first time drag racing at the strip any pointers on how im supposed to drive my stang
05-04-2010, 03:33 PM
#12
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ok im not puttin in a car stereo or trying to sale my car. so why dont u stop whorin up my thread and stop moving it im trying to get tecnical advice on the shift points of my car and should i be launching on street tires. this a forum where ppl get online and discuss things about there cars i love my car and iv waited several years to find me a foxbody coupe and now that i have found one its ether not running right or im not driving it right ether way its a good discussion. so quit moving my threats and YOU quit whoring my thread. if i wanna talk about washing my car or which tires i should run or why my spark plugs have a funny curve on the end of them i will go to the other section i promise.
05-05-2010, 07:09 PM
#13
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idk why people get so bent outta shape about their threads gettin moved?? sheesh. p.s. my buddies 93 notch, 302 with bolt ons (pulleys, cold air intake, shorty headers, and a shifter) and 3.73's went 13.9 last time we were at the track..so yea, if your car is running right/you can drive it, 16.3 is not even close to right
05-05-2010, 09:59 PM
#15
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: st clair shores MI
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i didnt read anything after the first page.
but im guessing your 60 foot time was about 2.5
your car is probably capable of 12.60-13.00 at about 105-108 mph
the numbers on your timeslip mean everything, mph is the indicator of "real" hp and 60 foot is the ability to get it to the ground
the rule of thumb is that every tenth of sixty, is worth 2 tenths on the big end. so cut .5 60', and you drop a second ET
most likely you need sticky tires and maybe some hpm mega bite jr lca's
imo also 4.10's.....but it's not worth a single gearset swap
post up those numbers.
and fyi...... in some of my cars that were all stock.....
'90 gt aod = 14.40
'90 lx 'vert aod = 15.10
'89 5-sp notch with just 4.10's and mickeys = 13.60
but im guessing your 60 foot time was about 2.5
your car is probably capable of 12.60-13.00 at about 105-108 mph
the numbers on your timeslip mean everything, mph is the indicator of "real" hp and 60 foot is the ability to get it to the ground
the rule of thumb is that every tenth of sixty, is worth 2 tenths on the big end. so cut .5 60', and you drop a second ET
most likely you need sticky tires and maybe some hpm mega bite jr lca's
imo also 4.10's.....but it's not worth a single gearset swap
post up those numbers.
and fyi...... in some of my cars that were all stock.....
'90 gt aod = 14.40
'90 lx 'vert aod = 15.10
'89 5-sp notch with just 4.10's and mickeys = 13.60
05-06-2010, 06:10 AM
#16
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: georgia
Posts: 52
i didnt read anything after the first page.
but im guessing your 60 foot time was about 2.5
your car is probably capable of 12.60-13.00 at about 105-108 mph
the numbers on your timeslip mean everything, mph is the indicator of "real" hp and 60 foot is the ability to get it to the ground
the rule of thumb is that every tenth of sixty, is worth 2 tenths on the big end. so cut .5 60', and you drop a second ET
most likely you need sticky tires and maybe some hpm mega bite jr lca's
imo also 4.10's.....but it's not worth a single gearset swap
post up those numbers.
and fyi...... in some of my cars that were all stock.....
'90 gt aod = 14.40
'90 lx 'vert aod = 15.10
'89 5-sp notch with just 4.10's and mickeys = 13.60
but im guessing your 60 foot time was about 2.5
your car is probably capable of 12.60-13.00 at about 105-108 mph
the numbers on your timeslip mean everything, mph is the indicator of "real" hp and 60 foot is the ability to get it to the ground
the rule of thumb is that every tenth of sixty, is worth 2 tenths on the big end. so cut .5 60', and you drop a second ET
most likely you need sticky tires and maybe some hpm mega bite jr lca's
imo also 4.10's.....but it's not worth a single gearset swap
post up those numbers.
and fyi...... in some of my cars that were all stock.....
'90 gt aod = 14.40
'90 lx 'vert aod = 15.10
'89 5-sp notch with just 4.10's and mickeys = 13.60
05-06-2010, 08:25 AM
#17
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Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: The Mitten
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my 60ft was like 2.4 to 2.6. i think i was just a little nervis with it bein my first time on the track. i think i was over reving the car in every gear. it does have a cam in it but i dont know what the specs are on it but i know its not very big at all and i dont think it a high rpm cam at all i belive me shifting at 6000 to 6200 rpms really killed my times i think i should be shifting at about 5200 to 5500. what do u think could over reving the car cause this much of a time differance?
Id come out of the whole around 3500 if you can, Ive also had good luck in my T5 car coming out at 2600ish and feathering the clutch.
Last edited by Detroit Style; 05-06-2010 at 08:30 AM.
05-08-2010, 02:56 PM
#19
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Location: st clair shores MI
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i like my light to go on at 5200, by the time i react and actually complete the shift i'm hitting it about 5500. but whatever the rpm is.... with a 5200 chip in the light... i get the fastest et's
6k is def over revving it, and 2.5 60 foot is horrible.
those 2 things are the problem fo sho
6k is def over revving it, and 2.5 60 foot is horrible.
those 2 things are the problem fo sho
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