Do you have a fast car?

[Metaltn]

Yeah, 5 speed manual.

Stock rear springs, but with upgraded LCA, UCA and panhard rod. to keep the rubber planted better. Wheelhop is a bitch in these with the stock LCA and UCA.

--Definitely bro, Ford puts too soft of bushings in the stock control arms to help with movement during body roll. Not good for any type of racing.


I leave at 4.5K. Problem is, my track does not prep on street car night. So I could get 1.5's with a prepped track.

Also, my rev limiter is set to 6100 where I could easily go to 6500 and be safe. I could trap 2-3 mph faster with it that way, and get another .1-.2 secs out of it. In fact, I should do that because I end up having to shift into 5th with the 4.10 gears at 120. Or just put in some 3.73's. It will make street driving a little nicer.

--If the car is still making power and holding on at 6500 or more than I would up the limiter and see how the car responds. lol I'm a rpm junky I love spinning a motor upstairs.

It is still a daily driver, so it's not a full blown drag set up. Full leather interior, spare tire and jack. everything.

--That's good mph for that weight. I'm assuming 3300-3400lbs?

If I wanted to go any faster, I'd have to put in a cage, and other shit to run it to meet the NHRA spec for 10 sec cars. Dates don't like a cage in their cars. It makes them nervous. Though, usually I take the M5 out on dates. Much classier. Depends on the chick. Either one has serious balls, and chicks get totally turned on by fast cars.

--You need to come down here to the south, most tracks on test-n-tune days just want you to wear a helmet lol. I've clicked off a 6.4X with no cage haha, not the safest thing to do I know. We mostly run 1/8 mile here, not too many 1/4 mile tracks.



Lol, one night i ran it on the stock tires. I didn't get good traction til 4th. I trapped 115 but ran like 13.9 (which is slower than a stock GT). Everyone was like WTF? hahahaha. Hell I ran it at 13.0 before I put on the blower. It was with full exhaust, intake tune and 4.10 gears about 340hp.

--Ha, good stuff. Should have hit the flashers.

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[Metaltn]

and plus you're powering a V8 which isn't a bitch like a turboed 4 cylinder.

Word.

Properly sized turbo + V8 = torque @ low 2000-3000 rpm. Excellent for an auto with a tight converter. Plus you'll have an awesome torque curve.

 

[dabuffguy]

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O know it makes power at 6500. I just don't want to be running that at the track. I don't want to risk anything. On the dyno, they put the rev limiter to 6700, and power peaked at 6400 or so.

The 4.6l 3 valve has a lot of potential. Guys are putting down 370-380 at the wheels with cams, intake, full exhuast and tune. Ford total pussies out on their motors stock.

I hope they go with the 5.0l 3v they have been planning on. Slightly more aggresive cams, 6500RPM limiter. They could easily move HP to 360hp for the next generation, which debuts this month at the auto show! I hope they do too.

I think weight with me in the car is like 3750 or something. That blower adds lots of weight.

I was talking 475RWHP too, not at the crank. That makes a huge difference.

 

[Metaltn]

I hope they go with the 5.0l 3v they have been planning on. Slightly more aggresive cams, 6500RPM limiter. They could easily move HP to 360hp for the next generation, which debuts this month at the auto show! I hope they do too.

Ah I haven't heard about that, sounds interesting. I'm more of a chevy guy, but still like to keep up-to-date on the others. Guess I need to do some reading.
They need to quit making these new cars such freaking pigs. I understand they have to comply with all the new safety features and such, but they don't have to be the weight of a tank lol.

 

[dabuffguy]

Ah I haven't heard about that, sounds interesting. I'm more of a chevy guy, but still like to keep up-to-date on the others. Guess I need to do some reading.
They need to quit making these new cars such freaking pigs. I understand they have to comply with all the new safety features and such, but they don't have to be the weight of a tank lol.

no kidding. if they got the mustng to 3200 pounds, which they should be able to do with some good engineering, and more hp than the current model, it will really be a big leap forward in performance for the $$$.

 

[Sean Scott]

damn reminds me of the first mad max movie,

 

[the_alcatraz]

Right now, I dont even OWN a car.

 

[dabuffguy]

Right now, I dont even OWN a car.

traz rides the short bus

 

[mwm5]

Right now, I dont even OWN a car.

u live in a big city with trains and shit or something?

 

[the_alcatraz]

traz rides the short bus

I ride 3 buses to get to work and 3 buses to get back home, for a grand total of 6 buses a day. That shit is not fun.