funat50 said:A racing buddy of mine's brother in law works at Ford SVT engineering and sent me the info below:
1) Transaxle cooler - mandatory. Available from Ford Racing Catalog. Will bolt right in, including all fittings.
Available here: http://www.fordracingparts.com/fordgt/fordgt.asp
2) Tire Pressures: 30F/28R stock tires, 32F/29R Hoosiers.
3) Camber: - 1.0 front, -1.5 deg rear. (Service shims are available to adjust).
4) Brake cooling ducts (no kit available as far as I know).
5) If car is a 2005, replace the front grille with 2006 front grille (better airflow/cooling).
6) Remove fan grilles from ducts in top of hood to improve cooling. (Can be re-installed when not at track to prevent leaves, etc. from getting in there…)
7) For serious racing or if better cooling is still needed, remove 1/2 of the intercooler which is located directly in front of the radiator. Should not be required except for extreme conditions.
fjpikul said:Even if you're fat and it's a tight squeeze?
FB GT40 said:new set of Pirelli P-Zero Corsa's. Sizes 345/35/ZR18 and 235/40/ZR18
The rear tires look great. The fronts too skinny and low profile. (They came as a matched set for an MC12). Not sure I would do this again.
More next week...
This starts to be my favorite thread...TrackDay said:Congratulations, looks like you had a blast!
I think you'll be very pleased with the performance and balance of the Hoosiers after all they were tested and a specific construction was chosen for the GT. I believe Hoosier even has an improved construction also in the works.
Once you slam the GT in 4th gear you will pull away from just about everyone out there!
The GT is a fantastic machine with nice balance, linear power and torque so overall it is easy to drive – very fast on the track.
The only thing that takes some getting used to are the high speeds that develop so quickly in the GT.
TrackDay said:The only thing that takes some getting used to are the high speeds that develop so quickly in the GT.
Bony,bony said:Canepa has a brake duct cooling kit.