Grey Ghost
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So I read all of these posts about how many of you in 2011+ GTs are able to pull consistent mid to upper 12 sec qtr mile times in stock form. I see a lot of "went to the track today, pulled a 12.5 to a 12.9 in the qtr mile bone stock with street tires." like it was no big deal and I can't seem to achieve all of these great times myself. Here's my scenario:
Frst time at the track in my 6-spd '11 GT, completely stock down to the street tires (18" stock mustang wheels and tires), the best I could pull was a 13.1 @ 110mph in the qtr mile. It was in Aug 2013 and probably about 85 degrees that night. Here's my time slip broken down below for analysis:
r/t - .589
60' - 2.158
330' - 5.765
1/8 - 8.659
MPH - 85.70
1000 - 11.127
1/4 - 13.187
MPH - 110.11
The above best time btw, was a pain in ass to achieve. Most of the runs were in the upper 13s to lower 14s, which was pathetic knowing what these cars are capable of. Of course I could barely get traction, which I know is a huge part of the problem, but my goal was to get the quickest time possible in complete stock form.
Now fast forward, I recently went to the track for the second time this past weekend, but this time I had a Airaid CAI with a Bama 93 Race Tune to see if I could improve upon my stock qtr mile time given that I increased my horsepower. To be honest, driving around with Bama's 93 tune, I couldn't really feel a whole difference in power from the butt dyno, but figured the track would tell me a difference.
So anyways, went to track, had horrible traction issues, spinning in 1st and 2nd gears, and was missing shifts from 1st to 2nd and then from 2nd to 3rd on occasions. The best time I could that night was a 13.2 @ 112mph, which was worse then when I was stock! Keep in mind, I also switched to my 19"x10" Saleen Heritage wheels in back with very worn street tires, but didn't think this would affect much. Also, in case this matters, it was about 53 degrees that night. Again, most of times were mid to upper 13secs, pathetic. Here's the full time slip below of my best time that night again for analysis:
r/t - .551
60' - 2.297
330 - 5.989
1/8 - 8.803
MPH - 87.45
1000 - 11.213
1/4 - 13.225
MPH - 112.63
Okay, so what the fuck am I doing wrong that I can't achieve the times everyone seems to so easily achieve or at the very least improve my time from when I was stock?
Besides the obvious of switching from street tires to slicks or radials, what else can be done? If you guys could lay out all the scenarios that I should or could be doing to get better times, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. It's getting really frustrating knowing the car should be capable of more or apparently I just suck at drag racing.
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Frst time at the track in my 6-spd '11 GT, completely stock down to the street tires (18" stock mustang wheels and tires), the best I could pull was a 13.1 @ 110mph in the qtr mile. It was in Aug 2013 and probably about 85 degrees that night. Here's my time slip broken down below for analysis:
r/t - .589
60' - 2.158
330' - 5.765
1/8 - 8.659
MPH - 85.70
1000 - 11.127
1/4 - 13.187
MPH - 110.11
The above best time btw, was a pain in ass to achieve. Most of the runs were in the upper 13s to lower 14s, which was pathetic knowing what these cars are capable of. Of course I could barely get traction, which I know is a huge part of the problem, but my goal was to get the quickest time possible in complete stock form.
Now fast forward, I recently went to the track for the second time this past weekend, but this time I had a Airaid CAI with a Bama 93 Race Tune to see if I could improve upon my stock qtr mile time given that I increased my horsepower. To be honest, driving around with Bama's 93 tune, I couldn't really feel a whole difference in power from the butt dyno, but figured the track would tell me a difference.
So anyways, went to track, had horrible traction issues, spinning in 1st and 2nd gears, and was missing shifts from 1st to 2nd and then from 2nd to 3rd on occasions. The best time I could that night was a 13.2 @ 112mph, which was worse then when I was stock! Keep in mind, I also switched to my 19"x10" Saleen Heritage wheels in back with very worn street tires, but didn't think this would affect much. Also, in case this matters, it was about 53 degrees that night. Again, most of times were mid to upper 13secs, pathetic. Here's the full time slip below of my best time that night again for analysis:
r/t - .551
60' - 2.297
330 - 5.989
1/8 - 8.803
MPH - 87.45
1000 - 11.213
1/4 - 13.225
MPH - 112.63
Okay, so what the fuck am I doing wrong that I can't achieve the times everyone seems to so easily achieve or at the very least improve my time from when I was stock?
Besides the obvious of switching from street tires to slicks or radials, what else can be done? If you guys could lay out all the scenarios that I should or could be doing to get better times, PLEASE LET ME KNOW. It's getting really frustrating knowing the car should be capable of more or apparently I just suck at drag racing.
Welcome the feedback
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