny Puskar at G-Loc tomorrow and see what their schedule is. Do you have the Ford stock part for your car?

Bill the funny thing is there are no aftermarket pads for my car at all that I could find. I had to get new pads from the Ford dealer. The part numbers are PR3Z2001A for the front and PR3Z2200B for the rear. Mine came originally with 17" wheels and the 320MM front rotors.

 

[bronco100]

Bill the funny thing is there are no aftermarket pads for my car at all that I could find. I had to get new pads from the Ford dealer. The part numbers are PR3Z2001A for the front and PR3Z2200B for the rear. Mine came originally with 17" wheels and the 320MM front rotors.

I noticed this as well for mine. I just figured I'd upgrade to GT brakes or even GT350R brakes at some point. The GT brakes are pretty cheap though, and much more aftermarket pad options.

 

[Bill Pemberton]

Chatted with Danny Puskar at G-Loc brakes and he can help you out. He is kind of hard to catch at times so he suggested you email him and try calling also . PS - make sure you get the pads Pre-Bedded !!

[email protected] 844-927-2537

 

[Craig Woldt]

Chatted with Danny Puskar at G-Loc brakes and he can help you out. He is kind of hard to catch at times so he suggested you email him and try calling also . PS - make sure you get the pads Pre-Bedded !!

[email protected] 844-927-2537

Thanks Bill I will definitely reach out to him today.

 

[Bill Pemberton]

Always happy to help! Other folks can use that number and email in their files also , Danny and crew are always happy to help.

 

[Craig Woldt]

Went to the SCCA National Time Trial event this weekend. It went really bad. More information later. Really disappointed currently.

 

[TeeLew]

Went to the SCCA National Time Trial event this weekend. It went really bad. More information later. Really disappointed currently.

If it didn't go boom or crunch, don't be disappointed. It's all for fun.

 

[Craig Woldt]

If it didn't go boom or crunch, don't be disappointed. It's all for fun.

It didn't go boom or crunch but the brake system was an issue. I did have fun but really wanted to run both days instead of the 2 practice sessions and one the 6 official sessions. I put new pads on last week bedded them in and then the only other time on them was driving 30 miles to the track. Including in and out laps in 3 sessions I did a total of 22 laps on Saturday. I heard a brake noise after the 3rd session. Went and pulled the front wheels and the inside pad on both front brakes was gone. The outside front had about half pad left. Brakes are an issue with this car since nobody makes performance pads for it as of now and the G-Loc people are completely unresponsive to both email and phone calls. I guess I'm just going to have to bite the bullet and upgrade to the 6 piston Brembos that are on the performance pack.

 

[TeeLew]

It didn't go boom or crunch but the brake system was an issue. I did have fun but really wanted to run both days instead of the 2 practice sessions and one the 6 official sessions. I put new pads on last week bedded them in and then the only other time on them was driving 30 miles to the track. Including in and out laps in 3 sessions I did a total of 22 laps on Saturday. I heard a brake noise after the 3rd session. Went and pulled the front wheels and the inside pad on both front brakes was gone. The outside front had about half pad left. Brakes are an issue with this car since nobody makes performance pads for it as of now and the G-Loc people are completely unresponsive to both email and phone calls. I guess I'm just going to have to bite the bullet and upgrade to the 6 piston Brembos that are on the performance pack.

It sounds like you still had the discs with inverse cooling? They're a nightmare. The 14" disc is probably just fine for most by itself, but you have to get the later disc and the pad selection is very limited. The real answer is just going to the 15" disc and 6-piston calipers, especially for something like track duty. As opposed to just AutoX, you need the extra braking thermal capacity. Pad selection gets a lot easier, too. Ebay is your friend.

 

[Scootsmcgreggor]

Imo anything less than the PP Brembos on these cars is insufficient. Looks like you’re on sliding front calipers, which are just not powerful or stiff enough for these heavy girls. You can pick up used PP brakes on eBay easily, and get a PP master cylinder too. My car was originally an Ecoboost and I did the uograde, relatively easy.

 

[Craig Woldt]

I am working on a brake upgrade. Mainly because there are no good pads available for the current brake system. The front is pretty easy to swap out to the PP Brembo's The rear will require replacing the Knuckles and that's an extra $1100. I am also looking to see if I can bump up the power currently factory-rated at 315 HP and no I haven't had it on a dyno, yet. Any suggestions for adding power would be greatly appreciated.

 

[blacksheep-1]

Concentrate on the front brakes, the rears will be fine, have you tried Pagid brake pads? That is what we are running on the Gt4