Said Goodbye to My Baby...
11-26-2008, 03:18 PM
#22
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Location: San Antonio TX
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yeah I've always heard of issues with the IRS but for some people it works like a charm. and yeah I do all of my runs with the 20" rims and tires :-( I would love to get some 18's with DR's in the back sometime soon.
11-26-2008, 06:22 PM
#23
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Location: TX
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Man... with your power, christ! Some 18x10's w/ 295/35 DR's and that cobra wouldn't be making mincemeat out of you. It would probably be the other way around.
I can hardly get my little power to the ground with 20's and 275/35's. I'm losing traction bad now even hitting 3rd with the power I have and 4.10 gears. My NEXT mod will be some lightweight 18x9/10's with proper tires... then suspension.
I can hardly get my little power to the ground with 20's and 275/35's. I'm losing traction bad now even hitting 3rd with the power I have and 4.10 gears. My NEXT mod will be some lightweight 18x9/10's with proper tires... then suspension.
11-26-2008, 08:28 PM
#25
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Location: TX
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Yes, they DO! It seems like the S197 was designed around 20'' wheels and the reason I purchased them.
Now I wish I had just lowered the truck-like suspension and installed some 18's. that was my plan until these MF demons implanted the FRPP CAMS idea in my head
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I'm glad I got the cams... HUGE difference in a N/A car but my next steps are lightweight 18's/DR's and suspension upgrades.
Now I wish I had just lowered the truck-like suspension and installed some 18's. that was my plan until these MF demons implanted the FRPP CAMS idea in my head
.I'm glad I got the cams... HUGE difference in a N/A car but my next steps are lightweight 18's/DR's and suspension upgrades.
11-26-2008, 08:38 PM
#26
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i would do the gt500. i just read the latest MM&FF, or was it 5.0, anyways they did a test w/ a terminator, s197, and gt500, each w/ a 2.8 KB mammoth SC @ 20 psi. to level the playing field in terms of the s197's weak bottom end, they put in forged internals but kept the displacement/stroke stock, and the gt500 came out on top, the s197 was 2nd and the terminator was last in the hp/tq department, they said the s197's VCT made the difference over the 4 valve terminator heads. what they would do on the track or road course is another thing. i also told myself that i would only trade in my s197 for a gt500 or a terminator, but after reading this i am sticking w/ my s197 and will later forge the internals or get a short block. i like my s197 a lot, and they will have to pry it out of my cold stiff hands, and that's the only way i'm letting it go!
11-26-2008, 09:31 PM
#27
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yea, a track and road test would be the real test to see how they all perform w/ all that power. maybe in next months issue.
11-26-2008, 10:46 PM
#29
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I personally wanted one of Mr Shelby's cars....and I think the GT500 is one of his greatest examples of his style and determination.
It was no question for me which would come home.
The next one is the real question for me......
It was no question for me which would come home.
The next one is the real question for me......
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