drag time (pics)

mrbigjeep · July 29th, 2011, 07:12 PM

heading out to the drag strip so the car has the telstars on...look pretty good...

gonna leave a little harder tonight and shoot for a 7.49. dunno if it will happen since its pretty hot. will update tonight.

TaintedStang · July 29th, 2011, 09:48 PM

Good luck!

HMERacing · July 29th, 2011, 10:23 PM

Looks Good!

mrbigjeep · July 30th, 2011, 12:15 AM

well it was hot and humid as frickin crap...and the car spun. dunno if its because the tire pressure was too high (using cheap pen style pressure guage) or if its because i was spraying just using the WOT switch this time...could have been a little of both.

still not a bad night though. didn't blow anything up and it sprayed out of the hole around 2500 rpm's...

anyway, still ran 7.6 with a 1.7 sixty foot. 60' should have been around 1.60.
car felt like it was leaving really hard but it would spin

B's04gt · July 30th, 2011, 12:53 AM

nice 60'.

Shaun03GT · July 30th, 2011, 01:20 AM

Nice man congrats. Car looks badass. Love the wheel setup.

mrbigjeep · July 30th, 2011, 01:16 PM

thanks...

the sixty frickin sucked lol...should have been a full tenth lower. i cut 1.63 not spraying as soon

gonna try dropping the pressure a little more with a better tire guage...see if that will help. if not its time to look into some suspension changes

RDY4WAR · July 31st, 2011, 10:48 AM

What do you have done suspension wise?

mrbigjeep · July 31st, 2011, 02:24 PM

full upr front suspension (tubular) with no sway bar
double adjustable uppers
poly/poly lowers
plain jane tokico's all the way around

oh and fox body springs on the back. 12-250 springs up front.

if dropping the pressure doesn't work then i'll look into some tokico adjustable shocks/struts and some different springs

RDY4WAR · July 31st, 2011, 04:10 PM

I'd look into 4 cylinder fox springs for the front. Grab them at the junkyard for cheap. They work really well with weight transfer on a budget. Plus, they'll drop the front end another .5" - .75" just from how soft they are.

casper gt · July 31st, 2011, 04:58 PM

you should be fine where you'r at power wise/ect with your current tire's/susp.

I'd be looking at the tire pressures, check to see what other guys are saying (ie. mabie the track sucked that night), sloing down the front end rise.

as to the 4cyl springs, he has coilovers, but as a general rule, everyone who's any kind of serious has either tried them & took them back off or just skipped them.

modular cars launch like to lauch at high enough rpms that uncontrolled front end rise will hurt you by unloading the rear tires.

it's bad enough that quite a few folks (including me) run front end travel limiters to control it..

RDY4WAR · July 31st, 2011, 09:41 PM

Oh damn, gotcha. lol I figure that would be why you'd run a progressive spring on the back with a stiff shock.

mrbigjeep · July 31st, 2011, 11:25 PM

yeah i'm betting it was just the 99 cent gauge being inaccurate.

or the track may have sucked. it didn't absolutely blow the tires off or anything but it definitely spun. btw, the front end on my car doesn't seem to rise much at all. at least not from looking on the outside.

i just ordered a guage from summit that is supposed to be accurate within one percent.

Blackbird1084 · August 1st, 2011, 07:14 PM

It doesn't raise much on spray? It should be pulling the front tires off the ground. I'd play with the tire pressure for sure.

ShapeShifter · August 1st, 2011, 08:57 PM

Car looks great.

Not shabby on the times either.

mrbigjeep · August 1st, 2011, 10:05 PM

well it feels like it raises a bit in the car but my buddies told me it doesn't raise at all (looking from outside obviously) lol

yet it still cut a 1.63 (not spraying as soon out the hole)...anyway, my buddy told me he usually ran around 11lbs so i think some lower pressure would help for sure...my crappy guage told me 14 if that was even correct. could have been 16-17 for all i know.

we'll see next time out....which won't be till it cools off

casper gt · August 2nd, 2011, 03:54 PM

Originally Posted by Blackbird1084

It doesn't raise much on spray? It should be pulling the front tires off the ground. I'd play with the tire pressure for sure.

while your correct that he's got "wheels up" potential, when I was talking about rise I was more refering more to the uncontrolled front susp. rise you'll see in a car with a front susp. thats too loose.

sometimes loose is good but I think in his case (ie. a rather high stalled auto leaving off the foot brake on spray), tightening things up with travel limiters/etc might go a long way.

all of those thoughts should be put on hold though until the tire pressure situation is dealt with.

