Took out the hatch stuff and rear seat

EscortSportage · June 3rd, 2009, 10:29 AM

man we own 5.0 Mustangs not caddys, there suppose to be loud and fast, my car is gutted and its really not that bad, (cant wait to do my exhuast) i agree with driving on the pebbles that really sucks but hey, i bought my stang to race, i want to drop as much weight as i can, and romp on people with a stock motor... another thing about the battery you want to put it over the passenger side wheel because they way torque twist the car when you launch the passenger rear wheel is usally the one that lifts more, (peg leg burnouts...notice its usally the right rear wheel spinning)

i want to put NOS bottle over driver rear wheel and my battery is over passenger rear wheel

hope it helps

baine21225 · June 3rd, 2009, 12:45 PM

do you need it sealed if its an optima?

302Army187 · June 3rd, 2009, 08:17 PM

Originally Posted by baine21225

do you need it sealed if its an optima?

im unsure, it should pass, but they could be a dick and still fail you.

White Thunder · June 3rd, 2009, 09:25 PM

yeah i think you still have to seal it buddy....

baine21225 · June 3rd, 2009, 10:59 PM

i've seen optima batteries pass, but i don't know if it was legal or not

Arctic Fox · June 4th, 2009, 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by 89Domindart

Ill look into a sound deadener , if I really need it, later.

Don't do it, you've already removed weight, why would you want to take it back. Those sound deadeners like Dynamat are actually quite heavy and to have any effect you'd need a lot of it.

EscortSportage · June 5th, 2009, 10:04 AM

go gutted man, its intimidating and looks bad ass.

Procharged 347 · June 5th, 2009, 10:55 AM

Fijistudios · June 5th, 2009, 11:08 AM

im all for gutting the stang, once she is no longer a daily driver. The minute she is a weekend warrior im all for.

Iwannagofast · June 5th, 2009, 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by EscortSportage

go gutted man, its intimidating and looks bad ass.

yeah you can gut a stock 5.0 and try to look all bad ass about it then get spanked by a stock ls1 and it just makes it that much worse

86_Notch · June 5th, 2009, 04:38 PM

Here's a few pics of what i did to mount my battery in the trunk. I welded a couple of pieces of angle over the spare tire well. I sort of messed up and welded them with the angle up. In order to fix it i just cut off the top angle and welded a new piece under to give it strength. You can avoid my mistake and just weld the angle in upside down.
BTW the little piece that's sort of sticking up is just the battery cut off switch mount. i had to build it up a little so that the push switch lined up with the hole in my tag.

89Domindart · June 6th, 2009, 02:53 AM

Will a optima fit in a battery box ? Why are optimas so better?

MustangMatt96GT · June 6th, 2009, 11:14 AM

To be nhra legal, you ethier have to have a rear firewall to seal the battery, or a box. A rear seat in any of the cars do not consitute as a firewall. Optimas have to be sealed too. This is nhra rules. Don't forget the kill switch ethier.

EscortSportage · June 7th, 2009, 01:20 AM

o man! im just doing things a little differently, im going to play around with the stock motor for a while and build up other ares,... hit it with 100 shot of Nitrous, its gonna be fast... and when i spank LS1's with built motors and they ask what im running, my reply..."mufflers and sticky tires"

89Domindart · June 7th, 2009, 03:36 AM

Originally Posted by EscortSportage

o man! im just doing things a little differently, im going to play around with the stock motor for a while and build up other ares,... hit it with 100 shot of Nitrous, its gonna be fast... and when i spank LS1's with built motors and they ask what im running, my reply..."mufflers and sticky tires"

dude, I ran a 125 shot, and it was hell on wheels. Very quick.

EscortSportage · June 7th, 2009, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by 89Domindart

dude, I ran a 125 shot, and it was hell on wheels. Very quick.

do u still run the NOS now ?

i love when people doubt me, im going to ripp there doors off on the street.

cant wait! and its gonna be a budget build for now, stock motor

baine21225 · June 7th, 2009, 07:01 PM

using nitrous on the street.....sounds like a brilliant idea

89Domindart · June 7th, 2009, 11:44 PM

Originally Posted by EscortSportage

do u still run the NOS now ?

i love when people doubt me, im going to ripp there doors off on the street.

cant wait! and its gonna be a budget build for now, stock motor

no, I do not.

