[Black02GT]

taking the mach 1 for its first track runs ( with it in my posession)

Hoping to dip into the 8's being stock . my old trans am stock ran a 8.8 and it was automatic. and i beat a 6 speed trans am by a length so .. I should atleast hit 8.6-8.7

results and possibly a video tonite

[GTsetGO]

1/8 mile???

[itschristorres8]

what tires?

[03 R Code]

On stock tires I'm guessing you'll see very high 8's... With stock tires and 4.30 gears my first time at the 1/8th mile track I ran 8.8's and one 8.7...

[itschristorres8]

if its street tires you'll probably honestly not have the best time
launching at 2000rpm or lower
on street tires if i launched at 1800rpms and dumped the clutch i'd spin

i think you'll see 8.7-8.9

[Black02GT]

8.9 was my best.

spun like hell first and second, swapped my bald back tires with my front bran new ones.. same issue. i ran 8.9-10.30's all in between. almost wrecked my first run when i hit second the ass end kicked around..

gay

i need slicks...

[Black02GT]

Originally Posted by GTsetGO 1/8 mile???

yeah 1/8mile.

closest quarter is 2 hours away

[03 R Code]

Yessssssss. Where's my prize?


Those times are very normal for a nearly stock Mach and first time driver at a drag strip. Some good drag radials and practice you'll be seeing low 8's.

[Black02GT]

im not a first time driver haha. i tryed feathering it and it wouldnt do shit. spinning + feathering got me into high 9's

ill plant 8.5 with drags easily

[03 R Code]

oops....

how 'bout this

first time with a Mach at the track?

[Black02GT]

haha

here is a video of my friends vette and i. the second race i spun like hell first and second and got a mid 10

YouTube - Corvette vs. Mach 1

YouTube - Corvette vs. Mach 1

[itschristorres8]

Originally Posted by 03 R Code Yessssssss. Where's my prize? Those times are very normal for a nearly stock Mach and first time driver at a drag strip. Some good drag radials and practice you'll be seeing low 8's.

umm low 8s...thats high 12s...i dont think he'll gain that much
usually switching from street to drag tires will knock off about .3-5 in the 1/4 mile
taking off a full second...is hard so chopping .6+ off in the 1/8 will be hard unless his 60s were like 2.6

[itschristorres8]

Originally Posted by Black02GT im not a first time driver haha. i tryed feathering it and it wouldnt do shit. spinning + feathering got me into high 9's ill plant 8.5 with drags easily

you gotta launch at abotu 2000rpms and SLIP the clutch slowly let off its slow and easily push the pedal might seem slower but its better then spinning
with spinning you'll spin first then you'll see you'll switch to second fast but notice when you finally hook in second or third it takes longer to get through that gear

you dont need slicks for you car. ET street or Nitto 555r or BFGs will have you hooking fine

[Black02GT]

we are talkin about 1/8 mile first of all..

2.132 60ft time

i need to work on my reaction time. it got better as the nite went on but i was tryin to launch easy so i wouldnt spin so bad. ill have videos posted up where i spin my ass off at WOT and ull understand the pain im going through.

[Black02GT]

Originally Posted by itschristorres8 you gotta launch at abotu 2000rpms and SLIP the clutch slowly let off its slow and easily push the pedal might seem slower but its better then spinning with spinning you'll spin first then you'll see you'll switch to second fast but notice when you finally hook in second or third it takes longer to get through that gear you dont need slicks for you car. ET street or Nitto 555r or BFGs will have you hooking fine

links?plz

[Black02GT]

bfg traction t/a's?

[itschristorres8]

links of what?
and ive been there before on street tires
ive gone from launching at 1700rpms and still spun
and with a 2.1 60' i see the best coming outta the mach is 1.8 60' which will probably get you 8.6

[Black02GT]

links to the tire reccomendation

right now im running 275-40-17's all the way around

eh i think i can get a 8.5 if i didnt spin half the track.. if i could just not spin..

when ide take off i wouldnt spin until it got in the high rpms thats when it would break loose. and when ide hit second it would kick sideways and then continue spinning until i let completely off the gas. it felt like it had just sprinkled rain on the track and then they sent me down through there and told me there was a supercharger waiting for me at the other end...

[itschristorres8]

yea i know how it is =/ gives you a horrible day at the track. your too pissed to care about having fun
i used to do that but you learn not to especially when you drive an hour and a half to the 1/4 instead of the 1/8 that sucks near you(well for me)
i got 13.1 @ 106.99 mph i know im good for 12s but last night my 60s werent hot 2.1 but i had fun so just thats FIRST is to have fun...idk if you'll notice but the more you get mad its like the worse you do...for me at least

if you drive street a lot and rarely go to the track go to americanmuscle.com and grap a set of nitto tires..i run the 275/40/17 in the rear and i like them. i'd launch harder if i had a 8.8 rear though

with those i'd say burn out till you get a lil smoke then stop.. like once you see smoke in your mirror count to 2 then stop. they need a lil bit of warming to hook good.
the longer you warm them the better
drop tire pressure down to about 18psi and try launching at like 3500 with those at first

i recommend americanmuscle causethe free shipping and anything i can get from them i'll get
they get my vote for awsome shipping and good prices for sure

nitto 555r

[mystang0673]

i luanch at 4k on the track and dead hook with 315/35/17 nitto nt555r's. a lot of my buddies use et streets and do well.. i like nittos.. go to discounttiredirect.com. i got my 555rs for 354 shipped. with drag radials and some practice you should see some 1.7, 1.8 60' times... my last decent 60' vs mph vs et slips my 60' was in the high 1.8s