[03mu3stangGT]

i went to the drag strip for the first time this weekend and ran my car its an 03 mustang gt 5 speed with a cai,tune,shorty headers,o/r h-pipe,flowmaster catback,j&m lower control arms and street tires i went to an 1/8 mile track my best time was a 8.53 at 77mph with a 2.2 0-60 foot time i was wondering is this a good time for a car like this and any idea wat i would run in the quarter mile? also my buddy has an 03 camaro ss do i have a chance against him? thanks for any input

[mdb12002]

That is not a bad time for mods listed. You will probably run about 13.30-13.60 in the 1/4. I would focus on getting that 60'' time down, and you will see a big improvement. It all depends on what he has done to the 03 SS, those are pretty quick cars, and respond really well to bolt ons.

[03mu3stangGT]

The Camaro is all stock

[mrbigjeep]

i agree thats a pretty good time although a lower sixty foot would help a ton...your mph does seem a little low though.

your buddy doesn't have an 03 ss though because they stopped camaros in 02

if you meant 02, then you may have a chance. i've seen them run anywhere from 8.2x to 9.2x in the 1/8th mile. i'd say the average for a ls1 on street tires would be mid 8's so i think you have a chance. last stock ss i saw at the track was running 8.6's i believe. or 8.4. can't remember.

[andrewskaggs]

8.53 @ 77 mph with a 2.2 60'? You sure it was a full 1/8 and not a 600' track? To get that kind of time, you generally need either more speed or better traction.

For comparison, I have a timeslip in front of me where i ran 8.59 @ 81.64 mph with a 1.89 60'. So my 60' AND mph were better than yours with a slower ET? Something doesn't add up here.

[03mu3stangGT]

How do you post a pic on her I can take a pic of my time slip I also have a video but my time slip reads 2.2 60ft 5.9 330ft 7.9 594ft and 8.5320 1/8 Et at 76.93mph

[andrewskaggs]

I host my pictures on photobucket and just link to them.

[andrewskaggs]

I have another (even older) timeslip that looks like this:

60'     1.996
330'    5.747
1/8     8.835
MPH     79.65

Again...my 60', 330', and MPH were better, but the ET was slower?

I really think your track is 600' and they just haven't re-calibrated their timing equipment to show it on the slips. There is a track around here (Pickwick Dragway) that is the same way. All the street guys who run there don't know any better and they think they're running a full 1/8. In reality, they go anywhere else and they're 3 or 4 tenths slower.

[03mu3stangGT]

Yea that makes sense next time I go back I'll ask them and hopefully I'll get a chance here soon to go to a 1/4 mile track

[andrewskaggs]

Let us know what you find out and what your times are if you get to run in the 1/4. If the track is 600', that would still put you in the high 8s in a full 1/8 which is pretty good for street tires and your first time at the track.

[BaznastyDave]

8.53 with a 2.2 60 foot with what bolt on's you have does not add up for the 1/8th mile......... BUUUUT if you really went that fast on street tires that doing very good.