When I first got my car, it was slow and it ran 16.3s. With money and time, I have managed to drop about one second off and it now runs about 15.3s with the best of a 15 flat (literally, at 15.000). Last summer, I got drag radials with hopes I would finally bust into the 14s, but that didn't happen.
A note about my situation: I go to school, and can only work four months of the year that I'm off. I should note not all my money can go into my car, so things as just heads or a tranny swap are currently out of the question. I should also note I never grew up in a mechnically inclined family thus I don't have the tools or skills to really do mods. Thus, another large chunk goes to shops to install my parts, even stuff like a cat-back system or pullies.
I've come up with a list of stuff I can mostly afford with my summer's work and hope I can at least run consistent mid-14s at least.
High-Stall Torque Converter: Considering I run consitent 15.3s now, this might be the key. My 60fts aren't great for my car, usually around 2.3 to 2.5 seconds.
Rear-Control Arms: Once again, hopefully those will help but I can't see them lower E.T.s that much but some what helping with the 60ft times.
Thorttle Body: For a stock engine car, hopefully 65mm might do something, maybe 70 mm.
A list of previous mods and what they've done:
1992 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 Convertible: An AOD car, first ran 16.3s when I got it. After getting used to the car and some slightly better driving, I finally got it down to 15.7.
BBK Under-drive Pullies: I put these on the car before I went to the track. This is when I first ran a 16.3, who knows what this car would've ran without the pullies.
Cold-Air: Didn't really do jack.
Magna-Flow Cat-Back Exhaust System: I didn't expect this one to do much either, but I managed to shave 2-tenths of a second off and run 15.5
FRPP 3.73 gears: Finally mananged to get a new low of 15.3 with these, I guess the gears were good for another 2-tenths.
Mickey Thompson Drag Radials: On a race night when they had traction compound, I managed to hit that 15.000. Now, I run conistent 15.3s with a few 15.4s. Prior to my drag radials, my E.T.s fluctuated between 15.3 and 15.7.
A note on track conditions: Most drivers tell me my local track is fairly crappy, and that other tracks I can run about .3 to half-a-second faster so in fact I might actually have a 14-second car. Oh, MPHs range from high 80 MPH to the low 90 MPH range.
A note about my situation: I go to school, and can only work four months of the year that I'm off. I should note not all my money can go into my car, so things as just heads or a tranny swap are currently out of the question. I should also note I never grew up in a mechnically inclined family thus I don't have the tools or skills to really do mods. Thus, another large chunk goes to shops to install my parts, even stuff like a cat-back system or pullies.
I've come up with a list of stuff I can mostly afford with my summer's work and hope I can at least run consistent mid-14s at least.
High-Stall Torque Converter: Considering I run consitent 15.3s now, this might be the key. My 60fts aren't great for my car, usually around 2.3 to 2.5 seconds.
Rear-Control Arms: Once again, hopefully those will help but I can't see them lower E.T.s that much but some what helping with the 60ft times.
Thorttle Body: For a stock engine car, hopefully 65mm might do something, maybe 70 mm.
A list of previous mods and what they've done:
1992 Ford Mustang LX 5.0 Convertible: An AOD car, first ran 16.3s when I got it. After getting used to the car and some slightly better driving, I finally got it down to 15.7.
BBK Under-drive Pullies: I put these on the car before I went to the track. This is when I first ran a 16.3, who knows what this car would've ran without the pullies.
Cold-Air: Didn't really do jack.
Magna-Flow Cat-Back Exhaust System: I didn't expect this one to do much either, but I managed to shave 2-tenths of a second off and run 15.5
FRPP 3.73 gears: Finally mananged to get a new low of 15.3 with these, I guess the gears were good for another 2-tenths.
Mickey Thompson Drag Radials: On a race night when they had traction compound, I managed to hit that 15.000. Now, I run conistent 15.3s with a few 15.4s. Prior to my drag radials, my E.T.s fluctuated between 15.3 and 15.7.
A note on track conditions: Most drivers tell me my local track is fairly crappy, and that other tracks I can run about .3 to half-a-second faster so in fact I might actually have a 14-second car. Oh, MPHs range from high 80 MPH to the low 90 MPH range.
