I went out to the drag strip tonight. I got to make a whole bunch of passes because it generally wasn't too busy. All night long, I was running mid to low 13s, at 106.5mph. I even made 2 back to back 13.222's at 106.4x.
Finally, it was the end of the night. I was tired and loaded my 150lbs of crap and tool and spare fluids in the trunk. I decided what the heck, I'll make another pass. It was on par, at 13.25@105, despite the weight gain. I was ready to leave and my friend encouraged me to make 1 last pass, with all the crap in the trunk still. I burned the nittos hard, and figured, heck, what do I have to loose? I launched and got my best 60' time ever, a 1.92 and continued on to a [email protected].
This is my first 12s pass ever in my life. I'm proud because when this car was stock, it ran mid 19s at 68mph. Yes, I'm talking about my 2.3. 
All this with basically junk yard parts and my own handi-work. The cam cost me 12$ and came from a ford ranger. The turbo is stock. The most expensive part on the car is quite literally the nitto 555R drag radial, at 160$ each. Still has a peg leg 3.73 rear end too. I ran faster than a heck of a lot of supposeably 'fast' cars, including a roush-charged 05+GT, and a GT500 (though he couldn't drive to save his ass).
Finally, it was the end of the night. I was tired and loaded my 150lbs of crap and tool and spare fluids in the trunk. I decided what the heck, I'll make another pass. It was on par, at 13.25@105, despite the weight gain. I was ready to leave and my friend encouraged me to make 1 last pass, with all the crap in the trunk still. I burned the nittos hard, and figured, heck, what do I have to loose? I launched and got my best 60' time ever, a 1.92 and continued on to a [email protected].
This is my first 12s pass ever in my life. I'm proud because when this car was stock, it ran mid 19s at 68mph. Yes, I'm talking about my 2.3. All this with basically junk yard parts and my own handi-work. The cam cost me 12$ and came from a ford ranger. The turbo is stock. The most expensive part on the car is quite literally the nitto 555R drag radial, at 160$ each. Still has a peg leg 3.73 rear end too. I ran faster than a heck of a lot of supposeably 'fast' cars, including a roush-charged 05+GT, and a GT500 (though he couldn't drive to save his ass).
