hit the local 1/8th mile tonight for the first test-n-tune after my winter mods:
2005 mustang gt w/11k miles
5spd manual
stock 3.55 gears
stock clutch
FRPP shorty headers
FRPP GTA mufflers
K&N CAI
stock/OEM tune
UPR/Granatelli Motorsports radiator support/sway bar eliminator
Metco UCA mount
Metco UCA (stock length, installed in lower of two holes on UCA mount)
Competition Engineering adjustable panhard bar
Competition Engineering panhard bar brace
FRPP bumpstop kit
Strange single adjustable rear shocks
Cobra Jet rear springs (M-5300-Q)
BMR relocation brackets
Metco LCA (installed in top-most of three holes on relocation brackets)
M/T 17" ET Streets mounted on spare OEM 10-spoke wheels
The CJ springs and UCA installed in the lowest hole gave me a pinion angle of -2*
I ran the following setup tonight as a baseline:
M/T et streets set to 17psi cold
passenger side shock set to full stiff
driver side shock set to -2 clicks from full stiff
1/8th tank of gas
spare/jack/shaker 1000 sub in the trunk
stopped by the scales on my way to the track 3680 with me in the car
DA at the track was approx 1155
launching between 4-5k (approx) I had zero wheel spin, in fact I bogged just about every time (the 5k launch had the least bog).
best 60' of the night was 1.951 (down from 2.177)
best 1/8 was 8.822 (down from 9.203)
best trap as 80.84 (up from 78.39)
Any recommendations for tire pressure and/or shock settings given the above info?
I think I want to leave the LCA's alone for now. And for sure there's still some driver mod to work on. I'm pretty sure I lifted a little bit at each launch because I'm so used to compensating for tire spin with the street tires.
2005 mustang gt w/11k miles
5spd manual
stock 3.55 gears
stock clutch
FRPP shorty headers
FRPP GTA mufflers
K&N CAI
stock/OEM tune
UPR/Granatelli Motorsports radiator support/sway bar eliminator
Metco UCA mount
Metco UCA (stock length, installed in lower of two holes on UCA mount)
Competition Engineering adjustable panhard bar
Competition Engineering panhard bar brace
FRPP bumpstop kit
Strange single adjustable rear shocks
Cobra Jet rear springs (M-5300-Q)
BMR relocation brackets
Metco LCA (installed in top-most of three holes on relocation brackets)
M/T 17" ET Streets mounted on spare OEM 10-spoke wheels
The CJ springs and UCA installed in the lowest hole gave me a pinion angle of -2*
I ran the following setup tonight as a baseline:
M/T et streets set to 17psi cold
passenger side shock set to full stiff
driver side shock set to -2 clicks from full stiff
1/8th tank of gas
spare/jack/shaker 1000 sub in the trunk
stopped by the scales on my way to the track 3680 with me in the car
DA at the track was approx 1155
launching between 4-5k (approx) I had zero wheel spin, in fact I bogged just about every time (the 5k launch had the least bog).
best 60' of the night was 1.951 (down from 2.177)
best 1/8 was 8.822 (down from 9.203)
best trap as 80.84 (up from 78.39)
Any recommendations for tire pressure and/or shock settings given the above info?
I think I want to leave the LCA's alone for now. And for sure there's still some driver mod to work on. I'm pretty sure I lifted a little bit at each launch because I'm so used to compensating for tire spin with the street tires.
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