Announcer: On this episode of AmericanMuscle's Hot Lap, we head to the track of Project Fox
Body to chase down that elusive 10 second time slip.
Later, we'll take you behind the scenes of a sick calendar profile featuring professional
drifter Chris Allen and his turbo S197.
As always, Steph has some new products to show off, while I break down the latest Mustang
news and hook you guys up with some killer giveaways.
Don't go anywhere.
This is Hot Lap.
Justin: Hey, guys.
Justin here.
Welcome to Hot Lap, the place to find out what's new and hot in the Mustang world, along
with some of the craziness going down here at AmericanMuscle.
Now, you all remember our beloved Project Fox Body.
It's a car we rescued from an early demise, gave it a total ground up restoration and
some serious power under the hood.
Recently, we decided to hit the track with our Vortech powered 'Vert to see if we can
improve on some of our previous times.
Let's check that out and see how we did.
Guys, we're here at our local track with Project Fox Body, chasing down those elusive tens.
Now, last time we were at the track, it was over a hundred degrees and the car just did
not perform.
Granted, not much has changed since our second time out and the car still has a personal
best of 11.6 at 120.
It might be a little difficult to dip down in those tens.
The car is still on the radial, so we're just going to have to get it to the line and see
how it does.
Guys, the car just went 11.7 at 123.
Now, obviously, we're a tenth slower compared to our 11.6 at 120, but we did pick up some
mile an hour, which is a good sign.
Now, the car is leaving really hard, but it's falling on its face in the second and third
shifts.
We're trying to flat shift the car now; it just doesn't like it.
We're going to have to go back and granny shift the car, which isn't the best thing
in the world, but we're going to try and get that number down to at least a low 11.
I don't think a 10.9 is going to happen today.
I hope I'm wrong.
Driver: Oh boy.
Here we go.
Justin: Well, there you go guys.
Project Fox Body just went an 11.3 at 124.
That's beating the previous best of 11.6 at 120.
Now, obviously, it's not a 10.9 like we were shooting for, but you've got to take the small
victories, right?
The car is going faster; it probably could have even had a better launch.
It's still doing a 1.6 60-foot times which isn't too shabby, but we still did have a
little bit of wheel spin.
Overall, I'd call it a success.
As long as you're going faster and nothing broke, that's all you can ever ask for.
Obviously, we love beating the heck out of this thing so, who knows, maybe you'll see
it down at the track one more time before it gets really cold up here.
In the meantime, you guys should know what to do by now.
Subscribe to our YouTube Channel to see more track runs with our project cars and all of
the other great Mustang content.
Stephanie: Hey, guys.
New to the site this month are C&L Intake and Bama X4 Tuner Combo kits, available for
all '96 to '14 Mustangs.
Last episode, I talked to you about the massive line up of C&L Intake and accessories that
hit the site.
Well, this month, AM is offering those same killer intakes, paired with the Bama X4 flash
tuner with three custom Bama tunes available in one convenient package.
Now, if you really want to maximize the gains that you're going to get out of an aftermarket
intake, like the C&L, then you're really going to need to go with a Bama custom tune.
With free tunes for life, as you add more modifications to your ride, Bama will send
you an update around the tunes so you can get the most out of your mods.
Besides really increasing the power in your ride, the Bama X4 Tuner comes with some pretty
cool features like an easy to read full color LCD Display, onscreen gauges and data logging,
and it even has built in WiFi so that you can handle any firmware updates that you need
wirelessly.
With the 2015's getting ready to hit the streets, both C&L and Bama are gearing up for the big
release.
If you're planning on picking up a GT, a V6, or even, maybe, an EcoBoost, C&L will have
an intake and Bama will have tunes ready to go for you.
Even more exciting, I get to give away one of the first combo kits to the 2015.
If you're planning on picking up an S550 and you want to get in on the action, click the
link below.
If you're watching this from Facebook, head on over to the link that's posted below.
Speaking of 2015, the crew here at AM has been hard at work producing a rad new calendar
for you guys for next year.
This time around, we're switching it up a little bit and making it more about the cars
and some really cool locations.
I think you guys are really going to enjoy it.
Justin and the guys have even been able to make it to some of the shoots to capture what's
been going on behind the scenes.
If you like Mustangs and you like drifting, then I think you're really going to like this.
Justin: Hey, guys.
Justin, with AmericanMuscle.com, out here for another calendar shoot.
Now, we've got some cool stuff going on today.
I'm actually with Chris Allen.
What's going on, buddy?
Chris: Pleasure.
Justin: Chris, why don't you tell them a little bit about the car.
Chris: A lot of power upgrades.
We're running a Garrett Turbo, pumping out about 500 horsepower on 8 pounds of boost.
This car has lightened up a lot, running just under 3200 pounds.
We've really done a lot to make ourselves more competitive.
Justin: You did some surgery, for sure.
For a Mustang, that's very light.
Chris: Actually, it’s fitting wear here at E-Town and in the parking lot, where I
started about five years ago, really trying to figure out what is this drift thing.
I came from a drag and an SCCA solo type of background and my buddy was like, "Hey, come
check out this drifting thing."
Since then, I think I've bought hundreds of tires and I'm hooked.
Justin: That's awesome.
Now, a lot of you guys might actually recognize Chris.
You were actually on Octane Academy.
You were on Vaughn Gittin Junior's team, which is very cool.
Tell us a little bit about that experience.
Chris: Yeah, that was a phenomenal experience, the opportunity to really meet Vaughn.
Somebody that I've always looked up to, one of the first people that I ever saw drift
a Mustang and realize you could do that sort of thing.
Being on his team was great.
