I have no idea what the weight will be. Engine (being built) is a 302 roller with edelbrock heads and intake, aluminum. Also aluminum water pump.
I have not made a decision on tires yet, thinking the max will be 15".
sparx
I was considering getting a manual TCP rack to save money, can it be upgraded to power in the future?
How rough is having manual steering on the Mustang with the TCP system?
No you cannot convert to power from the manual rack. You can't put any sort of "in-line" booster which would operate on the input shaft since there's not space to work.
The manual rack is fun on the street, but on the track or autocross course it's a bear.
5280/4 - I don't believe the Steeroids rack is a J-car rack. For one thing, it's got a much faster ratio than the other j-car setups (2.5 turns vs 3 for most other systems). This link has some info / comparisons to other brands: SpeedDirect.com - Steeroids - Compared To The Competition
the steeroids rack looks like a power steering version of the j-car rack. I know at rock auto you can search for the j-car rack. They have a quick ratio version. But anyway the steeroids rack is just an oem style rack and i dont want to run something like that. But you get what you pay for. Its a little cheaper than TCP but much less quality. When i mount my TCP rack in my falcon i will be using a lower cross member.
as i stated earlier, the pinion in the TCP rack is a 2.09 ratio from woodward. From my understanding any standard woodward pinion will fit and work. So you can easily change the ratio.Understand on the build quality, but the faster ratio is highly desirable in my opinion. 3 turns lock-to-lock is really slow (especially when you've got a manual rack). Any sort of high-performance, track, or autocross use I'd really consider trying to get a rack with a faster ratio than TCP offers. That said, perhaps disassembling the TCP rack and getting some custom parts made would also alleviate the issue...
Understand on the build quality, but the faster ratio is highly desirable in my opinion. 3 turns lock-to-lock is really slow (especially when you've got a manual rack). Any sort of high-performance, track, or autocross use I'd really consider trying to get a rack with a faster ratio than TCP offers. That said, perhaps disassembling the TCP rack and getting some custom parts made would also alleviate the issue...
I read the TCP data and I wanted to understand if the TCP rack changes the steering ratio. I am not sure now.
I have had people tell me that some racks reduce the ratio and the steering become too precise, and the car is hard to keep tracking straight down the highway.
Sparx said:I was considering getting a manual TCP rack to save money, can it be upgraded to power in the future?
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