Got the Mustang out to the Super Lap yesterday for my last hurrah before leaving on deployment this week. I wasn't pushing it too hard, as I just got it running Thursday night and really haven't tuned it at all. I threw the pimpy red "race" wheels and tires on it (didn't even check pressures, have no idea where they were), ran the "stock" Baer pads (didn't have time to swap over to my Hawk Blues and bed them in properly), and was short-shifting about 5000rpm (once it's tuned right it'll pull to 6500rpm). With all that said, it ran pretty well. My brother hand-timed me in the mid-42s.



I had one sweet do-rift-o!!! around Turn 1 on my 2nd hot lap, trail braked a bit too much and got the *** to start to come around. Pedaled the gas, countersteered, countersteered some more, and then some more (hmmm, I hope I catch this....), basically took the entire corner pointed about 75deg off of where I should have been pointing. I caught it, though, and pulled out of the slide quite smoothly if I don't say so myself. Considering it's been about 20 months since the last time I drove this car "in anger" (an auto-x in Massachusetts back in August '03) I was pleased to see some of the RWD instincts were still there.

Anyway, the video:

http://www.submariner.org/thepno95/V...-%207May05.wmv (6.3MB)

Enjoy!
Pat Olsen
'97 Legacy 2.5GT sedan
'89 Mustang GT convertible

 

Cool beans.

That looks a helluva lot more fun than running a Leggy. You're an 0-4, right? That thing should be completely race-ready.

They let you run without some form of a rollbar or rollcage?

 

Sweet!
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A helluva lot more fun, and a helluva lot harder. And, yes, it's almost completely race-ready - Baers all around, new front and rear suspension (Griggs Racing World Challenge front suspension, Maximum Motorsports torque arm/panhard bar rear suspension), a 450hp (once it's tuned right) N/A 357W that'll rev to 6500rpm, Tremec tranny, Torsen T-2R rear diff, Sparco Evo2s, 5-point harnesses, etc etc. I'll probably upgrade to Stoptechs up front, and the red Cobra Rs will probably be replaced by some Volks or something else light and strong. It never ends...

It's got a 5-point rollbar:


It started out as a 4-pt Maximum Motorsports NHRA-legal bar, but by the time it got installed (a good 2, maybe 3 years after I bought it) my focus had shifted to corner carving so the guy who installed it added the diagonal bar. As of now the bar's just bolted in, but it'll probably get welded eventually.

Pat

 

Oh. Spoke too soon.

Tooooo sweet!

 

Sweet!!!!


I can't wait to have a track ho!!!

 

thats a really neat set up. is that a holley intake?
and thats a nice vid btw- i like that mirror adjustment in 3rd gear just before 2nd

its funny you posted this because all we i have been taking a dump reading my summit catalogs in the bathroom (looking in the mustang parts section) - i'm getting the mustang itch again- i know i can find a decent one to start off with for 2g's or so.

and those rims- sweet!




aloha from the summit of *-^-Mauna Kea-^-*

 

niice. what tires were those. they look cool.

b

 

Intake is a TFS 351-R, matched up with pretty heavily ported TFS Twisted Wedge heads, TFS tall valve covers, etc etc.

Tires are the Dunlop Super Sport R-compounds. I honestly can't even remember the full name of them, I think there's more to it than that. Tire Rack had the 255/40-17s on closeout 6 or 8 months ago for $128 each, so I snapped them up.

Pat

 

man that gives me the racing itch soo bad! i cant wait till i finish my svo
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Actually, I was wrong - tires are Pirelli PZero Corsas (or whatever the race version is called). They were on closeout, though.

Pat

 

Looking good Pat.