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Hopefully just passing through the 11 second club! 1980 Mercury Bobcat wagon, twin turbo 6 liter, 4L80, 8.8 rear, 3.55 gear, 255 drag radials.Went 11.42@131.7 foot braking on only 12 pounds of boost. 60 fts are terrible, (2.07 best) Im thinking a trans brake should cut at least .25 off the 60 ft, and hopefully allows a bit of boost at launch, instead of spooling up 100 ft down the track. I think it should go mid 10's, what do you guys think?
Digging the wagon, always fun to surprise unsuspecting Fast Cars with a family hauler! What are the details on your build, do you have any Stall in that converter? with twins you should be able to build something off the line, they should lite off fairly quickly, seems sluggish if your making it 100ft with terrible 60ft times... MPH is good, she is making some power for sure and with practice and some tweaks you will make it well into the 10's, that MPH says she will... giving up a lot waiting 100ft to get started for sure....
Rudy72, The issue is the brakes won't hold it to build boost. I have a 3600 Yank converter, and a 2 step, but as soon as it gets up on the converter it pushes through the brakes. Trans brake will cure that, for sure. Yes, it has surprised a few people, but the exhaust coming out the fender takes away from the sleeper effect. LOL.
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