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Old 05-20-2007, 12:36 AM
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Question for the Forced Induction guys. What suspension mods have you done to make the car hook up??
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Old 05-20-2007, 11:06 AM
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ADJUSTABLE LCA
ADJUSTABLE UCA
LCA RELOCATION BRACKETS
PANHARD BAR
PANHARD BRACE


Doest help all that much with 400+ @ the wheels....

I need some fat DRs!
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Old 05-20-2007, 01:06 PM
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ADJUSTABLE LCA
ADJUSTABLE UCA
LCA RELOCATION BRACKETS
PANHARD BAR
PANHARD BRACE


Doest help all that much with 400+ @ the wheels....

I need some fat DRs!
You got that right!!
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Old 05-20-2007, 02:26 PM
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"Doest help all that much with 400+ @ the wheels....
I need some fat DRs!"


"You got that right!! "

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Old 05-20-2007, 04:58 PM
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Oh come on... I know with all the people running super chargers someone has to have some advice on this.. Im looking at the Paxton kit from Brenspeed. The only thing holding me back, im worried about traction and driveability. If you watch the video's on Brenspeed's website the car is all over the place and makes a big smoke show. What good is having 400+ rwhp if you cant launch??
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Old 05-20-2007, 05:23 PM
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like they said. DRs, LCAs, UCAs, Panhard bar. lol, not much else to do. leave TCS on?
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Old 05-20-2007, 05:56 PM
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Im not F/I but but run a 75 shot with other bolt ons including the LCA's and relocate brackets. I can launch at 4500 on the bottle with DRs and not spin. My clutch doesn't like it though.
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Old 05-20-2007, 06:03 PM
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There's not a street legal tire out there, that will offer sufficient traction from a stop, once you get beyond a certain rwhp. There are no driveability issues with any of the superchargers out there, that I've noticed from posts, as long as you remember that the mustang you started off with is not the same vehicle once it's FI. There's a learning curve. You're not bumping up the hp by 30 or 50 but maybe 150 or even 250+. What I have noticed is that there is a trade-off between track use and streetability. My car is defnitely less user-friendly and less comfortable now (inside is going tubular in a couple of weeks)but it doesn't have to be that way. Slap on a supercharger...get about 400 rwhp...you probably won't aggravate the engine or other stock parts....gas mileage will be relatively unaffected and traction issues will be minimal with a few extra bits and pieces.
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I have wide Mickey Thompson drag radials and they give me very good traction on the streets.
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Old 05-21-2007, 12:26 AM
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like they said. DRs, LCAs, UCAs, Panhard bar. lol, not much else to do. leave TCS on?
no, no , no.....dont want to limit or change your fuel air ratio at higher rpm on a F/I car.....could lead to KABOOM...thats why I keep it turned off....but like everyone said....UCA, LCA, Panhard bar....bigger tires with more stick to them...thats about,...truly not rocket science...
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