AmericanMuscle 2011 Mustang GT Goes 10.93 @ 125 MPH!
11-27-2010, 05:18 PM
#1
AmericanMuscle 2011 Mustang GT Goes 10.93 @ 125 MPH!
UPDATED WITH MORE VIDEO!!!
Check it out guys, we just got back from a long day down at Cecil County Dragway in Maryland. We brought down quite a few company cars (2011 GT, 2011 V6, 2011 GT500, 2006 GT, 2003 Mach 1) and I promise you'll see all of the results very shortly.
For now I want to focus on our 2011 Automatic Mustang GT project car. You've probably seen the car before. We picked it up back in May/June and took it to the track for some baseline runs to see what it could do. You might have seen this video, if so - feel free to skip ahead to the good stuff!!!
YouTube - AmericanMuscle Test Runs Stock 2011 Ford Mustang GT
So that wasn't going to be enough for us. We slapped on a CAI/Gears/Off-Road X-Pipe and let our Bama team go to town. We were featured in the December issue of Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords - where we chalked up a 12.08 Pass. A few days later, back to the track with some calibration changes and ran an 11.90 @ 118.49 MPH!
YouTube - AmericanMuscle's 2011 Mustang GT 5.0L 4V Runs 11.90 @ 118MPH
Keep in mind, we did this on heavy 18x9" Bullitt wheels and Nitto NT05R tires on the back. While we were pretty thrilled with the results, we had some things we wanted to try today at the track. First, was a new calibration tweak that Mike Wilson and myself implemented a little while back, and have had huge customer response. We finally got a chance to try it out. The same car - the same track - slightly colder - ran 11.80, and finally the best of 11.76 @ 119.45 MPH today! Still using the heavy 18" Bullitt wheel/tire combination.
YouTube - AmericanMuscle's 2011 Mustang GT 5.0L 4V Runs 11.76 @ 119MPH
Well, as cool as that was - we had to see what the car could do with some different wheels/tires. We threw on some Racestar wheels with Mickey's in the back and M&H's on the skinny fronts.
We wanted to make one more N/A pass to learn the characteristics of these tires. With a very soft launch, the car found its way down the track in 11.68 seconds @ 120.08 MPH!
Alright - enough of the teasing. Let's get the nitrous ready-to-go! We dyno tested the nitrous the previous night to make sure all was well. Picked up over 90RWHP and over 150RWTQ through our Nitrous Express Wet 100 Shot. We had the 10-second barrier in our crosshairs, and sure enough - the next pass made our trip worth it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHqyHOsvyMY
10.93 @ 125MPH - Not bad for our first Nitrous pass with the car! With a few more calibration tricks, we're confident that this setup should get us in the ballpark of 10.8 or even 10.7!
Stay tuned for video/pics galore! You can also follow the AmericanMuscle Facebook page for future live-feed days like today
Check it out guys, we just got back from a long day down at Cecil County Dragway in Maryland. We brought down quite a few company cars (2011 GT, 2011 V6, 2011 GT500, 2006 GT, 2003 Mach 1) and I promise you'll see all of the results very shortly.
For now I want to focus on our 2011 Automatic Mustang GT project car. You've probably seen the car before. We picked it up back in May/June and took it to the track for some baseline runs to see what it could do. You might have seen this video, if so - feel free to skip ahead to the good stuff!!!
YouTube - AmericanMuscle Test Runs Stock 2011 Ford Mustang GT
So that wasn't going to be enough for us. We slapped on a CAI/Gears/Off-Road X-Pipe and let our Bama team go to town. We were featured in the December issue of Muscle Mustangs & Fast Fords - where we chalked up a 12.08 Pass. A few days later, back to the track with some calibration changes and ran an 11.90 @ 118.49 MPH!
YouTube - AmericanMuscle's 2011 Mustang GT 5.0L 4V Runs 11.90 @ 118MPH
Keep in mind, we did this on heavy 18x9" Bullitt wheels and Nitto NT05R tires on the back. While we were pretty thrilled with the results, we had some things we wanted to try today at the track. First, was a new calibration tweak that Mike Wilson and myself implemented a little while back, and have had huge customer response. We finally got a chance to try it out. The same car - the same track - slightly colder - ran 11.80, and finally the best of 11.76 @ 119.45 MPH today! Still using the heavy 18" Bullitt wheel/tire combination.
