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<blockquote data-quote="Andy M" data-source="post: 10858958" data-attributes="member: 2090"><p>Rob,</p><p></p><p>let's address each item independently...</p><p></p><p>1) the splitter - do yourself a favor and get a good carbon fiber splitter and be done with it. Trust me, Joe Johnson and I went through many stock splitters (we were racing our R's and they were not holding up under the abuse). The cf splitter I have made is only 6.5 pounds without hardware and it is light years stronger than that piece of crap thing Ford sent with the R.</p><p></p><p>2) what type of bouncing are you having in the front end? sounds like there is definiltely something wrong with the car as this is not normal. as for the slack in the steering wheel, it is likely the steering column bushing which is worn. THe stock one comes with a rubber bushing which wears out over time. Get yourself a machined one from Flaming River (solid joints) and be done with it. </p><p></p><p>I owned R155 for 6 years and ran over 10K miles on track with it. It was not stock any more as a stock R is really not well suited for constant abuse at the track. The engine however IS rock solid, even in stock trim. The only thing I did to mine was a computer tune and open exhaust. Otherwise it was in stock trim making 370RWHP. </p><p></p><p>These are great cars! They just need a little help in a few areas if you want to really romp on them, especially at the track. One more thing, not only is the stock splitter crap, the mounting points on the bumper cover are also crap. We can help you fix that too. You will need to remove the bumper cover, build a custom support structure underneath, then use rivets to re-attach it to the car. The problem is at high speeds the stock splitter moves up and down with the turbulence and it ends up cracking the mount points, which are plastic. Ford did a great job with the engine and drive train, but they stopped short on a few finish items. It does not take a ton of money to fix what I have just listed. Trust me, once you fix these things, you will have a whole new appreciation for your R. </p><p></p><p>I have done 170 in my R and it felt absolutely planted with no vibrations! It was scary how good it felt at that speed!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy M, post: 10858958, member: 2090"] Rob, let's address each item independently... 1) the splitter - do yourself a favor and get a good carbon fiber splitter and be done with it. Trust me, Joe Johnson and I went through many stock splitters (we were racing our R's and they were not holding up under the abuse). The cf splitter I have made is only 6.5 pounds without hardware and it is light years stronger than that piece of crap thing Ford sent with the R. 2) what type of bouncing are you having in the front end? sounds like there is definiltely something wrong with the car as this is not normal. as for the slack in the steering wheel, it is likely the steering column bushing which is worn. THe stock one comes with a rubber bushing which wears out over time. Get yourself a machined one from Flaming River (solid joints) and be done with it. I owned R155 for 6 years and ran over 10K miles on track with it. It was not stock any more as a stock R is really not well suited for constant abuse at the track. The engine however IS rock solid, even in stock trim. The only thing I did to mine was a computer tune and open exhaust. Otherwise it was in stock trim making 370RWHP. These are great cars! They just need a little help in a few areas if you want to really romp on them, especially at the track. One more thing, not only is the stock splitter crap, the mounting points on the bumper cover are also crap. We can help you fix that too. You will need to remove the bumper cover, build a custom support structure underneath, then use rivets to re-attach it to the car. The problem is at high speeds the stock splitter moves up and down with the turbulence and it ends up cracking the mount points, which are plastic. Ford did a great job with the engine and drive train, but they stopped short on a few finish items. It does not take a ton of money to fix what I have just listed. Trust me, once you fix these things, you will have a whole new appreciation for your R. I have done 170 in my R and it felt absolutely planted with no vibrations! It was scary how good it felt at that speed! [/QUOTE]
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