Went to Grudge night with the Fox...New Times

So I headed out to my local Grudge night at Sac Raceway Sat. night. I was hoping to improve upon my best time of 10.41@136 with a 1.59 60ft. I mainly wanted to improve my 60ft time, so I've been spending the majority of my time lately fine tuning my suspension. I felt I had everything I needed to go 1.4x 60's. Everything was pointing back to the tires I was using as the reason why it wasn't going 1.4's. I was using 26x11.5x15 Et Streets that were used and about 2 1/2 yrs. old. So I mounted up some new 26x10x15 ET Drags and headed back out there. First run I revved it to 4k and sidestepped the clutch and it slightly bogged to a..

10.31@136 with 1.51 60

I knew if I revved it to around 4500 it was gonna hook up nice so thats what I did on my next pass, here's the timeslip...





I was stoked to see the 1.44 light up on the board while driving! I knew it was gonna be a great pass When I got my timeslip and seen the 10.13 I knew that all my hard work I've been spending on the suspension paid off. I can really say now that 9's are right around the corner ...The car I raced in the other lane was my cousin Zack. I've posted pics of his purple coupe on the FR-500's before. We just bolted up his S-Trim blower this week to see if we could get him into the 10's. I wanted to congratulate him on getting there, he deserves it He already has plans of going faster at next months grudge night. ( pulley change, new tires, Methanol)

Notchbck93 said:

Awesome times!

What upper and lowers are you running on the rear?

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Thanks! Baseline suspension uppers and MM Xtreme duty weight jacker lowers.

25thmustang said:

Cars moving man, definately impressive. Did you guys grab video of the race or no? any photos?

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Thanks man ..Yeah I have a few vids but I'm having problems uploading them to my computer ..When I hook up the USB cable it tells me I need to install Macromedia flash player?? I've uploaded vids before but now its telling me this. Anyone know where I can download this for free??

92GreenGT said:

Love this car, post more info about the suspension setup. How much room do you have around the coilovers up front?

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Thanks for the props!
Baseline suspension uppers, ARB, and MM Xtreme duty weight jacker lowers
PA Racing K-member with coilovers
lakewood 70/30's up front, Strange 10 way adjustables in the rear
Stock rear springs with 1 coil cut.

The coilovers are clear, They don't hit anything. The brake line is close but it still clears.

EPIK said:

I was there & when i seen the way you hooked off the line, I knew it was a new best for you....Congrats bro!!!

Matts car is the fastest home built, 5 speed, non power shifting stang in Northern California that I know of...He lifts on every shift & still runs 10.1!!!


Its bout time Zack got into the 10's...congrats to him too!!!!

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Thanks Epik! I need a way to upload these vids!

blackened88lx said:

So powershift it for one pass and it'll be a 9 sec rig! Sick times man.

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Thanks dude. I've thought about it, but I want to be able to run 9.99 shifting the same way I am now. I just need a better 60ft

SVT32VDOHC said:

Is that your nice blue car you are running at the track? If so, edit your sig for you new FAST TIME!!! Nice job man!!

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Thanks!! Yup it sure is the blue one Yeah I edited it to show my N/A times and with the S-Trim.

25thmustang said:

I agree, hit those gears just slighty harder and it might snag a 9.99... Which would be a feat!

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It will definitely be a feat. I will probably frame the timeslip!!! LOL