Bolt-ons v6 Mustang goes 13.1@107mph

[ULTRAZLS1]

Originally Posted by The_Blur

I'm sure you'll do fine. Have a good night at the track.

Thanks.

But I wont be going until at least April (when the track opens).

Michigan...

[Black GT]

Originally Posted by ULTRAZLS1

Thanks.

But I wont be going until at least April (when the track opens).

Michigan...

That sucks,

I'm going wednesday.

[THE EVIL TW1N]

Originally Posted by ULTRAZLS1

If you guys dont hear from me that means I went 13's LOL.

I know whatyou mean. My friend has a cammed bolt on ls1 ws6 and everybody on the net was saying he should even dip into the elevens. Well we ended up going on a "slow" night apparently (and track wasn't prepped) and he ended up running 13.2 I think @111-112 and I only ran 12.7@113mph. Needless to say he was bummed out and hasn't been back since. Come to think of it he hasn't hardly driven it all since then and that was 2 years ago. Anyways you ain't gonna run the Internet times everytime, I been a few times and know it can fluctuate.13's are very possible for you but the best thing to do would be to see what other cars are also running and what you think they "should" be running and compare and use them as a sort of gauge.

[ULTRAZLS1]

Originally Posted by THE EVIL TW1N

I know whatyou mean. My friend has a cammed bolt on ls1 ws6 and everybody on the net was saying he should even dip into the elevens. Well we ended up going on a "slow" night apparently (and track wasn't prepped) and he ended up running 13.2 I think @111-112 and I only ran 12.7@113mph. Needless to say he was bummed out and hasn't been back since. Come to think of it he hasn't hardly driven it all since then and that was 2 years ago. Anyways you ain't gonna run the Internet times everytime, I been a few times and know it can fluctuate.13's are very possible for you but the best thing to do would be to see what other cars are also running and what you think they "should" be running and compare and use them as a sort of gauge.

If I can hook up I think 12's should be a no brainer. Being it is cool weather, having a lesser option car, some light weight parts and ill be running 1/4 tank of gas...Id like to trap at least 112-113. Though I weigh 225 myself (down from 260 )...my bodyweight probably throws some of that out the window lol.

Do you know how milan compares to other tracks etc when it comes to ET and traps etc?

Anyone else know?

Maybe ill make a thread about it (to stop derailing this one) so I can have an idea

But then again....you never know. And yes I know exactly what you mean about internet times and the like...that was part of my point.

[porcupinekiller]

Originally Posted by ULTRAZLS1

I know.

But I dont want to expect too much my first time out and be disappointed.

I am also too scared to no lift shift....I wonder how bad this will hurt my times? I am pretty decent at launching (even without the suspension mods and when I had my p-zeros I think I had it down) and I can shift as fast as the next guy...but I have to lift.

I just cant get the nerve to stomp on that clutch with the pedal still to the floor.

From what I have gathered power shifting will keep the Average rpms about ~300rpm higher and get you ~.2 tenths at the strip all other things equal.

We will see. I am going in April or May to Milan. Should be cool weather and the track is only at 600 ft.

The best thing to do is just relax. Don't worry about the guy beside you, just concentrate on staging and learning the tree on the first run or two. Sometimes a quick lift shift will net faster times on street tires and as for your launch a properly prepped track is completely different than what you will experience on the street. Most street tires hook best if you go around the water/burnout box and just do a light dry spin to clean up the tires. If the track is not prepped it can be downright slick on street tires. My first run in my old stock 2006 GT was terrible, I spun bad leaving the line at 3000rpm, hit the rev limiter in first, pulled second spun bad again, hit third and spun some more and ran a crap 15.70. Buy the end of the night and after about 5 runs I did a 14.29 (4200 DA). Two years later after, a Whipple super charger, a few suspension parts and drag radials I was running consistent 12.20's at 116 mph. Practice , practice, practice.
I can't wait to take my GT500 out to the track in the spring and embarrass myself on my first few passes.

[Entaille]

meh. the important thing is that you are out there and making attempts and having fun. nothing to be embarrassed about. chances are you don't interact with the people watching. chances are you drive a nicer car then them, too, lol.