NoGo95GT

Well, two weeks ago I threw on some GT-40 heads(from a 93 Cobra) and a 95 Cobra intake manifold on for some extra power. Got everything for $600 w/gaskets and such. So tonight I took it to the local 1/8th to compare what it ran before to now.

GT-40 set-up
60ft: 2.31
330ft: 6.20
1/8th: 9.41@76.25

Stock H/I
60ft: 2.32
330ft: 6.36
1/8th: 9.77@71.86

I know the car is not super fast. The main problem is the 3.08 gears. The car just won't get out of the hole. I should get it to run a 9.2 as is if I can just launch a bit better. 1200rpm, the car bogs and 1500+the car spins. On street tires there is no happy medium. I guess all this proves is that the E7 heads and stock intake are junk. Before I had to shift at 5000rpm and now I take it to 5800rpm.

Oh! And complete mods are full exhaust, K&N, GT-40 heads, Cobra intake, 16* timing. That's it!

PRO50SC

Nice lil increase. Your short time is killing you. Get some stickies and try it again.

NoGo95GT

Thanks! Will do with the tires! That's the benefit of working at Discount Tire I was thinking about throwing some Nitto Drags on the rear and then also using them for my S/C'ed Mustang since all it has is wimpy 245/45-17 BF-G's on them. Losing traction at 70mph is no fun

luckythirteen13

sticky tires and gears will do wonders for you. nice increase for a budget setup

TrimDrip

I actually think a slick will bog the motor and slow you down. An ez-street tire will spin a little and get you more mph

this is a 5-speed car right? I don't see a stock auto running a 9 something

302army187

im always surprised by how HORRIBLE the stock heads are!

5mph from gt40's and a stock intake is insane! I hope to go from 91mph trap to 101mph trap with my new mods


If it is an auto.... get a stall, some gears, and some sticky tires. lol What did I tell you when you first got this car about it being another money pit?

PRO50SC

Don't agree. My wifes basically stock vert went from a 15.1 to a 14.3 just by adding a set of slicks.

TrimDrip

I have seen many cars slow down from running a slick over a nitto tire. yeah, it will be faster than a sure enough street tire but, a nitto drag radial like mentioned will do better than a slick.

Granted the cars I have seen had a bit more gear and were 5-speed foxes but, basically the same set-up motor wise.

nitrous_bob

no i think u misunderstood him... he said "sticky" not "crappy"

don't even waste your money with nittos you'll still pull 2.x's with them. go mickey thompson and you can hit 1.7's with a big launch... the gears might hold you down to 1.9's but every tenth of sixty is worth 2 tenths ET

4.10's plus a sticky tire and you should run mid 12's

NoGo95GT

Thanks everyone. And Ooopps, sorry everybody, the car is a 5-spd. And yeah 302, this car is beyond a $$ pit. Every time I turn around I have to throw something new at it. And while the Nitto's aren't that great, for me they worked okay. Infact, when they were completely bald I was able to knock down 1.8 60ft's. When they were in their peak, I normally got 2.0's, like you said Nitrous.
My auto Mustang with full bolton's, ported GT-40 intake and 4.10's ran a 9.39@77 best. Adding TF heads took me to a 9.31@79. The cam and stall is what launched me into the mid-low 8's. So gears would really launch this thing. I'd like some 3.55's or maybe 3.73's, but 80mph@2100rpm with the 3.08's is nice too.