SteveW
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- 2015 Mustang GT PP
I was already a week or two into my order else I would have looked at this one. Dang!
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the rs4 will hold up better on the track than the rivals by a wide marginFor those running 315 rivals for Cam-C. Can this tire hold up to 30 minute track sessions? Last year everyone in the midwest was running this tire but I do more HPDE driving than autocross. Want to get a tire on my 18x11's that can do both. Was leaning in the direction of the Hankook RS4. There 27" tall which is nice but leaving a little on the table because they are only 295 wide.
The items in bold are what I'll be looking to jump into next year, too. Already have the one underlined. I'll be sticking with my square 19x9.5 setup for this coming year, but plan for the 19x11 square the following year.I'm resurrecting this thread from the dead because I figure we're going to see more S550 cars moving to CAM-C now that STP is dead.
I for one am making the switch this winter from FS to CAM-C. F-Street was fun for 3 years, but after 5 sets RE71Rs on too-narrow stock FS wheels, I think the car will be more enjoyable in a more aggressive CAM-C build.
Not going going to be prepped to the extreme like Boardkat and Rexpelagi, but slowly I could get there. I'm interested in learning to drive a stiffer car well, and not too worried about being able to place as high in the local pro class as I was able to do with the FS setup.
Mods planned or in progress:
Future Mods (2019?)
- APEX SM-10 19x11 wheels - While not 12 or 13" wide, these should allow the common 305 tires to work well. Rival-S in 19" sizes?
- Steeda Dual Rate Ultimate Handling Springs - car is a DD and these seems like a good step up from the stock PP springs without going to >$4k coilovers and extreme non-daily driveable springs. Sounds like the 0.75" drop is a good balance for street and track. They'll be paired with my existing Koni yellows until those give up the ghost. Considering I've already replaced one busted rear shock, that might not take long.
- Camber plates (finally) and un-slotting of the FS camber mods for more reliable camber with less slipping. Planning on running ~2.75 degrees front and 2 degrees rear.
- Bumpsteer and lowering geometry correction with Steeda parts
- LCA bearings and Ford Performance toe knuckle bearing to stabilize the rear and get power down more predictably. After 3 years of FS and some track time and my stock LCA rubber bushings were torn.
- Swaybars - BMR front and I'm going to stick with the Strano rear bar for now.
- OS Giken diff looks interesting.
- Intake and a NA tune for higher RPM and a little power.
- Brake cooling ducts (primarily for track days and looks)
I've run those swaybars for a while at track events, and I really dig how the car would handle with the front swaybar set on soft and the rear bar on medium. I felt like it was a great swaybar setup for the stock springs and Konis. Going to Medium on the front bar and full stiff on the Strano bar felt like too much to me.The items in bold are what I'll be looking to jump into next year, too. Already have the one underlined. I'll be sticking with my square 19x9.5 setup for this coming year, but plan for the 19x11 square the following year.
So far I'm pleased with the Steeda Dual Rate springs. I'll continue to be pleased if the Konis survive more than a year with the setup like this. The way I figure it, we're getting a significant chunk of the performance of expensive coilovers, at a tiny fraction of the cost. Even if I ditch the springs later and go with coilovers later, this seems like a good first step into the deep part of the pool.I have been in CAMC all season in 2018, albeit pretty seriously under-prepped based on what a CAM car could be.
Steeda adjustable shocks/struts
Steeda dual-rate springs
Roll-center corrected front arms
Full bearings everywhere front & rear
Stock swaybars front and rear
19x11 305 squared RE71R
Full weight
Stock powertrain
I’ve been successful in getting the car to handle better, but I haven’t even begun to test the adjustments on the dampers (rebound only). I’m happy with the dual rate springs, and I deliberated for a long time before choosing them fearing the spring rates would be too high. If I had to do it over again, I’d have gone with coilovers from day one. For struts though these are working very well for me.
The most common issue I have is running into the rev-limiter with the 3.73 gears and “only” 7,000 rpms. Plans to raise the rev limit to 8k and drop to 3.55 before this season is over. I’ve also wanted to try more tire, but the wider BFG Rivals (315 and 335) are only available in 18” rim size. I don’t want to buy another set of wheels just yet.
More power would sure help too, but I want to stay naturally aspirated. So a ported 2018 manifold, JLT intake, and Lund tune are coming soon. I’ve considered E85......maaaaaaaybe. It’s available around my area, but we shall see what unfolds there.
Boy CAMC sure is fun!