xtascox
Hard-core CEG'er
Well since the motor has to come out and I have a great DD now it's time to make up my mind about the Mystique. I'd love to make a track only car but I would miss driving around in it too much. My other thought was to gut the interior and lose as much weight in every area as possible and throw in two racing seats and call it a day. But I love leather:laugh: I then decided to do a build that can be swapped into "race mode" within a couple hours and then swapped back into street mode after events.
So here is what I came up with for the permanent mods:
Power:
Fully built N/A Oval Port 3 liter (I'm planning on investing around 2 - 3 grand just into the motor)
MSDS Headers
Custom True dual exhaust with Borla mufflers and no cat
Complete A/C delete
Transmission:
Rebuilt with upgraded parts
Zetec final drive ratio
Quaife LSD
Suspension:
Konis with ground controls
larger rear sway bar
poly bushings all around
rear and front strut tower bars
Braking:
Big brake kit w/ slotted rotors
Other:
Poly filled roll resistors
remove sound deadening material
remove carpeting and headliner
Safety:
Custom built roll cage
For the roll cage I figure I'll remove the function of the moon roof that retracts it all the way back and make it so it only tilts. That way the roll bar will be able to be flush with the roof and I still get to keep the sunroof.
Now for the mods that can be swapped in for racing. I won't nicely categorize these because I feel lazy right now:
Headlight CAI intake system
A removable cap on both exhaust pipes to open up the system before the mufllers
A custom made fiberglass roof scoop that can swap into place where the sun roof is
Racing seat and 5 point harness
Basically on the day before an event I would gut the interior and pull all the seats, install the racing seat and harness, pull the sunroof and bolt in the roof scoop, and finally set up the headlight CAI. Then when I got to the event I would remove the caps off the exhaust to open her up. BTW I got that idea for the exhaust from a buddy of mine who has that setup on his Camaro. I'm keeping the stock shifter just because its a shorter reach from the steering wheel. The B&M in the Cougar is amazing but I think trying to maintain high speeds through hard corners, I need to keep both hands on the wheel as much as possible.
Then the next day I could return it to street mode if I was planning on taking a trip or didn't have any events for a while. I love driving the Cougar but I think anyone in the back would be a "little" uncomfortable. I figure to swap "modes" would only take a couple hours at most with one person helping.
Anyway these are my plans and if anyone has any input or ideas (positive or negative) please feel free to post.
So here is what I came up with for the permanent mods:
Power:
Fully built N/A Oval Port 3 liter (I'm planning on investing around 2 - 3 grand just into the motor)
MSDS Headers
Custom True dual exhaust with Borla mufflers and no cat
Complete A/C delete
Transmission:
Rebuilt with upgraded parts
Zetec final drive ratio
Quaife LSD
Suspension:
Konis with ground controls
larger rear sway bar
poly bushings all around
rear and front strut tower bars
Braking:
Big brake kit w/ slotted rotors
Other:
Poly filled roll resistors
remove sound deadening material
remove carpeting and headliner
Safety:
Custom built roll cage
For the roll cage I figure I'll remove the function of the moon roof that retracts it all the way back and make it so it only tilts. That way the roll bar will be able to be flush with the roof and I still get to keep the sunroof.
Now for the mods that can be swapped in for racing. I won't nicely categorize these because I feel lazy right now:
Headlight CAI intake system
A removable cap on both exhaust pipes to open up the system before the mufllers
A custom made fiberglass roof scoop that can swap into place where the sun roof is
Racing seat and 5 point harness
Basically on the day before an event I would gut the interior and pull all the seats, install the racing seat and harness, pull the sunroof and bolt in the roof scoop, and finally set up the headlight CAI. Then when I got to the event I would remove the caps off the exhaust to open her up. BTW I got that idea for the exhaust from a buddy of mine who has that setup on his Camaro. I'm keeping the stock shifter just because its a shorter reach from the steering wheel. The B&M in the Cougar is amazing but I think trying to maintain high speeds through hard corners, I need to keep both hands on the wheel as much as possible.
Then the next day I could return it to street mode if I was planning on taking a trip or didn't have any events for a while. I love driving the Cougar but I think anyone in the back would be a "little" uncomfortable. I figure to swap "modes" would only take a couple hours at most with one person helping.
Anyway these are my plans and if anyone has any input or ideas (positive or negative) please feel free to post.
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