hey everyone im new to this forum its actually the first forum ive been to since i had the stang....well to jump into things and not mess around this past weekend my buddie had allitle gathering...but before our buddies started to show up he wanted to see what his car he picked up had against mine...YO he found a 2000 camaro ss in jersey for 18...with low miles and we are from mass, yup he drove his ass all the way down there and grabbed that car...jeezz it was a steal..anyway we lined up i had the trac control on and we counted to 3, i had a great launch he spun em'....by the time i got 1/2 way threw 2nd he passed me....and just kept on pulling. i never really got into chevy's but after he took me for a ride i was like Whoa. i still like mine better<IMG src=smileys/smiley14.gif border="0"></P>


my 2nd race was agaisnt my other buddies svt focus....yeah no competition there, i had him by 3 1/2 4 cars by the time i got off the gas. but those cars can handle like a dream ....real fun to drive!!!!......yup thats it..hope to have some good convo's later on.</P>

Hey, where in Mass are you...I'm in Pittsfield.

Heh, hopes and dreams racing that SS man eh...those LS1's are amazing.

i live in springfield. 2 min from the bball hall o' fame.. i used to go to pitts all the time to play hockey at the boy and girls club, are you anywhere near there?

i was dissapointed by the performance of several late model SS's at the track this weekend. i think 1 of them was hitting low 13's.

with a little tuning your could be looking at him in the rear view.

i plan on starting to put some money in my car asap. as of now i dont really plan on dressing it up, i just want to work on power...now i dont know where i should start. I know that i first want to make the stang breath better, now my question is (headers) or an (H-pipe w/ flows and cats)??i cant do both at once....and i dont really care about the sound just yet, i just wanna know what i can get the most out of, pipes or headers? i got 400 to spend. Thanks Boys!!<img border="0" src=smileys/smiley1.gif border="0">

I WOULD GO WITH LONG TUBES AND GET THE MATCHING H-PIPE THAT SHOULD BE AROUND 400$ IT HELPS A LOT FROM STOCK

i live in springfield. 2 min from the bball hall o' fame.. i used to go to pitts all the time to play hockey at the boy and girls club, are you anywhere near there?

Damn it's a small world! I used to play hockey at the boys club. I live about 5 minutes from there. I also have an 02 GT as you can see. You should pick a Wednesday or Saturday to come up sometime and I'll take you to the track here.<edited><editID>Dan02GT</editID><editDate>37850.7052430556</editDate></edited>

i was dissapointed by the performance of several late model SS's at the track this weekend. i think 1 of them was hitting low 13's.

Were those times corrected and were they getting traction?

An Z28 SS & TA WS6 can touch 12.8's on radials man....

dan02gt- i def would take the trip up there..i gotta couple buddies that wanna go down to lebannan(not sureabout the spelling)sometime soon and we wanna go up with a whole buncha cars....is your car stock? and if you ever ran it stock what were your times?</P>


if anyone ever ran there later model stangs completely stock, what were ya times in the 1/4.</P>

Silverbullet: Take a look at the pictures of my car in my photo album. The link is at the top of your page.

It's called Lebanon Valley Dragway www.dragway.com . It's an NHRA leased track too, the track condition & prep is absolutely phenomenal. That's the track I go to!!

13.8@104 mph, and I have minor bolt-on's & terrible traction. I'm having alittle trouble getting her into 3rd, I almost always miss it - I think I'm going to invest in a short throw shifter soon.

def. headers first.. i would try to save up and do the headers, x or h , and mufflers at the same time... its really easier that way.. hard to do but def. easier all things considered. maf and tb would also be good adds with some pulleys and timing adj. you could significantly close the gap on the ss.. port and polish the heads, intake plen. oh and one more thing,,, probably most important gears, gears, gears

<FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=limegreen size=6>4.10</FONT> or <FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=limegreen size=6>3.73</FONT> to be exact

dan tey a pro 5.0 shifter. i have had many and i think that this is the best.

5 speed go with 4's i want them but they area little too tall for the aode</P>

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Yea...definately 4.10s. I was cruising at 85 mph and only kicking 2100 rpms. Not too tall for the 5 speed but definately wakes the hell up outta the stang. Try racing with traction control off also. I tried it at the track and only ran 15.1 stock with TC on. With it turned off i ran 14.4 consistant.

TRAC CONTROL IS GREAT FOR SNOW ICE AND RAIN.. ROTTEN FOR TRAC.... ITS A POWER EATER AND WILL KILL YOUR LAUNCHES... I WONDER WHAT I WOULD PULL WITH 4.10 AT 80 ANYONE... I REALLY WOULD LIKE TO GET 4.10 THX

98 Gt? Auto right? hmmm....it would be hella high at 85. Like 4.5k or somewhere in that area.

put that 3:90 gear in then I think it has been out about a year now

3.90 wouldn't be too tall. i do a lot of hwy driving</P>


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What does everybody mean about being tall?</P>


Sorry, I'm a newbie! I also want ford motorsport 4.10's..</P>

Too tall means too numerically high of a gear ratio, as in spinning too high of rpm's at a certain speed than they want</P>

the ls1 is a sick motor, finally chevy came to fight with something

old ass technology though. modular is where it's at.

Too tall means too numerically high of a gear ratio, as in spinning too high of rpm's at a certain speed than they want</P>


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So what does that exactly mean? WIll 4.10's suck on the highway, but kick a$$ from stop to stop?? I don't really use the highway as much cause the stang is not my daily driver. How does your pony feel on the highway Dann? </P>


Thanks for your help man, I do appreciate it. <IMG src=smileys/smiley16.gif border="0"></P>