YouTube - AmericanMuscle's 2011 Mustang GT 5.0L 4V Runs 11.76 @ 119MPH
Well, as cool as that was - we had to see what the car could do with some different wheels/tires. We threw on some Racestar wheels with Mickey's in the back and M&H's on the skinny fronts.
We wanted to make one more N/A pass to learn the characteristics of these tires. With a very soft launch, the car found its way down the track in 11.68 seconds @ 120.08 MPH!
Alright - enough of the teasing. Let's get the nitrous ready-to-go! We dyno tested the nitrous the previous night to make sure all was well. Picked up over 90RWHP and over 150RWTQ through our Nitrous Express Wet 100 Shot. We had the 10-second barrier in our crosshairs, and sure enough - the next pass made our trip worth it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHqyHOsvyMY
10.93 @ 125MPH - Not bad for our first Nitrous pass with the car! With a few more calibration tricks, we're confident that this setup should get us in the ballpark of 10.8 or even 10.7!
Stay tuned for video/pics galore! You can also follow the AmericanMuscle Facebook page for future live-feed days like today
Last edited by AMChrisRose; 11-30-2010 at 06:42 PM.
11-28-2010, 10:23 PM
#4
Very impressive for an automatic, with only bolt-ons, exhaust, and a tune.
I've only read about a couple of pages of that article, I will finish reading it tomorrow (I was too busy looking at the cover girl's *** in page 46 as she is leaning over the Termi clone).
I've only read about a couple of pages of that article, I will finish reading it tomorrow (I was too busy looking at the cover girl's *** in page 46 as she is leaning over the Termi clone).
11-28-2010, 10:37 PM
#5
Haha, there was a car?!
11-29-2010, 12:52 PM
#6
YouTube - AmericanMuscle 2011 Mustang GT 5.0L 4V Runs 11.76 @ 119 MPH
Here are the runs with 18" Bullitt wheel/tire combo with Nitto NT05R's - 93 Race Tune - Airaid CAI - 93 Octane - Off-Road X-Pipe - 4.10s
Stock trans, stock converter, stock manifolds - Dyno'd at 391RWHP SAE on a Dynojet through the automatic trans.
Here are the runs with 18" Bullitt wheel/tire combo with Nitto NT05R's - 93 Race Tune - Airaid CAI - 93 Octane - Off-Road X-Pipe - 4.10s
Stock trans, stock converter, stock manifolds - Dyno'd at 391RWHP SAE on a Dynojet through the automatic trans.
Last edited by AMChrisRose; 11-30-2010 at 12:04 PM.
11-29-2010, 08:44 PM
#7
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Join Date: Nov 2010
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Chris, I just picked up my lowering springs and exhaust from your place this morning....exhaust is done, lowering to be done Fri and we'll then figure out the CIA / tuner combo from there. While @ your offices Mike felt the 'AirAid' CIA was the best way to go............
11-29-2010, 09:19 PM
#8
The Airaid is absolutely, positively the best way to go in my opinion as well. You'll be running high 11's in no time!
New Video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHqyHOsvyMY
New Video!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHqyHOsvyMY
Last edited by AMChrisRose; 11-30-2010 at 06:43 PM.
11-29-2010, 09:58 PM
#9
I finished reading the article, and I always thought the 1.14:1 4th gear ratio was a misprint. Since you guys have verified that it is indeed 1.14:1, I wonder why Ford did that to the 6R80? If the 4th gear were exactly 1:1, that would be less parts.
Anyway, grats on hitting the 11's goal you said in the mag that you were shooting for!
When you get the spray going, do post the vids for that!
EDIT: Nevermind, I saw your nitrous at the end of the vid! Grats on hitting the 10's
Anyway, grats on hitting the 11's goal you said in the mag that you were shooting for!
When you get the spray going, do post the vids for that!
EDIT: Nevermind, I saw your nitrous at the end of the vid! Grats on hitting the 10's
Last edited by JIM5.0; 11-29-2010 at 10:06 PM.
11-30-2010, 09:22 AM
#10
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Pa
Posts: 178
Chris, not being a 'wise guy' but considering my last car project ('86 Monte Carlo SS) ran low/mid 10's, DOT street legal. High 11's will seem like a 'walk in the park' ! BTW, it was ALL motor (715HP) no nitous, blowers or any of that, but then again I'm old school !