An auto good for Road Racing?!
#1
An auto good for Road Racing?!
I need some advice on how to modify a 06GT "Auto" to race on the track?
I'm thinking of these mods:
-Power Slot Cryo rotors.
-Hawk Performance Ceramic Brake Pads.
-Brake Cooling Kit.
-Steeda handling pak stage one.
-TCI new ratchet shifter<<Thats if its coming out anytime soon!.
& Do I need to change the brake fluid to a dot4 synthetic?
Thanks..
I'm thinking of these mods:
-Power Slot Cryo rotors.
-Hawk Performance Ceramic Brake Pads.
-Brake Cooling Kit.
-Steeda handling pak stage one.
-TCI new ratchet shifter<<Thats if its coming out anytime soon!.
& Do I need to change the brake fluid to a dot4 synthetic?
Thanks..
Last edited by HateBreeder; 4/18/08 at 04:57 PM.
#2
Never mind...
http://forums.bradbarnett.net/showth...=455099&page=2
http://forums.bradbarnett.net/showth...=455099&page=2
#3
FWIW:
A buddy of mine was running an 06 Auto GT at our events last season, I ran into him this season again and he said after 5 track days the auto had crapped the bed--he blew all the seals in it from the repeated beatings.
He ended up exchanging the car and getting a 5-speed manual car in the same color (don't ask me how he pulled that off).
If I remember correctly, the trick to keeping the automatic safe is to keep the fluid cool--for that you'll need the deep trans pan, and make sure it's properly filled before each event! I think the pan is a 100 or 200$ mod--definitely less expensive than a new car or new trans!
A buddy of mine was running an 06 Auto GT at our events last season, I ran into him this season again and he said after 5 track days the auto had crapped the bed--he blew all the seals in it from the repeated beatings.
He ended up exchanging the car and getting a 5-speed manual car in the same color (don't ask me how he pulled that off).
If I remember correctly, the trick to keeping the automatic safe is to keep the fluid cool--for that you'll need the deep trans pan, and make sure it's properly filled before each event! I think the pan is a 100 or 200$ mod--definitely less expensive than a new car or new trans!
#4
Thanks,I'll add it to my mod list..
& I might add this Mustang "Formula 1" shifter too!
![](http://image.mustang50magazine.com/f/mustang-tech-articles/more-new-mustang-parts/7809518+w225+cr1+re0+ar1/mastershift-paddle-shifter.jpg)
http://blogs.mustang50magazine.com/6...rts/index.html
& I might add this Mustang "Formula 1" shifter too!
![](http://image.mustang50magazine.com/f/mustang-tech-articles/more-new-mustang-parts/7809518+w225+cr1+re0+ar1/mastershift-paddle-shifter.jpg)
http://blogs.mustang50magazine.com/6...rts/index.html
#5
Thanks,I'll add it to my mod list..
& I might add this Mustang "Formula 1" shifter too!
![](http://image.mustang50magazine.com/f/mustang-tech-articles/more-new-mustang-parts/7809518+w225+cr1+re0+ar1/mastershift-paddle-shifter.jpg)
http://blogs.mustang50magazine.com/6...rts/index.html
& I might add this Mustang "Formula 1" shifter too!
![](http://image.mustang50magazine.com/f/mustang-tech-articles/more-new-mustang-parts/7809518+w225+cr1+re0+ar1/mastershift-paddle-shifter.jpg)
http://blogs.mustang50magazine.com/6...rts/index.html
Also I don't know what a paddle shifter would buy you in an auto car, really. The shifts aren't going to get any faster. The 5R5SS isn't a Ferrari w/ the F1 Electrogear trans.
If it were me, I'd just leave it in "D" w/ the OD off and let the auto do its own work, and find some other things to spend that money on (suspension/tires)
#6
Buttons?!
yeah..It will not be a ferrari! ..now I feel I'm really stuck with this trans!
& about the suspension upgrade ,man! the more I search this forum for info the more I'm confuse ! ..Now I see why alot of ppl are into drag racing! its alot easyer!![Biggrinjester](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrinjester.gif)
anyways this is my futer mod list so far!:
-Tokico D Spece Adjustable Shocks.
-Steeda Sport Springs .
-Steeda Steel Strut Tower Brace.
-Steeda Adjustable Front Sway Bar.
-Steeda Rear Sway Bar w/ Endlinks.
-Power Slot Cryo rotors,front & rear.
