11-16-2015, 02:07 PM
Quick write-up about the Refrigerator Bowl Auto-X:
What a day. That was the most fun I have had in the car in a long time, and she handled it all with relative grace.
Some observations:
-The car is PLENTY fast, and is in fact (like many of you always say) way faster than its driver haha
-The tires hung on really well for being summer street tires. They are the Nitto NT555s, and they stuck really well during hard cornering. I surprised the first person I got to ride along with me as to how well it would just go into corners and stay there.
-Brakes. Holy Hawk HP+ pads. They PUT IN WORK. I know I could have been braking way later than I was, but part of me still had the "Hey, you have to drive this home, and that's a tire wall" mentality.
-The car stayed relatively cool throughout the day thanks in large part probably to the huge radiator I put in it. It also helped to lift the hood after runs, so that worked out :thumbup:.
-Suspension was fantastic. The H&R's kept the car planted, as well as the KYB shocks and struts keeping it stiff and able to change directions easily.
I improved my times every run, running the afternoon time down from 52 to 49 seconds. The pointers fellow drivers gave me worked out really well, and I was able to focus on improving something every run.
I was really impressed with the car as a whole, being able to drive up, tracked all day, and drive back, no issues except an intermittent CEL on the highway, which would come on and go off every once in a while, and largely disappeared after I opened my gas cap and put some more gas in the tank after the event. It's either o2 sensors, or sometimes I attribute it to it being an old car lol. I think when I have been able to read it, it comes out o2 bank too rich/lean, but it goes away. I don't get any power loss either, so I'm not to worried about it, especially since it disappears.
I think I am very happy with where this car sits a whole right now. It looks good, is loud enough (lol), and has enough performance for a car of that era. The only thing that might happen in the future is some new seats (they have 0 bolstering, and are cracking badly, and sadly this weekend my tool box ripped the back of the passenger seat), and maybe a rear seat delete.
Soon it will be time to put her away for the winter, what a way to send her off to hibernate though!!!!!!!!!! :thumbup:
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What a day. That was the most fun I have had in the car in a long time, and she handled it all with relative grace.
Some observations:
-The car is PLENTY fast, and is in fact (like many of you always say) way faster than its driver haha
-The tires hung on really well for being summer street tires. They are the Nitto NT555s, and they stuck really well during hard cornering. I surprised the first person I got to ride along with me as to how well it would just go into corners and stay there.
-Brakes. Holy Hawk HP+ pads. They PUT IN WORK. I know I could have been braking way later than I was, but part of me still had the "Hey, you have to drive this home, and that's a tire wall" mentality.
-The car stayed relatively cool throughout the day thanks in large part probably to the huge radiator I put in it. It also helped to lift the hood after runs, so that worked out :thumbup:.
-Suspension was fantastic. The H&R's kept the car planted, as well as the KYB shocks and struts keeping it stiff and able to change directions easily.
I improved my times every run, running the afternoon time down from 52 to 49 seconds. The pointers fellow drivers gave me worked out really well, and I was able to focus on improving something every run.
I was really impressed with the car as a whole, being able to drive up, tracked all day, and drive back, no issues except an intermittent CEL on the highway, which would come on and go off every once in a while, and largely disappeared after I opened my gas cap and put some more gas in the tank after the event. It's either o2 sensors, or sometimes I attribute it to it being an old car lol. I think when I have been able to read it, it comes out o2 bank too rich/lean, but it goes away. I don't get any power loss either, so I'm not to worried about it, especially since it disappears.
I think I am very happy with where this car sits a whole right now. It looks good, is loud enough (lol), and has enough performance for a car of that era. The only thing that might happen in the future is some new seats (they have 0 bolstering, and are cracking badly, and sadly this weekend my tool box ripped the back of the passenger seat), and maybe a rear seat delete.
Soon it will be time to put her away for the winter, what a way to send her off to hibernate though!!!!!!!!!! :thumbup:
1995 Mustang Cobra- 1 of 717 Rio Red