[TimboStang]

Well I made another trip to HMP last night and I had a bit of a scare. My first run resulted in a lot of tire spin and a 2.49 60ft. Ended up a 9.79. After that, the next two runs I shaved 2 tenths off the 60 but the ET was slower and so was the trap speed. Then the scary part... on the 4th run the car was down on power through all gears. Almost the same feeling you get with a clogged converter. It also wouldn't engine brake on downshifts. The Rpms would just hang. Well after leeting the car cool and going down to the store to get some 93oct, it started to straighten out a little bit. 5th run 2.21 60 ft. and a 9.52 at 74mph. 6th run of the night I'm finally getting used to launching with a stick!!!

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60ft. 2.026
330 5.900
1/8 et 9.134
mph 76

Anybody know what might have been going on with the car causing it to act like that?

Oh and by the way, the car is completely stock still with child seat, spare tire, my 210lb. ass and the stock mastercraft lsr touring radials at 30psi!!!

[acehogg69]

Next time drop your tire press on the rear to about 24psi and not to make ya feel stupid but did you take the traction control off?

[TimboStang]

Yah, the tcs was off. The car felt like it was at about 50% of normal the whole way down the track. Thought I was about to win a complimentary trip to the stealership. Luckily she came back around. Anyone heard of maybe the electronic throttle doing this?

[acehogg69]

still have the stock T/B on it? No tunes or anything? or ck engine light?

[fullboogie]

Does the computer pull timing or anything like that as a result of high IAT's, etc?

[stangNV]

no i dont know whats wrong but i was going to go to HMP to but i decided not to...maybe next time ill see you up there....you prolly saw my friends gto who spun a shitload and a 05 silver mustang gt with the eleanor lights and my friends blue cobra lol

[qwik48r]

yes of course it does boogie. got any mods to your car, Timbo?

[TimboStang]

NV I only saw two other s197s out there. One redfire on a 75 shot with bolt ons, and a black one with a few less bolt ons. There was a silver there earlier but he never tech'd in.

I have 100% zero mods on the car. I am hoping that once I get a CAI and tune on it that it will cure the lagging electronic throttle.

On my last run I was racing a 440 GTX. He got a little over excited and red lit. But I tell you he needed it!! I cut that .018 light and he only beat me by about 2 1/2 after he red lit!!

Will these cars hold up to regular drag strip time? I plan on running it about 2 times a month, and probably about 5 runs on those nights. I still have an 84 Corvette sitting at the house waiting on the 383 thats in the garage.

[stangNV]

haha i would think so but not sure lol ive never been to a track b4 in my life...lol im only 18 but im going next time they go so yea

[acehogg69]

I know before I got my tune and CAI 1st and 2nd were turds, really bad. Though I never ran it stock. Maybe bad tank of gas??

[JakeM]

I ran a 13.04 in the 1/4 stock (All stock, no mods, stock pirellis) with my tires aired down to 17 psi leaving the line at about 3100 RPM's with a little clutch slip. Its all about your 60 foot when your car is stock. Bring your 60 foot down your 1/8th or 1/4 will come down significantly.

[tribaltek]

Fixed.

Originally Posted by Towelly Its all about your 60 foot no matter what the situation.

[07stanggt]

Originally Posted by Towelly I ran a 13.04 in the 1/4 stock (All stock, no mods, stock pirellis) with my tires aired down to 17 psi leaving the line at about 3100 RPM's with a little clutch slip. Its all about your 60 foot when your car is stock. Bring your 60 foot down your 1/8th or 1/4 will come down significantly.

You ran a 13.04 on a bone stock mustang gt? thats the fastest i ever heard of. what are the details of that run, 60 foot, 1/8 and MPH.

[BudgetPlan1]

Originally Posted by Towelly I ran a 13.04 in the 1/4 stock (All stock, no mods, stock pirellis) with my tires aired down to 17 psi leaving the line at about 3100 RPM's with a little clutch slip. Its all about your 60 foot when your car is stock. Bring your 60 foot down your 1/8th or 1/4 will come down significantly.

Originally Posted by 07stanggt You ran a 13.04 on a bone stock mustang gt? thats the fastest i ever heard of. what are the details of that run, 60 foot, 1/8 and MPH.

No kidding, never heard of any stocker almost sneaking into 12's. Maybe it was on a 20 degree day and runnin in a 2500ft deep mineshaft?

[05mustang_kb_charged]

I ran a 13.38 with my car stock. It was a cold night 50*.

[fullboogie]

Originally Posted by qwik48r yes of course it does boogie. got any mods to your car, Timbo?

I wonder if that could be the answer - he was looking for a cause of power loss after hotlapping it seems. I know a significant amount of timing was pulled in my Lightning when IAT2's reached 130 or above. Just trying to help...