ok well got times for my car again.. as most of you know last time best i could get was a 14.30 at 99 mph and we all agreed i couldnt drive lol..

well heres my new times feel free to pick it apart and tell me what i did wrong.. one day ill hit 13's

R/T .499 OOOPS!
60' 2.346
330 6.141
1/8 9.219
MPH 80.44
1000 11.848
1/4 14.068
MPH 101.97

CAR IS STOCK WITH CUT OUT. DOES THE CAR SEEM TO PULLIN OK MPH AND STUFF FOR WHAT IT IS? IT HAS 102K ON THE OD....
THAT LAST RUN FELT GOOD THOUGHT IT WAS GOOD FOR 13'S OH WELL

 

I think you already know what is wrong - the god awful 60 ft. time. Buy a set of nittos and practice. You should be able to pull 2.00's on a set of nittos pretty consistently. A good friend of mine had a 93' M6 car - CAI, gutted cat, air foil, muffler... it ran 13.705 @ 101.28MPH on a 2.11 60ft. at Orlando spinworld. His car had a worn out set of radials on it. When he first got the car & it had new tires he pulled 60 ft. times similar to what you are experiencing.

 

OK SO I NEED NITTOS BESIDES TRACTION ANY OTHER LITTLE THINGS I CAN DO TO GET THE CAR TO RUN A 13.40-13.50 BECAUSE WHAT YOUR TELLIN ME IS MY MPH IS GODD FOR AROUNDA 13.7'S WITH TRACTION SO I STIL LNEED TO SHAVE 2- 3 TENTHS TO BE HAPPY

 

Forgot to mention, he had a BBK UD pulley also. That was $75 and worth a solid tenth and MPH on his car. So yes... your car should easily go 13.70's or even 13.60's if you can get that 60ft. time down around 2.00 - 2.1, this will kill you... my 86' ran 14.017 @ 95.25 once - (That was with a baiscally all stock 87' 5.7L Tpi motor, I guarantee it runs a lot faster than 14.00 now. ) It's all about traction.

So, if you want 13.40's - 13.50's.... you're pretty close. Get it to hook up first, then consider cheap/free stuff. The UD pulley is one, and maybe pulling out the spare tire & jack if it hooks good. You also should look into free mods if you havent already... they won't add a ton of HP & TQ - but it all adds up. HTH

 

It's all in traction, I've run 13.3xx @ 102 .

 

YOU GUYS THINK MY REAR END WOULD HOLD UP TO NITTOS WITH 102 K ON IT??

 

I wouldn't be worried a bit, the stock 10 bolt in my 86' held up to a full year's worth of hard launches on BFG drags. The 7.5 in my 86' was weaker than the one in your 96' too. With the old set up it was averaging low 1.7 60 ft. times. The rear had 144K miles on it when I pulled it and stuck it iin another car. I went with a 12 bolt because of the increased power of the new motor and because I will be running slicks vs. drag radials.

 

A general rule of thumb is that for every tenth you shave off of the 60' it's worth 0.15 off the 1/4 mile time. In theory if you cut a 2.00 60' that would put you at 13.549 for the 1/4 mile. I have cut a 1.967 60' on street tires but it's much easier with an automatic.

 

YA KNOW JEFF I HARD LOWERING THE CAR EVEN MAKES TRACTION WORSE.. BUT IT HASNT SEEM TO EFFECT YOUR CAR AT ALL????

 

When I do spin now I get wheel hop though and that's probably why I'm breaking transmission mounts. The 1.967 was before it was lowered but I did cut a 2.004 the other night.

 

WHAT MPH WERE YOU RUNNING JEFF??

 

On Wednesday 2/18 it ran its best 1/4 and MPH ever. It was a 13.83 @ 100.xx MPH. So yes your MPH indicates she's got a lot more in her and all you need is traction or someone who knows how to drive.

 

My 86' had eiabach lower springs in it when I was pulling the low 1.7 60 ft times. Now, that's not to say it wouldn't have done better w/ a more "drag race" oriented suspension. However, typically you will be slower off the line w/ lower springs - they don't let the front end lift and the rear squat as much as stock, or drag springs. You might want to try V6 springs and see if it will do both - lower the car and help it weight transfer better.

 

HMMM I NEVER EVEN THOUGHT OF THAT V6 SPRINGS BET I CAN FIND THOSE CHEEP TO.....

HEY IF YA DONT MIND COULD YA LIST THE FREE MODS FOR ME AND HOW TO DO THE MIF THERE COMPLICATED? IM JUST GETTING INTO THE LT1 THING BEN A STANG GUY FOR MOST OF THE YEARS

 

P.S. JEFF PHA-Q LOLOLOL