You're doing it all wrong.
Fix one up and stash it. Soon enough, you'll have cars stashed all the way across country. Every PCS, you'll get to drive a different Mustang.
lol. Nah... logistically I can't support this many cars, especially at my next duty station in DC. I've gotta ask for 2 friends/family to drive across the country with me in December as it is. So, I didn't mean it like that. I just like the car. Gonna enjoy it.
Really? Is a silencer worth the time?
edit: $25-50 apparently
Yeah that's crazy, my car still had it too. I was shocked to see it in there still. I thought about selling it too, but, im going to hold on to it.Damn... I haven't seen one of these since the '90s. I didn't even remember how it looked, lol. I apparently got the only fox left in America that still had one. I removed the conical "hot air" engine bay filter (cut off on the left side of the picture), and replaced the stock airbox with a K&N flat panel filter. Plugged 2 exhaust holes, found a loose header bolt and tightened it down. The throwout bearing started making some noise, so I hit it with some lithium grease. Hopefully, that'll keep it going for a while. Replaced broken temp knob, wipers, & door striker bushings. ID'd that the clutch is nothing special. It's a LuK, and it looks pretty plain jane. LuK doesn't really have performance clutches. So, I'm actually a little surprised it's holding the power.
I filled up the tank and really topped it off. The smell of gasoline lingered in the cabin longer than I liked. I was worried about a gas leak, but I couldn't find one. I wonder what's causing it.
It'll be my daily driver, this week. So, I'll get to monitor everything.
So, excuses first:
- I took a stab at setting base timing at 16*, but I've found optimal with the GT40X heads and A9L at closer to 18*.
- 2.73 gears make it tough to come out of the hole well
- Only made 1 attempt
And with that:
Last time I broke out this gen 1 G-tech that I've had since the 90s was shortly after I bought the C5 Corvette back in 2006. If memory serves, the ET usually was pretty close, never more than .2s off, but the trap speed was always 2-4 mph high. Drag strip trap speeds are the average of the last 66 feet of the run.
That seems about what I expected. Honestly, I was expecting a lower trap speed of 102-104. I'm very happy with the ET, though. There's all kinds of room for improvement there with more seat time. I launched at ~3,300 RPM, where I used to with my first stock geared '89 LX back in high school. It was a pretty good place to launch, IMO. The tires didn't spin until the 1-2 shift when they only chirped. I revved out to near the limiter, and I could really feel it falling off. Did the same into 3rd gear until I was through the 1/4. This car needs gears pretty bad. It's kinda strange going back to a stock geared car since I haven't had one in over 20 years. It was a blast, though. If the ET is as close as I think, I really think this car could go 12s with gears and seat time.
That's illegal, well in some states...lolFor selling use dope
That's illegal, well in some states...lol
Exactly. I honestly think that just the weight difference without our passengers alone was enough to give the vert the advantage. If that's right, then all my little tweaks are just building a buffer to the advantage. Given that he's an auto, he'll be pretty consistent, whereas I bog or spin on the launch with the 2.73 gears, though I've done alright for the most part, so far.According to what Ive read if you were carrying 300 pounds extra, on that day you were the same weight within 50 pounds or whatever the extra weight of the passenger riding in the Lexus added to that car.
In other words, get rid of both passengers, and you'll have a 200 pound weight advantage. That Lexus IS rated at 3527 lbs a cv notch is about 3300.
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