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Racing => At The Track => Topic started by: Live Fast on June 26, 2009, 06:10:45 PM

Title: off to "freaky friday" to see what the sport does
Post by: Live Fast on June 26, 2009, 06:10:45 PM
One of the local tracks host an event called "Freaky Friday" and im going to take the sport and see what I can get out of a stock SO that is bone stock. Never had a car this stock so im curious to see how slow it is! lol

Results pending!
Title: off to "freaky friday" to see what the sport does
Post by: dominator on June 26, 2009, 06:13:28 PM
16.4 ish i'll bet.
Title: off to "freaky friday" to see what the sport does
Post by: Haystack on June 26, 2009, 08:18:59 PM
I'll bet around a 17.1. I am curious as well though.
Title: off to "freaky friday" to see what the sport does
Post by: 50tbrd88 on June 26, 2009, 09:11:43 PM
Good luck and let us know how it goes.
Title: off to "freaky friday" to see what the sport does
Post by: shame302 on June 26, 2009, 11:08:56 PM
I was gonna say 16.4 but that's picked already so ill give you a couple 10ths 16.2 high 80s
Title: off to "freaky friday" to see what the sport does
Post by: Live Fast on June 27, 2009, 09:45:59 AM
Well its an 8th mile track. All the local tracks here are.

ran a 12.14 on the 1st pass
then 11.14
and the last run was a 11.10
Of course I got beat on every run by the oposing car but I was just trying to see what it would do. Possibly the slowest V8 I have ever had but hey its a daily driver. I do see an HO conversion in the future though! lol I think the MPH was around 74 or 75. Im not sure if thats right, my girlfriend was supposed to watch the time.
Title: off to "freaky friday" to see what the sport does
Post by: Live Fast on June 27, 2009, 09:48:09 AM
The car is completely stock though so the time isnt that bad I guess.
Still has stock exhaust
Stock air intake
Stock Gears
Stock smog pump
Everything! lol
Title: off to "freaky friday" to see what the sport does
Post by: thunderjet302 on June 27, 2009, 10:58:14 AM
Quote from: Haystack;279890
I'll bet around a 17.1. I am curious as well though.


You were close. His fastest run comes out to a 17.25 :D
Title: off to "freaky friday" to see what the sport does
Post by: RunninWild on June 27, 2009, 12:58:05 PM
You know, I always wondered why Ford put such a wimpy 302 in the Thunderbirds, while the mustang counterparts and the Lincoln got the better motor. Why put a 302 like that in a Lincoln over a Thunderbird?

Good try man, I've been wanting to take my '88 3.8 to the track..but not really wanting to see the times lol.
Title: off to "freaky friday" to see what the sport does
Post by: Live Fast on June 27, 2009, 01:21:15 PM
haha I just wanted to see what the #'s were on a bone stock motor. Wasnt there to win it all! lol

Maybe once my back gets a little better I can get the Camaro back out to the track. Its got about 4 inches of dust on it.
Title: off to "freaky friday" to see what the sport does
Post by: Haystack on June 28, 2009, 09:12:38 PM
Quote from: thunderjet302;279950
You were close. His fastest run comes out to a 17.25 :D


I try;). Maybe this year I am going to try running my car. I'll bet that it will run over 18 seconds. Slower then a escort ZX2 and a ZXwhatever focus.
Title: off to "freaky friday" to see what the sport does
Post by: RunninWild on June 28, 2009, 11:33:34 PM
Quote from: Haystack;280099
I try;). Maybe this year I am going to try running my car. I'll bet that it will run over 18 seconds. Slower then a escort ZX2 and a ZXwhatever focus.


I don't even want to see my times....a bone stock 3.8 without a ler and 245,xxx miles on it...
Title: off to "freaky friday" to see what the sport does
Post by: Haystack on June 29, 2009, 01:24:22 AM
my 87 v-6 with over 200,000 would chirp a tire when I floored it. This car will barely chip on wet grass. The rear brakes overpower the motor...

I will be doing my new motor, again, and would like to see what the time difference is with a few mustang add ons. Might end up with some gt-40's and an H.O. cam though. I'm pretty sure the timing is off on the motor and I haven't done an oil change since I bought the car. Only check the oil once. I really want the motor to go.
Title: off to "freaky friday" to see what the sport does
Post by: TurboCoupe50 on July 02, 2009, 08:59:53 AM
For a 11.1 1/8, MPH would have probably been in the high 60s...

I run 82mph and am by no means stock...
Title: off to "freaky friday" to see what the sport does
Post by: Live Fast on July 02, 2009, 12:43:01 PM
I didnt see the speed. Thats what I was told it ran.
Title: off to "freaky friday" to see what the sport does
Post by: kingcars on July 05, 2009, 05:23:31 PM
Quote from: Live Fast;279944
Well its an 8th mile track. All the local tracks here are.

ran a 12.14 on the 1st pass
then 11.14
and the last run was a 11.10
Of course I got beat on every run by the oposing car but I was just trying to see what it would do. Possibly the slowest V8 I have ever had but hey its a daily driver. I do see an HO conversion in the future though! lol I think the MPH was around 74 or 75. Im not sure if thats right, my girlfriend was supposed to watch the time.

My car, bone stock with only an HO conversion and stock mustang shorty headers/h pipe (2.73 gears) ran a 10.13 in the 1/8th.  That went down to a 9.5 with 3.27 rear gears.  Doesn't cost much to turn these into somewhat quick daily drivers with decent gas mileage...I got mid 20s all day long with the AOD.
Title: off to "freaky friday" to see what the sport does
Post by: Live Fast on July 06, 2009, 02:26:22 PM
HO conversion is in the works....
Picking up the cam today....

Buying a truck from my uncle so I will be able to park the Sport for a while to get it all done.