The V8 swap was WORTH it!! here is why...

j-stang

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i told my self i would be cool with this swap if i did not loose much e.t.. i went to the track with a totaly new set up, so i was not expecting alot. i was hoping for a mid 8, like an 8.5 or 8.6, and i thought that was optimistic. my previous best with the vortech s/c 4.0 was an 8.52.
so first off i love the way this new stuff feels! the 4.6 feels so good! the e.t. streets are a little crazy feeling but they are ok after you know how they feel.
got some awesome video my dad brought a bunch of his video equipment and got some great stuff. the slips from to night are all crazy, they have the wrong date's and times on them, i told the dude running the timing booth and he just said oh well to late to change it now....

ready for the reason the swap was worth it?
my first pass was an 8.4 !!!
second, an 8.5
third, an 8.3 !!
forth 8.2 !!!
fifth and final!!!!!!
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this last run has an epic video to come soon as my dad gets it uploaded, it was against a SS camaro with a HUGE following of folks. it was one of the las passes of the night and turned into a big big thing with folk cheering and all. it was awesome. he about got me. i HATE how this frigin track cuts the slips in half, i wanna know what he ran. he was gaining on me very fast i thought i lost but i got the light! this vid is awesome! will link it as soon as its avalible.
 

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just a c&l racer intake, bama 93 race tune, hooker lt's.
suspension i have sportlines, lca's, anti squat's, and d-specs
 

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That's AWESOME J. You are right about where I am with the times... so it's good to know that someone else, with a very similar setup is right about the same time.

Did the Camaro guy know it was a swap, or did you fool him? :)
 

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:clap:Nice LEGIT kill!:clap:

Looking forward to video... dad should have went intervew the SS posse' and let them give their take
 

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:clap:Nice LEGIT kill!:clap:

Looking forward to video... dad should have went intervew the SS posse' and let them give their take
he had already put the camera stuff up and i was swapping the tires back out when one of the guys come up and told us that they guy had been talking all kinda junk ant their "barber shop" and he ask me what was done to the car, and he just raved over the fact that the car was just a couple bolts ons and he said he was proub that the ford stood out like that.

here is the thread with the vid in it..
http://www.s197forum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=18074
 

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