So how is everyone pleased with their Z performance wise?

m4a1mustang

Hmmm I think I got them roughly 3 weeks ago. I never mentioned them in the public section of the forum.

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And how do they sound?? Nice? Any discernable power gain? Ford Racing has really stepped up their program. I wish Nismo did the same......

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Ford Motor Company as a whole has stepped up their game. I would have to say that if I were handing out awards, without a doubt, they would get "most improved brand over the last decade".

m4a1mustang

There is a 0 power gain with the mufflers. They are just for sound.

Here are a couple runs from last week



Listen to that wheel hop

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God I love that sound. Stangs just look right on the drag strip....... Well done Sir!

m4a1mustang

Thanks man.

Hey, how do you like your Invos? My PZeros probably have 6,000 miles or so left on them so I'm starting to look around for replacement options.

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I love the Invos for the street. If I was tracking the car, I would want something more aggressive, but the Invos are outstanding on the street. If you are taking your 5.0 to the strip often, you might want something more aggressive like the NT05......

I would get the NT05 next, but they do not have them in the sizes I want. As such, I am sticking to the Invos!

m4a1mustang

I'll have a dedicated wheel/tire setup for the strip.

But for street and HPDE I will probably end up running the same tire. I really love the RE11 but they don't make it in my size (255/40/19). Though I am thinking about some forged SVTPP (GT500) wheels so I might be able to fit an RE11 or NT05.

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I love that idea..... I think the SVTPP are hawt!

m4a1mustang

Yeah they are pretty sweet and it's nice that they are forged and light.

I will either do 19x9 all around with a 275 tire or 19x9 front and 19x10 rear.

I would prefer a non staggered setup for the best handling balance, though 19x10 in back would look hot.

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Nice vid! what did you run!? BTW i might be going to VA for a FEMA conference next month, would be nice to meet some Z or ex Z members!

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Best run was 12.87 @ 110.31 on a 2.01 60', essentially stock. Lots of traction and wheel hop issues. Shooting for ~11.80s with bolt ons by next spring/summer.

If you make it out to VA I'm assuming you'll be in the DC area? If so, let me know. We meet every other Saturday for coffee and lunch in out here and would be glad to have you.

Here's an onboard of a 12.91 run to give you an idea of the wheel hop.

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Did I notice correctly, was it hopping on the shifts!? Ford has always been shy of putting enough tire on those cars. Maybe you can order the Boss rims when they come out, or use whatever tire they are using or something? 255's on that car is just stupid and I don't know why Ford insists on this kind of stuff. My WS6 wouldn't even sqeak a tire on shifts. It would lay waste to mustangs with similar power/weight simply because on the 1-2 shift they lost a car-length that they never came back from. You need good tires for the street, too!

m4a1mustang

The PZeros do really well on the street, they just don't hook up on track. The hop is pretty bad and costing me a lot of time. I'd probably run 12.60s without it.

The problem is with the soft factory lower and upper control arm bushings. I replaced the lowers but still haven't done the upper yet. I'll be adding an adjustable UCA and some LCA relocation brackets (for a more aggressive LCA angle to increase traction) and should be golden.

I'm also picking up a pair of rear wheels for some sticky drag tires.

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Ah yeah. When I did upper/lowers on my 5.0, it made a world of difference. I would have thought that on the new 5.0's they had gotten it right by now, though. Does Ford Racing make a set, who's are you going with?

*When I worked for Ford, we thrashed a 2005 GT 5-speed. It would blow the tires off hitting 2nd gear. IIRC, those were PZero's on there as well, albeit something stupid like 235's, lol. Still, 100whp more needs more than just 20mm more tire.