i dont drink coffee alcohol or smoke, but cake sticky buns strudel pie, everyday
i might have just beat Norm, i wonder if 2 dozen doughnuts is worth .006 at least a tie
05...Rear Diff options?
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There won't be room in the car for the wheels. My father who is 6"2' will be with me for the trip and because I get the boot if it goes faster than 11.50 with out a bar I will have to put one in. At this point I've decided on the RSD bolt in 6pt. I'd rather not have one but in there because it will eventually hurt the resale of the car but oh well. I also plan on adding the RSD line lock kit and some sort of shift light.
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There won't be room in the car for the wheels. My father who is 6"2' will be with me for the trip and because I get the boot if it goes faster than 11.50 with out a bar I will have to put one in. At this point I've decided on the RSD bolt in 6pt. I'd rather not have one but in there because it will eventually hurt the resale of the car but oh well. I also plan on adding the RSD line lock kit and some sort of shift light.
).What is your power level & experience? You might not be below 11.5...and, if your car is an 08 or newer, the new NHRA rule is 9.99. Whether the tracks follow that or not is the question.
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It's the car in my sig. 2005, currently just over 600 at the wheels at the moment. Meth injection when it gets the clutch so maybe a bit more. Made about 20 to 30 runs in my mustang years ago. I do ok behind the wheel generally. I hate to put the bar in there just because of the resale value downgrade. My mustang hadn't 10pt cage so I won't be too thrown off by the 6pt. Ill just remove the door bars anyway on the street.
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My friend who had a similar setup with his 600 rwhp supercharged 05 ran around 11.5's if I recall, he didn't race much and didn't know how to launch so he launched easy.
If it was me I'd just go for the life experience and not put in a bar. If you get to a picky track and are breaking 11.5's you can always slow down. A bar in a street car is not safe if you ask me. Automakers quit putting steel next to drivers heads back in 1968...not sure how the nhra knows better than the manufacturers.
If it was me I'd just go for the life experience and not put in a bar. If you get to a picky track and are breaking 11.5's you can always slow down. A bar in a street car is not safe if you ask me. Automakers quit putting steel next to drivers heads back in 1968...not sure how the nhra knows better than the manufacturers.
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It's the car in my sig. 2005, currently just over 600 at the wheels at the moment. Meth injection when it gets the clutch so maybe a bit more. Made about 20 to 30 runs in my mustang years ago. I do ok behind the wheel generally. I hate to put the bar in there just because of the resale value downgrade. My mustang hadn't 10pt cage so I won't be too thrown off by the 6pt. Ill just remove the door bars anyway on the street.
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I bought the car off of here actually, almost 3 years ago now I guess. It doesn't get driven that often and I don't beat the crap out of it. Currently 24k on it, about 7k with the blower I think.
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After searching I have a bit of a question. Why is the Zip adapter with bolt and seals just over $400, while the RPM adapter kit is $1000+ ? http://www.rpmtransmissions.com/differentials
What you are quoting from us is the actual housing for the tranny that is needed for the install. You are still going to need the diff. Your 05 diff will not bolt up, that is what you are replacing. It is also not good as a core towards a 06-up model. So you are going to be buying a diff, plus the core charge. What is looks like RPM is telling you that if you buy there diff for $1795, turn in your core an pay an upgrade charge of $1038 you also get the parts needed for the install.
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Ahh haaa, thanks. Regardless I'm not going to make the swap at this point. I just simply don't have the cash to spend. I'll do the 17s and drag radials instead. The car will be getting a clutch, meth, and an RSD roll bar as well. Wish I could make the conversion, just not in the cards at the moment. If it breaks, it breaks.
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Ahh haaa, thanks. Regardless I'm not going to make the swap at this point. I just simply don't have the cash to spend. I'll do the 17s and drag radials instead. The car will be getting a clutch, meth, and an RSD roll bar as well. Wish I could make the conversion, just not in the cards at the moment. If it breaks, it breaks.
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Ahh haaa, thanks. Regardless I'm not going to make the swap at this point. I just simply don't have the cash to spend. I'll do the 17s and drag radials instead. The car will be getting a clutch, meth, and an RSD roll bar as well. Wish I could make the conversion, just not in the cards at the moment. If it breaks, it breaks.
You need to look at www.rangeracceleration.com clutch care and do that. Also, you need to remove your clutch pedal spring. If you don't do these things I guarantee your clutch pedal is going to stick to the floor on your first 1-2 shift. You can remove the pedal spring with a screwdriver, I've removed a dozen of them at the track. I carry a screwdriver for this purpose in my cubby. It's greasy, put a paper towel on the floor or else you'll have a grease stain.
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I will be running a MCleod RXT or RST at that point. I'll take a look at that site. I'd love to replace the rear but I simply can't right now, it's the chance I take. I still plan to leave off idle and slip the clutch, we'll just have to see how it goes in September I guess!
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The good thing about my Spec super twin carbon, the more I slip the stronger it seems to get. A good clutch can be very forgiving or driveline destroying depending on how you apply it. Good luck with your new clutch and hopefully it all works out....at least for a while longer.