superbean · June 8th, 2009, 12:08 AM

Originally Posted by baine21225

using nitrous on the street.....sounds like a brilliant idea

Dude, you only spray when the flux capacitor goes out

June 3rd, 2009, 10:29 AM	#21
EscortSportage Hardcore Enthusiast 1989 Mustang GT 5.0 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CT Posts: 2,186 iTrader: 0 reviews	man we own 5.0 Mustangs not caddys, there suppose to be loud and fast, my car is gutted and its really not that bad, (cant wait to do my exhuast) i agree with driving on the pebbles that really sucks but hey, i bought my stang to race, i want to drop as much weight as i can, and romp on people with a stock motor... another thing about the battery you want to put it over the passenger side wheel because they way torque twist the car when you launch the passenger rear wheel is usally the one that lifts more, (peg leg burnouts...notice its usally the right rear wheel spinning) i want to put NOS bottle over driver rear wheel and my battery is over passenger rear wheel hope it helps __________________ Cage Maximum Motorsports Sparco QH/BE Nitto "a huge bad azz motor is nice untill you have to turn or stop"

June 3rd, 2009, 12:45 PM	#22
baine21225 MM Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 4,349 iTrader: 1 reviews	do you need it sealed if its an optima? __________________ "That's how Dad did it, that's how America does it... and it's worked out pretty well so far..."

June 3rd, 2009, 10:59 PM	#25
baine21225 MM Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 4,349 iTrader: 1 reviews	i've seen optima batteries pass, but i don't know if it was legal or not __________________ "That's how Dad did it, that's how America does it... and it's worked out pretty well so far..."

June 5th, 2009, 10:04 AM	#27
EscortSportage Hardcore Enthusiast 1989 Mustang GT 5.0 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CT Posts: 2,186 iTrader: 0 reviews	go gutted man, its intimidating and looks bad ass. __________________ Cage Maximum Motorsports Sparco QH/BE Nitto "a huge bad azz motor is nice untill you have to turn or stop"

June 5th, 2009, 10:55 AM	#28
Procharged 347 Banned 1988 LX Procharged 347 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Anytown, USA Posts: 149 iTrader: 0 reviews	__________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] [FONT="Arial Black"][SIZE="4"][COLOR="Red"]Procharged 347 stroker [/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT]

June 5th, 2009, 04:38 PM	#31
86_Notch Hardcore Enthusiast 1986 lx notch 9.98 @ 135 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Delaware Posts: 1,522 iTrader: 0 reviews	Here's a few pics of what i did to mount my battery in the trunk. I welded a couple of pieces of angle over the spare tire well. I sort of messed up and welded them with the angle up. In order to fix it i just cut off the top angle and welded a new piece under to give it strength. You can avoid my mistake and just weld the angle in upside down. BTW the little piece that's sort of sticking up is just the battery cut off switch mount. i had to build it up a little so that the push switch lined up with the hole in my tag. __________________ " Spending money I don't have.... on things I don't need .... to impress people I don't know " .

June 6th, 2009, 02:53 AM	#32
89Domindart Enthusiast 89mustanglx5.0 Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: smyrna ga Posts: 846 Blog Entries: 4 iTrader: 0 reviews	Will a optima fit in a battery box ? Why are optimas so better? __________________ looking for a mustang again.!

June 6th, 2009, 11:14 AM	#33
MustangMatt96GT Proud American 1996 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 10,689 iTrader: 3 reviews	To be nhra legal, you ethier have to have a rear firewall to seal the battery, or a box. A rear seat in any of the cars do not consitute as a firewall. Optimas have to be sealed too. This is nhra rules. Don't forget the kill switch ethier. __________________ RIP Travis Billings Special Thanks to: Andrews Racing Transmissions Baseline Suspensions 25.3 SFI Chassis Build Never Lift Racecars

June 7th, 2009, 01:20 AM	#34
EscortSportage Hardcore Enthusiast 1989 Mustang GT 5.0 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CT Posts: 2,186 iTrader: 0 reviews	o man! im just doing things a little differently, im going to play around with the stock motor for a while and build up other ares,... hit it with 100 shot of Nitrous, its gonna be fast... and when i spank LS1's with built motors and they ask what im running, my reply..."mufflers and sticky tires" __________________ Cage Maximum Motorsports Sparco QH/BE Nitto "a huge bad azz motor is nice untill you have to turn or stop"

June 7th, 2009, 07:01 PM	#37
baine21225 MM Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 4,349 iTrader: 1 reviews	using nitrous on the street.....sounds like a brilliant idea __________________ "That's how Dad did it, that's how America does it... and it's worked out pretty well so far..."

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