Just about any car from that era is tiny compared to the monstrosities of today.
Just about any car from that era is tiny compared to the monstrosities of today.The learning curve for the car now, and the insane application of power at the wrong time almost cost me dearly.
I took the car to work today. It needed gas first, so I took it down the street, filled it, and left out for work. I’m thinking as I start out..
“ I wonder if I’m short shifting this thing, let’s see what happens if I flat foot it to 7 grand and then shift”
Before I tell you what happens when you do that, let’s all just collectively try to guess how fast a car like this might be going at the top of first gear at 7000 rpm...
What do ya think,..40, 50, maybe 60 mph?
Whatever speed that is, at 7000 this thing becomes an animal, the tires literally scream, and the car violently gets out of shape..
I lift...it snaps back the other way,...It’s sliding towards the median, but for having had experience in trying to control a skidding car this whole story would be over now, with the nose of the monster buried into the median of the 4 lane divided highway I tried this out on..Obviously, I didn’t wreck.
But I got the sht scared out of me nonetheless.
This is a weird thing for me, the car is not that fast up to the point where it hits 15 psi, but once it does,...
it’s INSANE!
It was partially my fault..I pulled that stunt in a slight curve in the highway...in other words,...not quite straight.
Because I’m not the type to let a car scare me, I’m also not the type to do something stupid like that twice...The next time I try it, I’m absolutely straight.
My rear tires spin at 60 miles per hour...at 15 psi..( This seems like a recipe for disaster)
The lag is the deceptive part..as the engine comes into power, it goes from “ Ok...this is fun” , to “ OHHH SHHTTT!” In about the time it takes to go one, two, three. If there was the same kinda torque down low like the 250 had, then I might be better able to anticipate it, but this comes outta nowhere. And the 250 mighta made 400 whp maybe...and by the time it was at 6000 rpm, it was done making that power..
I cannot even imagine this car at 20 psi...
but,....
I’m gonna find out.
For those of you that think that a Fairmont is a big car...
I had to cancel. The tire i ordered was a the nt 555 rsII. Listed as a drag radial, but is actually a road course designed tire.NT555rs for the rear i hope ? Slightly better but take some decent heat to Hook . Way more manageable though and last longer then Mickey Thompson’s
Not to sound like a d*** so don’t take it that way but I know what the car feels like at his power level . My car has made 580 to the tire or above since 2016. The better tire no matter what will help tremendously no matter what . Sure his alignment is probably driving the car all over on him under power . The 8 year old sumitomos are a hazard at that level .
Are you kidding? ...After the near disaster yesterday, after I left from work, the car got driven home and parked.Mike I implore you to stop beating on the car, new cams and its finally making power on a tune that by my standards we barely roughed in. I am glad it's making power but I would hate for damage to be done.
I agree its suspension and tire related, I have guys making quadruple digit power on 31 spline axles and as fast as I'm sure it feels it's not making that kind of steam.
What you had done to the rear was done in the last drag car that I built where I anticipated big power. The 86 Mustang had the 95mm turbo, and made over 1000whp.I've been at 500/680 tire since 2002......so. I've had a bunch of different tires, and run slicks, etc. Running old tires on a car with that much power is not a good idea. If you want to get the most out of the power, there is tires, and other ways to get the power down.
Kurt
everything else inside yours guarantees nothing will break, but shouldn’t make one single bit of difference when it comes to the loss of traction i’m talking about. If anything, A stock T loc would probably give up the ghost, and allow more power to vector to the right tire, and stop spinning the left. the resulting open diff should just allow one tire to blaze then.
Speaking of the stock limited slip diff, I have liked the idea of the Detroit True Trac’s durability. I wonder how much more it would cost than the Eaton style clutch pack ford and GM use if it was a production part. Right now, they are still very proud of the product.
Eaton Truetrac Differential Fits 8.8 Ford With 31 Spline Axles - Strange Engineering
Eaton Truetrac Differential Fits 8.8 Ford With 31 Spline Axles - Strange Engineeringwww.strangeengineering.net
I am not seeing instructions on if you need C clip eliminators with 31 spline axles. Now it is running more like the plan, are you likely to be fast/quick enough to need C clip eliminators by track safety rules?
Now the silly thought, did you have Depends on for the first wild ride, or did the leather seat get conditioned? The first ride I took in a car that scraped the rear bumper while lifting the front wheels still had the factory vinyl bench.
Im fixing the alignment problem now
I ended up getting a set of MT drag radials. Whether they'll be here by the weekend, is unlikely.
But..they're coming.
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