Looking for high 11's

1Slow90coupe · Jul 28, 2006

:Word: I am currently deployed, and looking to do some changes when I get home. I have about $1500 to spend. My sig states most of my mods. Just before I left I blew a head gasket, and repaired it. Below is a complete breakdown of my car. Where should the money go first?

Ported stock heads, new springs, valve job
Stock upper/lower
A/C installed
Electric Fan w/alum rad
3.55 gears
Weld draglites 15x7F/15x8R
MT ET Street Radials 235-60-15.......thinking of going bigger
(I originally had them on 10 holes, until I got the Welds)
Front sway bar removed
Battery in Trunk
FMS progressive rate lowering springs 1in (F) 3/4 (R)
Stock upper and lower control arms w/polyurethane bushings

I know a set of aluminum heads would do wonders for my car, but I am considering bigger drag radials, and BBK lower control arms first, and maybe new upper/lower intake, cam, or roller rockers.

I run 12.5 pretty consistent with 1.7-1.8 60ft times.

Thanks for the help.

1SLO306 · Jul 28, 2006

1500 to spend ok lets see

upper/lower intake
SFC's
bigger DR's (255's or so)

that will leave about 500 or so. maybe get nitrous then u'll be in the 11's for sure

ram360 · Jul 28, 2006

1SLO306 said:
1500 to spend ok lets see

upper/lower intake
SFC's
bigger DR's (255's or so)

that will leave about 500 or so. maybe get nitrous then u'll be in the 11's for sure

according to his sig he already has an nx wet kit

1SLO306 · Jul 28, 2006

ram360 said:
according to his sig he already has an nx wet kit

Opps didnt look down there. im a dumbass LOL

1Slow90coupe · Jul 28, 2006

What is SFC's?

1Slow90coupe · Jul 28, 2006

What type of gains could I expect from a Eddy upper/lower, and cam. It is a tough call to say where the money should go first.

Post up what you guys think. I will not be able to check again until tommorow. Thanks for the info.

1SLO306 · Jul 28, 2006

1Slow90coupe said:
What is SFC's?

sub frame connectors

the intake and right cam will and maybe 50rwhp or so i would think

FullAuto · Jul 28, 2006

1Slow90coupe said:
:Word: I am currently deployed, and looking to do some changes when I get home. I have about $1500 to spend. My sig states most of my mods. Just before I left I blew a head gasket, and repaired it. Below is a complete breakdown of my car. Where should the money go first?

Ported stock heads, new springs, valve job
Stock upper/lower
A/C installed
Electric Fan w/alum rad
3.55 gears
Weld draglites 15x7F/15x8R
MT ET Street Radials 235-60-15.......thinking of going bigger
(I originally had them on 10 holes, until I got the Welds)
Front sway bar removed
Battery in Trunk
FMS progressive rate lowering springs 1in (F) 3/4 (R)
Stock upper and lower control arms w/polyurethane bushings

I know a set of aluminum heads would do wonders for my car, but I am considering bigger drag radials, and BBK lower control arms first, and maybe new upper/lower intake, cam, or roller rockers.

I run 12.5 pretty consistent with 1.7-1.8 60ft times.

Thanks for the help.

My old combo had ported stock heads, Performer RPM intake, BBK 70mm TB, ProM 75mm MAF, 24s, stock airbox w/ K&N, a/c, stock fan, 3.73, AOD and a Bennett custom nitrous cam.

My suspension mods were Lakewood UCAs/LCAs, SFCs, Lakewood 70/30 front & 50/50 rear struts/shocks, stock springs all the way around.

This was basically a full weight LX hatch. On 26x8 slicks, I'd cut 1.6-1.7 60' and run consistent 11.8x @ 115mph with an NX 150 shot.

For your budget, I'd buy tires, as much suspension work as you can and an intake.

SFCs are subframe connestors.

ryan218 · Jul 29, 2006

id would do either a crane cam and in your sig it says MAC exhaust? is this a full exhaust or just from header back. if its from header back id get a set of BBk shorty headers or something. then see what you left with.

mob · Jul 29, 2006

118mph you should hit 11's, Id say get a nice set of beefy et drags. And a good upper and lower intake, that will really be amazing if your still running the stock lower intake, I cant believe your getting that mph on stock heads. Thats awesome, but if it were me, id find a set of used afr's, used upper and lower intkae, and nice big slicks.

