Welcome to the Passion Driven Beta

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I began this project in June 2024. My goal is to create a platform that allows fellow car enthusiasts of all types to track and share builds. I am constantly adding and improving features, but there is still a lot of work to do and some bugs to fix.

Please share any feedback you have, and let us know what features you would like to see by navigating to the Beta Page.

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B3NN3TT's 1999 Mercury Cougar V6

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Vehicle Specs

Build type: Track/circuit/road race

  • Wheel HP: 200
  • Torque: 205
  • Curb Weight: 2650
  • Platform Layout: FF
  • Engine Type: V6
  • Engine Code: Duratec 30
  • Transmission Type: MTX-75 5-speed manual

Modifications

Brakes

Wilwood Dynapro 6

Notes: 6-piston front with Wilwood 13” floating rotors and Wilwood BP10 pads. 278mm rear rotors with EBC YellowStuff pads.

Bushings

Energy Suspension Urethane

Notes: Poly bushings on rear lateral arms and trailing arms, as well as on both sway bars and rear links.

Cooling

Ford SVT

Notes: SVT Contour radiator

Engine Components

Ford 3.0 Duratec swap

Notes: 2005 Taurus 3.0 DOHC short block; 2.5 Cougar cylinder heads, 3.0 cams. Max-extruded SVT intake manifolds, 70mm F150 throttle body. EGR delete, IMRC delete, A/C delete.

Exhaust

Borla Trubendz single

Notes: MSDS headers, Weapon-R Y-pipe, Trubendz Magnaflow high-flow cat, Trubendz 2.5” single-exit exhaust with Borla ProXS muffler.

Tires and Wheels

Rota Titan

Notes: 17x8 Rota Titan, hyperblack

Hoosier A7

Notes: 225/40R-17

Build Notes

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Edited by B3NN3TT April 8, 2025 at 3:46 PM