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Picked up a ‘13 Boss with 18k mi on the clock. I believe the only option on it is the Recaros and Torsen. No plans to go crazy with mods since this car is mint. Goal is to get into the 11s with no tuning and have a fun street car that’ll see 2-3k mi/yr. Swapped out plugs to ngk 6509, oil...

Which to buy next as a weekend toy? My next car will be driven maybe 3-4K miles a yr. Brand new 5.0 mt82 or c6 corvette gs/zo6 manual trans. Really the only cars I’m considering (must be a coupe and manual transmission) Goal is to have a mid 11 second car that will be mostly used on the street...

Sold my ‘12 mustang Gt for what I wanted. I am at least 12-14mo away from getting into something else. I am looking for Suggestions for my next fun car. It would be a part time daily driver. 1. ‘16-17 5.0 premium, mt82 plus a supercharger - 600-650hp 2. ‘21/22 5.0 premium mt82 (would remain...

A co-worker hit my car today and took off, it’s on tape. What are your thoughts on how I should handle it? I’m afraid said knucklehead doesn’t have insurance on his mid 90s POS. I have uninsured motorist but don’t want money coming out of my pocket for something that wasn’t my fault. My...

Asking for a friend with a ‘14 GT. The car is an N/A set up with LT headers, off road x-pipe and dumps. The car has a cobra jet manifold, TB, CAI and tuned on E. To the issue; car idles rough and turns off at idle almost every time. He says the Spark plugs have about 2k miles on them and...

Truck FS at my local dealer is a 2018 f150 V8, crew cab w/ xlt sport pkg (302a) 20” six spoke aluminum wheels, cloth seats. Msrp shy of 47k. Negotiating, 34.7k plus TTL , with rebates and disc. Good deal? Another dealer has the same truck, different color.. $34.8k

Getting the car dynod in a few weeks. Mods: ported baws mani, pmas cai, shorty exhaust headers, o/r H, ab, vmp e85 tune. The car will have vp c85 in it, for the dyno pulls. I’m thinking 420/382. Any guesses? Cars best time in the quarter is 11.6x at 121

Do y’all think the ‘20MY mustang will have any front end changes? Currently have a ‘12 and will be in the market for a new toy in a year or so. Not a fan of the look on the current front end ‘18. Rear end is perfect but just can’t see me getting into an 18-19 mustang. I seem to think it’ll go...

Gf and I are Planning on going on a short vacay to Aruba later this year. To anyone who’s been, what are good places to eat at, hotels to stay, etc? Any input is appreciated

In a month or so I’ll be purchasing a new pair of rear tires. Car will be driven 7-10k miles a year.. not a daily anymore. It’s between Michelin pilot sport 4S (275s) and pilot sport PS2 (285s). Looking for max dry traction, not worried about wet or cold weather. Any input is appreciated. 12gt...

Went out to the drag strip and ran my best time to date, 11.7x at 121mph in the quarter mi. Car is FBO, e85 on 28” bias ply front and rears. DA was around 200ft at SAR, near Seguin TX. Thanks to all the people that helped and Alex at (vmp) for getting the tune dialed in. Time to chase mid 11s

Looking for some input on what my car should run at the strip. Car is a FBO e85 5.0 6spd. I’tll be on 17x4.5 F and 15x10r bias ply slicks. Track DA usually around 1000ft. It ran 12.2 at 118 on nt05r radials last year. Any advice on launching techniques or other pointers is appreciated.

I Went to a meet in Mexico last nite to meet up a couple friends Guy in the SB 03 cobra is a good guy I recently met that agreed to a couple runs on the tolls. Only got one clean run bc a stupid driver in a stock mach1 kept on cutting me off and lining up next to the cobra. Btw he was...

So this happened.. headed to the local track in SA Mexico with a friend (coyote owner as well) and had an SS run up on us on the toll. He lined up next to my friends car (stock) revved it at him and proceeded to pull up next to me. Same thing, revved and took off.. I Wasn't having any of that so...

A local guy is selling new bbk shorty headers (chrome) and we agreed on a price for around 30 percent off of what they retail for. Is this a fair price? I've seen them online for 330 to 350. I have an o/r h pipe and a friend will be doing the install.

2011 zr1 on a drag radial tire making a pass, 11.0x at 133. Ie: c7z on the left lane spun but ran consistent low 11s. DA was around 2300ft. http://youtu.be/JC_iMs1TeNc

As I finished fueling, Pulling out from the bucees I encounter a 4 door ctsv. Wasn't sure what to expect bc that mofo was loud! First run, 40-130 got him by half car. 60-110 got him by a car or more.. Of course, ran on the toll roads in Mexico. v driver seemed cool and we cruised all the way...

This happened yesterday evening as I was filling up at the local gas station. Pulling out normally, not revving at anyone, taking it is easy since It was my 3x filling up this week fML , I see a Harley in my rear mirror. He's right on my rear bumper and I can hear him blasting his music and...

Hey guys. I am finally pulling the trigger on a set of rear tires for my 12 5.0. The car is lowered 1.5" all the way around. Anyway, I know this is beating on a dead horse and my apologizes in advance, since I've read up on several tire threads on here but none have really convinced me. Looking...

It's that time of year again, when the holiday bonus comes strolling along. I consider myself fortunate and am grateful to be receiving some extra coin for the holidays. With that said, I plan on buying new tires (nittos or MTs) not decided on brand yet. I am still stuck with the p-zeros/zero...

I am looking into a DD to get me to and from work. My commute is 60 miles/day. Reason is I want to keep the mileage down on the coyote yada yada yada..mods etc. The seller for the 08' ranger will take 4800 and seller for the 04 Xtreme will come down to 5000. Vehicle info...

Has anyone installed or know someone that has installed the headlight bulb kit for sale on LMR's website? Part# LRS-H13LED. Also, Wanted to know if they're good quality and if worth the $99.. I wanted to buy them when back in stock. Any suggestions or comments would be appreciated. Posted via...

What is the best car cover under/around $200 for the coyote? Any suggestions are welcomed. I am looking into parking the car (outdoors) for a while and wanted to find the best quality/value cover out there. I've heard of covercraft custom fit, any one have experience with it? Thanks

It is my very first kill-post on SVTP, so bare with me. Time and location: around 1am In Mexico near the US border with Tejas. Kill: just cruising along, back from my Gf house after watching "office space". on a small back road, with a posted speed...