Ford / Mercury
1995
Mustang GT
1995 Mustang GT rjm289@psu.edu Car class in F Stock
novice.
I have a ram air kit. Result is not a whole lot
maybe 2hp on a good day. I have Eibach lowering
springs result was a lot less body roll and
better cornering but some very noisy and unwanted
sounds, when I brake it sounds like the sprigs
are rubbing against something and if you
accelerate really hard their is another funny
noise but oh well no permanent damage yet. I also
have Tokico 5 way adjustable shocks. Result, wow
I really like these, a stiffer rid but who the
hell cares when you can beat the 2.8 Z3 in the
turns... that's all I have done so far, thanks.
1990
Mustang GT
1990 Mustang GT flock@ptd.net Car class ESP
This car has a 65MM Throttle body and spacer,
Tokico struts Eibach Pro-Kit Springs. Also using
K&N air filter. Using 16x8 rims with 225 50
zr16 tires. This car has a 2 1/2 Mac Exhaust
system with 1 1/2 shorty headers.
Escort GT
1991 Escort GT Fordracr@aol.com
The 1991 Ford Escort is of course Fords effort
with Mazda on the latest version of the car.
Their efforts made for a decent economy car but
in the GT version has turned into what I believe
one of the fastest front wheel drive cars
around(can't wait to go E-prep).
Having raced DSP in a 92 escort 5-speed for
three years gave me time to set up the
suspension. Both cars utilized 2 1/2in.
adjustable coilover springs with camber plates
and GAB adjustables on the front and special
Tokico "adjustables" on the rear
slotted to give about 1 degree of negative
camber. I use the stock sway bar in front with
stock bushings and a Millen bar in the rear. I
have found myself using a higher spring rate in
the rear gives it the instant rotation which I
believe to be critical to autocrossing front
drive vehicles.
The chassis has been stripped of every
unnecessary item and I have added an Autopower
roll bar and strut tower braces front and rear. I
have also run a bar connecting the front frame
rails together at the very front where the lower
control arms locate.
The GT engine is the big difference in the two
cars not that the 1.9 wasn't a good autocross car
(First place DSP Fresno chapter,San Francisco
region SCCA 94 & 95. Second place DSP San
Francisco region 1995). It's, well, there's no
substitute for horse power. Mazda built
themselves a race motor in sheeps clothing. The
engine has 130,000 mi., doesn't burn any oil and
has just three modifications added. An HKS
powerflow intake,an Crane HI2000 ignition with a
PS 91 coil and a header custom built by Ravor
Motorsports in Visalia, California Whom I must
mention does impeccable and state of the art
work. I also use a unique muffler which
definitely hasn't hindered performance one bit,
but rather has enhanced it. It's built by Decker
engineering and utilizes a spring loaded door
that the exhaust gas push open as the engine rpm
increase Seems to give me good top end without
sacrificing the bottom. I would think the Vette
guys would be interested in something like that.
In this form with racing gas this has turned into
an incredibly fast motor. Of course losing
500lbs. didn't hurt either. The wheels are three
piece aluminum 13x9in. I use BFGoodrich because
of their longevity and stiff sidewalls.
So far in 97 I've won once and finished second
four times and there's more room to grow. I'm
working on a race engine in the area of 200hp.
And that limited slip could come in handy also.
1999 Mercury Cougar
1999 Cougar
Eric has run his car in the Street Touring class
with the following modifications.
Alternate Intake - Results 152 HP at the wheels.
Ran two Autocrosses Placed 6th and 2nd, the Car
runs very well stock, I do all mods
that I can and still stay in ST. Wheels/Tires,
Cat-Back, perhaps lowering springs.
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