Mustang swap times
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Mustang swap times
I posted these times in my main build thread, but I thought I would start another one just to make it easier to keep track of.
I took the car out for the first time 2 weeks ago. The place was Freaking place was packed!! I was only able to make 2 run....45 min. in the staging lanes each time...screw that!
First run spinning badly in 1st was a 8.14 @87.77 with a nasty 1.92 60' .I was running 18 psi. in the tires,left at 3k and I forget to loosen up the struts.
Next pass was a 8.08 @89.72 still spinning badly to a 1.91 60'. 18 psi. struts on #2.(so I thought) Like an idiot I tightend them up instead of loosening them.
Nothing broke, so all in all everything went ok. Once I was able to get into 2nd the car felt very good. I know this thing has a good 2-3 tenths in it...maybe more. I want to play around with the air pressure and launching rpm's when its not so crowded .
I took the car out for the first time 2 weeks ago. The place was Freaking place was packed!! I was only able to make 2 run....45 min. in the staging lanes each time...screw that!
First run spinning badly in 1st was a 8.14 @87.77 with a nasty 1.92 60' .I was running 18 psi. in the tires,left at 3k and I forget to loosen up the struts.
Next pass was a 8.08 @89.72 still spinning badly to a 1.91 60'. 18 psi. struts on #2.(so I thought) Like an idiot I tightend them up instead of loosening them.
Nothing broke, so all in all everything went ok. Once I was able to get into 2nd the car felt very good. I know this thing has a good 2-3 tenths in it...maybe more. I want to play around with the air pressure and launching rpm's when its not so crowded .
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I loaded the car up on the trailer and head down to Ware Shoals dragway this past weekend looken for 7's again.
After watching a few cars run ,I pulled mine into the staging lanes . I fired the car up and pulled forward a couple times. On the 3rd time I went to push in the clutch and felt a pop. I let off of the clutch and tried to push it in again .....nothing!
After pushing it to the side , I was praying that the master cylinder push rod just popped off of the ball joint.......but as my luck would have it , the master cylinder push rod had broke.
This is going to be a pita to fix. Not so much actually fixing the push rod, but getting to the damn thing is going to suck major ***.
I have been kicking around swapping in an Th-350 and just making it more of a track only car. I have a new th-350 with a trans brake laying in the garage floor. When the rod broke Sat. I was thinking seriously about going ahead and putting it in. But I think I'm going to hold off and just fix it for now.
After watching a few cars run ,I pulled mine into the staging lanes . I fired the car up and pulled forward a couple times. On the 3rd time I went to push in the clutch and felt a pop. I let off of the clutch and tried to push it in again .....nothing!
After pushing it to the side , I was praying that the master cylinder push rod just popped off of the ball joint.......but as my luck would have it , the master cylinder push rod had broke.
This is going to be a pita to fix. Not so much actually fixing the push rod, but getting to the damn thing is going to suck major ***.
I have been kicking around swapping in an Th-350 and just making it more of a track only car. I have a new th-350 with a trans brake laying in the garage floor. When the rod broke Sat. I was thinking seriously about going ahead and putting it in. But I think I'm going to hold off and just fix it for now.
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just fix it, besides i thought you swapped to 5 lug and big brakes to get away from having a drag-oriented car???
I'm going to fix it. But that was the first thing that ran threw the empty space between my ears.
Besides it breaking, I was probably more pissed off that I didn't get any video footage of the car.
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Lol Call me first. I might want to steal some parts off of it.
If I can get this thing into the 7.60/7.70 range on motor with the current tune ,I will be happy.
I do need to pick up an LS6 intake and get it on a dyno for a tune. I'm curious to see what I will pick up over the mail order tune thats in it now.
If I can get this thing into the 7.60/7.70 range on motor with the current tune ,I will be happy.
I do need to pick up an LS6 intake and get it on a dyno for a tune. I'm curious to see what I will pick up over the mail order tune thats in it now.
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Do you know the specs on that cam? When all said and done I hope to have my car in the 2600-2700lb range with 10 point. I hope to be in the area of some 10.50-10.90's area on the motor after everything gets lined out tuning and suspension wise..
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I was able to make a few more runs last Thursday night. All in all it was a better night.
1st pass 7.94 @ 90.5 with 1.79 60' (spinning bad)
2nd pass 7.91 @ 90.6 with 1.78 60' (still spinning)
3rd pass 7.91 @ 90.5 with 1.78 60' (yup, still spinning)
4th pass was a 7.89 (no mph) 1.77 60' (you guessed it)
Keep in mind this is all on the stock rear susp. . I did buy a set of Megabite jr. lower control arms, CHE doudle adjustable uppers and a set of 50/50 rear shocks over the weekend.
I hope I can get them installed on the car this comming week. If it would 60' in the low 1.6/high 1.5's I would be freaking tickled.
btw, look at this video....notice how much the rear is squatting ....ick
1st pass 7.94 @ 90.5 with 1.79 60' (spinning bad)
2nd pass 7.91 @ 90.6 with 1.78 60' (still spinning)
3rd pass 7.91 @ 90.5 with 1.78 60' (yup, still spinning)
4th pass was a 7.89 (no mph) 1.77 60' (you guessed it)
Keep in mind this is all on the stock rear susp. . I did buy a set of Megabite jr. lower control arms, CHE doudle adjustable uppers and a set of 50/50 rear shocks over the weekend.
I hope I can get them installed on the car this comming week. If it would 60' in the low 1.6/high 1.5's I would be freaking tickled.
btw, look at this video....notice how much the rear is squatting ....ick
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Shon, That video is at Greer.lol But yeah, I've been to both WS and SS.
GM_Guy, AJE k-member, strange adj. struts with UPR coilovers (120 lbs springs) already in it..
GM_Guy, AJE k-member, strange adj. struts with UPR coilovers (120 lbs springs) already in it..
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Ah, lol...I honestly hate Greer Dragway. I would have to say that Ware Shoals is probably my favorite. But Greer is only about 15 min. from my house.
GM_Guy, I know if I got the weight down it would run a ton better. This car is a full weight coupe plus a 6 point cage and my near 290 lbs **** sitting in it lol.
I'm also curious how much I will pick up with a dyno tune....I know there has to be more let in it.
GM_Guy, I know if I got the weight down it would run a ton better. This car is a full weight coupe plus a 6 point cage and my near 290 lbs **** sitting in it lol.
I'm also curious how much I will pick up with a dyno tune....I know there has to be more let in it.