Monday, May 08, 2017 - 06:56 pm, by: Andrew McKellar(Toymax)
Dave Rose wrote on Monday, May 08, 2017 - 10:15 am:
2 schools of thoughts
Agree Dave. And whilst I read the manual, I didn't say I complied with it. In fact the running in of this engine seems to be very in compliance with that article. I've just treated it like that for a few thousand km, not just the first 20 minutes.
Ben, I think that answers the first half of your comment. As for the last part, I do have a theory. There are numerous factors involved, namely:
1. IRS (they've not had that before) 2. Big HP (whilst it doesn't seem like much on paper, the Mustang is pretty potent when you step the throttle - it does have a tendency to step sideways when you jump on it) 3. USA, USA! 4. Wheel-hop 5. Over-correction
I think these are self-explanatory. I will say that due to all the chassis handling modifications I have done to mine, I think it probably behaves a bit better than most. That said, if you turn the traction control off, you have to be prepared to deal with the consequences. It will want to step sideways (which is easy enough to control if you are expecting it) and it will grip up before you know it and increase speed rapidly (which usually happens after it has pointed you sideways). Once you get to that point, you either control your way out of it or USA, USA!
