Here's my humble experience, autocrossing a stock 86 SVO:
This particular version of the Mustang Fox body is so much lighter in the
front than the V8s, plus having so much more braking power (11" discs all
around) than most Foxes, plus a kind of "peaky" horsepower, that I've had
the best luck this way:
stock bars front and rear
poly bushings, etc., at front
stiffest Koni settings front and rear
1/8 tank of fuel
40 psi rear, 36 psi front.
I've had the tank so low that I couldn't get through a dozen practice runs
without "borrowing" (actually "buying" is the word) another gallon or two of
fuel. No fuel pickup problems at that time, and the SVO uses the same tank
and fuel pump as other Mustangs of the era.
Just my 2 cents.
Richard Nichols
rnichol1@san.rr.com
San Diego, CA
Shttp://24.4.36.39/ape/fuelpump.htm
-----Original Message-----
From: Ron Dillman <rdillman@cat2.com>
To: autox@autox.team.net <autox@autox.team.net>
Cc: rrax-mustang@egroups.com <rrax-mustang@egroups.com>
Date: Monday, March 15, 1999 11:35 AM
Subject: [rrax-mustang] Burnable Ballast???
>With cars like a Mustang (all weighton wheels in the front) in autocross
>what is the general opinion of fuel tank capacity for autocross use?
>1) Keep the tank at least 1/2 full or better. Keep s the fuel inlet
>covered under all cornering conditions and puts weight in the back
>wheels where you have no weight.
>or;
>2) Keep it light, the extra weight is not worth it no matter where it
>is.
>
>Would like the group opinion on this.
>
>Thanks
>
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