-Hawk Performance Ceramic Brake Pads.
-Brake Cooling Kit.
-Stainless steel brake lines.
-TCI new ratchet shifter<<Thats if its coming out anytime soon!.
- Deep trans pan.
Guys any suggestions ?
yeah..It will not be a ferrari! ..now I feel I'm really stuck with this trans!
& about the suspension upgrade ,man! the more I search this forum for info the more I'm confuse ! ..Now I see why alot of ppl are into drag racing! its alot easyer!
![Biggrinjester](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrinjester.gif)
anyways this is my futer mod list so far!:
-Tokico D Spece Adjustable Shocks.
-Steeda Sport Springs .
-Steeda Steel Strut Tower Brace.
-Steeda Adjustable Front Sway Bar.
-Steeda Rear Sway Bar w/ Endlinks.
-Power Slot Cryo rotors,front & rear.
-Hawk Performance Ceramic Brake Pads.
-Brake Cooling Kit.
-Stainless steel brake lines.
-TCI new ratchet shifter<<Thats if its coming out anytime soon!.
- Deep trans pan.
Guys any suggestions ?
Last edited by HateBreeder; 4/22/08 at 01:52 PM.
#7
Buttons?!
yeah..It will not be a ferrari! ..now I feel I'm really stuck with this trans!
& about the suspension upgrade ,man! the more I search this forum for info the more I'm confuse ! ..Now I see why alot of ppl are into drag racing! its alot easyer!![Biggrinjester](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrinjester.gif)
anyways this is my futer mod list so far!:
-Tokico D Spece Adjustable Shocks.
-Steeda Sport Springs .
-Steeda Steel Strut Tower Brace.
-Steeda Adjustable Front Sway Bar.
-Steeda Rear Sway Bar w/ Endlinks.
-Power Slot Cryo rotors,front & rear.
-Hawk Performance Ceramic Brake Pads.
-Brake Cooling Kit.
-Stainless steel brake lines.
-TCI new ratchet shifter<<Thats if its coming out anytime soon!.
- Deep trans pan.
Guys any suggestions ?
yeah..It will not be a ferrari! ..now I feel I'm really stuck with this trans!
& about the suspension upgrade ,man! the more I search this forum for info the more I'm confuse ! ..Now I see why alot of ppl are into drag racing! its alot easyer!
![Biggrinjester](https://themustangsource.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrinjester.gif)
anyways this is my futer mod list so far!:
-Tokico D Spece Adjustable Shocks.
-Steeda Sport Springs .
-Steeda Steel Strut Tower Brace.
-Steeda Adjustable Front Sway Bar.
-Steeda Rear Sway Bar w/ Endlinks.
-Power Slot Cryo rotors,front & rear.
-Hawk Performance Ceramic Brake Pads.
-Brake Cooling Kit.
-Stainless steel brake lines.
-TCI new ratchet shifter<<Thats if its coming out anytime soon!.
- Deep trans pan.
Guys any suggestions ?
If you're going with Hawk pads, get at least HPS. Preferably HP+.
Flush out and replace your brake fluid with a high-temp fluid like ATE Super Blue, Wilwood Hi-Temp, or Motul RBF600--whichever one fits your budget will work.
I used to get this Valvoline Synpower fluid but they revised the formula and it lost 20* of heat capacity so I'm moving away from that...
Last edited by 06GT; 4/22/08 at 05:22 PM.
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if you've got the auto, you'll have to just leave it in drive, if you shift it the way it needs to be for road racing, it'll go away quickly. just let the computer shift itself
#11
Driving an auto on the track is fun but yeah a manual is alot more fun!..I've tryed both, just leaving the auto on D & braking it hard ,turning then flooring it again ,It felt like playing a video game!
+ after three laps my brakes were smoking!..thats why I want to upgrade my brakes first ..& I've also tryed to shift my auto & I like it..thats why I'm thinking of geting a ratchet shifter..
Now I'm still worryed my auto will not stand the pressure..but maybe going to the track once a month & after like 4 laps I stop to let the car cool down, will not effect my trans! or anything else..
Thanks guys for ur replys..
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Now I'm still worryed my auto will not stand the pressure..but maybe going to the track once a month & after like 4 laps I stop to let the car cool down, will not effect my trans! or anything else..
Thanks guys for ur replys..
Last edited by HateBreeder; 4/23/08 at 12:31 PM.
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