First Time at the Drag Strip
4/29/05, 11:09 PM
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My best friend and I went to the local drag strip for the first time ever tonight. I've always been more into road racing, but the drag strip was pretty fun. I saw some really cool cars, including a really fast modded 03' Mach 1 that smoked me, and meet some cool people. All in all it was a great experience. I even let my friend drive my car and the punk edged me out on his last run! Oh well.
As far racing goes I had a little trouble launching well because of wheel spin and hop. I was also suprised that the car had pretty bad wheel hop on the 1-2 shift. The tires spun a little on the 2-3 shift. So better tires and LCA would probably help lower the 60' times and get the 13.6 and 13.7s some others are getting. Also, I wasn't powershifting, just shifting as quick as possible.
My car is a totally stock 05' GT. The 1/8th and 1/4 times and mph below are altitude corrected. I didn't do anything to the 60' or 330 times (is there a correction)?
My best time
60' 2.337
330 6.267
1/8 9.101
mph 80.36
1/4 13.931
mph 102.27
My Friends best time
60' 2.318
330 6.173
1/8 9.039
mph 79.22
1/4 13.900
mph 102.10
As far racing goes I had a little trouble launching well because of wheel spin and hop. I was also suprised that the car had pretty bad wheel hop on the 1-2 shift. The tires spun a little on the 2-3 shift. So better tires and LCA would probably help lower the 60' times and get the 13.6 and 13.7s some others are getting. Also, I wasn't powershifting, just shifting as quick as possible.
My car is a totally stock 05' GT. The 1/8th and 1/4 times and mph below are altitude corrected. I didn't do anything to the 60' or 330 times (is there a correction)?
My best time
60' 2.337
330 6.267
1/8 9.101
mph 80.36
1/4 13.931
mph 102.27
My Friends best time
60' 2.318
330 6.173
1/8 9.039
mph 79.22
1/4 13.900
mph 102.10
4/30/05, 06:47 AM
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Okay, I used to have this problem....no, wait, okay, I still have this problem and, um, and you might not want to.........to get, er, start to do, okay-.Listen up. If you buy something for your car, IT WON'T END THERE. I promise you, I will wager on it. I'm just kidding, well, not really, but...as long as you have money, because the modding willl consume your every dollar. It will demand your daily attention. All this to only leave you wanting more! Yea, I know, this sounds kindof corny and kindof funny.....you just copy this message somewhere in your computer and pull it up in 6 months. you'll see.
Great times there for first runs!
Great times there for first runs!
4/30/05, 09:49 AM
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Originally posted by 169stang@April 30, 2005, 5:50 AM
Okay, I used to have this problem....no, wait, okay, I still have this problem and, um, and you might not want to.........to get, er, start to do, okay-.Listen up. If you buy something for your car, IT WON'T END THERE. I promise you, I will wager on it. I'm just kidding, well, not really, but...as long as you have money, because the modding willl consume your every dollar. It will demand your daily attention. All this to only leave you wanting more! Yea, I know, this sounds kindof corny and kindof funny.....you just copy this message somewhere in your computer and pull it up in 6 months. you'll see.
Great times there for first runs!
Okay, I used to have this problem....no, wait, okay, I still have this problem and, um, and you might not want to.........to get, er, start to do, okay-.Listen up. If you buy something for your car, IT WON'T END THERE. I promise you, I will wager on it. I'm just kidding, well, not really, but...as long as you have money, because the modding willl consume your every dollar. It will demand your daily attention. All this to only leave you wanting more! Yea, I know, this sounds kindof corny and kindof funny.....you just copy this message somewhere in your computer and pull it up in 6 months. you'll see.
Great times there for first runs!
4/30/05, 09:54 AM
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Originally posted by 169stang@April 30, 2005, 7:50 AM
Okay, I used to have this problem....no, wait, okay, I still have this problem and, um, and you might not want to.........to get, er, start to do, okay-.Listen up. If you buy something for your car, IT WON'T END THERE. I promise you, I will wager on it. I'm just kidding, well, not really, but...as long as you have money, because the modding willl consume your every dollar. It will demand your daily attention. All this to only leave you wanting more! Yea, I know, this sounds kindof corny and kindof funny.....you just copy this message somewhere in your computer and pull it up in 6 months. you'll see.
Great times there for first runs!
Okay, I used to have this problem....no, wait, okay, I still have this problem and, um, and you might not want to.........to get, er, start to do, okay-.Listen up. If you buy something for your car, IT WON'T END THERE. I promise you, I will wager on it. I'm just kidding, well, not really, but...as long as you have money, because the modding willl consume your every dollar. It will demand your daily attention. All this to only leave you wanting more! Yea, I know, this sounds kindof corny and kindof funny.....you just copy this message somewhere in your computer and pull it up in 6 months. you'll see.
Great times there for first runs!
My stang will remain pretty much stock until the warranty is out (of course I could be fooling myself here). Partially because of the warranty and partially because I just don't have the cash to do anything to it now. I'm still trying to scrape together the money to get the windows tinted. I also have a mountain biking addiction that consumes most of my spare money right now.
4/30/05, 10:20 AM
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Originally posted by Blazing Saddles@April 29, 2005, 11:25 PM
Welcome to the Mustang Wheel Hoppers Club. I bought some QA1 adjustable shocks that were supposed to cure the wheel hop problem.
Now I find out the upper 3rd link has one of those hydra-bushings in it that causes the wheel hop. Next week I plan on making a Delrin bushing for it and see if that cures the wheel hop. 
Welcome to the Mustang Wheel Hoppers Club. I bought some QA1 adjustable shocks that were supposed to cure the wheel hop problem.
Now I find out the upper 3rd link has one of those hydra-bushings in it that causes the wheel hop. Next week I plan on making a Delrin bushing for it and see if that cures the wheel hop. 
4/30/05, 10:59 AM
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Originally posted by O5GT@April 30, 2005, 12:25 PM
i said i wasnt goin to modifiy mine, esp until warranty was out
now im waiting on a aftercooled blower to get here
lol
i said i wasnt goin to modifiy mine, esp until warranty was out
now im waiting on a aftercooled blower to get here
lol
4/30/05, 11:38 AM
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Originally posted by wild stray+April 30, 2005, 9:52 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(wild stray @ April 30, 2005, 9:52 AM)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-169stang@April 30, 2005, 5:50 AM
Okay, I used to have this problem....no, wait, okay, I still have this problem and, um, and you might not want to.........to get, er, start to do, okay-.Listen up. If you buy something for your car, IT WON'T END THERE. I promise you, I will wager on it. I'm just kidding, well, not really, but...as long as you have money, because the modding willl consume your every dollar. It will demand your daily attention. All this to only leave you wanting more! Yea, I know, this sounds kindof corny and kindof funny.....you just copy this message somewhere in your computer and pull it up in 6 months. you'll see.
Great times there for first runs!
Okay, I used to have this problem....no, wait, okay, I still have this problem and, um, and you might not want to.........to get, er, start to do, okay-.Listen up. If you buy something for your car, IT WON'T END THERE. I promise you, I will wager on it. I'm just kidding, well, not really, but...as long as you have money, because the modding willl consume your every dollar. It will demand your daily attention. All this to only leave you wanting more! Yea, I know, this sounds kindof corny and kindof funny.....you just copy this message somewhere in your computer and pull it up in 6 months. you'll see.
Great times there for first runs!
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Hi.....my name is Bradley and I'm a Mod-o-holic........
Anyone else have this problem....once you get all your mods done - you start looking for another car to start the process all over again 
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