Need Help Getting Power To Ground...!

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The suspension on my car with the following mods is completely stock. I'm looking to get my power to the ground much more effectively. I think my completely stock and shot suspension, coupled with the really crappy tires I have (S-Rated Firestone Firehawk) is throwing off the dyno. I know 325 to the wheels is nothing to complain about but I know there's more there and the basic drivability issues I have need to go. The car drives the like a school bus.

Can you guys give me some recommendations on part combinations to accomplish the following:

1. Reduce wheel hop and tire spin when accelerating. BF Goodrich Comp T/A Drags are going on soon and will help, but will it be enough?

2. Some balance between straight line acceleration and handling. If a balance isn't possible, I'd prefer straight line of course.

 

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Any ideas, anyone?

 

[noslow5_0]

adjustable upper and lower control arms will be the best help right now for you... i assume this is driven on the street daily????

 

[Grandmaster]

Any ideas, anyone?

Yeah you've got a ton of power for stock suspension!! I went the other way, just finished the setup in my sig and now i'm gonna put power on top of it. I love my suspension setup so far. I've only been riding on it for a day lol but it was a great first day! A tad bouncy but that is to be expected from a drag setup. If you wanted to have a little more streety setup, or something a little more tunable, you might want to get lakewood 70/30s, 50/50s, new springs (eibach drag maybe or they also have other sorts for more streetable ride, but my drags feel fine), upper and lower control arms, and subframes. Thats the bulk of things to do to get traction, other than things like remove sway bar, battery relocation, etc. It really just depends on how far you want to go. With the ammount of power you have i'd go all the way and do something like what is in my sig or maybe replace the x2c STs with x2c boxer Rs (the control arms). It really all depends on your goals, and which one you would rather have: a corner carver or a dragger. I think a good mix though would be 70/30s, 50/50s, springs of your choice, and good LCAs and UCAs along with subframes. But i'm no expert.......
-GM
p.s. good choice of tire, i LOVE my BFG DRs..grip like crazy, even before my suspension, but i dont have near as much power as you.

 

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Thanks, that's the kind of info I was looking for. I'm gald you mentioned the Eibach Drags, as those were what I was considering. I really want to blow those '03-'04 Cobras away.

Would you be surprised if tires and suspension mods bring my dyno results up about 25-30 RWHP more?

 

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Also, I should mention the car is "only" driven in dry weather.

 

[89MustangGX]

Would you be surprised if tires and suspension mods bring my dyno results up about 25-30 RWHP more?

I'd be surprised. I don't think you'll find more hp in new tires and suspension unless you were actually spinning the tires on the dyno. I agree with the other comments about aftermarket suspension/chassis parts.

As for those numbers, are those corrected? You don't usually see people correcteing their dyno numbers, so I was curious???

 

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Yes, they are corrected.

 

[Qwk88LX]

adj upper & lower control arms, get rid of the quad shocks, some drag shocks & drag radials and subframe connectors if you dont already have em

 

[Cue-Ball]

How about a torque arm.

http://www.maximummotorsports.com/ta.asp