drag guys; need input

[NKau]

Alright, finally got my car to GLD after the new motor (mods in sig). Best time I ran was a 13.46 @ 103.53 with a 1.937 sixty foot. Figuring the car weighs roughly 3300 lbs. with me in it, that should equate to about 260 rwhp. I was hoping for a bit more, but my car is untuned, and I'm not exactly sure of what I have for a fuel pump. Anyone think some tuning will give me another couple mph? Kind of curious where I should go from here.

 

[black87ttop]

a tune will def. help your car out, but your only about 5-6 tentsh off of what the car should be running. You should see high 12's. with that setup. and your 60's is killing your times as well. get that down a tenh or two and you will see some better numbers

 

[1red95gt]

drag rads. and slicks go a long way

 

[25thmustang]

Theres more in it with a tune... even on the 18s!

 

[NKau]

Should have mentioned; I do have 16" ET streets for the track now. I got there late and without a pressure gauge, so I was making passes with 28 psi in the tires. It was only about 50 out and dark by the time I made my first pass, so I didn't expect much more for 60' times. Had the best results just slipping the clutch at 3500 rpm; anything more just spun, or wheelhopped.........which leads me to my next question......what do you guys typically run for pinion angle on your foxes? I'm on FMS c-springs all the way around, and have adjustable upper/lower control arms.

I really wanted to just get out and make a few passes to see where I was at in terms of power, and I see I have some work to do. I didn't think it would be too much to expect 107-108 mph trap speeds out of my combo with proper tuning...... Anyway, thanks for all your input guys.

 

[PUNISHER RACING]

The wheel hop issue sound like bad housing bushings, as far as tire pressure start at 20 psi and work down 2 psi till you get a slight spin as far as pinion angle i run -4 degrees to get it to hit the tires hard. you always have room for improvement with timing and fuel adjustments that sounds like a 12.8 car to me

 

[NKau]

The wheel hop issue sound like bad housing bushings

Never even looked at those when doing control arms; will check those out this winter.

with timing and fuel adjustments that sounds like a 12.8 car to me

I sure as heck hope so; I'm hoping better traps and 60' times once I get the engine/chassis tuning issues figured out it will happen.