First Times for the car. Respectable?

[Black_02_GT]

So the story goes this is my first time on the track ever. I am in a bone stock 2002 gt with only an off road x pipe. I was able to pull off a 9.561 on the 1/8th @ 76.6 mph. I was just curious does this time correspond with how the stock car is supposed to run?

 

[BurningRubber]

What were your 60' times?Thats about right for your first time out on a near stock GT.Practice launching and shifting and bring those 60' times down if they need improving, and youll click off a little faster of a run.

 

[Black_02_GT]

i bogged and got a 2.406 in the 60' oops

 

[lvmustanggt]

i bogged and got a 2.406 in the 60' oops

2.4 60 ' is real bad

 

[Black_02_GT]

i know, like i said it was my first time on the track period. much less the cars first time. eh i messed up on that one. woulda been a WAY better time had i gotten a better launch...

And trust me i wasnt proud of that 2.4 heh

 

[fobra559]

Don't be too hard on yourself man, it was your first time. Hope you enjoyed it Just get some 4.10 gears and lca's and that will help you lower your 60ft et's.

 

[d98gt]

That's the thing about the track--you aren't going to crack off amazing times on the first attempt. Totally different launching setup when at the track especially if it is prepped properly.

 

[CobraRed_96_GT]

don't feel bad man. I saw upper 14's all night on a flawless track first times out. But about 12 runs later after a few trips to the track i knocked off about .8 seconds in the 1/4.

 

[Black_02_GT]

i think it has alot to do with im used to spinning all the way through 1st and most of second (thank the kumhos) and i wasnt expecting it to bite that hard heh. but hey, i enjoyed it.

 

[COramprat]

There is a lot to breaking good runs. Shift points, and launches are the two most important in a stock car. Shifting about 5 grand is the limit. Some people assume shifting at redline is optimal but the stock engine falls off at around 4700. Launches are a science depending on track and grip. I try to launch at 2500 on street tires but slip the hell out of the clutch. Bad for clutch but good for 2.0 sixties.

 

[04GTMustang]

stock if you were running it really really really well i mean running her hard and nailing all shift points and launching good you could run like a 9.0 but trust me dude thats very very hard to do lol. heck i still hit 9.0s now with all my mods and 2 years of practice lol. practice makes perfect. my first time in a stock car my best was a 9.3 but my 60' was a 2.2. but my very first run down the track was a 9.4.

so your not doing too bad. just go back to the track some more and keep practicing it will come its all about seat time. Hope you had a good time though.

 

[lvmustanggt]

i know, like i said it was my first time on the track period. much less the cars first time. eh i messed up on that one. woulda been a WAY better time had i gotten a better launch...

And trust me i wasnt proud of that 2.4 heh

Don't feel bad dude, first time I went to the track with my 02 mustang gt when it was stock I did 16.02 sec 1/4 miles. I still remember . Just don't try to brake worldrecord in just few runs.

 

[306notchback]

Thats not too bad! The first time I took mine I ran a 9.2 with regular street tires, and then a 9.1 with my buddies M/T drag radials, with some slow 60 ft. times. Im sure I could of gotten down a little faster but we ran out of time. I have a BBK X pipe and a c&l plenum!

 

[MyBloodRunsBlue]

it took me about 4 trips to the track to get the whole launching thing down...when i got 4.10s it knocked .3 tenths of a second off my time

 

[justinschmidt1]

doesnt sound like a bad run...but the 60 time shows that theres a lot of room for improvement.



9.561 is like a 14.9 1/4 mile

 

[Black_02_GT]

4.10s hm? what does the difference come out to on the track compared to the 3.73, and this is my DD so i dont want anything that is just going to kill my gas mileage

 

[MyBloodRunsBlue]

i got a blower and i get about 17 mpg all city

 

[crzyhrse99]

Not a bad fist time out at all mang, slipping the clutch with street tires is key and hitting those shift points.

I remember my first time out, I was nervous as hell. I went through the waterbox with street tires (1st mistake) and then dropped the clutch from about 3k....it was ugly, I ran a 10ish in the 1/8.

Even now when I go I have butterflies right before my first pass, just from the adrenaline I get from going.

 

[justinschmidt1]

4.10s hm? what does the difference come out to on the track compared to the 3.73, and this is my DD so i dont want anything that is just going to kill my gas mileage

mm .1-.2

 

[BurningRubber]

i bogged and got a 2.406 in the 60' oops

Ouch, lol.

My very first run was a 2.5 60' I think... haha. Ran a 15.01 on that one...


Just practice man. I brought it down to a 2.1, almost 2.0 on horrible Sumitumo street tires.