Blue's Barracuda

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It's such a good build (as usual) with so many subtle tweaks and changes that you could easily miss.

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looks great, sounds great, goes great 8-) 8-) 8-)

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A couple of nice shots courtesy of the Mad Welshman.
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Plenty of Air there!
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I said at the Mustang owners club track day last year I had a great time but would be back with more power. I did that to the tune of 11.55 @ 116 with a 1.55 60ft, I’ll be faster than that next year…
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looks like you're getting the hang of the new combo :thumbright:
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Excellent! 8-)
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Impressive as always Blue.
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In an effort to optimise my 60ft times I pressed out the rubber front spring eye bushes and replaced them with solid aluminium ones which have a steel sleeve which freely rotates. This will help the rear suspension to react faster. Also as slick to arch clearance is very tight at the front I made a 1/8” spacers to move the front mount back a touch.
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AWB....

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11.55, that's a fast machine. Would leaves supercars for dust.
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Pete wrote: Tue Aug 30, 22 7:40 pm AWB....

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Been running the car through the full exhaust system so far so going to try open headers at the HRD’s to see if I can pick up some HP. I’ve made collector extensions which should pick up some low end torque. Luckily the whole system comes off in one piece with a little manipulation.
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... and another 50Lbs off too - what's not to like!
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Lovely. =D>

I’ve often wondered about cut outs, no idea if any genuine hp advantage, or if just lovely noisy.

Love that, though. Proper job. 8-)
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