Cant wait! Drag radials on the way!

04MystiCobra · Aug 10, 2007

Finally got Summit to price match some 315/30/18 BFG DRs! Cant wait!

MyFordsFly · Aug 10, 2007

04MystiCobra said:
Finally got Summit to price match some 315/30/18 BFG DRs! Cant wait!

Sweet!! Does this mean some track times might be posted soon? Would be interesting to see what that thing can do on the spray.

04MystiCobra · Aug 10, 2007

I wish! This just means the slipping clutch would surely show its head on spray. I'd love to spray this b*%#@ in 2nd for once! Man it would be on like Donkey Kong if I could do that!
Maybe I'll get a helmet and try at the track thing w/o spray.

SMOKEDYA · Aug 10, 2007

Good choice! But i would of tried for some MT's! A buddy of mine had BFG drag radials and he loved them! Atleast you didnt get the crapo's (nitto's) I caint beleive people actually recomended these Once the visa is paid down i will be running MT's on my street wheels and removing my slicks and replacing them with them also! peace

john

04MystiCobra · Aug 11, 2007

Very few make 315/30/18s. Plenty of 17s out there but not 18s.

89OctaneStang · Aug 11, 2007

Hey Greg... I ran a 14.40 tonight!!! The guys on the Ford Racing Team adjusted my timing and got me .6 seconds! Thats awesome. I guess I was set at 8 degrees. They reset me to about 12 and what a difference that made. They wanted to put me up to 14 degrees but I had already dialed in so they didn't want to mess with my time too much. Wouldn't have mattered as I red lighted my first elimination round.. lol... It was a lot of fun though. Glad to know I'm not as slow as I thought I was. Thanks guys (Ford Racing Team).

Would like to see you run at the races on next Friday the 24th. Then they are racing again that saturday at Bremerton. But anyways, if you guys have nothing to do, come out to the mall tomorrow (South Hill Mall), we are hosting a Mustang car show starting at 8am...

89OctaneStang · Aug 11, 2007

I just changed my signature with the new times... Hope it shows up... check em out!

stock50LX · Aug 11, 2007

I think there are better times coming your way soon. Check that gear ratio and let us know what you have.

stock50LX · Aug 11, 2007

89OctaneStang said:
Hey Greg... I ran a 14.40 tonight!!! The guys on the Ford Racing Team adjusted my timing and got me .6 seconds! Thats awesome. I guess I was set at 8 degrees. They reset me to about 12 and what a difference that made. They wanted to put me up to 14 degrees but I had already dialed in so they didn't want to mess with my time too much. Wouldn't have mattered as I red lighted my first elimination round.. lol... It was a lot of fun though. Glad to know I'm not as slow as I thought I was. Thanks guys (Ford Racing Team).

Would like to see you run at the races on next Friday the 24th. Then they are racing again that saturday at Bremerton. But anyways, if you guys have nothing to do, come out to the mall tomorrow (South Hill Mall), we are hosting a Mustang car show starting at 8am...

The next race is two weeks, but you are right: It's the last Car Club at PR.

stock50LX · Aug 11, 2007

04MystiCobra said:
Finally got Summit to price match some 315/30/18 BFG DRs! Cant wait!

They'll be a big improvement over street tires, but consider buying a couple 15 inch wheels in the same style as your other 4 and getting Miicky Thompson DR's for them. That would be the optimum setup.

04MystiCobra · Aug 11, 2007

Funny how a few degrees can turn things around. Good to hear. Now the bugs bitten you for sure! Its all down hill from here! Awsome! We need to crack that beast open!
Seen plenty run 18 and 17 with DRs no problem. You end up with a 26-27" tall tire.

Mustang78 · Aug 11, 2007

dang, say goodbye to sidewall flex

~Mark~

04MystiCobra · Aug 11, 2007

You mean say hello to sidewall flex!

89OctaneStang · Aug 11, 2007

Greg, were you at the mall today for the car show??

Seen a car IDENTICAL to yours... just curious

SMOKEDYA · Aug 11, 2007

Sorry didnt know you had 18's? I read it but just didnt register. I was looking into a set of 17's and a set of 15's. peace

Congrats on the new mod! (timming adjust)! Funny how little **** like that help's so much!

john

89OctaneStang · Aug 11, 2007

The original owner says they are definately 3.73 gears. But I was schooled on how to check them to see what they are for real. So when I get the chance to put it in the air I'll take a look.

89OctaneStang · Aug 11, 2007

Just checked it using a gear ratio calculator online and it says I have about 3.73 gears with 24.5" tire diameter, 4950 RPM and at 96.44 MPH.

As I was racing yesterday I was told to watch that and could check it against a calculator and it agrees with a 3.73. So what does that mean to me now? Am I still running too slow with those gears? Should I bump my timing to 14 degrees?

stock50LX · Aug 12, 2007

89OctaneStang said:
Just checked it using a gear ratio calculator online and it says I have about 3.73 gears with 24.5" tire diameter, 4950 RPM and at 96.44 MPH.

As I was racing yesterday I was told to watch that and could check it against a calculator and it agrees with a 3.73. So what does that mean to me now? Am I still running too slow with those gears? Should I bump my timing to 14 degrees?

Stock tires are 26 inches tall so you'll need to recompute. Trust but verify regarding the gears. I cannot remember what tires you have but I am sure I would have noticed a 24 inch tall tire. You cannot trust the accuracy of a factory tach. Even a cheap ($50.) aftermarket tach will be an improvement over the factory one.

04MystiCobra · Aug 12, 2007

Considering the stock AOD soaks up allot you're pretty much where you should be now. The timing adjustment was key in that thanks to the fellas at the track.

Wasn't me in Puyallup. I wanted to go but wanted too long.

89OctaneStang · Aug 13, 2007

Hey, I think I either have a water pump problem or a thermostat issue. It doesn't seem to be pumping any water through the upper hose. And while I was checking that out I found that I have a big exhaust leak coming from somewhere cause after a few minutes checking out the pump pressure, I almost killed myself with all the fumes. Anyways, is there some way to tell which it is without buying new stuff first?

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