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06-19-2018, 12:12 PM | #111 |
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Re: 2015 Mustang Ecoboost K/SA?
Mr. 6130,
I don't believe the convertible would be exempt from hp increases on the hard top. Considered same platform..
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06-19-2018, 02:34 PM | #113 |
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Okay, so now that I understand what's likely going to happen to this combo- What if I built one in a somewhat less casual manner (to avoid having to buy stuff twice), keeping in mind that it's probably going to end up in F or thereabouts in the reasonably foreseeable future:
Smaller/lighter drag-type brakes that would allow fitting 15" wheels, light-ish drag-type 15" wheels, 275/60 drag radials, drag-type springs, drag-type shocks, and a drag-type converter for the stock 6R80 transmission... ...in addition to the previously-mentioned 3" off-road downpipe dumping open under the car, colder plugs, and "tune" of the OEM engine/transmission computer, on an otherwise stock engine and stock 6R80 transmission, in a relatively intact car equipped with the required safety equipment and fuel test fitting, and approved 100-octane unleaded racing gasoline. The additional expense of more-appropriate brakes, suspension, and converter, would probably add about $4,000 to the original plan, which is significant, but it's not as much of a deal-breaker as the concept of having to go buy a used CJ roller, a rollerized C4, an 8" converter, a Holley EFI system, a properly-built Stocker engine, a truck, and a trailer. If a "Baby Jet" ran 1.0 under the F index, and I was only running .2 under, it wouldn't be the end of the world. Like I said, I have no delusions of setting any records or running at Indy. Last edited by 6130; 06-19-2018 at 04:18 PM. |
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Re: 2015 Mustang Ecoboost K/SA?
Unless you live across the street from the track; I don't believe you can do without a truck and trailer. I did (in 1966!) but you can't be competitive in 2018.
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^^ this. Just put a trailer hitch on the Mustang
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But how about a modern day L Stocker driven to the track, set a national record, be 100% legal, and pass a fuel check? All a convertible Ecoboost Mustang would have to do, is run a 12.20... |
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Then tear down a factory stock 2015 car, put it back together, and then drive home.
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