Official Baddest of the S197's thread

[05yellowgt]

I love my Stage 3+. Smooth as butter while driving after break-in.

[USMCPONY]

I love my Stage 3+. Smooth as butter while driving after break-in.

How was the break in? I was shakes a little and almost feels like its going to stahl.

[05yellowgt]

Are you trying to slip the clutch like the stock unit? I'm used to driving the regular Spec stage 3 and it is more of an on/off type clutch being a 6 puck design. The Stage 3+ grabs hard too but can be driven a little more like a stock clutch can. I had the very slightest chatter on mine in the beginning but a lot of it has to do with driving style.

[USMCPONY]

Are you trying to slip the clutch like the stock unit? I'm used to driving the regular Spec stage 3 and it is more of an on/off type clutch being a 6 puck design. The Stage 3+ grabs hard too but can be driven a little more like a stock clutch can. I had the very slightest chatter on mine in the beginning but a lot of it has to do with driving style.

I slip the clutch a little so it wont stahl. It will shake till about 5-10 mph. I have the Spec stage 3 and aluminum flywheel. Isnt that what you have?

[05yellowgt]

I had the regular stage 3 with stock flywheel and now have the stage 3+ with aluminum flywheel. The regular stage 3 for me required a quick slip and then go. It never really jerked or bucked at low rpm unless you really tried to slip it a lot.

[USMCPONY]

I had the regular stage 3 with stock flywheel and now have the stage 3+ with aluminum flywheel. The regular stage 3 for me required a quick slip and then go. It never really jerked or bucked at low rpm unless you really tried to slip it a lot.

Mine jerks and bucks too. I have about 200 miles on the clutch. Did your car stop doing it with the Stage 3+?

[05yellowgt]

The stage 3+ is a dream of a clutch for being able to hold 800ftlbs. I'll let you try it out at the SBZ cruise if you would like.

[USMCPONY]

The stage 3+ is a dream of a clutch for being able to hold 800ftlbs. I'll let you try it out at the SBZ cruise if you would like.

Thanks man, are you going to take me a spin in that bad boy?

[05yellowgt]

I think that can be arranged.

[USMCPONY]

I think that can be arranged.

Sweet, cant wait!

[USMCPONY]

I don't have any pics handy on this PC but here we go.

I've got over $30k invested in mods on the car. It's gone through a bunch of changes trying to get the supporting mods where I want them before installing the F1A Procharger on the car. The current iteration of mods consists of:

JLT Intake
Mac 1 3/4 longtubes
Mac O/R Prochamber
CMCP deletes
E85 Tune by Dayton Performance
TR6060 6 speed (was formerly Viper Spec T56)
Spec Stage 3+ with low pedal pressure option
Spec Aluminum Flywheel
Detroit Tru-Trac Diff
4.30 Gears
Lower control arms
BMR Extreme Ant-Roll Bar
BMR K-member
BMR A-arms
BMR radiator support/front swaybar delete
Greg Weld Skinnies
Weld XP 15x9 rears with 275/50/15 Mickey Thompson ET Street Radials

So far the best the car has gone with the T56 and no skinnies up front is a 12.85@106.6mph. I hope to improve on that before dropping the new motor in. I've added skinnies up front and switched to the TR6060 which has a 2.97 1st gear vs. a 2.66 1st on the T56. This should hopefully let me improve on the 1.73 best ever 60' time so far.

I have a 302 stroker being built by Dayton Performance and they are also porting a set of heads that will have oversized valves and custom blower cams with VCT eliminated.

Waiting in the wings to support that are:
Fore Precision Billet Triple Pump Hat with 3 GT(40) pumps, upgraded lines, Fore 3v Fuel rails, MDM Mega Driver FPDM, and a Procharger F1A kit with race intercooler and polished blower. I am going to eventually be running 120 or 160lb injectors to support the car running on E85, along with the injectors will have to go an injector driver since the factory ECU can't run low impedance injectors.

