Candian customers pick UPS

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Fair

For all of our Vorshlag customers in the Great White North: as you know, Candian Post is still on strike. That means our normally lower cost International USPS shipping option is not the best one to pick for Canadian deliveries until they are back at work – as the Canadian Post takes the package at the border from the US Postal Service. Pick UPS and its a worry free delivery. Cheers!

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Vorshlag Mustang wins STX at SCCA SW Div #2

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Fair

Well we finally won STX class at a Divisional autocross; even if the event was a bit under-attended, we’ll take it. :] The car is working better, and we’re still finding more things to tweak and improve. You can read the event write-up here.

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STX Mustang makes 392 whp?!

Posted on June 3, 2011 by Fair

We had a local tuner shop re-tune and dyno test our 2011 Mustang, which is being prepped to SCCA’s STX class. This car made 367 whp bone stock with 500 imles on the clock but now makes 392 whp with a cold air and a tune. Exhaust is still 100% bone stock, as is everything else. They tweaked the throttle mapping also, so hopefully we can use that power on corner exit without it being an on-off throttle switch. Two autocrosses this weekend, including the National Street Tire Challenge, where we can test the new programming as well as an unusual, new wheel and tire combo. You can read the entire forum update here.

392 whp dyno chart

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More learned in the 5.0 Mustang

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Fair

Another weekend of racing, this time at a 2 day SCCA Divisional autocross event, has taught us a lot about the latest set-up changes to the 2011 Mustang GT we are campaigning in STX class. We’re using this chassis to develop new suspension parts with. We tried out the 265/35/18 Hankook RS3 for the first time, but the new throttle map programming was a FAIL, and I was sideways for most of the weekend. The new “trick” we learned at the last Test-n-tune of up-shifting to a higher gear to avoid wheelspin once again worked, and is our “crutch” until we can get the throttle mapping corrected. You can read more here, and you can also get to the 550+ pictures and 8 in-car videos from this event.

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AST Suspension purchases Moton

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Fair

Big news! Moton is now owned by AST, but is going to retain its own catalog of shocks. How does this affect Vorshlag? We have been supplying camber plates to Moton customers for years, know the product line well, and we will become a Moton dealer – with their shock products on our website soon. The Moton USA headquarters is also moving 5 miles down the road from us. Read more here.

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Mustang Poly Bushings + Auto-x

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Fair

We recently installed Energy Suspension polyurethane bushings on the Mustang’s front LCA, which we now stock and sell for the S197 Mustang chassis, among others. Then autocrossed the car one more time, fighting through a tight course with the Toyo R1R tires in cooler temperatures. We’ve got a write-up on the installation of the bushings as well as the event, plus pictures of new wheels and a rear wing that are coming next. Read more in the latest thread update here.

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Thrillist article on Vorshlag

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Fair

Kind words about Vorshlag over on Thrillist in this article. Thanks guys!

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More progress on STX Mustang

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Fair

We’ve spent the last 2 weeks adding new parts and developing the suspension set-up on our STX class 2011 Mustang GT. We’ve installed lighter 18×9″ wheels (class width limit), gone back to Toyos R1Rs from Yokohamas, switched brake pads & rotors, changed the shock valving, added a cold air kit and a tuner with a custom program (first horsepower mods), installed an Eibach adj front swaybar, upped tire pressures all around, softened the rear spring rate and lowered rear ride height. Whew! You can read more about the suspension progress and see our latest autocross report (which had a hitch or two we fixed on-site) in the latest forum updates HERE. An in-car video from the latest autocross is also linked below. Thanks for reading.

video link

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Progress on BMW Z3/LS1 install

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Fair

Worked on a tester’s BMW Z3 LS1 install this past weekend and its getting closer to completion. Fuel system is done, coolant hoses and reservoir are in, and the OEM lower radiator brackets were welded back on so the radiator is complete. Check out the latest progress here.

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March Madness! 8 events in 4 weeks

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Fair

The E30 V8 was updated & rebuilt, autocrossed, then tracked twice, then broken again. The ’11 Mustang GT saw its first autocross, then 2 more, plus a number of track events, and drag raced as well. We have lots of information & pictures from each event and the various updates done to both cars in the mega-thread post covering all 8 events we attended in March 2011. Please see here for more.

E30 at MSR Cresson in TTU! Mustang at SCCA National Tour in Houston

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