The GN was the most impressive car I ever witnessed launch off the line at New England Dragway.
Nice job, a 24' is really an ideal size and an aluminum one would be no trouble at all for a F150 with only a WDH. Which IMO it a must for any truck even a 3/4 ton. It distributes the weight better and takes the load off the front axle of the truck making braking and handling all better. This 28' is a different animal, it has a LOT more tongue weight, is taller and much heavier. I looked at that RAS kit before and it looks like a nice set up.You inspired me to go for a 24' enclosed when I saw you post this back in Feb 2024!
https://www.f150gen14.com/forum/thr...ations-with-21-f150-3-5-eco.21948/post-430791
I have ~2800 miles so far towing my 24' enclosed with my '23 3.5 max tow Lariat. When I'm loaded for a race weekend with my s550 mustang, I'm right at 9600lbs (took it to CAT scales). I picked up a Weigh Safe WDH and recently added the HD RAS kit this year. The RAS took some of the porpoising out of the setup.
The entire rig is very compliant. Zero sway like the trailer is on a railroad track behind the truck. The only thing I wish I could get rid of is some 'truck suck' when passing a semi-truck or when one flies passed me. It's not terrible and easily correctable.
Overall average is 9.2mpg and mostly tow around 68mph and usually not faster than 72mph. Power is not an issue with the 3.5!
I doubt a tune would improve the MPGs at all to be honest, especially when towing. Load range E tires would for sure stabilize the ride more if that's what you're after. I put the stock Hankooks at there max 51psi in the rear when towing and put 40psi in the fronts. The truck does not feel floating at all, so not sure what load range E would gain other than make the unloaded ride stiff as hell. If it would get rid of the truck suck I might consider it.
That GN is suite! We ran Sick on the Green a few weeks back!
Sweet fox! It's such a good platform to build from and so light!
Me too I should have bought these things a long time ago lol!!
Bad ass, that is a fun car. My buddy installed a Pro-charger on a 2021 and it is stupid fast and fun to drive on the street.Sweet fox! It's such a good platform to build from and so light!
My s550 is pretty heavy @ 4100lbs with me in it. It's got a Gen5 3.0 Whipple, e85, T56 Magnum with a bunch of supporting suspension mods. Car is a blast!
I've never raced in a Volvo.....but my dad has owned 15 or so over the years. I even had red 2 door 240 that my dad put some 5 spoke Turbo wheels on. That car was a clutch dumping, burnout machine........one wheel peel and all. I was a dumbass high schooler and sold it cheap, but I'd love to have something like that again for a project car. And old 240 wagon with an LS or K20 swap would be fun.Those LX Fox bodies are a great platform for a drag car. Lighter and more structurally sound in the aft end than GTs/hatchbacks. And they are the best looking one from that era, imo.
The problem with race engines that strung out (as you well know) is they aren't really meant to run too long between rebuilds. It's just too much on them, and you are definitely asking her to do a lot! That said, it comes with the game. That's what makes this hobby so fun...and expensive. There's always something to improve or fix. As long as you are safe, the rest should all be fun.
That Volvo in my original picture of this thread I built and raced in Targa Newfoundland in the Open class (unrestricted). It was pretty strung out but not in a drag car way. We ran it through 6-8 rally stages per day over 5 days/1500 miles total. It had a way bigger turbo than it should have had, a beefed up cam and head work, Megasquirt FI, MSD ign, an HD T-5 transmission and a Mustang GT driveshaft. But the bottom end was pretty much left stock at it's 7.5:1 compression. I left it like that so I could load up the boost, up to 21 psi at times. But that boost with a custom (ie: not well designed intake/fuel rail setup) kept blowing the fuel injectors out of the engine. It became quite dangerous with raw fuel spraying onto a hot engine mid-stage. But repairing it, troubleshooting, and tweaking over the course of that week was one of the best experiences of my life! My fuel injection computer failed on the last day due to water intrustion (we raced during a hurricane, lol), so we crossed the overall finish line on the trailer. But damn did she rip when she was on the boost!
One of my favorite shots, us pushing a 911 at the end of an 18 Km stage. I was on his ass the entire time to the point he screamed at me when the stage ended. Everyone was making fun of him because he was being chased by a Volvo wagon, lol. He had more power, but I was way better in the rain than he was.
