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    Best tires and rim size for racing

    Funny you mention Road America. I blew the motor on my 700hp CTSV on the back straight. Guy behind me had video. Threw a rod at 150 plus. Whole rear end was in flames enough to melt the tail lights. Flames went out when I dropped speed. When I got to the pits I saw a fist sized hole in the...
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    Joining the cool kids!

    Don’t disagree it’s kind of a lame move for such a small cheap part. Funny, they are going to take out fenfab by stopping them from selling a hundred dollar kit[emoji23]. Fenfab products stand on their own quality wise and the products I have bought from them are top notch. I don’t buy from...
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    Honest opinion of 2025 ST. Buying a 24.

    Bean counters[emoji35]. And stupid bean counters at that imo. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    Joining the cool kids!

    That’s what patents and lawyers are for. Even though people have been screwed by being hours late to file a patent or screwed by bribery, it is the system we have to protect the theft of IP. In order to get a court order, they had to convince a judge that there was a reasonable likelihood they...
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    Joining the cool kids!

    While I’m no fanboy of Steeda, as a former business owner with intellectual property, I have no problem with a company protecting their intellectual property. Would anybody here be ok if Steeda copied Fenfabs intake and sold them at a discount since the engineering was done? I know if I were...
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    Wheel setup advice

    No problem. Just relaying the impression you left to other members. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    Wheel setup advice

    It’s like saying this….”I’m too lazy to put the least amount of effort into getting an answer to my question so I will ask another member to waste his time to get my answer”. I believe it’s called situational awareness[emoji23] Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    Best tires and rim size for racing

    800 is a great goal on forged intervals. I’d be less concerned about the drivetrain than I would be about steering and suspension. Hard cornering can easily exceed design specs on things like control arms and end links. I’ve seen a 130mph track wreck from a snapped control arm. Totaled car and...
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    Best tires and rim size for racing

    Gonna be difficult getting those speeds imo. Wind resistance squares as speed doubles. My CTSV had 700hp at the rear wheels, had much better aero, weighed about 4400lbs, and would hit 180mph. It was factory limited there due to the automatic but you can feel it fighting the wind. Wild guess...
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    Best tires and rim size for racing

    When I was road racing my CTSV, I was running a 19” square wheel setup and predominately ran either R888’s or NT01’s. The R888’s were pretty sticky but usually cycled out before end of tread. The NT01 was slightly less traction but I could get a couple more track days out of a set. Money no...
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    Build quality

    Agree. People need to remember that you really only hear the bad. Meanwhile there are thousands happy with their vehicle. Chicago Assembly Plant is a nightmare for sure. My salesmen spent a lot of time there as did I. Almost didn’t buy mine because of that. I feel fortunate my 22 has been rock...
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    Caliper swap

    2 person method works great. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    Caliper swap

    Possible but only if he ripped them off with the brake on and damaged something. If the brake is off and he just removed the bolts and pulled the caliper out, it’s hard to break something. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    Rear Shocks

    Ford dealer already folded my pinch welds on warranty work. Not once, twice! I also have carbon fiber skirts and they run next to the pinch welds. I have a set of magnetic pinch weld mounts with blocks for my quickjack. I always bring them now and always talk to the mechanic before he lifts...
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    Metal in Oil at 50k Miles

    That’s not right. Unless that filter has 50k miles on it, no way that is normal imo. Predict oil analysis will be ugly. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    New Ford recall for the Explorer

    Not so new but accurate. The dealer test is to repeatedly rev the piss out of your engine. If nothing happens, your gtg. I figure I’ve revved the piss out of my engine enough to know the valves are fine[emoji23] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Rear Shocks

    At this price I just ordered a set of rears even though I have an extended warranty. I’m coming up on 40k and getting some very low speed noises in rear and was going to take it in. After the $100 deductible and dealing with multiple trips to the dealer to get it fixed it wasn’t worth it. They...
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    Paint Match SS-Tuning Hitch Cover

    That looks fantastic! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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    Anyone try the PPE tranny pan?

    Does not appear to be a concern. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Rear differential leaking

    Bizarre. Everything around it is dry? Exhaust condensation? Totally guessing here. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk


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