corey5988
forum member
I finally got the car out to Beech Bend last night. Was kind of dissappointed in my times, but I must say I'm hooked. Absolutely loved it.
My first run I just wanted to get a feel for it. I took it pretty easy and pretty sure I let out a bit early.
1st run
R/T - .602
60' - 2.441
1/8 - 9.742
1/4 - 15.124 (77.14mph)
2nd run
R/T - .410
60' - 2.265
1/8 - 9.529
1/4 - 14.548 (98.91mph)
3rd run
R/T - .651
60' - 2.096
1/8 - 9.167
1/4 - 14.135 (98.18mph)
4th run
R/T - .025 (was really happy with that R/T)
60' - 2.547
1/8 - 9.570
1/4 - 14.642 (94.56mph)
5th run
R/T - .050
60' - 2.240
1/8 - 9.374
1/4 - 14.533 (95.39mph)
On the 1st two runs I lined up with a 5.0 that clocked 16.073 and 14.952 respectively.
Like said I am hooked. I need to address a few things before going back though (which is why I posted here instead of the drag section). First of all (and what I think killed me most) is my 1-2 shift. I'm getting a bind and missing the shift, if I carry it over 4200rpm. From my research it looks like torque deflection causing this. I was shifting right at 4000 from 1st and around 6100 for all other gears. I don't want to run solid motor mounts since it still is a street car. I think I'm going to fab up a K-member brace and some torque limiters for the tranny (I'm pretty good at fabricating things and have a background in mechanical design). I'd also like to ditch the Roush shifter and get an MGW, but I'm going to try the brace and limiters first.
I'm sure I need to address suspension & wheels/tires too, though I think they did pretty well considering (Tein S tech coils on stock dampners and Sumitomo HTR-Z3 tires aired to 18psi). I stuck pretty good launching at 3k RPM. I only spun bad when I started experimenting and launched at around 4k. Honestly I don't think these are a limiting factor yet.
My first run I just wanted to get a feel for it. I took it pretty easy and pretty sure I let out a bit early.
1st run
R/T - .602
60' - 2.441
1/8 - 9.742
1/4 - 15.124 (77.14mph)
2nd run
R/T - .410
60' - 2.265
1/8 - 9.529
1/4 - 14.548 (98.91mph)
3rd run
R/T - .651
60' - 2.096
1/8 - 9.167
1/4 - 14.135 (98.18mph)
4th run
R/T - .025 (was really happy with that R/T)
60' - 2.547
1/8 - 9.570
1/4 - 14.642 (94.56mph)
5th run
R/T - .050
60' - 2.240
1/8 - 9.374
1/4 - 14.533 (95.39mph)
On the 1st two runs I lined up with a 5.0 that clocked 16.073 and 14.952 respectively.
Like said I am hooked. I need to address a few things before going back though (which is why I posted here instead of the drag section). First of all (and what I think killed me most) is my 1-2 shift. I'm getting a bind and missing the shift, if I carry it over 4200rpm. From my research it looks like torque deflection causing this. I was shifting right at 4000 from 1st and around 6100 for all other gears. I don't want to run solid motor mounts since it still is a street car. I think I'm going to fab up a K-member brace and some torque limiters for the tranny (I'm pretty good at fabricating things and have a background in mechanical design). I'd also like to ditch the Roush shifter and get an MGW, but I'm going to try the brace and limiters first.
I'm sure I need to address suspension & wheels/tires too, though I think they did pretty well considering (Tein S tech coils on stock dampners and Sumitomo HTR-Z3 tires aired to 18psi). I stuck pretty good launching at 3k RPM. I only spun bad when I started experimenting and launched at around 4k. Honestly I don't think these are a limiting factor yet.