Just got in from the races (Friday night T-N-T at PIR). You all should have gone! There were EIGHT cars running! EIGHT!!! (Are you listening Ted? Jim? Matt?)
A 12-second blown Buick GS was there, a Viper, a few Hondas, and that was IT. I made 21 passes (didn't get there until 7, took 45 minutes off to eat, and let the car cool down a bunch). It was just DEAD, but the weather was awesome! REALLY cold (great for the car!) I beat everybody but the Viper and the GS. Some of the Honda's were mid-14 cars but they couldn't cut a light.:mullet:
I set a new PB in the 'Vic (14.854@92.37, 2.161 60').:burnout: Even better was I cut a .001 light! :evilgrin: (and a -.001...):flame:
I'm all practised for tomorrow's bracket race! Too bad I won't be driving the same car! (Taking the RX-7 tomorrow )
14.8.... man that is moving for a big car.... Nice run.
Good job. I love big cars that go like hell....
It was awesome! I decided at the last second to go racing, so I just hopped ind drove 50 miles to the track. No tools, no tuning stuff, no slicks, just drove it like I drive it everyday (spare tire and a lugwrench are the only tools!)
Got to the track, teched in (took 2 seconds), took out the spare and floormats, and immediately threw down 6 passes in under 15 minutes. Never even shut the car off.
I filled up on the way home. 22.5 MPG WITH the racing :hick:
DO A J-MOD especially since you already have the chip. That will knock a good .25 off and only for about 40.00. Since your car is already an '01, you have the necessary hardware already installed. All you need to do is remove a couple of springs and drill a few holes (in a nutshell).
Was the Buick GS one of those incredibly awesome only-comes-in Saturn Yellow or Apollo White GSX 455 Stage 1s? (Somehow I actually hope it was a normal GS that was blown for those numbers since I'd keep a GSX stock if I had one)
Nice time and amazing fuel economy with that many passes. How much other driving was there to average that?
It was a Dark Green 2001 V6 one with the 3800 Series II and a serious host of underhood upgrades that looked bone stock.
A marauder tq converter and flexplate will help drop another .15 off and give you rocket-like launches as well (they are factory 24-2800 stall speed, stock is ~2000, great compliment for the J-MOD) They're also relatively in-expensive (like 175 NEW from the dealer).
Ah. I forgot about the newer ones.
RX-7 04/19/08 - 16.344@83.34, 2.350 60'
P71 04/18/08 - 14.854@92.37, 2.161 60'
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Thats pretty good times for a basically stock panther. I have often thought on picking up one of these used cop cars for cheap. My buddies shop works on cop cars and he likes the 03 and newer. Anywho....congrats.
Travis
P.S. I have not even been to the track this year, too busy.
Me neither, but since the wifes '93 Grand Marquis has a new tranny and she now has a '07, think I'm going to see if I can better her last years time... The new trans has a smaller torque converter and may even have the 2.84 first gear, seems to have far more grunt from a standing start...
Awsome...
I have thought about picking up a 2003+ CV P71 for a while. Neat car to play with.
I'm impressed with the 14.8 with the limited mods. Get that 60ft down a few tic's more and you'll be hittin 14.5s!
That pretty much sounds like my Tbird. I just drive it there, let it cool for a few mins, and then run it without changing anything. Even the gas mileage is the same and the E/Ts are very close as well. :) Gotta love it. Great runs, man. That car moves good.