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Old 12-29-2005, 04:10 AM
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What is the the best way to drag race an 01 mustang gt auto

when i race at the tracks i leave it in D(drive) but some people said start it in first and shift to second then to drive or back to first

i run 14.4 when left in drive
how about manual shifting
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Old 12-29-2005, 05:03 AM
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If you wanna blow an engine or screw up your tranny you can shift from 1st to 2nd manually, then back to 1st at like 10000rpm's=not a good idea. I heard leave it in drive or put it in drive and turn the overdrive off. But I believe if you leave it on like normal you still wont go into overdrive in the 1/4, because you top out at around 100 or so. Respectable time for your 01GT auto, thats what I have and was wondering what others ran stock. Wait a second, are you stock? If not what mods do you have?
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Old 12-29-2005, 05:26 AM
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that is a good time auto, my friend has an 03 gt manual and ran 14.3
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Old 12-29-2005, 05:42 AM
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get yourself a stall converter and an electronic shift tune. the shift points can be modified to whenever you want to shift the tranny. use 3 speed and you will be in good, and consistant times.
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Old 12-29-2005, 05:49 AM
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I heard the stall converters can do wonders with an auto, but I'd get 4.10 gears first, then maybe a stall with shift kit.
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