1997
Mustang Cobra
ENGINE MODIFICATIONS:
Western Motor Sports Cold Air Tube with K&N,
AutoMeter Mechanical Oil Pressure,
AutoMeter Mechanical Water Temp,
Steeda Shifter,
FMS Aluminum Drive Shaft (-5 lb.),
3.73 FMS Gears,
Bassani X Pipe with Cats
Corrected
RWHP: N/A
SUSPENSION MODIFICATIONS:
Front:
HP Motorsports SLA (Short – Long Arm) Coil-Over (designed by Bart Spivey)
(350 lb street springs / 400lb. Track)
Koni Single Adjustable 30 Series Yellows,
Spivey Bump Steer Kit
Weight Reduction -36lbs.)
Rear: HP Motorsports Mega Bite Jr. LCAs,
HPM Panhard Bar,
Eibach 160-200 Springs,
Koni Adjustable Yellows,
Weight Increase - 7 Lbs.)
FMS Chrome Cobra “R” Wheels, BFG G-Force KDs
Global West Full Quad Competition Ladder Sub-frames (Weight increase - 40 lb)
Brakes:
Brembo 4 Piston Front Calipers (2000 R brakes)
2000 Brembo / Cobra Slotted Cry-O-Cooled Rotors (Track Rotors)
1999 Brembo / Cobra Rotors (Street Rotors)
1997 OEM Rotors (Warped & now catfish trot line anchors)
Hawk Blue Pads (track pads), Brembo Pads Street)
Russell Speed Bleeders,
Goodridge SS Front Brake Lines,
Dust Shields Removed (no fun doing that)
Four-inch brake cooling rotor ducts from fog light holes
MAD Trunk Battery Kit (1.5% F/R Weight % change),
OTHER MODIFICATIONS:
Exterior:
Colgan Bra,
Four Inch wrap-a-round Air Damn (this was a lot of fun to make)
Interior:
Two RECARO SRD Sport Seats (5 point belt option) (Weight Reduction -10lbs)
Simpson 5 Point Harnesses (Weight Increase -10 lbs.),
I/O Port Shoulder Harness Bar (Weight Increase - 10 lbs.),
Heel & Toe Aluminum Pedals with left side brake pedal shoe stop
Valentine V1,
Amerex Halon Fire Extinguisher (Weight Increase - 3 lbs),
Rear Seat Removed (Weight Reduction-23 lb)
1998 / 99 Mustang Cobra Cup holder (6 hours of work to do this!)
Car featued in a four page article in September 1999 5.0 Mustang
Weight 3,372, F=56.7%, R=43.3%
BEST E/T:
Never on 1/4 mile track
BEST MPH:
Never on 1/4 mile track
Opentracked,
at:
Virgina International Raceway, Danville VA
Road Atlanta, Atlanta GA
Charlotte Motor Speedway, Charlotte, NC
Carolina Motorsports Park, Kershaw SC
Roebling Road, Savannah GA
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