Brandon_TA

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Ok, I got a friend who has a badass Mustang GT, he has pulley's, MAF, throttle body, exhaust, etc. I ran him before and beat him, since then he has put pully's on his car. Is there anything I can do before tonight to give me a little bt more power. I know i can take out my air fliter, and let air out of the tires, but is there anything else?
Its only a 1/8 mile track, and I am worried about breaking loose on take off.. This is for Bragging rights !!!!
Any help is GREATLY appreciated.
Thanks

Z-Rated

Do not take your air filter out, It will make too much turbulence and foul out your maf readings.
A better bet is to take weight out of your car. jack, seats yadda yadda. good luck
And pullys dont do a whole lot so I dont think much will change

Brandon_TA

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thanks Z-Rated Anyone else have any suggestions? Maybe Octane Booster?

jpz28

How about having about 1/4 of the gas tank filled or less???....enough for you to run him....and enough to get to a gas station when you are done!!

Brandon_TA

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Good Idea..!! But does anyone know if the Octane Booster Fuel additives work?

felton316

Octane booster wont help any if your are already running Premium gas. Maybe lower you tire pressure a little.

Ackattack1

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on a basically stock car (especially in the 1/8 mile) your biggest gain is going to be in the launch....I'd say go get some drag radials and smoke him!!

Ryan02SS

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Pulley's on a GT are pretty much unnoticeable as far as power wise. Concentrate on your launch and you should own him!

Scalpel

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Yeah, the pulleys aren't really gonna give him an edge. I'd say you'd still romp him. Plus, I have really yet to see any "bad ***" Mustang GT

LIL SS

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I would say run your car out of gas, put 8.5 gallons in the car.. When you put 8 gallons in it resets your timing map and gives you more advance

DMcRacer

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You can pull the front sway bar off, takes about 20 minutes. Empty your windshield washer fluid. Make sure you dont have any extra junk in the car. Air the front tires to about 45 and the rear around 25.

XFiveLiter

BigPlanTransAm

hes right if you've had knock retard it stays in the computer untill you get gas. i dont know if 8 gallons is how much you need but it does reset and give back all your timing when you get a certain amount of gas.
it makes sense if you think about it, you could have been running 87 octane and now you want to fill up on 94 so the computer will give back all your timing and you will have more power.

XFiveLiter

OK, I get it. But, I wouldn't run my car out of gas. Wouldn't that overheat the pump and run the risk of burning it out?

Danny2tek

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I wouldn't run it dry...hell no!!!

2002 Trans Am

I would suggest weight reduction, get everything from the seats to the cigarette lighter out of the car.

Also go to your local shop and get some NAWSSS, 2 bottles

NightHawk

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I need NAAWWWSSS, right now!

AmMscl

Should still handle him stock
My SS Convert A4 put a spankin (radial to radial) on my 93 LX (13.0 on tire). At 1/2 track it just started getting ugly...need to go full 1/4 for the real effect!

unit213

There's one around here that runs mid 10's at 128-130mph. You'd have to put that pig of yours on a diet to stick with it. It's a full out racecar though. That's what it takes to get a GT to that level.

unit213

...and the guys are right. Pulleys on a GT don't do much. Now that you mention it, nothing really helps them.