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Drivetrain Upgrades
Drivetrain Upgrades
Your Mustang's engine can be making more power than a top fuel
dragster, but it won't do any good if you can't transfer that power to the
transmission. By making the right upgrades to the clutch, flywheel and
surrounding parts, you can get reliable launches while keeping drivability
impact to a minimum.
How a Clutch Works
A clutch shares a lot of design similarities with a disc brake. The flywheel,
which is connected to the crankshaft, has a
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23rd Jun 2017
Fuel Delivery Upgrades
Increasing engine power requires pumping more air and fuel into
the engine. Whether you're getting that air into the motor by increasing
displacement, using a different cam or adding forced induction, you need a fuel
system that can keep up.
Fuel Tanks
Hard driving, whether going around corners or launching at the drag strip, can
cause fuel to move away from the fuel intake, starving your engine. A fuel cell
can keep the inlet submerged, but if you want to keep a tank in the stock
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13th Jun 2017
Cooling Upgrades
Cooling may not be the first thing that comes to mind when
building a high-performance car, but when you start getting more power out of
your Mustang's engine, it doesn't take much to overload the stock cooling
system. Here's what you should look for when deciding what changes to make to
protect your car from overheating.How Your Mustang's
Cooling System WorksThe water pump, mounted on the front of the engine, pushes
coolant around through channels inside the block and heads.Coolant goes t
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26th May 2017
Performance Braking Systems
Brake technology has improved tremendously over the years,
especially compared to the Fox body braking systems that have their roots in
the 1970s. The sub-11 inch discs, single piston calipers and small drum brakes
were barely acceptable when the car was in production, and they're wholly
inadequate on modern builds that push power well beyond stock levels. SN95 and
later Mustangs have four-wheel disc brakes, but there's still plenty of room
for improvement between stronger calipers, bet
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15th May 2017
Which Transmission is Right for Your Fox Body?
It's not hard to set up an engine that makes significantly more power than your Fox body was built with, and that puts a serious strain on the drivetrain. Fortunately, there are several transmission options that can handle the most radical builds from rebuilt stock units to complete aftermarket gearboxes.
T5 This Borg Warner transmission was used in all Fox bodies from 1983 onward. It has 5 forward gears and an unsynchronized reverse. The version used with the 2.3 liter has weaker sync
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1st May 2017