cobrar1339
GT Owner
FYI.....You could run with the trunk tub completely out of the car. Also saves 14 lbs as I recall. With no seals it may let some of that hot air out around the gaps of the hood.
track cooling facts
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DanQ
GT Owner
Interesting info. The wife and I drove that shelby club event at RA on Sunday. Temps were never over 220, but I'm stock (except trans cooler, trans vent, accufab intake stiffener), no pully, stock tires. Some 2nd gear corners 5, 8, sometimes 3, 14. I wasn't driving 10/10ths so I had lifts in 7, the kink, 13... I will add the accufab springs in the radiator hoses when I flush the fluid.
Heard about the crashed GT earlier so we took it easy. I'm glad I haven't had any overheating issues. knock on wood.
Speaking of tracking your Gt .I would recommend a better than stock dot 3 brake and clutch fluid. You might also want to put in better brake pads , as well as those titanium backing plates Wally had made up .
Remember brakes only slow you down !!! But its nice to have em when you need them !!
Think of it as viragra for your brake pedal !!
Remember brakes only slow you down !!! But its nice to have em when you need them !!
Think of it as viragra for your brake pedal !!
John B
GT Owner
- Jan 28, 2006
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I was also at the Historic Races at Elkhart Lake this July and also saw the Ford GT engineering test car. Although I did not speak with the engineers, I did notice the following other modifications that I think are worthy.
1) Modified air inlets in front grill so they are functional and duct air to front rotors. This requires re-routing air conditioning hoses if you keep A/C.
2) A 3/8 inch wicker on the forward edge of the air duct coming out of the radiator and onto the hood. This creates a low pressure area after the radiator allowing for better air flow through the radiator.
1) Modified air inlets in front grill so they are functional and duct air to front rotors. This requires re-routing air conditioning hoses if you keep A/C.
2) A 3/8 inch wicker on the forward edge of the air duct coming out of the radiator and onto the hood. This creates a low pressure area after the radiator allowing for better air flow through the radiator.
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Gulf GT
GT Owner
Seems like I remember hearing that the delevopment engineers had that lip on the car, but dropped it from the production vehicles because they didn't see any effect in the wind tunnel and or dyno. However, the test drivers felt that it did drop the engine temps on the track. As soon as I saw this post about the test car on the track, I looked immediately for that strip as I was wondering if they still had it on the car. Kip Ewing has discussed making a similar item in carbon just for that reason.
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somelee
GT Owner
Stillen has a similar item on their car.
A Kip CF one would be pretty cool. (no pun intended)
Neilda
GT Owner
B O N Y
MODERATOR & FGT OWNER
As Nielda points out we noticed that feature on the yellow Nardo car that will be sold at RALLY III...
hello KIP, would look great in CF!
hello KIP, would look great in CF!
Neilda
GT Owner
I so love these pictures and the era that they evoke....
One wonders how special it felt at the time. Probably moderately! Hindsight certainly keens the emotions. Wonderful.
One wonders how special it felt at the time. Probably moderately! Hindsight certainly keens the emotions. Wonderful.
Gulf GT
GT Owner
Agreed!!! Thank you for posting such great pics of the cars showing exactly what we're talking about.
Also interesting to see that the JWA P/1075 had only one fuel filler neck - like our present cars...
Gulf GT
GT Owner
Kip Ewing
CF Vendor
Gurney Flaps behind the radiator
Greetings all
Yes, this was something that we played around with during development.
It didn't conclusively help cooling. The limiting factor is the air pressure drop across the cooling pack, not aerodynamics at the exit.
I had patterns about finished to do these Gurney Flaps in carbon, but the demand on the new stuff has kept me too busy to finish the parts.
These in carbon, plus a few other things in development (yes, including the luggage) will be completed this fall after the Rally.
They may not help cool the car any, but they look killer.
Count on these soon.
Thanks to everyone.
I've had near zero sleep over the past two months, but I really appreciate everyone's support and patronage.
See you in Sin City in a couple of weeks.
Cheers
Kip
Greetings all
Yes, this was something that we played around with during development.
It didn't conclusively help cooling. The limiting factor is the air pressure drop across the cooling pack, not aerodynamics at the exit.
I had patterns about finished to do these Gurney Flaps in carbon, but the demand on the new stuff has kept me too busy to finish the parts.
These in carbon, plus a few other things in development (yes, including the luggage) will be completed this fall after the Rally.
They may not help cool the car any, but they look killer.
Count on these soon.
Thanks to everyone.
I've had near zero sleep over the past two months, but I really appreciate everyone's support and patronage.
See you in Sin City in a couple of weeks.
Cheers
Kip
Gulf GT
GT Owner
Who cares about everyone else, I have all your current stuff, forget about them! Make ME the flap! Also, sleep is overrated, you can get some sleep after you get me what I want.
Thank Again,
David
fjpikul
GT Owner
Oh Kippy, I can get you what you need to sleep for some carbon fiber. Call it "bartering." Dr. Frank
Gulf GT
GT Owner
Yeah, but just make sure what you give him isn't for THE BIG SLEEP! I need still need him.
Neilda
GT Owner
AlohaGT
GT Owner
Kip, now never mind Gulf GT. He's got all of your goodies and I'm forever trying to keep up. We'll see how far behind I am in LAS.
Gulf GT
GT Owner
Aloha, I called Kip today, he said he was sleeping between now and Vegas and it looks like he won't have anyhting ready for you...:wink