Wasn't there a horrific head wind out there yesterday? If so, that could account for 3-5mph.

 

465 rwhp? Something isn't right. I made that power with the T-Rex cam. I made 420 rwhp with a baby C2 cam. Sure, you're not going to go out there and run your best the 1st time out in a while, but it still doesn't make up for the mph. Even if you were a poor driver, you should have picked up on the big end. What are the specs on the cam? Have the heads been reworked? Compression? What are you shifting at?

 

The numbers are low due to the 241 heads that have been worked over but still small and the crappy FLP headers with very restrictive cats/y pipe. I had to shift into 5th right before the finish line with me shifting around 6800. Redline is at 7k. I have a Strange 12 bolt so no worries with the rear end. Specs are 244 248 612/615 11?LSA and compression is 11.1. Mikey told me that everything sounds right with the stock heads and crappy exhaust.

 

Randy dont change you gear ..put 26 inch tall slicks on that bitch and dump the clutch at about 5000 rpm ...call me we can get some tires on that thing it should be trapping around 125-128 mph...and running 11.20-11.40 ...

 

I think the 30mph head wind and shift points are the culprits ... shifting will come with time and practice. Better drag radials will help as well ... nothing wrong with your vehicle Randy.

 

There's lots of HP to be had swapping over to Kooks headers, a real y-pipe or x-pipe, true duals, better heads, and the cam is decent in size for that motor. Between that, the low shift points, and head wind, explains why your ET isn't where it should be. Spin that baby to 7000+ and put some real tires on it. 26" slicks will do the trick. That car should do mid 11s with no problem.

 

you have no idea what you are talking about.

 

What gears are in it to be hitting limiter in 4th at 115mph? 4.30-4.56's?????

With near stock height tires (315/35/17), 4.11's, and 6800rpm limiter, mine went 124.5mph in 4th. That's standing on the limiter at the 1000' and riding it out. I would check something out, doesn't seem right. With that power, even with no 60' and full weight, you should be trapping over 120mph.

PS - LS3 heads/intake are getting cheaper every day and will fit just fine on your 4.030 bore.

 

shifting to 5th hurt you some, hard to tell how much until you put some real tires on it and run it again. You might need a 28" tire so you don't go into 5th, somebody who knows how to do the calculations will have to tell you. You have a rear end I wouldn't worry about the tranny, you will have to do some experimenting w/ tire pressure and launch points to find the "sweet spot".

 

How about we meet halfway and I try to shift at about 4k? I don't know when I am going to take it back out. I want to finish fabbing up the dumps first. When I am ready, I will definitely hit you up with some advance notice so that we can get some better tires on the car.

 

bring your piece of **** cobra to the track and bring some cash.And then you can talk ****.Another words shut the **** up ford boy.

 

Thats cool we can round up a set of tires. A couple of times at the track and you car will run low 11s all day long.

 

In other words*


you onlu write checks, that doesn't mean you know what you are talking about, so you can shut the **** up ignorant GM owner

 

"onlu"

 

So, you only wrote a check for your piece of **** FORD. It probably wasn't even you, it was probably your parents who wrote the ******* check.

So STFU

And stay out of this forum unless you have something intelligent and constructive to say.

 

I am pretty sure it is YOU who does not know what you are talking about.... That guy has owned a few cars before going with a Cobra, and he is just Tech's resident smartass....

and plus, they are all from the oldschool

 

I wrote a check once. It was amazing.

 

i dont think i have ever wrote one.... debit/credit card dumdumdum

 

I would guess that the car would run low 11s with ease with some good tires and a decent 60ft. My A4 car makes significantly less horesepower than the 408 car but with MT et DRs, I am cutting 1.60s and going 11.4Xs @ 119mph. My shift points are stll set pretty low (5800) as well...

If that car can run 124ish...it should be in the high 10s I'd think. Also, the big wheels and tires might be part of the culprit too...I thought I read that you are on 18s? Either way, it is pretty obvious that the car has more in it.

 

LOL! I hate when people in front of me at the store write checks. My mother-in-law writes checks. I'm always asking my wife, "Has your mom ever heard of a debit card?"