'90 GT conv. 14.4 @ 96mph. 2.1 60'. Nearly stock with 4.10s.

What are your times...no bull please, real times.

14.9@95.54 in 88 stang gt...never got a good launch but oh well...there is always next week</P>


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yeah, with a lot more practice, you could get down a little bit more. Good times though. Although it's not a mustang, my vette ran an 8.70 @ 85 mph in the 1/8, which should be arounda 12.7 @ 110 in the quarter.

With headers, K&amp;N, and some timing, my SS ran 14.3's in the 1/4.</P>


With the new engine in, I made 2 passes at 13.2's. I was extremely disappointed, yet not at the same time. You can't expect your engine to truly shine if the rest of your vehicle isn't up to par, and you only have 500 miles on the engine and about 20 minutes tuning<IMG src=smileys/smiley17.gif border="0">. I need stall in a bad way, my tranny has an auto-shift from the factory at 4800 rpms...while my cam pulls to 6000. Those runs were made are old BFG street tires with no type of traction aide. I hope to be in the low 12's eventually.</P>


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Sounds like a bad SS!I want a quick truck thinking about a lightning.

Sounds like a bad SS!I want a quick truck thinking about a lightning. </P>


Thanks, it's getting there. Hard to build a performance ride while trying to put yourself through school. All my money this semester is for the paintjob and lowering.</P>


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I know what you mean.My wife and I are running two small businesses and have two kids,that does not leave too much for go fast goodies.

I have several friends in life just like that<IMG src=smileys/smiley1.gif border="0">. They wouldn't have it any other way though.</P>


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Yeah

03WhtSaleen281, A good friend of mine runs 8.1 in the 8th and 12.7 in the 1/4.

Me, 7 kids, four of them teen-aged boys. ouch. But managing with 5.0...

Well livenfine, I really hate to break it to you, and I really don't mean this in any way to sound like I'm a know it all, because I'm not. But drag racing happens to be one of my mostknowlegable subjects, forI've been around drag racing all my life, and I know pretty much right off the top of my head about what something will run in a quarter by having their 1/8 time. Not only that, there is a formula that is used to calculate your 1/4 mile time using your tire size, 1/8 mile time, horsepower, and your gears, which I used in figuring out my time so it would beclose to precise. And also, two cars can run different times in the 1/8 and those same two cars run the exact same time in the 1/4, due to top end horsepower, rearend gears, torque... etc. Just because he can beat me in an 1/8 mile doesn't mean I can't pull him from that point forward. And besides, 12.7 is around what the Z06 is supposed to run in the 1/4 mile anyways. Areyou questioning every magazine out there that tests these cars, as well as me? Maybe you're not questioning me, but it just sounded that way. Have a nice day!

03SVTcobraa, you are absolutely correct. My car ran 8.1 in the 1/8th and 12.80 in the 1/4th. My MPH was 108 and 60' was 1.8. My guess is your Z06 had something around a 2.0 to 2.2 60' time to net the 8.7. The Z06 has a bit more power than my car which would explain the higher MPH (110). You could gear a car to redline in top gear by the 1/8th and have a crummy 1/4th time (if you could make it that far.) 1/8th to 1/4th conversions are estimates. Not actuals. It all depends on your set up.

exactly. Yes, when I ran the vette, the best 60' time I ever got was a 2.16, which was pretty good considering I didn't launch too good. I never come off the line too hard, I just wanted to get an idea of what it would run. I launched from a dead stop, at idle RPM. So I probably could get a little better time in the 1/8. But yes, we are both correct on this one. <IMG src=smileys/smiley2.gif border="0">Oh, and by the way, I had Ralph change my member name to 03SVTCobra from 03whtsaleen281. So it's still me, just different name!

My friend here has a 502 in his SS. Other than that our trannies are similar and rearends are geared the same, he ran 8.1 in the 1/8th and 12.75 in the quarter. I think the 60' was 1.8. My truck has gone 8.61 in the 1/8th and 13.2 in the 1/4. A conversion shows that I should have run a 13.35, so even with 3.73's which are a little more 1/8th oriented, those conversions are off. He just switched cams and had headwork done on the 502, so we're expecting somewhere in the 11's N/A.</P>


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I race my car a few times ayear now that I've got four kids,but I still have fun doing it with my friends.I try to add a few items to my car every year to either make it faster or look better or both.<IMG src=smileys/smiley4.gif border="0">My car is quite drivable with a small cam and 3.50 gears it cruises pretty nice. Come on,whats everybody else got out there?</P>


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1998 Trans Am.....13.733</P>


1996 Z28.......14.021</P>


Both cars are stock except a CAI on the 96. I think if I could drive the 96 6 speed a little better I could get it into the 13's.</P>


This was my first time going to the track and I didnt get to see a 03 cobra run. What have they been running? I've been reading a lot of good thing about them. 385 RWHP.....Thats bad A$$</P>

mid 12s for a Cobra.

