99-04 cars 3rd gear question...

[Bmfhp]

Might sound a stupid but I have not owned a PI 4.6L before this. My car is stock 5sp. I can catch 3rd gear hard enough w/a granny shift to trip the traction control and leave rubber w/o it. Is this normal? Keep in mind that I bought this car used so I am not positive about the "stock" part. I am going to take it to the track hopefully tommorrow and see what it turns. Is high thirteens a good possibiblity? (I know driver skill has alot to do with it.)

 

[MineralMan]

My drivetrain is stock, and I've tripped it once in 3rd... but it was (IMHO) just the perfect conditions to do so. I can in second pretty much any day, but haven't been able to in 3rd but just that once. Car has just turned 60K miles on it as well.... and I've got a heavier convertible to boot.

 

[Mike97gt]

yeah it's normal to be able to chirp thrid on these cars. the t-3650 cars seem to do it easier for some reason.

 

[BurningRubber]

I caught 3rd once, possibly twice in my T-45.

 

[Bmfhp]

Well so far we have 2 that say it's easy and two that say it isn't. Does anyone want to give advise on these PI cars when it comes to the drags?

Thanks everyone :SNSign: Rules.

 

[04gtdrop]

I've chirped 3rd like 3 or 4 times in a total of 2 years.

if your a good driver and your car is 100% stock. you might be able to hit low 14's. but thats if your a good driver.

Do you have much experiance with a 1/4 mile track?

 

[loosescrew79]

I chirped 3rd a couple of times when my car had a c/b and cai. Its only did it on good days. You know, sometimes she runs better than others

 

[dustang50]

I chirp routinely in 3rd gear... with my 4.10s!

 

[TorqueO]

I have chirpped third quite a few times with my stock gears and I believe I hit fourth once ......dont quote me on that but I seem to remember doing it. Ah now I remember yes I did but it was when I down shifted from 5th to 4th then punched it. There was a ricer trying to do a flyby and I just saw him comming hard at the last sec. I also have a convertible and a 36shi#ty, soon to be fixed. Had the gears changed some time ago and it was pretty normal to chirp third when my transmission was working properly. Fkn synchro an shifting forks

 

[BlueRuckus]

3rd gear chirps are not a problem. And that was before the gears. Power shift right around 5500 to 5700 and your in.

 

[thomas91169]

i can, in the rain. ive yet to chirp 3rd though on dry pavement, maybe if i was to dump the clutch at 20mph. and i did a 14.022 with mods in my sig.

maybe youre not as stock as you think(possible previous owner installed gears?).

 

[BlueRuckus]

Oh yeah. Almost forgot. A good shifter also does the trick.

 

[BurningRubber]

Oh yeah. Almost forgot. A good shifter also does the trick.

As does a grabby clutch. Im getting tired of my stock clutch with almost 100k on it. It feels so dirty..

 

[BlueRuckus]

As does a grabby clutch. Im getting tired of my stock clutch with almost 100k on it. It feels so dirty..

Yes sir. I would say it's about that time.

 

[SigmaPride]

My stock clutch has 105k on it and I have also about had it. It has a mind of its own and is hard to launch anymore. For normal driving, it still works fine though. I'm thinking King Cobra...

 

[Mustanggt108]

I chirp routinely in 3rd gear... with my 4.10s!

lol i do too with my 3.73s . and once i did in 4th gear.Just once and i promise it will not happen again

 

[BurningRubber]

My stock clutch has 105k on it and I have also about had it. It has a mind of its own and is hard to launch anymore. For normal driving, it still works fine though. I'm thinking King Cobra...

Yeah I can feel mine slip juust a little bit on really hard shifts when the tires dont break loose for some reason. As in, due to the clutch. Theres nothing like launching and agressivly shifting a car with a grabby clutch... woo hoo!

 

[PonyboyIsaac]

i bought my car new and i can honestly say that when i had around 10,000 miles on it i chirped 2nd 3rd and 4th, bone stock. I only did it once but i did do it. On dry pavement too!