S197 Chassis Coyote Swap Endurance Race Build

[thomas91169]

God this project is so sick!

 

[the5]

I love this project!
Why switch to a TQ arm? Did the GM f-bodys actually have it right? I've had nothing but trouble with mine.

I'm sure I missed it, but what racing series is this built for?

Here are the benefits of a TQ Arm as detailed by our sponsor-

The Xtreme-Grip torque arm is a rear suspension component that delivers unsurpassed corner exit and straight-line rear grip without sacrificing cornering ability. You can also expect a significant decrease in frontend dive under braking since the rear axle rotational loads are now applied much closer the center of gravity. These improvements are accomplished by changing the anti-squat and anti-lift geometry of the rear suspension. When a mustang is lowered from the factory ride height the rear suspension geometry is compromised reducing rear grip under acceleration. Relocating the lower control arms pivots on the axle is a step in the right direction, however more improvement is possible. Our torque arm system allows significantly more anti-squat to be added to your mustang than with a 3 or 4 link design while still having correct rear axle roll steer. With our torque arm the rear tires are loaded more evenly than a 3-link design further maximizing traction. The more power your vehicle has the more benefit you will gain by installing our torque arm system.

The torque arm eliminates the upper 3rd link the mustang come with from the factory. It is a very effect suspension component for putting power to the ground. The reason it is better is that it can be set up with high percentage of anti-squat without being detrimental to the roll steer of the rear suspension. High anti-squat is effective because weight is transferred almost instantaneously to the rear tires. With low levers of anti-squat weight must first transfer through rear springs and all of it is not full transferred until the rear finishes squatting. On high powered cars with a lot of front weight bias (e.g. Mustang) the tires loose traction while waiting to become fully loaded. The torque arm also works well during braking. Instead of transferring a bunch of weight to the front of the car as soon as the brakes are applied the torque arm creates a force close the the center of gravity of the vehicle causing the entire chassis to squat instead of just the front suspension. That make hard braking much more confidence inspiring. What is important to understand is the the OEM Ford 3-link suspension can be adjusted to have a lot of anti-squat, however if you did that the car would not corner very well at all since the roll steer would be very bad.

Filip/Coretx is the lead chassis engineer for the Ford cars in the Pirelli World Challenge.

We are competing in the American Endurance Race Series.

 

[phoenix64]

So you're saying the mustangs have a brake dive problem?


I always thought that "endo" feeling was fun.

 

[the5]

So you're saying the mustangs have a brake dive problem?
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I always thought that "endo" feeling was fun.

Damn those photos are a great example of why you need this suspension setup!

 

[the5]

Got more of the little BS Stuff done and the doors on-

Took it out on the streets for a first real drive and took it to get some gas!

Going to be tuning it on the dyno tomorrow!

 

[Brandon Adams]

haha must have turned some serious heads looking like that!

 

[Kevins89notch]

that's one way to make an 05-09 look better!

It's about the only way. HUGE improvement OP. It's looking awesome now.

 

[Coiled03]

Dat suspension!

 

[smitty2919]

Nice updates. It's coming along.

 

[the5]

Getting some color-

 

[03'Darin]

What a sweet build.

What kind of numbers did it make after tuning? We're doing a 15' 5.0 motor at some point this year and are wondering what the end results might be after tuning.

 

[VenomGTX]

Can't wait to see this done!

 

[lawdog302]

Cool Project!

 

[the5]

What a sweet build.

What kind of numbers did it make after tuning? We're doing a 15' 5.0 motor at some point this year and are wondering what the end results might be after tuning.

It Made 426 Hp about halfway threw tuning, Should get it on the dyno again soon now that its done.

Here is a little sneak peek-

better Pics tomorrow!

 

[the5]

Well with the paint still dripping we decided to take it to the first test day at NJMP thunderbolt, Got her Finished about 1 Am on Saturday got 4 hours of sleep and Left at 5:30 am for the track-

Got the car out and passed tech with no issues-

Getting strapped in for the first runs-

Took it really easy the first session but she performed flawlessly!

Heres a some video!

[video=youtube;IPd23_PFY9A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPd23_PFY9A[/video]

Me and my dad, he was very happy about what we had accomplished-

 

[Serpent]

GJ BRO!

Paint looks factory, fricken amazing!!! Damn 130 in the straights!!!!

Nice video too, are you running a watts link in the rear?

 

[the5]

GJ BRO!

Paint looks factory, fricken amazing!!! Damn 130 in the straights!!!!

Nice video too, are you running a watts link in the rear?

Best part was the paint job only costs $600 haha

Scroll up and youll see Im running the Full CorteX setup Including watts link.

 

[the5]

Did a few things on the car this weekend didnt get many pics.
Taught myself to weld and made this PS/Trans/Oil Cooler Bracket off the Mishmoto one! Turned out real nice in my opinion!
Also can see the Brake Ducting.

 

[AustinSN]

Looks and sounds great.

Looks like it wants to be pushed a bit harder!

 

[the5]

Fire suppression and Auto Blip in!