Why are our cars so slow stock
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What year/Model is your car? I hnow you aren't talking about the 02 GT.
One reason is technology. Newer cars put it to the ground more efficiently. Doesn't mean that they can't be made to be fast, but it takes some real mods. Your stock 302 is probably hovering around 200-220 HP right? Going through an AOD and the rear end, that's considerably less than 200 HP to the ground. To put that into perspective, your 02 GT (stock) should be well over 200 HP to the ground, and be somewhere in the mid-high 13's.
Another reason is traction. It takes some special voo doo to get the classics to hook up. Not impossible, just another challenge.
One reason is technology. Newer cars put it to the ground more efficiently. Doesn't mean that they can't be made to be fast, but it takes some real mods. Your stock 302 is probably hovering around 200-220 HP right? Going through an AOD and the rear end, that's considerably less than 200 HP to the ground. To put that into perspective, your 02 GT (stock) should be well over 200 HP to the ground, and be somewhere in the mid-high 13's.
Another reason is traction. It takes some special voo doo to get the classics to hook up. Not impossible, just another challenge.
UNVMATT said:
Hmmm, I don't know about that. Nobody has the crappy bias ply tires on their car anymore, and the C4 is a proven racing badass (when it is built right) in the 1/4. Tons of Fox body guys swap over to the C4 for it's low parasitic drag on the drivetrain which = more power to the wheels.
WRXracer said:
You should be getting pretty close to 14's with this car. Now that you have the AOD, I would think that you can afford to go with a lower gear like 3.73 or even 4.11. That would go a long way to get to those 14's. I'd say you're a new set of gears and a pair of drag radials away from a 14.x time slip.
<- not a drag racing expert, this is just what I've gotten out of hanging around here too much.
302 coupe
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if your engine is in proper tune you should be in the 14's now, 4.10's and slicks wouldn't hurt though
Cobain03
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Cobain03 said:
LOL, and blazers and V6 pickups are faster than 16 in the 1/4?
With a 2bbl carb, there is no way on Earth (aside from crazy gears in the back) that you are putting down better than a 16 second 1/4. To put this into perspective, a basically stock 428 SCJ Mach 1 is somewhere in the low/mid 13s. Wouldn't you figure that one of those big block cars probably beats you down the 1/4 by more than a couple seconds?
rsw007
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65fastback2+2
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uve got a 14 sec car now, dont worry, most people reported 15.5'-16 flat on a stock 65 289 4bbl. Uve got a few mods, so I would bet 14.8ish is what ur runnin with it
Stang_1973
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WRXracer:
What is the whole setup like, What mods do you have? I been trying to peice it together but go ahead and put down the whole setup in one post. This will clear up some stuff and we'll be able to help you out more.
if you are running a stock cam get somethuing like an Energizer cam, this will really wake thing up.
What is the whole setup like, What mods do you have? I been trying to peice it together but go ahead and put down the whole setup in one post. This will clear up some stuff and we'll be able to help you out more.
if you are running a stock cam get somethuing like an Energizer cam, this will really wake thing up.
ok
Well right now I have a 302 sitting waiting for me to drop in along with a AOD.. The engine is a 4bbl 302 ho with a RPM intake I want to put in some 410s but I have 350s now with some tri y headers and dynomax dual exhaust.. so I guess this setup should get me into the 14s and then if I get the heads and cam done it should be hella cool..
Well right now I have a 302 sitting waiting for me to drop in along with a AOD.. The engine is a 4bbl 302 ho with a RPM intake I want to put in some 410s but I have 350s now with some tri y headers and dynomax dual exhaust.. so I guess this setup should get me into the 14s and then if I get the heads and cam done it should be hella cool..
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