Then again you do have ALOT of mph, ive seen guys run 11.5 at 115, maybe you should focus on some suspension and get that 60' down more. You need more torque off the line and that mph will be very useful

1Slow90coupe · Jul 29, 2006

Sounds like suspension mods are up first:

New DR's
Lower Control Arms
Shocks
Also thinking of Moser axles

then

Upper/Lower intake

I allready have sub frame connectors. I forgot to list it, and didn't get the abbreviation.

1Slow90coupe · Jul 29, 2006

ryan218 said:
id would do either a crane cam and in your sig it says MAC exhaust? is this a full exhaust or just from header back. if its from header back id get a set of BBk shorty headers or something. then see what you left with.

My exaust includes MAC shorty headers also. They are okay fo now. Eventually BBK will be in order.

1Slow90coupe · Jul 29, 2006

Nobody else has any comments?

90mustangGT · Jul 31, 2006

I belive that inceasing traction, and reducing weight will get you where you want to be.

One good thing is that many weight reductions are FREE. However, many require sacrificing because you are deleting from the car. Do a search on weight reduction, there are so many things that weigh your car down. Weight kills ET and MPH, and it also puts more stress on the car having to haul all that weight. Not only is weight reduction important, but location of the weight reduction is also important, front weight, especially on our nose heavy cars, is very important. This brings me to traction.

Mustangs are nose heavy cars. You want to get the weight shifted to the rear, quickly, efficienly, and to have a a suspension that can manipulate that weight and the power to getting the weight back there, and then holding the rear steady. This is probally the most difficult part of making a car fast. How many times have you seen people buid beasts of engine's but cannot get them to hook? It's easy to make a powerfull engine, but a working suspesion is beyond most people's abilities. 1.7-1.8 is a good 60ft, but not good enough if you really want to run some ET's. Every .1 off your 60ft is a good .2 off your ET. If you could get a 1.4 60ft, you would be at your goal I am sure. Even a 1.5-1.6 would be a vast improvment. One great thing about a car that dead hooks is that you can use the engine at full power all the way down the track, not just after the ???ft mark.

I say some good UCA's and LCA's along with some real slicks, maby some more gear (4.10-4.30) maby an anti-roll bar in the rear, so you can launch at full throttle on bottle, with a higher rpm at launch, you could nail what your looking for.

1Slow90coupe · Aug 1, 2006

90mustangGT said:
I belive that inceasing traction, and reducing weight will get you where you want to be.

One good thing is that many weight reductions are FREE. However, many require sacrificing because you are deleting from the car. Do a search on weight reduction, there are so many things that weigh your car down. Weight kills ET and MPH, and it also puts more stress on the car having to haul all that weight. Not only is weight reduction important, but location of the weight reduction is also important, front weight, especially on our nose heavy cars, is very important. This brings me to traction.

Mustangs are nose heavy cars. You want to get the weight shifted to the rear, quickly, efficienly, and to have a a suspension that can manipulate that weight and the power to getting the weight back there, and then holding the rear steady. This is probally the most difficult part of making a car fast. How many times have you seen people buid beasts of engine's but cannot get them to hook? It's easy to make a powerfull engine, but a working suspesion is beyond most people's abilities. 1.7-1.8 is a good 60ft, but not good enough if you really want to run some ET's. Every .1 off your 60ft is a good .2 off your ET. If you could get a 1.4 60ft, you would be at your goal I am sure. Even a 1.5-1.6 would be a vast improvment. One great thing about a car that dead hooks is that you can use the engine at full power all the way down the track, not just after the ???ft mark.

I say some good UCA's and LCA's along with some real slicks, maby some more gear (4.10-4.30) maby an anti-roll bar in the rear, so you can launch at full throttle on bottle, with a higher rpm at launch, you could nail what your looking for.

Upper and lower control arms are definitely on the list. I was considering traction bars from Lakewood, or BBK upper/lower. Currently I cannot launch my car at more than 2250 off the line, or I will smoke first gear. That is with the drag radials I have set at 13-14psi with a good burn out. I have also considered a tubular K-Member for the weight reduction. I will research more weight reduction.

25thmustang · Aug 1, 2006

118 mph with a 1.7 should net you deep 12s high 11s. I run 1.7 60s for the most part and run the same times as you, with 105-106 mph traps.

Id say get it hooked up and you should go 11s!

carbed87 · Aug 1, 2006

so... this is what your looking for...

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lol, im sorry, i've been at home sick since monday, so i have a little too much time on my hands.

1Slow90coupe · Aug 1, 2006

carbed87 said:
so... this is what your looking for...

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lol, im sorry, i've been at home sick since monday, so i have a little too much time on my hands.

That PIC is great. Anyone got opinions on lower control arms? KYB adjustable struts....any good?

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