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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 07:05 PM
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Originally Posted by ImpSS07
I was being a little over dramatic, but yes they are light.


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Was it a 5.0 with all the goodies? I only ask cause most of the ones I seen now are SBC swapped.
Yep, 306 converted to carb with full bolt ons.

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what kind of car was the chase car in the second vid ? Nice race BTW.
Chase car was a 99 Mustang GT with full bolt ons.
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Very well done good job!
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Originally Posted by AlabamaGuy


Chase car was a 99 Mustang GT with full bolt ons.

I'll be running my buddies 01 bolt on GT soon. I think I'll get walked though, his best e.t. is 13.1 @ 108, but averages 13.3-13.4 @ 103-104.
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 09:35 PM
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good job!
might I ask if you were racing in "Drive"?
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I'll be running my buddies 01 bolt on GT soon. I think I'll get walked though, his best e.t. is 13.1 @ 108, but averages 13.3-13.4 @ 103-104.
Get the launch down and you'll be alright, if it's on the street.

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might I ask if you were racing in "Drive"?
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 09:49 PM
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Yeah I could tell. I'm telling ya, if you raced in gear mode, you'd beat him for sure. It really makes a big difference, I always upshift before I hit the 5800-6000 mark when I race.
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Originally Posted by 20SS06
Yeah I could tell. I'm telling ya, if you raced in gear mode, you'd beat him for sure. It really makes a big difference, I always upshift before I hit the 5800-6000 mark when I race.
I'm pretty sure that's not true. Computer controlled transmissions shift where they need to. Especially if you have a tune, like I do.
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Old Mar 23, 2010 | 10:06 PM
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it's a different story if you have a tune, but I meant manually shifting would've helped
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yeah even in tap shift with the gxp if you graze the rev limiter you are toast its not worth it
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Originally Posted by 20SS06
it's a different story if you have a tune, but I meant manually shifting would've helped
Manually shifting an electronically controlled car in a drag race really isn't beneficial.
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The shift times in drive are different(shift earlier) than if you do it manually. At least I believe so. But hey, that's just my two cents
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Originally Posted by 20SS06
The shift times in drive are different(shift earlier) than if you do it manually. At least I believe so. But hey, that's just my two cents
That's correct for factory tuned vehicles. With the tune, you can set the shift points at WOT to a selected RPM that's beneficial for racing. When I was stock, I'd put it into '2' to redline rather than shift into 3rd earlier.

With my tune, I have the shift points set higher, so there is no real need for me to manually select the gears.
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My wife wishes she could keep up with my GXP in her fox...lol
I guess she will once she gets her 4.10s in...
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foxes are low 3k pounds. somewhere in the 3200 range for gts and the notchs are even lighter.
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