I got a lot of valuable information that helped us really fine tune the car to really put
down some more power and be more competitive in the U.S. Drift Pro-AM Series that we're
competing in.
Justin: Yeah.
Tell us a little bit more about that because you and I were talking about that, but you're
actually taking this to another level.
You're starting to compete pretty regularly and you're doing pretty well, from what you're
telling me.
Chris: Yeah, this is our first full season running the U.S. Drift Series.
It’s a Pro-AM, right below, basically, where the pros are.
We're working our way up, gaining experience, and figuring out what it takes to fund the
team and go to all the different tracks throughout Ohio and Virginia, and compete at that next
level.
Justin: Lookout for him.
He's going to be on Formula Drift, the pro-series one day.
I know it.
I just know it.
Well, I'll tell you what.
It's a lot of fun talking to this guy, but who wants to talk in front of a drift car?
Let's get this thing out on the track.
He might let me hop in the passenger's seat, I don't know.
I've got to find myself a helmet, but let's go blow out some tires.
Chris: Alrighty.
Justin: If you guys like what you see here and you want to see more cool Mustangs and
locations, well then pick up your copy of the 2015 AmericanMuscle calendar in November.
Justin: Hey, Guys.
Justin here with your monthly dose of Mustang news.
Now, with the 2015 Mustangs just weeks, or even days, away from dealer lots, anticipation
is at an all-time high.
Fueling the fire is the aftermarket.
It's already buzzing with a ton of cool parts to make these cars look better and go faster.
Now, there also are a few companies making some twin screws for these cars already.
Roush, in particular, and also Whipple, who, by the way, offer these things in a few different
colors.
Definitely go with the gold, in my opinion.
Finally, the wheel offerings are coming through already, the first of which from company Forgestar.
We got our hands on the new F14 renderings for the S550 and, I have to admit, guys, this
thing is going to look sick on the new S550.
Now, the renderings actually show a lot more concave and a lot more dish than the S197
F14.
Now, obviously, they're going to have a new offset for the new cars, but the renderings,
again, just show much more dish and I think these things are going to look really sick
on the '15 Mustangs.
In fact, guys, don't take my word for it.
Check out this really cool rendering we got our hands on from our friend Grenade, showing
the 2015 Mustang with some brand new F14's from Forgestar absolutely slammed to the ground.
I have to say that this thing looks really sick.
F14's, along with the CF5's and the CF10's are actually already available for pre-order
here at AmericanMuscle.com.
If you have a '15 on the way and you want to get some new shoes for this thing, before
it even shows up, you have to check them out.
Speaking of the 2015 Forgestar Wheels, I'm very happy to announce that AmericanMuscle
and Forgestar are teaming up to give away the very first set of F14 S550 wheels off
of the production line to one lucky viewer.
These things are even going to come with your very own name engraved into the wheels along
with the serial number one.
All you have to do to enter is click the link below, if you're watching this on YouTube.
If you happen to be watching this somewhere else, just simply follow the link at the bottom
of the screen.
All right, guys, before we get out of here with this month's Mustang news, I'm sure by
now a lot of you have had the time to read up and dissect some of the early performance
numbers and reviews of the 2015 Mustang done by some of the most reputable automobile magazines
in the world.
Now, here's my takeaway from what I've read.
The car rides much better than the outgoing S197, handles just about as good as the outgoing
Boss 302, and from a number of people, they've said this is the best Mustang to date.
I can only take their word for it, at this point.
I haven't got to drive one personally, but believe me when I do, I'll give you my unbiased
review.
Understandably, there's still some people not to impressed by the whole street-line
performance thing.
Now, the car weighs a little bit more and only picked up 15 more horsepower, so common
math will tell you that the car is not going to be a full second faster than the S197 down
the strip.
That being said, I think the car is going to be much more capable, the motor certainly
is, as is the suspension.
Given some help, as we like to do, the car will be much faster, overall.
Either way, we'd love to hear from you.
Drop us a line wherever you're watching this video.
Let us know what you think of these numbers and be sure to catch yourselves up on all
the latest 2015 news by reading up on our blog.
Stephanie: All right.
So I have some cool new news from one of our most popular exhaust brand Pypes.
Pypes has gone through some of their favorite systems and they’re going to be re-releasing
them with black tips.
Some of the most popular systems, like the mid-muffler setup for the S197 V6's, as well
as the Pype-Bomb Super System Catback for the '05 to '14 GT's, which I have right here,
are going to be available with black tips.
As you can see, the black tips give a very unique look and they're a great addition to
any mustang.
Of course, you get that great Pypes exhaust sound.
Be sure to check out the entire Pypes line up, as well as all the new products at AmericanMuscle
by clicking on the link below if you're watching from YouTube.
If you guys are watching from Facebook, just head on over to the homepage and check out
the new products tab.
Justin: All right, guys, before we head out, I have one more giveaway to tell you about.
MMD and AmericanMuscle have teamed up, yet again, this time to give away a set of 2005
and up MMD wheels of your choice, wrapped in the very awesome Mickey Thompson Street
Comp tire to one lucky viewer.
All you guys have to do to enter is simply click on the link below if you're watching
this on YouTube.
If you happen to be watching this somewhere else, just simply follow the link listed at
the bottom of the screen.
That's it guys.
I'm officially out of here this time, and I'm going to leave you with a nice big smokey
burnout.
I know you guys all love your burnouts.
Recently, we took part in the ALS Ice-Bucket challenge, although with a twist.
My boy Vaughn Gittin Junior nominated us for a burnout, so we took part.
However, the burnout was so long that my producer actually had to cut it down a little bit.
So we're going to leave you with the full unedited version here, and we'll see you next
month.