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Posted by Pwe (Member # 2153) on :
 
This was my first time drag racing.

My best pass was the first round of the eliminations. I'd managed one pass of 14.174 @ 106.828 during practice with everything else 14.4+, so I guessed 14.05 as a nice 'unattainable' dial in:

Reaction: .001
I1: 2.472
I2: 6.337
I3: 9.373 @ 82.679
ET: 14.048 @ 107.215

I think my best 60' was like 2.2. [Roll Eyes]

I made 21 runs total. I was expecting like five...
 
Posted by MR GO FAST (Member # 2088) on :
 
with that MPH you are in the 12's. What gears are you running and are you running drag radials?
 
Posted by Pwe (Member # 2153) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by MR GO FAST:
with that MPH you are in the 12's. What gears are you running and are you running drag radials?

3.73s.

I don't have drag radials, I was just running my regular street tires (at about 20psi).
 
Posted by F8LPONY (Member # 11) on :
 
Nice!

Like stated above, your MPG is more than good enough for a high 12 if you can cut a good 60'. Otherwise Drag Radials should get you into the low 13s NP [Smile]

[ June 13, 2004, 09:13 AM: Message edited by: F8LPONY ]
 
Posted by jmcclesk (Member # 1355) on :
 
Sorry to hi-jack your thred does anyone know what time's danel ran (the orange lx 347) ???
 
Posted by Fostang (Member # 3752) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by jmcclesk:
Sorry to hi-jack your thred does anyone know what time's danel ran (the orange lx 347) ???

11's no? if it's the same person I heard he was hooking pretty well.


BTW you need higher pressure on street tires for them to grip. Unlike slicks they don't have a side wall the colapses so what ends up colapsing is the center of the thread thus making it have less thread contacting the pavement.
 
Posted by jmcclesk (Member # 1355) on :
 
I heard 11.37 frist run, Then he hit a rabbit after that i didnt get any updates
 
Posted by 2stangs69-91 (Member # 1951) on :
 
LOL I almost hit a rabbit in Redding once at 128 mph. I actualy have it on video tape.
 
Posted by Pwe (Member # 2153) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by jmcclesk:
I heard 11.37 frist run, Then he hit a rabbit after that i didnt get any updates

Was that the car they were push starting in lane 1 during the grudges? Sweet ride.
 
Posted by MR GO FAST (Member # 2088) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by 2stangs69-91:
LOL I almost hit a rabbit in Redding once at 128 mph. I actualy have it on video tape.

Mike thats funny....one of these days you'll have to let me see that. I thought stuff like happens to me.
 
Posted by TangerineLX (Member # 3046) on :
 
Yup. I was having nothing but problems from the min. I arrived to the track.

1st The tech guy was giving me B.S.

2nd After my first run I lost two header bolts which made the car sound like whistling dixie... After Mark(1320master)and I fixed it.

3rd My battery died from alternating the fan/ electric water pump between lap. So to fix that problem I used the battery from my expo.

4th The run that felt to be the night's best run was f---d by a jack rabbit [Roll Eyes] Which I managed to get on vedio as well.

& 5th towards mid-day my mini hi-torgue starter decided to take a shit [Big Grin] . lol

So for you all who saw me and my buddies push starting the car around - Now you know why lol. We didn't give up, which some what paid off with an ET-11.37 mph 120.9 1.52-60ft. I also recieved a blue jacket embroidered with Mustang Madness on it's back side.

Special thanks to John McClesky and Mark for their help...

[ June 13, 2004, 06:49 PM: Message edited by: TangerineLX ]
 
Posted by F8LPONY (Member # 11) on :
 
quote:
Originally posted by TangerineLX:


Special thanks to John McClesky and Mark for their help...

Couple of cool cats there [Smile]
 
Posted by reefer (Member # 4595) on :
 
yeah I had a pretty good time at sac I didn't get a decent run until I let my 99 GT cool down after that I ran 14.044 I'm pretty much stock with some heavy ass tires. I don't get it last time I went to sac I ran a 14.088 with skinnier tires in front and half tread in back. Now a got 275 all around and some freakin way I broke my old record. [Whoo Whooooo!] So when is the FORD v.s chevy day I'm thinkin of bringin out tha SHO to see what that bad boy is capable of.
 




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