With the format of the race, it pays to sandbag a bit....
My best qualifying pass was:
1/4 13.509
mph 95.37
I got paired up with a very clean GMC Syclone ...
I took him down with:
...
1/4 13.175
mph 102.48
I got paired up with a very clean GMC Syclone that had 39,000 original miles for the final. My opponent said the truck was basically stock.
I took him down with:
T-bird Syclone
RT .202 .289
60 ft 1.854 2.015
330 ft 5.435 5.612
1/8th 8.415 8.628
mph 82.75 81.48
1000 ft 10.982 11.224
1/4 13.175 13.447
mph 102.48 100.84
cool thread and project!
huge weight drop off the stock car.
couple thoughts:
1) you could probably drop another 20+ lbs by using regular thin-wall aluminum tubing+couplers for the intercooler vs the super-thick-and-heavy stock cast pipes. someone mentioned "quiet power", those pipes are like schedule 40 wall
.........doesn't look stock but neither does a car without a hood...
2) definitely throw a smaller pulley on there, for $80 or whatever they cost hard to beat.
3) is there any easy/inexpensive way to advance the stock camshaft? maybe a different year timing set like on the pre/post smog engines of the 70s?
4) if you have a usable/ready to run stock blower, whether 89-93 oval port or 94-95 rectangle port, i need one for a decent price, i can help you offset some of these other upgrades to stay on budget.
That's a big Pro-Charger. What size motor does the mustang have ?
David
PS: I enjoyed meeting you and seeing your car at the Zip Tie drags back in September 2017 at Gateway.
Thanks for the followup - luv'in the MTs.
...step by step
Remind me, what axle ratio?
Ken
I think you're pretty close, just need about 10 hp if you want a few more tenths, all things considered. Guessing the temp on the 20th was about 70°...any idea what the ACTs were during those runs?
A bigger TB is tempting, but it might bring a cascade of other changes to make it work. You could always ditch the horn pad and slap on 5 coats of airplane wax