Ryan02Stang wrote
I go to the track weekly. I drag race alot, I street race alot. I know everybodies combos and what they are running. I know what there cars can do.
The cars I refer to above have drag suspensions. I'm basically refering to 4 cars. 2 ls1's and 2 4.6 cobras.
One of the cobras is a 96 cobra with a 01 cobra engine forged with a d1sc with heads and cams built by No Limit Race Cars(Mike Johnson) same guy that built Aaron Archers car. Hes on 4.10 gear through a t-56. Sean Hyland Long tubes, bassani x and cat-back,D&D Tubular k kit up front, battery relocated to the rear, a/c deleted, heater core deleted, no sway bar, upper and lowers, weight reduction, etc. His car runs 7.20's in the 1/8 mile at 97-98 mph with a mid 1.65 short time on 15x3.5 rod lites and 15x8 rod lites in the rear et streets. His last dyno was 560 rwhp and 520 rwtq.
One of the ls1 cars is a 96 lt1 with a ls1 conversion on the stock short block. Had stage 2 p&p heads, some kind of comp cam i think, full exhaust long tubes 3inch's all the way back with a cut out. ls6 intake, Drag springs in the front with drilled out stock shocks, bmr rear
suspension, 3.73 through a t-56. Hes done weight reduction, relocated battery, ls1 edit, weld wheels too, 26 inch et drags, This guy ran a best of 7.20-7.30 trapping 102 mph in the 1/8 with a 1.55 short time. This same guy also ran a 6.58 in the 1/8 mile on a 150 wet kit and 75 dry kit when he was still on stock heads and cams.
Another one of the ls1 guys ran a best of 6.90 in the 1/8 and most of the time 7.10's in the 1/8 fully built ls1 car on stock cubes heads, cams, exhaust, ls1 edit, full drag
suspension, weight reduction, etc and he has since added a 150 tnt kit on top of his 6.90-7.10 car so he is good for another 5-6 tenths in the 1/8 mile which would put him in the 6.40 range.
These are low 11 second cars on motor. What is so hard to understand. 4.6 cars do not have the powerband a 4.6 does simple as that.
I have a friend with a 99 cobra on the stock long block. Dynoing 430 rwhp on a s-trim with a 4.56 gear through a t-45, 28 inch et drags on 15x10 bogarts, 15x3.5 front. Fiberglass hood, battery relocated, rear seat delete, x2c racing seats, 4 cyl front springs, lakewood 90/10's, adjustable rear drag shocks, cut fox body v8 springs in the rear, x-pipe, and cat-back, stock headers, and has ran a best of 7.48 and a consistant 7.60's. Hes 4-6 tenths off from the all motor ls1 cars with 400-430 rwhp.
All 4 drivers are very good and drag race weekly.
I could go on and on with more combos, but I'm not. I'm not saying i love ls1 cars better, they look like ****. I love mustangs, but the potential of the ls1 is far past the 4.6.
Josh