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Hi, my name is Gary and I'm a track addict :-\drano38 said:Nope, you guys aren't addicted. ;D
Looks great!
Thanks for the link Pete. I haven't seen this. Interesting that the cooling issue has now been acknowledged at least. I guess we were the guinea pigs, which is understandable being first out of the box. What exactly is "extended track use"? I thought we didn't need a diff cooler for HPDE 30 min or less sessions?PeteInCT said:I thought about the diff cooler, Rehegan makes one based on this girdle:
http://rehagenracingproducts.com/product.sc?productId=753&categoryId=14
As far as clearances, it should fit with no problem. It's not a 3'rd party item it's made by Ford through Ford Racing and was a 'match' for the rear end.
I gained the drain plug but lost the cooling fins. Not sure if this girdle will dissipate as much heat the stock unit with the fins, but then again I'm not wheel to wheel racing the LS. The longest run she'll see is 30 minutes at a clip.
PeteInCT said:
- The questions in my mind are:
- Are even the fins needed for non-race applications?
- Does the lightweight alloy nature of this unit help to make up for any possible heat dispersion capability inefficiencies as compared to the stock unit (with fins)?
cloud9 said:Looks good Scott. Are you going to pick up some side panels from a wreck? I cut my stock ones up already. While my car is still very very streetable with the stock suspension and retaining the factory restraints, I figure I'll never take the roll bar out so might as well finish it off. I'm thinking the trim pieces are probably the same for any 2005+ Mustang. I need to wrap this up in the next couple days but it's been busy so probably not until this weekend.
Yep the whole buying experience has been terrific for me. As previously mentioned a member from Ford Racing offered to meet with several members here and spent almost two hours with us discussing the differences between the street and race cars and providing insight into the development of both. Both Ford and Ford Racing are active on several forums and that shows their commitment to their products. Hard to beat service like that.PeteInCT said:Tnx 5DOT0 - I just spoke with Ford Racing Tech Support. He said the M-4033-G3 girdle was more than adequate for non-competative racing applications and did have benefits over stock (non-temp related, I did not get into details).
One side note as a guy coming off of a number of European performace cars and my first US one - the whole Boss 302 experience justs keeps getting better every day. Not only do I have access to a plethora of MANUFACTURER SPONSORED performance parts and a VERY REASONABLE PRICE, but I can call a phone number and get a knowledgeable tech on the line to answer specific tech questions WITHOUT EVEN BEING PUT ON HOLD. This is totally unheard of in German car land as far as I know. Not sure if it's specific to Ford or not, but if it is then Chevy has a big hill to climb.
Case in point, I cross threaded a wheel bolt when putting on my 'wet/winter storage' tires over the weekend. The ability for me to go online, find the part, order it for about $3 per bolt and get it here in 3 days is totally unheard of from where I came from. I'd have to go to the dealer, have the parts deptartment spend 30 minutes identifying the correct part number, wait a weke for it to come in and probably pay $25 for a single bolt.