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Posted by v-town50 (Member # 4920) on :
 
for the life of me i cant figure out why my car wont go any faster than a 14.55 @ 97. before i added my cobra intake 70mm throttle body and 1.7 rockers its quikest pass was a 14.65 @ 94. on top of those mods ive got a CAI, 75mm MAF, shorties, underdrive pullies, adjustable fuel pressure regulator and flows with 3.27 gears. can anyone help me out with this please
 
Posted by losbadgt (Member # 4394) on :
 
changed your gears and get some drag radials
 
Posted by underconstructionlx (Member # 5514) on :
 
my best time at the track was a 13.0 flat at 103mph and i have 4.10s equal lengh hooker headers and off road h-pipe and a 75 shot on m/t streets. try some better gears.
 
Posted by v-town50 (Member # 4920) on :
 
this is my daily driver that i drive about 80 miles a day in so i'm kinda hesitant to put 373s in it
 
Posted by underconstructionlx (Member # 5514) on :
 
my brother has 373s and there pretty much the same cuz he had 327 before and they feel alittle different but has a better pull and thats hes daily driver.
 
Posted by HungryHippo (Member # 537) on :
 
it is probably your driving since you gained 3mph
 
Posted by Jdub07 (Member # 2728) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by HungryHippo:
it is probably your driving since you gained 3mph
I concur,...I ran a 13.9 @ 100 mph then added a 125 shot and an alum. driveshaft and ran a 14.0 @ 106 mph. [burnout] all day
 
Posted by v-town50 (Member # 4920) on :
 
im not sure but im pretty dam consistent and it ran the 14.55 in 91 degree heat with 49% humidity. and i know its naturally gonna be alittle slower since its an automatic but still it should be runnin 14.20s
 
Posted by MustangNate (Member # 4559) on :
 
When I still had my 86 GT. It ran 13.8 @ 105mph. Mods were LT headers, o/r H pipe, MAC catback, CAI, 70mm TB, stock size MAF, underdrive pulleys, and 3.73s on a BFG Radial T/A.
 
Posted by 94gt (Member # 3060) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by underconstructionlx:
my brother has 373s and there pretty much the same cuz he had 327 before and they feel alittle different but has a better pull and thats hes daily driver.
I went from 3.27's in my old 94 to 3.73's... sure the gas milage suffered a little (couldnt keep my foot out of it) but when I didnt beat on it, the milage was fine. its a good jump
 
Posted by HungryHippo (Member # 537) on :
 
what were the 60' times before and after?
 
Posted by v-town50 (Member # 4920) on :
 
they stayed right at 2.28 before and after the mods
 
Posted by sic5pointSLOW (Member # 4347) on :
 
i put some 3.73s and got 3000rpms at 90mph (87mph)ish maybe. on some 17inch rims 245-45-17 not too bad. i would put gears. i had the same problem running 14.002 @ 102.5 i know that speed should be better. id try tires and gears.
 
Posted by v-town coupe (Member # 2771) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by v-town50:
this is my daily driver that i drive about 80 miles a day in so i'm kinda hesitant to put 373s in it
TY stop being a fag! look what i drove every day gas mileage dosent sufffer too much for what u get out of it just call john B and have but some 3:73 in it and hammer that mess already!

3:73= [burnout] [burnout]
3:73= better time
and btw u probably slowed up cause ur dad told me u went with a taller tire and u made weak ass gears even worse!

[ July 29, 2005, 01:05 AM: Message edited by: v-town coupe ]
 
Posted by v-town50 (Member # 4920) on :
 
dude you had to commute like a grand total of a mile and a half to work. anyways im tryin to move out so even if i decide to put gears in it its gonna have to wait
 
Posted by v-town50 (Member # 4920) on :
 
oh yeah by the way do you have a 650 holley or an msd set up for a 351 that your tryin to get rid of cuz my stepdad is lookin for this stuff for his boat
 
Posted by Team SOLO (Member # 722) on :
 
Damn...you are trying to run a 14.20 with all that? My silver (very pimpy then...RIP) '91 GT with a set of 3.73s, cold air intake, under drives, and HANDLING suspension, ran a 14.20 at 99 mph.
 
Posted by Mr JoCo (Member # 1549) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by v-town50:
they stayed right at 2.28 before and after the mods
That's your problem right there.
 
Posted by SF Coupe (Member # 1810) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by Jdub07:
quote:
Originally posted by HungryHippo:
it is probably your driving since you gained 3mph
I concur,...I ran a 13.9 @ 100 mph then added a 125 shot and an alum. driveshaft and ran a 14.0 @ 106 mph. [burnout] all day
you should pick up a lot more than 1/10th with a 3 mph gain, also put some slicks or DRs on that thing, I picked up 3/10ths with slicks.
 
Posted by 92stangLX (Member # 3252) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by v-town50:
this is my daily driver that i drive about 80 miles a day in so i'm kinda hesitant to put 373s in it
If you don't want to go with 373's then consider 355's. I drive mine on the freeway all day long with 355's. It will run at 2500 RPM @ 75MPH. This is totally streetable and much better than 327's
 




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