Ford will be back.
I can’t get into the supercar/hypercar thing. I can appreciate the engineering but meh...
I tend to agree
A little braking here, a little cornering there. Not much of a difference.
Switch drivers....
Take the wheel, Mouse!
One thing I learned long ago.....I am so much faster than I am good. That is why being a dead ender is my game. Line up.....go as fast as you can in a pre-measured distance......slow way down and turn left (or right) once...
Well, got the bolt problem straightened out. Couldn't get the old one out so I ended up going the heli coil route. It's not perfect but it'll work so I'm now ready to start putting it back together. Hopefully I'll be driving it tomorrow. Sure have missed it!
Different cars two years apart. They engineered to beat the GT and did, chances are decent that there will be role reversal next year unless GM anticipates and adapts. That's the name of the game when the big boys get together. I want to try and hit Sebring in the near future, don't know if I can quite make it 24 hours but 12 shouldn't be a problem.
The Chevy and Ford were both showroom spec cars with no unique performance enhancements. However, the $119,995 ZR1 was equipped with its optional $2,995 ZTK Performance Package, which includes sticky summer-only tires, a downforce-producing aero kit and a track-focused suspension tune.
The feat is doubly (or quadruply?) impressive considering the GT costs $450,000. The Corvette also left the $845,000 Porsche 918 Spyder and every Dodge Viper, Porsche 911, Ferrari, Lamborghini, etc. that’s been to the track in the wake created by its enormous rear wing.
Well, got the bolt problem straightened out. Couldn't get the old one out so I ended up going the heli coil route. It's not perfect but it'll work so I'm now ready to start putting it back together. Hopefully I'll be driving it tomorrow. Sure have missed it!
Yep, but look at the price differences noted in the article. If that is accurate, that is pretty interesting.
Sometimes it doesn't have to be perfect to make it work. You got it to where you can put a bolt in it and make it functional
The original engine we had the the Tbird was a similar experience. We decided to swap out the intake for a taller/better intake and discovered every intake bolt except 1 had cross threaded/ boogered up threads in the heads. We drilled and heli coiled all the bolt holes. It was good as new.
Unfortunately, I have used heli coils to fix many problems. It can be aggregating but if done properly it will give you years of good service.
Time serts were what we used to repair the stripped head bolt holes. I have (or have had) several sets of Heli-coils that cover a range of operator idiocy. Me being the operator in question of course.
I have never stripped out a head bolt.