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Testing the 87' Coyote powered Road Race Cougar at Summit Point
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<blockquote data-quote="03'Darin" data-source="post: 16189132" data-attributes="member: 6164"><p>[ATTACH=full]1570436[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1570437[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1570435[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1570435[/ATTACH] Thought I'd post an update on the Cougar:</p><p></p><p>After having transmission issues during the test weekend last November we decided to pull the MT82 out of the car and put a different trans in. The MT82 was a tight fit in the car anyway and wouldn't allow for a quick trans change at the track if we broke it. So we did a TKO600. MUCH smaller trans and separate bell housing which will make pulling the trans much easier. Our races range from 8-25 1/2 hours depending on the event. So we've even done a motor swap (in our old push rod motor 5.0 car) and got back in the race.</p><p></p><p>Besides addressing lots of small issue we discovered from the initial build we also did:</p><p></p><p>- swapped welded diff for a Torsen (huge improvement on tire wear and reduction in under steer)</p><p>- installed a rear big brake adapter kit that put the 2-Piston PBR (earlier Cobra style) calipers on the rear with 13" rotors</p><p>- built a custom fuel fill neck (I'll explain later). We can pour 5 gallons in less than 12 seconds.</p><p>- Put a decent but cheap shock and strut set up valved for our race springs.</p><p>- Built good break ducts to help cool the front brakes.</p><p>- Put a good catch can on the diff (got rid of the plastic pint iced tea jug)</p><p></p><p>Our car weighs 3,400#'s without the driver. Yes its big and heavy just like it looks. However since we've done the torque arm and pan hard bar the car is capable of using a lot of rear brake without wheel lock up. In fact we did pressure gauges in the front and rear brake lines for testing and found that we can run even pressure front to rear. If you watch the video you'll see that we out brake most of the cars in the race. This pretty much shocks everyone that sees the car.</p><p></p><p>So after not racing the car for over a year we finally had all of the bugs sorted out and went to Road America in Wisconsin for our 1st race this year. it's an 850 mile trip from my house. There was a test day Thursday and then an 8 hour race Friday and Saturday. We ran the test day which 1/2 of the day it rained. our car is treacherous in the rain. No of us had ever run RA so we did some laps in the rain and then got a few dry laps in the afternoon.</p><p></p><p>Friday we opted to just do 6 equal stints for all of us drivers. That wasn't the best strategy for a win because of the extra pit stops. However we did finish 3rd overall and 1st in our class. The Porsche crashed on Friday and was out.</p><p></p><p>Saturday we altered the driver lineup and targeted the overall win. It paid off. the Porsche ran out of gas on their first stint and were never able to make up the time they lost. They were catching us late in the race plus we had developed a clutch problem that eventually forced our last driver to finish the race in 3rd gear. So we took the overall win.</p><p></p><p>The series we race that weekend is Champcar. They used to be called Chumpcar. Our car runs in a class called EC (exception). That allows anything other than a tube chassis race car that meets Champs safety requirements. Which is one reason for the fuel filler we built. Champ requires a fuel hose on the fuel jug that goes inside of a filler neck with specific measurements for everything. No dry break systems allowed. Plus they require a specific fuel vent setup. In Champ car they require a 5 minute pit time (entry to exit from pit lane) when you take on fuel. However this fuel setup we built will be a huge help in the AER series we actually built the car for. They do 3 minute stops when taking fuel.</p><p></p><p>We get comments everywhere we go about the car. At the RA race was over one of the Porsche Cayman drivers came over to us and said that when he first saw the car he said what a land yacht, what are they going to do with that thing?. He said then he was like WOW that thing is FAST, and then he was like WOW that thing can even stop. He then told us how awesome he thought the car was. Pretty cool to have a guy running probably a $150k car come over and tell us that.</p><p></p><p>Our next event is at Indy in July</p><p></p><p>On to the cool stuff now. Here are some current pictures and a video link.</p><p></p><p>First hour of my 2 hour stint on saturday</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]qEX-XrWF2DY[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="03'Darin, post: 16189132, member: 6164"] [ATTACH=full]1570436[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1570437[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1570435[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1570435[/ATTACH] Thought I'd post an update on the Cougar: After having transmission issues during the test weekend last November we decided to pull the MT82 out of the car and put a different trans in. The MT82 was a tight fit in the car anyway and wouldn't allow for a quick trans change at the track if we broke it. So we did a TKO600. MUCH smaller trans and separate bell housing which will make pulling the trans much easier. Our races range from 8-25 1/2 hours depending on the event. So we've even done a motor swap (in our old push rod motor 5.0 car) and got back in the race. Besides addressing lots of small issue we discovered from the initial build we also did: - swapped welded diff for a Torsen (huge improvement on tire wear and reduction in under steer) - installed a rear big brake adapter kit that put the 2-Piston PBR (earlier Cobra style) calipers on the rear with 13" rotors - built a custom fuel fill neck (I'll explain later). We can pour 5 gallons in less than 12 seconds. - Put a decent but cheap shock and strut set up valved for our race springs. - Built good break ducts to help cool the front brakes. - Put a good catch can on the diff (got rid of the plastic pint iced tea jug) Our car weighs 3,400#'s without the driver. Yes its big and heavy just like it looks. However since we've done the torque arm and pan hard bar the car is capable of using a lot of rear brake without wheel lock up. In fact we did pressure gauges in the front and rear brake lines for testing and found that we can run even pressure front to rear. If you watch the video you'll see that we out brake most of the cars in the race. This pretty much shocks everyone that sees the car. So after not racing the car for over a year we finally had all of the bugs sorted out and went to Road America in Wisconsin for our 1st race this year. it's an 850 mile trip from my house. There was a test day Thursday and then an 8 hour race Friday and Saturday. We ran the test day which 1/2 of the day it rained. our car is treacherous in the rain. No of us had ever run RA so we did some laps in the rain and then got a few dry laps in the afternoon. Friday we opted to just do 6 equal stints for all of us drivers. That wasn't the best strategy for a win because of the extra pit stops. However we did finish 3rd overall and 1st in our class. The Porsche crashed on Friday and was out. Saturday we altered the driver lineup and targeted the overall win. It paid off. the Porsche ran out of gas on their first stint and were never able to make up the time they lost. They were catching us late in the race plus we had developed a clutch problem that eventually forced our last driver to finish the race in 3rd gear. So we took the overall win. The series we race that weekend is Champcar. They used to be called Chumpcar. Our car runs in a class called EC (exception). That allows anything other than a tube chassis race car that meets Champs safety requirements. Which is one reason for the fuel filler we built. Champ requires a fuel hose on the fuel jug that goes inside of a filler neck with specific measurements for everything. No dry break systems allowed. Plus they require a specific fuel vent setup. In Champ car they require a 5 minute pit time (entry to exit from pit lane) when you take on fuel. However this fuel setup we built will be a huge help in the AER series we actually built the car for. They do 3 minute stops when taking fuel. We get comments everywhere we go about the car. At the RA race was over one of the Porsche Cayman drivers came over to us and said that when he first saw the car he said what a land yacht, what are they going to do with that thing?. He said then he was like WOW that thing is FAST, and then he was like WOW that thing can even stop. He then told us how awesome he thought the car was. Pretty cool to have a guy running probably a $150k car come over and tell us that. Our next event is at Indy in July On to the cool stuff now. Here are some current pictures and a video link. First hour of my 2 hour stint on saturday [MEDIA=youtube]qEX-XrWF2DY[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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