Blackbird1084 · August 3rd, 2011, 01:55 AM

I didn't know he was an auto. Hmm that's odd though. My 04 was a 5spd and with stock front suspension on the factory 17's it'd pull the front tires off the ground. My TA just has dr's and stock front suspension(it has qa1 coil overs but stock k-member and a-arms) and pulls the front up every pass about 4-5" off the ground. Maybe it is just to loose.

347hatch · August 5th, 2011, 06:56 AM

Love those rims. Car looks good.

July 29th, 2011, 07:12 PM	#1
mrbigjeep I Post Entirely Way Too Much 04 mustang gt 7.21 @ 98 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: upstate sc Posts: 5,923 iTrader: 1 reviews	drag time (pics) heading out to the drag strip so the car has the telstars on...look pretty good... gonna leave a little harder tonight and shoot for a 7.49. dunno if it will happen since its pretty hot. will update tonight. __________________ cams + 150 shot

July 29th, 2011, 09:48 PM	#2
TaintedStang MM's Taint Shaver! 2003 Mustang GT Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 6,540 iTrader: 5 reviews	Good luck! __________________

July 30th, 2011, 12:15 AM	#4
mrbigjeep I Post Entirely Way Too Much 04 mustang gt 7.21 @ 98 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: upstate sc Posts: 5,923 iTrader: 1 reviews	well it was hot and humid as frickin crap...and the car spun. dunno if its because the tire pressure was too high (using cheap pen style pressure guage) or if its because i was spraying just using the WOT switch this time...could have been a little of both. still not a bad night though. didn't blow anything up and it sprayed out of the hole around 2500 rpm's... anyway, still ran 7.6 with a 1.7 sixty foot. 60' should have been around 1.60. car felt like it was leaving really hard but it would spin __________________ cams + 150 shot

July 30th, 2011, 01:20 AM	#6
Shaun03GT I Post Entirely Way Too Much 2003 Mustang GT 1/8 - 7.92 @ 91.13mph 1/4 - 12.21 @ 115.84mph Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Weymouth, MA Posts: 13,456 iTrader: 12 reviews	Nice man congrats. Car looks badass. Love the wheel setup. __________________ Vortech V1 Intercooled @ 11psi 394rwhp/392rwtq @ 9.5psi 415rwhp/400rwtq @ 11psi on Methanol Tuned By: Pete @ Performance Dyno Affordable Supercharger Build Guide Supercharger Info for Noobs

July 30th, 2011, 01:16 PM	#7
mrbigjeep I Post Entirely Way Too Much 04 mustang gt 7.21 @ 98 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: upstate sc Posts: 5,923 iTrader: 1 reviews	thanks... the sixty frickin sucked lol...should have been a full tenth lower. i cut 1.63 not spraying as soon gonna try dropping the pressure a little more with a better tire guage...see if that will help. if not its time to look into some suspension changes __________________ cams + 150 shot

July 31st, 2011, 10:48 AM	#8
RDY4WAR I Post Entirely Way Too Much 07 Turbo Focus 12.93 @ 105mph Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Glen Burnie, MD Posts: 6,006 iTrader: 0 reviews	What do you have done suspension wise? __________________ 2007 Focus - 230/215, cams/head/manifold swap done, new #s soon ...going E85! 1985 Bronco - 351W & 4WD 1986 Mustang LX - 351W build in the works! David Michael Smith, 07/25/1956 - 12/08/2011 ...R.I.P dad! I miss you dearly!

July 31st, 2011, 02:24 PM	#9
mrbigjeep I Post Entirely Way Too Much 04 mustang gt 7.21 @ 98 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: upstate sc Posts: 5,923 iTrader: 1 reviews	full upr front suspension (tubular) with no sway bar double adjustable uppers poly/poly lowers plain jane tokico's all the way around oh and fox body springs on the back. 12-250 springs up front. if dropping the pressure doesn't work then i'll look into some tokico adjustable shocks/struts and some different springs __________________ cams + 150 shot

July 31st, 2011, 04:10 PM	#10
RDY4WAR I Post Entirely Way Too Much 07 Turbo Focus 12.93 @ 105mph Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Glen Burnie, MD Posts: 6,006 iTrader: 0 reviews	I'd look into 4 cylinder fox springs for the front. Grab them at the junkyard for cheap. They work really well with weight transfer on a budget. Plus, they'll drop the front end another .5" - .75" just from how soft they are. __________________ 2007 Focus - 230/215, cams/head/manifold swap done, new #s soon ...going E85! 1985 Bronco - 351W & 4WD 1986 Mustang LX - 351W build in the works! David Michael Smith, 07/25/1956 - 12/08/2011 ...R.I.P dad! I miss you dearly!

