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Raced the Cougar tonight (AGAIN... new times added 09/26)

Reply #30
.5 second and 3 mph ain't bad for a trans swap. :D

I really need to rebuild my AOD with a wide ratio gear set and a 2600 stall. I would now but I just had a roof put on the house so I have no "expendable" money for the car right now.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Raced the Cougar tonight (AGAIN... new times added 09/26)

Reply #31
k guys went to the track again tonight... got a new best again....

R/T........... 0.737
60'............ 2.015
330'........... 5.883
1/8............ 9.108
MPH........... 76.03
1000'.......... 11.888
1/4............ 14.219
MPH........... 97.11


handed a buddy with an '04 GT his ass on that run, LOL...  was a good night...

Raced the Cougar tonight (AGAIN... new times added 09/26)

Reply #32
did your et streets help?  good times:)

88 t-bird tc - 14.97 @ 90  IHI 18 psi + k+n filter...so far - NOW HX-35 @25psi - 12.75@112    348rwhp/395rwtq
78 F-150 - 11.61@120 on 175shot N20 - 12.55@110 on motor - 5200# race weight:hick:

Raced the Cougar tonight (AGAIN... new times added 09/26)

Reply #33
oh yeah... on that run I launched at 3000rpm with a dead hook...  was affraid to rev any higher as I didnt want to break anything. felt like it lifted the front tires LOL... I wish I had it on video...

 

Raced the Cougar tonight (AGAIN... new times added 09/26)

Reply #34
Not bad ron,that elusive 13.9's still hiding from ya eh.

Raced the Cougar tonight (AGAIN... new times added 09/26)

Reply #35
if you ran it down here, you'd be guaranteed a 13!
1979 Ford Fairmont
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5.0L/4R70W/8.8"/5-lug/3" Exhuast


Raced the Cougar tonight (AGAIN... new times added 09/26)

Reply #36
Congrats... If you could have carried the gain you made at the 330 to the end you'd have run 14.16... For what ever reason it wasn't pulling as good past the 330, lost .77 mph as well...

Raced the Cougar tonight (AGAIN... new times added 09/26)

Reply #37
yeah still working on the 13's...  the slicks are a taller tire and killing some of my gear....  with 3.08's... they are tall enough....  I am going to swap the TC diff into in this weekend and try it again with the 3.55's and 5 bolt conversion....

I won all four races that night...
first was an old camaro, then a Hemi magnum, then an '03 Mustang GT with 4.10's and exhaust, then I spanked a twin turbo AWD audi S4..  man did he scoot off the line though...  even beat me to the 60' mark...

Raced the Cougar tonight (AGAIN... new times added 09/26)

Reply #38
I got to get mine to the track, tires are a must, otherwise I'm smoking them down the track. Sorry for the hijack.
88 TC with 93 GT 5.0 (.030 over), XE266HR Compcam, SVO 1.6 Roller Rockers, BBK underdrives, BBK 1 5/8" headers, 2 1/2" exhuast with Americian Thunder Flowmaster lers. Tremec 5 speed and 3.73's and alot of other goodies to list.....

Raced the Cougar tonight (AGAIN... new times added 09/26)

Reply #39
went to the track again tonight....  Good news bad news though....

Good news....:
All runs were hot off the highway, and hot lapping, no cool downs at all....

first run was a 14.198 @ 96.51MPH
2nd run:
NEW best time!

R/T........... 0.775
60'............ 1.978
330'........... 5.806
1/8............ 9.005
MPH........... 76.44
1000'.......... 11.777
1/4............ 14.107
MPH........... 97.02


my opponent was a 69 Dodge Super Bee with a 440, and 4.56 gears...  his time was a 14.109!!!! at 98.69MPH... doesnt get much closer then that....  LOL....

now for the bad news....  blew 3rd gear on the third run...  got videos of al three passes that I will post tomorrow....


Raced the Cougar tonight (AGAIN... new times added 09/26)

Reply #41
Quote from: 1WLD BRD;237414
now for the bad news....  blew 3rd gear on the third run... 

See what happens when you power shift 3rd on a T5??? :nono:

Been there and have the T-shirt, I'll stay with my AOD...

Congrats on the new time, running strong for a fairly stock HO...

Raced the Cougar tonight (AGAIN... new times added 09/26)

Reply #42
hahah the worst part was that I missed 2nd right before that... and the shifter felt funny comming up to the burnout box... that should have been my sign to call it a night...  I missed 2nd, REEFed it in to hit it....  went for third and BANG!!  *** Ah !!!***... LOL  you wanna play race, you gotta Pay race...

I hope to get it fixed and back to the track one more time before it closes this year...  I WANT A 13 PASS!!!  LOL.

Raced the Cougar tonight (AGAIN... new times added 09/26)

Reply #43
what no vid of the 3rd run? did you have a stock shifter on there? nice runs though. looked like fun. prety clean shifting. do yourself a fav. save your pennies and get a tko and a shifter mang...
:america: 1988 Thunderbird Sport, Former 4.6 DOHC T56 conversion project.

Rest of the country, Welcome to Massachusettes. Enjoy your stay.

 
Halfbreed... Mango Orange Y2K Mustang GT
FRPP complete 2000 Cobra engine swap, T56 n' junk...
~John~

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Reply #44
Quote from: shame302;237474
what no vid of the 3rd run? did you have a stock shifter on there? nice runs though. looked like fun. prety clean shifting. do yourself a fav. save your pennies and get a tko and a shifter mang...




haha I do have a video of it, but I had a buddy tape it from outside.  there was a stupid idiot in the burnout box revving it so you cant hear anything though...  and yeah for now it is the stock shifter...  cant save my pennies for that... this is my daily driver and have to get it up and going now....  if I buy an after market tranny I am going T56:D