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<blockquote data-quote="SVTCobra306" data-source="post: 10021496" data-attributes="member: 19605"><p>I dunno.. if you chose the right platform (probably a 96-01 Cobra or a Mach 1) you could be pretty competitive in Street Mod. NA Cobras have the horsepower NA to get the job done, and in SM you can do a LOT to the suspension. I've trophied in Novice, which is PAX indexed so with my class being Street Mod due to the stroker motor I am at somewhat of a disadvantage. Autocrossing a Mustang takes a specific driving style, you have to be aggressive with everything except the gas pedal LOL.. Driving the thing is the key, after one season I am steadily dropping the gap between my time and FTD. I started out at a 10 second gap, now it's around 4 and my goal is to have it below 2 seconds by the end of the year, which will put me very competitive with the rest of the street tire cars out there, and my car isn't as ideal as an NA 4V, I am more nose heavy. If you wanted to play around with stock indeces, you could take a 99-01 Cobra and upgrade the suspension including the IRS to Terminator specs, updating/backdating is allowed to certain extents, you'd just have to dig around to find what would benefit you the most if you were serious about autocrossing. </p><p></p><p>Next year since my Novice period will be up, I plan on running in the TIR class with my local club. They require a street compound tire, IIRC treadwear of 200, and everyone's times are scored according to PAX, which will put me at somewhat of a disadvantage unless I demod the car until it is ESP instead of SM (not likely, I'll just drive the bastard harder LOL). It is kind of a budget decision, I'll never have a chance at being competitive in Street Mod without R compound tires, and I won't afford R comps anytime soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SVTCobra306, post: 10021496, member: 19605"] I dunno.. if you chose the right platform (probably a 96-01 Cobra or a Mach 1) you could be pretty competitive in Street Mod. NA Cobras have the horsepower NA to get the job done, and in SM you can do a LOT to the suspension. I've trophied in Novice, which is PAX indexed so with my class being Street Mod due to the stroker motor I am at somewhat of a disadvantage. Autocrossing a Mustang takes a specific driving style, you have to be aggressive with everything except the gas pedal LOL.. Driving the thing is the key, after one season I am steadily dropping the gap between my time and FTD. I started out at a 10 second gap, now it's around 4 and my goal is to have it below 2 seconds by the end of the year, which will put me very competitive with the rest of the street tire cars out there, and my car isn't as ideal as an NA 4V, I am more nose heavy. If you wanted to play around with stock indeces, you could take a 99-01 Cobra and upgrade the suspension including the IRS to Terminator specs, updating/backdating is allowed to certain extents, you'd just have to dig around to find what would benefit you the most if you were serious about autocrossing. Next year since my Novice period will be up, I plan on running in the TIR class with my local club. They require a street compound tire, IIRC treadwear of 200, and everyone's times are scored according to PAX, which will put me at somewhat of a disadvantage unless I demod the car until it is ESP instead of SM (not likely, I'll just drive the bastard harder LOL). It is kind of a budget decision, I'll never have a chance at being competitive in Street Mod without R compound tires, and I won't afford R comps anytime soon. [/QUOTE]
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