Can't get 3rd gear chirp w/ MT stock setup
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From: New Carlisle, Ohio (20 miles north of Dayton)
Originally Posted by don_w
No, it's true... I read it in a magazine, and we all know they never print anything that isn't true, right?


Well, I forgot with 530 lbs of torque and 450ish in hp. I would think a chirp in 3rd would be a piece of cake. Sorry I ever doubted you. Don, please forgive me.
Scott
P.S. While I can get a pretty good chirp out of 2nd with my auto. Ahe just hooks and goes in 3rd.
Originally Posted by 70MACH1OWNER
Well, I forgot with 530 lbs of torque and 450ish in hp. I would think a chirp in 3rd would be a piece of cake. Sorry I ever doubted you. Don, please forgive me.
Scott
P.S. While I can get a pretty good chirp out of 2nd with my auto. Ahe just hooks and goes in 3rd.
Scott
P.S. While I can get a pretty good chirp out of 2nd with my auto. Ahe just hooks and goes in 3rd.
Now, it doesn't chirp at all. I can make it just spin all the way into 4th if I want. I laid down a rubber mark about 200-300 feet long the other day. haha.
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Originally Posted by don_w
LMAO... A rolling punch at 30mph can be quite an adventure on certain types of road surface, too.
You know that with the stock HP, the 4:10's were an advantage. With your new found HP and TORQUE they may acutally be a disadvantage. They may just slow your 60 ft. and 1/8 times due to all the spinning. That is exactly what happened with my 96 Cobra. Stock it ran about a 13.8 on stock tires @ 101 in the 1/4. After the Kennebell SC'er and at 6 lbs of boost on the same tires, my 1st run was a 15.1 @ 110 mph.
At that time I was running 3.73 gears and that car would not hook at all.
As I am sure you will find out and all ready know it is NOT the HP you put out it is how you put it to the ground. Good luck Don.
Scott
Obviously, I won't be running street tires at the track... I haven't done that in almost a year. But, I guess we'll see soon enough how the 275/60-15 Mickey Thompson DRs hook (or don't). They have some serious sidewall on them.
I've already mentioned in a previous post that I may look to switch to a different gear ratio if I need to, but I won't make that decision until I've been to the track (next weekend).
I've already mentioned in a previous post that I may look to switch to a different gear ratio if I need to, but I won't make that decision until I've been to the track (next weekend).
Originally Posted by don_w
Obviously, I won't be running street tires at the track... I haven't done that in almost a year. But, I guess we'll see soon enough how the 275/60-15 Mickey Thompson DRs hook (or don't). They have some serious sidewall on them. 

Originally Posted by nonsensez9
Met up with another '05 mustang GT driver at the track 2-nite. He's running MT Drag Radials and has the same problem I do with M&H, drop clutch low and bog, drop higher and spin. He's picking up the ET Street with wrinkle wall and I'll be monitoring his progress closely.
-Dan
I took the drag radials out on the street over the weekend. On dry bare asphalt I can launch over 3k with minimal chirp and minimal bog. On concrete coated in rubber I can launch at 2500(ish) and spin or 2000 and bog. I suppose the trick is to find the right tire for the surface.
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