July 31st, 2011, 04:58 PM	#11
casper gt Moderator 2012 300a gt auto 12.10@116 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: creighton pa Posts: 7,697 iTrader: 4 reviews	you should be fine where you'r at power wise/ect with your current tire's/susp. I'd be looking at the tire pressures, check to see what other guys are saying (ie. mabie the track sucked that night), sloing down the front end rise. as to the 4cyl springs, he has coilovers, but as a general rule, everyone who's any kind of serious has either tried them & took them back off or just skipped them. modular cars launch like to lauch at high enough rpms that uncontrolled front end rise will hurt you by unloading the rear tires. it's bad enough that quite a few folks (including me) run front end travel limiters to control it.. __________________ MM BRACKET RACING CREW CO-FOUNDER BAMA Performance Drag Team Founder 2012 300a GT auto

July 31st, 2011, 09:41 PM	#12
RDY4WAR I Post Entirely Way Too Much 07 Turbo Focus 12.93 @ 105mph Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Glen Burnie, MD Posts: 6,006 iTrader: 0 reviews	Oh damn, gotcha. lol I figure that would be why you'd run a progressive spring on the back with a stiff shock. __________________ 2007 Focus - 230/215, cams/head/manifold swap done, new #s soon ...going E85! 1985 Bronco - 351W & 4WD 1986 Mustang LX - 351W build in the works! David Michael Smith, 07/25/1956 - 12/08/2011 ...R.I.P dad! I miss you dearly!

July 31st, 2011, 11:25 PM	#13
mrbigjeep I Post Entirely Way Too Much 04 mustang gt 7.21 @ 98 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: upstate sc Posts: 5,923 iTrader: 1 reviews	yeah i'm betting it was just the 99 cent gauge being inaccurate. or the track may have sucked. it didn't absolutely blow the tires off or anything but it definitely spun. btw, the front end on my car doesn't seem to rise much at all. at least not from looking on the outside. i just ordered a guage from summit that is supposed to be accurate within one percent. __________________ cams + 150 shot

August 1st, 2011, 07:14 PM	#14
Blackbird1084 Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,381 iTrader: 1 reviews	It doesn't raise much on spray? It should be pulling the front tires off the ground. I'd play with the tire pressure for sure. __________________ 79 Buick regal 13.70 @102 350 sbc 97 Trans Am WS6 11.94 @112.26 1.603 60ft @Kcir 04 SRT-4 13.42@113.55 2.37 60ft 04 Mustang GT 12.19 @111.88 347hp 432tq 100 shot 06 Mustang GT 12.2929@114.30 2.01 60ft MM Bracket Racing Crew Member #4

August 1st, 2011, 08:57 PM	#15
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August 1st, 2011, 10:05 PM	#16
mrbigjeep I Post Entirely Way Too Much 04 mustang gt 7.21 @ 98 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: upstate sc Posts: 5,923 iTrader: 1 reviews	well it feels like it raises a bit in the car but my buddies told me it doesn't raise at all (looking from outside obviously) lol yet it still cut a 1.63 (not spraying as soon out the hole)...anyway, my buddy told me he usually ran around 11lbs so i think some lower pressure would help for sure...my crappy guage told me 14 if that was even correct. could have been 16-17 for all i know. we'll see next time out....which won't be till it cools off __________________ cams + 150 shot

August 3rd, 2011, 01:55 AM	#18
Blackbird1084 Hardcore Enthusiast Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,381 iTrader: 1 reviews	I didn't know he was an auto. Hmm that's odd though. My 04 was a 5spd and with stock front suspension on the factory 17's it'd pull the front tires off the ground. My TA just has dr's and stock front suspension(it has qa1 coil overs but stock k-member and a-arms) and pulls the front up every pass about 4-5" off the ground. Maybe it is just to loose. __________________ 79 Buick regal 13.70 @102 350 sbc 97 Trans Am WS6 11.94 @112.26 1.603 60ft @Kcir 04 SRT-4 13.42@113.55 2.37 60ft 04 Mustang GT 12.19 @111.88 347hp 432tq 100 shot 06 Mustang GT 12.2929@114.30 2.01 60ft MM Bracket Racing Crew Member #4

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August 5th, 2011, 06:56 AM	#19
347hatch Newbie Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: mustang, OK Posts: 7 iTrader: 0 reviews	Love those rims. Car looks good.

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