They weren't gonna put out the 5.0 maxed out were they? There's a lot left

Video of the 11.65 run http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-B4aWSx_LY8

 

Man I would love to see the a/f information after the tune you guys setup.

 

Somebody on a Camaro website said that Evolution Performance broke the car. I have no idea what they mean by broke, or if their is any truth to it.

 

They might just be a little slow about founding out about the clutch EP burned out. At least I don't see anything posted about them wrecking it.

 

Also read that the guy that went 12.77 stock said after around 30 passes the car has developed a howl in every gear.

 

To beat on a GT like they are, a lot of things will need upgraded.

 

Amen. Unless the car broke the input shaft on the transmission, Camaro5 can eat it.

 

I'm going to go on Camaro5 and respond!

 

How is it?

 

30 Passes? I don't think that I have that many passes in my last 3 cars...!

 

Let's see how this all plays out. I know, two different cars, but my g35 has well in excess of 350 passes. I am considering the mustang because I anticipated it could handle the abuse.

 

There's a huge difference between running down a drag strip for fun and enjoyment, and running down a drag strip to get that last 1-5% out of a car. Most people, myself included, don't run the car at more than 95% potential because, frankly, getting that last. 0.03 of a second is not as big a deal as driving it back home afterward. It's when you start doing abusive things to the drivetrain in the hunt for that last 5% that the problems start. Stock drivetrains are almost never designed to go 100%, 100% of the time. They are designed to handle 90% for a long time. I doubt you drive your G35 quite like these guys are driving their mustangs. I'm quite sure my transmission will have no problems handling anything I throw at it.

 

Disclaimer - I did not buy my g35 to drag race. I got into drag racing *after* I had my g35. I just had to say that before some one told me I bought the wrong car to race.

My g35 went low 14's (14.1, 14.0) stock. With highflow cats, and really good air, I ended up going 13.7@102. Then I started with other mods: dual exhaust, intake, and plenum spacer. I picked up a little power. The next summer I ended up frying my clutch. That was after about 125 passes and 25k miles.

I got a new clutch, and lightweight flywheel. The flywheel destroyed my ability to launch. I went from low 2.1 sixties to 2.3 sixties. I then bought a piggyback, and dedicated wheels and BFG DR's. Those DR's have about 225 passes on them, with 6k to 7k rpm launches. My aftermarket clutch(clutchmasters) has held up just fine. The transmission, is just fine, with almost 400 passes with 3 or 4 full throttle shifts at 7200 rpm on each run. The only problem is that I cannot powershift 1>2 anymore, so I have to make that shift at 5k rpms. My halfshafts haven't had any problems, and my diff is still doing fine.

The car ended up doing a best of 13.264@103.96mph, with a 1.895 sixty. The last 75 passes or so were fighting for hundredths. My best time was in November of 07. In October of 08(11 months later), I ran a 13.274, just one hundredth off my best time.

So yeah, I know about fighting for that last 3%. The car has over 100 pulls on the dyno, numerous autocross sessions, and countless canyon runs. My car is making 100hp/100tq less than a stock 5.0 (265/250 at the wheels), but I am definitely driving it as hard as these guys.

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7G1C7-_zDc

 

Interesting!!

 

I hate to say it but it looks like it lunched the motor. At least they can rip it down and forge the rotating assembly.

 

Is this the end of EP's test car? STAY TUNED!

 

I think they have 3 5.0s.

 

I have to say I highly respect these guys going out and pushing the car hard. I hate this happened but the Mustang community has learned a lot from these guys about the new 5.0. Hopefully it was just a bad backfire.

 

There's a good chance it didn't hurt the internals of the motor. The intake and related components....different story.