The latest entry into our long form chronicle of our LS swapped 2015 Mustang Time Trial pig we call Trigger is up on the Vorshlag Forum. Inside this 3-part update we cover the major upgrades we made in late 2023 with this car. We wanted to catch up on all of the 2023 struggles, victories, and breakthroughs we had with this car before 2024 was in the rear view mirror. After reading this, maybe you can learn something from our trials, testing, and tribulations.
A big part of those late 2023 updates included improvements to the aero balance of this car. Our version 3 of our “C-pillar mount” swan neck wing uprights lowered the dual element Nine Lives Racing carbon wing and moved it forward, effectively reducing rear downforce. We also added a new splitter with a full 12″ forward extension, large ducted fender vents, and new end treatments on the splitter that acted as both an end plate and a wheel wicker.
This latest update also includes a few more race and test events, with video and results. And at the very end of 2023 we took the car to Rapscallion Motorsports and had them install a Haltech 2500 Elite EFI system replacing a troublesome Holley Dominator EFI system we fought with throughout 2023. That solved a lot of problems, added some new capabilities, and the initial dyno pull even uncovered a dead ignition coil – who knows how long that 110 hp was missing? We tell our customers all the time to have an annual “check up” dyno pull done, which if you do this at the same dyno every year can show mysteriously lost power – so those errors can be tracked down. Again, you can read the latest here – and we’ll get to work on writing up what we learned in 2024 now!