The end goal is ~800rwhp and whatever ET's I can muster trying to put that to the ground with drag radials and the 6 speed. I want to be able to drive to and from the track and only have to worry about changing air pressure in the tires, run the number, re-inflate and head home.

05Yellowgt, did you feel a difference with the K-member and A-arms. How did it effect ride quality? Is it a rougher ride? Did you feel a difference in the weight loss?

[allmotor05gt]

heres my 2005 gt premium 5 speed!! i bought the car back in september so i dont have alot done but heres what i have: C&L racer intake,steeda udp's,jba axlebacks,eibach sportlines,gt500strut mounts,gt500 spoiler,roush window louvers.... also have a yukon 4.30 gear sittin in my garage getting installed very soon.

ran the car at edgewater on 4-17.... it went 13.85 at 105.29 with a 2.2 60 foot time, but it was my first time at the track lol and stock pirrelli tires and 3.55 gear . plans for the car are wheels and tires next,then kooks headers and offroad x pipe,then some cams..... hope u guys enjoy!!!

adam

[allmotor05gt]

cars look great guys

[allmotor05gt]

heres mine.... i have a 2005 gt premium 5 speed, its black on black. only had it since september so not alot done so far but a lil bit!

mods: C&L racer intake with 95mm maf,steeda udp's,jba axlebacks,eibach sportline springs,ingals camber bolts,gt500 strut mounts,gt500 rear spoiler,roush window louvers.... waiting in my garage to go in is a yukon 4.30 gear so hopefully that goes in sooner than later!

best 1/4 mile is 13.85 at 105.23 with a .842 r/t and a 2.320 60 foot (ive only run the car 4 times and they were on stock tires,and stock 3.55 gear)!

adam

[USMCPONY]

heres my 2005 gt premium 5 speed!! i bought the car back in september so i dont have alot done but heres what i have: C&L racer intake,steeda udp's,jba axlebacks,eibach sportlines,gt500strut mounts,gt500 spoiler,roush window louvers.... also have a yukon 4.30 gear sittin in my garage getting installed very soon.

ran the car at edgewater on 4-17.... it went 13.85 at 105.29 with a 2.2 60 foot time, but it was my first time at the track lol and stock pirrelli tires and 3.55 gear . plans for the car are wheels and tires next,then kooks headers and offroad x pipe,then some cams..... hope u guys enjoy!!!

adam

Nice car, glad you found us.

[USMCPONY]

05Yellowgt, did you feel a difference with the K-member and A-arms. How did it effect ride quality? Is it a rougher ride? Did you feel a difference in the weight loss?

Bump for my question

[05yellowgt]

Sorry didn't see your questions before. The ride quality wasn't really affected negatively at all. Along with the A-arms and k-member I also did the front swaybar delete at the same time. It made a nice difference in weight transfer. I did lose a bit of corning ability but nothing like you do in a fox body. If you don't do the swaybar delete then you will notices crisper turn in thanks to the poly bushings or spherical bearings on the a-arms instead of the soft hydro bushings in the stock a-arms.

[05yellowgt]

Oh yeah and the car made 650/605 with a slipping clutch.

[plattner01]

cant wait to see everyones ride in may

[USMCPONY]

Sorry didn't see your questions before. The ride quality wasn't really affected negatively at all. Along with the A-arms and k-member I also did the front swaybar delete at the same time. It made a nice difference in weight transfer. I did lose a bit of corning ability but nothing like you do in a fox body. If you don't do the swaybar delete then you will notices crisper turn in thanks to the poly bushings or spherical bearings on the a-arms instead of the soft hydro bushings in the stock a-arms.

I already have a Steeda light weight radiator support designed to work with the sway bar so Im not going to delete the sway bar. I heard the K member with arms makes the ride a rougher than stock I was curious how much. I want my car to handle like a champ so I think I will make the purchase.