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  1. Frank07GT

    Short belt to bypass power steering

    Well my SOTP dyno tells me the short belt made a noticeable difference. I noticed much easier tire spin and the car seemed to accelerate a little quicker. The bad news is that I wasn't able to prove the advantage due to the poor track conditions up at my local track this evening. My 60' times...
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    Short belt to bypass power steering

    I used to use a short belt on my old 5.0Ls. Whenever I raced the car, I would switch the belt. It was always worth a tenth of two in the 1/4 mile. The same principle should apply to our cars. Gotta love cheap mods!:nice:
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    Short belt to bypass power steering

    Hello all. I found an old thread which mentioned this old 5.0L trick for our 3V cars. I took it one step further tonight and wanted to share this cheap, easy, (and hopefully successful) mod with everyone. Basically, you buy a shorter serpentine belt which bypasses the power steering pulley...
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    Pics of short belt to bypass the Power Steering pulley at the drag strip
  9. Frank07GT

    20" Shelby Razors / Performance White

    Thanks for the replies guys. I hadn't seen them in person until mine arrived; they have a very high quality finish to them. I was at a car show this weekend and saw another 'Stang with the 18s on it. I'm not bashing, but they looked a little small on the car. Several people I was with said...
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    Question about deep dish wheels

    UrbanRedneck, I ran that time with only the mods listed in the sig (SCT tune, C&L CAI) I had the Steeda lower control arms on as well, but they obviously didn't help with the MPH! If I had better 60' times, I would likely have dipped into the 12s that night. I ran it only that one night - at...
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    Question about deep dish wheels

    TRIBALMAN23 There is no need to upgrade brakes in order to put larger wheels on your car. There is typically more space behind the aftermarket wheels in case you DO choose to upgrade your brakes in the future. If you look at the factory 17" bullet wheels, you'll notice the GT calipers are...
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    Question about deep dish wheels

    Most of the wheels for the S197s are designed like you described at first. The spokes go outward to clear the brake calipers, then they tuck in toward the tire bead. That is the way they obtain the deep dish look. This is even apparent on the GT500 wheels. The attached pic of my Razors...
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    20" Shelby Razors / Performance White

    Here are a couple more pics I took in the sun.
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    20" Shelby Razors / Performance White

    The UPS shipping info on the tracking email for mine lists them as 59 lbs each (wheel and tire). I don't know if that's an accurate weight, or just an estimate Late Model Resto puts on all their wheel/tire packages. When I took off the stock wheels and put these on, I didn't notice any real...
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    20" Shelby Razors / Performance White

    Thanks guys. I was also afraid the 20s would look silly big on the car. Turns out they seem to 'fit' the body style perfectly; the fact that the car is lowered a little probably helps. I will definitely upgrade to 275 or 285s as soon as I can wear these out.:D What surprises me the...
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    20" Shelby Razors / Performance White

    I finally decided which wheels I wanted to go with to replace the plain 17" silver bullets my car came with. They are the 20x9" with the +40MM offset. They sit just inside the fender lip nicely. My only complaint is that the 255/35ZR20 look a little narrow for these wheels. I should have...
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    For those of you who installed your own UDPs

    FYI For anyone who would rather not grind or cut off the end of the factory alternator bolt/stud, here's a suggestion: I have an 07, which has the stud. I took the nut off of the right side of the alternator and screwed it onto the left one (the one which needs to be trimmed). I...
  18. Frank07GT

    Finally made it up to the drag strip 2nite

    gashog, The LCAs made a very noticeable difference (all positive). I didn't notice and NVH issues, but it made the rear end feel more solid and planted all the time. Traction is significantly better with them. When I first installed them I thought my car was down on power because it would...
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    Finally made it up to the drag strip 2nite

    Gambi06, To my knowledge, the 3.55 gears were optional. Mine has 3.31s according to my build sheet and the label on the rear end itself. You are correct. With the stock tune, you will probably hit the rev limiter. I think the default on the X3 is 6700 or so (?) which is where mine is...
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    Finally made it up to the drag strip 2nite

    Thanks for the replies guys. Yea, the track conditions were about as good as they could have possibly been. I got there right when they opened; they had just finished prepping the track. My 60' times were pretty lame, which is why I am so impressed with the ET. Had I had some Nittos or...
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