JS spilled my beer when they jumped on the table and proclaimed in
On test-n-tune nights, yes you can. However, IIRC, during brackets/etc., timing starts when the lite hits green. :)
/me is curious. What mods you got? :) Also, those drag rads do make a world of difference, eh? :)
Heh. /me been there.
NOI
I thought that they just added the two numbers - as in, they still separated them on the timeslip, but they added the two together to give you the final score. In a race, you wouln't want to sit at the hole for 15 seconds, that's for sure... but you should still see how fast the car finally did run after you got it moving.
Bone stock - except it's got a Tri-Ax shifter on it. Ford paper air filter and still running the factory 1997 spark plugs and wires, though those need to come off soon (46k miles). This is about as close to stock as a Mustang gets. Track was pretty slick that night. On the street tires, I was driving around as much of the water box as I could and was just doing a quick dry-hop to spin the water off of them.
Those drag radials do make one hell of a difference. Dropping the clutch at
4500 RPM provided a lurch and a bog. The clutch wouldn't take much more though, so I had to call it a night. Best time is 13.87 @100.7. Not overly impressive, but for bone stock, I'll take it. I'm running Nitto 555R drag radials. I've heard they're probably the worst ones as far as traction, but for what I have, they perform excellently. Guys go wheels-up on the BFGs...T+T nights are fun. I really have no ambition to bracket race, and I don't have the cash to do heads-up racing, so it looks like I'll just play with my toys on the nights that it doesn't matter...
What kinda car do you pilot (and mods) and what are your best times?
JS
On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 14:34:33 GMT, vince garcia puked:
Hey! How'd that happen?
-- lab~rat >:-) Do you want polite or do you want sincere?
Yeah, but you jus can't beat a good 'Stang, guys, admit it. In fact I think you all should respond by agreeing that the Mustang is hands down the best most fastest car money can buy.
I think we should all respond by agreeing that your grammar could be gooder. =o)
I think you should stop molesting yourself!
Besides lessening the chances of blindness, you'll get out of the delusional state you are now in!
Refinish King
Well, we know the LS1 powered Cavalier won't do it, neither will some incarnation of the dead Comarobird. So what have they up their sleves, the hideious overpriced yellow sport truck out now??
-Rich
I agree hands down that his grammar is the bestest I've seen ever.
Nothing like a troll trying to stir the pot. I'd give him a D- for effort, but I don't even think I can go that far. He gets an incomplete.
JS
The SSR is a turd. It looks nice, gets alot of attention, has some neat features, and drives nice, but for almost 50,000 bucks I wouldn't even consider buying one. My 10 year old 150,000 mile F150 wears the SSR out over and over again. My truck is a lightning but its basically stock and runs a measly 14.85(consistent 14.9's). I haven't seen the SSR on a track yet but if I had to guess I would say high high 15's or maybe even low 16's but thats just a guess. Erik D. '94 white lightning
In all honesty, and as much as I hate to say it, I think I agree with you on this one. They are coming out with some pretty cool stuff like the 300C and the hemi wagon. I dunno about stronger, but definitely as strong as anyone elses lineup. I don't think I would buy one though, lol. Erik D. '94 white lightning
I dunno what they are rated at, but I know with my '94 I had no problems towing an open car trailer with a '92 mustang on it. I have also towed a bass boat with absolutely no problems, and had a shitload of stuff in the bed. I also know a guy who has a '99 that he always tows his mustang with. Its cool cause he tows his mid 11 mustang to the track then unhooks the truck and runs mid 12's with the truck. How many people have 12 second tow vehicles, lol?? Erik D. '94 white lightning
It does happen, the lightning outruns the mustang GT's on a steady basis. It even hangs in there with the F-bodies fairly well considering its a heavy ass truck. Erik D. '94 white lightning
Oui, Oui:
Would you like some cheese with your whine?
Refinish King
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Cool:
I love that Ford, where the guy put in a Cummins, Propane and nitrous. Steady low 11's from what I was told, close to the tens?
I love trucks!
Refinish King
lmao.
Don Manning
Hey!
A Gumshoe that has a sense of humor?
What gives?
LOL
Refinish King
I don't think Erik's too far off base. The SSR could have been one hell of a truck, but they wussed out. Dodge is stuffing Viper engines in their race truck, Ford's upping the ante some with the new Lightning that's due out. GM stuffed the same drivetrain that they're putting in everything that's RWD into the fat SSR.
Personally, I don't think it even looks good. In fact, it hurts the eyes to look at that billboard. But that's just me. Give it some balls... at least make it an fast turd.
Speaking of fast turds... a salesman tried to talk me into a Lancer Evo the other day. I don't care how fast it is, or what kind of go-fast aftermarket goodies come stock... I couldn't push myself into it every morning. But I at least respect it when I pull up next to one on the street.
I'm rambling now... time for bed.
JS
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At least the SSR looks cool. In the hands of Refinish King & My self, after mods, iot would whipe your truck off the road. Charles A bow-tire is better then a blue oval any day.
Somebody has to right?
It would have been funnier if you had called me a dick instead of a gumshoe.
Don Manning
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"Charles Bendig" wrote
Not that is the sorriest kind of bench racing -- the old, "Vehicle 'X' is NOT an overpriced P.O.S. With mods A, B, C it'll kick butt." Plug in any vehicle you want, from a Chevette to a Citation, and that statement is going to be true.
The question with the SSR is, why would you want to do it? The base list price is $42,000. (All these numbers are from C&D's Sptember '03 road test. (As tested price was $48,980.) For that you get a 323 ci pushrod Gen 3 making just 300 hp and 331 lb-ft, trying, desperately TRYING, to motivate a 4764 lb. curb weight. (Add two people 180 lb people and top off the 25 gallon tank and thos 323 cubes are dealing with 5299 lbs!) Car & Driver got 0 to 60 in 7.0 secs and the quarter mile in 15.4 sec @ 89 mph. Not bad numbers, but definitely in the generic fart-canned Civic's neighborhood.
So pray tell, what are the mods you and Refinish King would perform on this overweight, overpriced turd to give it street credibility?
That's sad. Which "bow-tire" vs. which Blue Oval are you talking about? What does Chevy have to match the Lightning, the Mustang GT or Cobra, the Ford GT, the Thunderbird, or even the Crown Vic?
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