[MUSTANG Sal 87]

i went to the track yesterday and the best i ran was a 14.5 all i did was spin the tires first second and third i tryed comin out of the hole not pushin it but the tires where still spinning also i had some bad hesitation.and i just put autolite plugs in and i changed my distributor car last year. My tires are 205/50/16 and these are my mods. MY goal is a 13.5 what do i have to do to get that? i dont whanan put nos or anything else in her so wut can i do???

Proflow 24lb cold air intake
edelbrock 70mm throttle body
edelbrock rpm head
straight flowmaster 3 chamber exhaust
edelbrock headers
3.73's
Dual friction center force clutch
pro 5.0
ALL suspension (but its gettin old)

[dollarbill]

First off take those weenie ass tires off it and get some decent meats. Which wheels do you have? Regardless of which wheels, you should able to fit 235s or 245s on that baby. What was you 60' or just post all the data from the slip if you can. If your spinning through the first 3 gears then you have a good amount of power, you just need to get it to the ground. Maybe try to feather the throttle a little when you get some widder treads under the rear. Good luck!

[MUSTANG Sal 87]

i looked on ebay and i needed rims and it came wit the tires they are cooper lifeliner classic II steel belted radial they are 55's not 50's . Iam goin down to the track june 29 so i hope i can b in the 13's
heres my slip
R/T .331
60 2.242
330 6.191
1/8 9.414
MPH 76.69
1000 12.208
1/4 14.563
MPH 93.82

[GT50]

Go and get yourself a couple of used phone dialers 15 in from the salvage yard. Install some ET drag slicks. Launch at 4,000 to 4,500 rpm. You won't spin the tires. Your ET will drop .5 to .8 of a second. guaranteed!
Oh , and your 60ft times will drop to 1.8sec
Street tires suck at drag racing.

[MUSTANG Sal 87]

when i went to the track these guys where very lazy at cleaning the track when it i was doin the 4th run i looked down the track and i saw lthe track all grease and and no body was cleanin it.but with the tires i odnt have money to get get slicks my friends has 245's tires and he said he can let me use them but i am tryin to save up 225 bucks for an MSD distributor so that would solve the hesitation problem i have

[dollarbill]

Yea, some improvement can be had with your 60'. On 275/40/17s Fuzion ZRI I pulled a 2.07 60'. I agree about getting some stock 10 hole wheels and some ET streets or some other good drag radial. If you can get it to hook you should be able to get into the 13s. I think next weekend when I go to the track I'm gonna drop the rear pressure down to 20-25 psi and work on my launch and see if I can pull a 1.9 60' on my street tires. Good luck to you.

[MUSTANG Sal 87]

yea well it was my first time on the track and i have two weeks to get the tires and a new distributor. do u guys think i can get a 13.5 with my mods? on my tires had 25 psi in them and i was still spinnin like crazy. can i do anythin like take out my spare things like that would help me on the track. my friends chevy friends say i would even break a low 14. so i have to prove to them wut a real mustang can do!!!

[Ga-Pony]

Take anything out of your car you do not need....

3 general rules of dragracing.

1. Horsepower--You gotta have something to get you there.
2. Traction--It does not matter how many horsies you have if it is going up in rubber smoke..
3. Weight...Alot of people forget about this when first starting out..A thin man runs alot faster than a fat one if they both had the same legs...

[MUSTANG Sal 87]

very wise saying but you think with tires and a distributor it would take off a sec??

[Ga-Pony]

There are too many variables to consider when talking about the distrib...I will almost guarantee a 1/2 second better 1/4 mile time from street radials to race slicks...Your sixty foot will also drop to a 1.8ish from a 2.4 also...

[MUSTANG Sal 87]

ga pony you take your car down to the track? well iam goin to order the distributor today.

[Money]

I'm certainly not the foremost expert on racing, but I very much agree with the other guys in weight savings and good tires. That is probably one of the biggest misconceptions people make about trying to go faster - first thing they do is go under the hood. This is not always the answer! Sometimes making better use of the power you already have will benefit you the most (flywheel, driveline, tires, lighter wheels, pullys, etc.)

[Money]

Perfect example (although this is regarding driver ability more than power/weight):

Originally Posted by Ninety5GT

I posted earlier... to no reply. So I read around and took advice from other posts I saw. Not much I wasn't already thinking. But most of all... I figured a better light would help me, and as always my best attempt of touching the gas pedal to the firewall. :thumbsup Well last night proved to be helpful. I pulled into the Atco staging lanes and was up for my run pretty quickly, got a .223 light and ran a 14.036. Very happy with my/my cars performance. I mean I'm running street tires; and didn't hook to good in first, but had a 2.1 60'. My next run racked a very pleasing .136 light, and a 2.0 60 but some reason a 14.150 was in order for the night. Ran around the same next two runs, couldn't hook after a while, track could've been prepped a hair better in my opinion. Yes slicks will be in soon, need new rims; so I have some donors now. So my 14.0 was the best so far, on BFG G-Force tires. Next week we will go for some high/mid 13s. Remember I started at a 15 flat and got it down to 14, so I'm seeing how driver error is a HUGE factor. First trap speed was a 97.8 3 weeks ago, now I'm running 102.6. So I'm getting more all around. so here we go! Safe racing pals

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I see this is a pretty old thread, how'd you end up doing anyway?

[vbrady02]

Ok guys here is my question i know that i need different tires but i only bought my car a month ago and so i am building on it slowly i have a 02 v-6 mustang i have only put new spark plugs new filter and oil filter and i am about to put in cold air intake what is your opinion i am wanting to beat a friend of mines car he has a 04 nissan maxima v-6 he thinks that his car will walk all over minei know that in a long trakc it would but in a short track i think i have a good chance what is your opinion he is doing 15.6 in a quarter mile????? Somebody give me some good news

[MUSTANG Sal 87]

i need some help launching out of the hole. should i go from an idle or should i bring it up to a higher rev? i just found my old tires that i have on my other pair of rims and they are 225/60/15's i put them on and my launch was MUCH BETTER i have 205/55/16's and they would spin first and second gear when i pushed her. With the new tires i hear them spin just a little bit in 1st gear but it was a very big diff so i hope i can take of half a second. BUTTT their is one problem i keep lighting up the tires in parking lots and going side ways and my thread is goin down!! so i still have to work on that . so wut rev should i launch out of the hole??