98 Trans am 13.7??</P>


96 Z-28 14.0??</P>


Both cars are stock but I think I could have run a little faster in the 96 if I was a decent driver. Those 6 speeds are hard to launch. If I could run a 13.999 I would be happy.</P>

sorry.......I posted that 2 times

1996z28... I see your sig. says you WANT a 2003 cobra. Does that mean you may be getting one in the near future?

03SVT, No disrespect intended, I agree different cars can pull differently based on hp, torque and gearing. But I did go to Mustangworks.com, plugged in your 1/8 numbers and it came back showing that you should run a very respectable 13.57 @107 mph. Pretty good, actually.

Well you can believe the computer if you want. Why not get out there like I do and witness the stuff for yourself? Trust me, that is NOT accurate. That plug-in action can't be accurate, because I know what my car will run. I really don't feel like explaining something to someone who isn't going to listen anyways (no offense) so I'll just close by saying believe what you want, but I know what my car will do, so that's all I care about. A Z06 is capable of mid 12's, and that run was the absolute best run I've ever made. What does that tell you? Have a nice day!

Bench racing's great ain't it? Easy to plug in numbers and GUESS what you'd run. I tried all of that before I ran at the track and all of it was way off. Most calculators account for perfect power transfer and traction. The track timers don't lie. I slip my tires the tiniest bit at the line and it's costs me 3/4 tenths. Try plugging that into your calculator. I don't even listen to people anymore when they estimate what their car will run. Unless they give 60',1/8 mile and 1/4 ET with MPH it's all just junk.

well i dont really wanna be in the but a mustang i had 3 years ago i was running 8.70's in the 1/8 mile and 13.40's in the 1/4 mile. but that just my own experiance. i was running 4.10 gears and slicks.</P>


but the car i have now i ran this weekend for the first time.</P>


1.915 60 foot 5.680 330 ft 8.841 @ 78.47mph 1/8 mile </P>


11.531 1000 ft 13.824 @ 98.26mph (13.824@98.26mph) 1/4 mile</P>


i have a 89 mustang gt 95,000 miles with Holley Sysytemax upper and lower intake, Accufab 70mm TB, 76mm C&amp;L mass air, BBK cold air intake, 24 lbs injectors, adjustable fuel regulator, pulleys, Aluminum Driveshaft , 3.73 gears and 26x 10.5 M/T ET Streets.</P>


and i learned somehing at the track sunday, a taller tire slows ur car down. my first pass was on my radial tires 24.5 inches tall it ran 13.83 @ 101.14 the car spun maybe 4-5 ft before it hooked up. I put on my et streets that are 26 inches tall, i ran 13.82 at 98.26 mph and no tire spin at all. so im almost willing to bet anything if i have a slick thats 24.5-25 inches tall my car will go 13.50's. </P>


kinda wierd huh?</P>


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All right! Fordgasm has got it. Amazing what you learn at the track huh? Your mph dilemna is very similiar to the problem I encountered. I needed a taller tire to bring the RPM down when I crossed the line. I was over revving the engine losing ET. If I were you I would get a good idea of your engine RPM while crossing the 1/4 mile line. You want that RPM to be just above your HP peak. With your set up I would guess around 5200/5400. Size your tires or gear ratio to match that. The problem you will find is as you add HP you will need more gear or tire to go with it. Bolt on a blower or nitrous to your set up and you'll likely be bouncing off the limiter before crossing the 1/4th mile.

Yeah you learn alot of shyt going to the track. I realy wasnt paying attention to my engine RPM, cuz was racing in a oney class all da i was moe worried about looking for the guy in the other lane and racing the stripe. Ill check it out on my next test and tune. We have Fun Ford Weekend sat and sun in VA. Anyone know the best class to run for money with the set up i have?

well isnt this great the tire i have is 25.9 inches tall the shortest street tire i can buy unless i go to a 22 inch and thats not gonna work. my only other choice is a drag radial like a Nitto or a BF Goodrich. and i dont think my car will hook up on either on of those. so it looks like im reduded to running slow and hooking up on te starting line.

Wound up running a 16.221 tonight.

God damned clutch was slipping like a mofo in second and third.....can't wait to get it replaced with a beefeir unit.

Polyurethane motor mounts, an exhaust, some ehad work....I should be in the high-mid 15's, all for under $800

i think i figured out my problem, going threw the traps at 5000 with my radials and 4500 with my et streets, 3:73 gears isnt enough. so i guess ima go ahead and order the 4 :10's </P>


Anyone want a brand new set of 3: 73's no more than 500 miles on them. asking $125 plus shipping.</P>


Anyone running the Airflow Research Heads? How are they?</P>

When i took my stang to the tracky best time was 12.78@106 mph and i raced a corvette zo6 and he got a 12.83@105 mph.

I bet that felt good.

If your stang can beat a Z06......bet you feel REAL good....

I would say that is the one to brag about.

my civic runs 6.8seconds in the 1/4!
beat that fords! lol jm cobra hasnt been to track yet waitng for supercharger
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