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  • Let's play dissect the time slip!

    Many of you guys have been doing this much longer than I, so what does this slip tell you? Where can I make improvements? Mph seems high for ET to me. Car is 3500# w/ driver. mine is right side of the slip.....nevermind Bill's 71 Mustang jetcar on the left. lol

    545, C6, 4000 converter, 3.55, M/T 28x10.5S slicks.

    This is from Gilliam, LA during Drag Week.

    Life is short. Be a do'er and not a shoulda done'er.
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    1998 Mustang GT https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...60-and-a-turbo
    1983 Mustang GT 545/552/302/Turbo302/552 http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...485-bbr-s-83gt
    1973 F-250 BBF Turbo Truck http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...uck-conversion
    1986 Ford Ranger EFI 545/C6 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...tooth-and-nail

  • #2
    Car next to you obviously has a lame driver.

    What is your launch RPM? Is it footbrake or trans brake? What is the shift RPM and trap RPM? Did you get to play with drive tire pressure at all?

    We had great air in the morning at Thunder Road. Did you make more than one pass there and if so what did the second time slip look like?
    Drag Week 2006 & 2012 - Winner Street Race Big Block Naturally Aspirated - R/U 2007 Broke DW '05 and Drag Weekend '15 Coincidence?

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    • #3
      Your not really very far off... lets face it... most DW cars have a compromise
      to them..... your MPH should put up a ET of 10.45... you 1/8 is pretty dam close
      to what it should be.... if you want to work on anything it would be the 60' and
      thats not too bad

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      • #4
        Originally posted by CDMBill View Post
        Car next to you obviously has a lame driver.
        The other car looks like its a turbo car

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        • #5
          Your pretty close to "Ideal" for that MPH

          60' 1.45
          330' 4.18
          660' 6.56 @103.56
          1000' 8.63
          1320' 10.40 @127.38
          2007 SBN/A Drag Week Winner & First only SBN/A Car in the 9's Till 2012
          First to run in the .90s .80s and .70's in SBN/A
          2012 SSBN/A Drag Week Winner First in the 9.60's/ 9.67 @ 139 1.42 60'
          2013 SSBN/A Drag Week, Lets quit sand bagging, and let it rip!

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          • #6
            looks like it could use some paint,an air bag,and more tranny cooling(venting)...lol

            its all there in black and white.lol

            oh ya,and mustangs suck.
            63 Plymouth DW 2011 Quickest Mopar 11.38@119 Daily Driver

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            • #7
              Originally posted by moparman63 View Post
              looks like it could use some paint,an air bag,and more tranny cooling(venting)...lol

              its all there in black and white.lol

              oh ya,and mustangs suck.
              Wurd!!!
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              • #8
                Originally posted by CDMBill View Post
                Car next to you obviously has a lame driver.

                What is your launch RPM? Is it footbrake or trans brake? What is the shift RPM and trap RPM? Did you get to play with drive tire pressure at all?

                We had great air in the morning at Thunder Road. Did you make more than one pass there and if so what did the second time slip look like?
                Launch: 1100 rpm, footbrake, shift at 6000 and the trap rpm is a bit of a mystery since I am running a stock tach with an adjustable shift light. Light comes on before the stripe, so I'd guess 6100-6200?

                I only fiddled with tire pressure a little. Mainly to try to help it launch straight and not pull to the right. Ran 1/2 pound more in the right rear (13psi) and it seemed to help.

                I only made one pass there. I was so jazzed from that one run I'm not sure my heart could have taken another. haha
                Life is short. Be a do'er and not a shoulda done'er.
                1969 Galaxie 500 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...ild-it-s-alive
                1998 Mustang GT https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...60-and-a-turbo
                1983 Mustang GT 545/552/302/Turbo302/552 http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...485-bbr-s-83gt
                1973 F-250 BBF Turbo Truck http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...uck-conversion
                1986 Ford Ranger EFI 545/C6 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...tooth-and-nail

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                • #9
                  reaction time sucks.. although its better than the jet car..

                  were the t-tops in??
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                  Drag Week '12 plus one day...Me and Dad in my 53 again....
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                  • #10
                    Yessir! Tops were in.

                    Reaction time: I was nervous because I was lined up against a rocketship masquerading as a 71 mustang with a scarecrow at the controls.
                    Life is short. Be a do'er and not a shoulda done'er.
                    1969 Galaxie 500 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...ild-it-s-alive
                    1998 Mustang GT https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...60-and-a-turbo
                    1983 Mustang GT 545/552/302/Turbo302/552 http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...485-bbr-s-83gt
                    1973 F-250 BBF Turbo Truck http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...uck-conversion
                    1986 Ford Ranger EFI 545/C6 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...tooth-and-nail

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                    • #11
                      He had an issue on the line when we ran and I jumped out on Bill, then I had issues on the top and he flew by at 3/4 track about 20mph faster. I think my car shook like when a semi passes lol
                      Dragweek 2012 DNF in Dallas
                      Dragweek 2013 Finished 3rd place modified N/A 10.53 @ 126
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                      • #12
                        As most of the calculator posts show you've got a bit more in it if you squared up the launch and made the 60 ft's/330's more efficient. An ARB would be the preferred route although who knows the football might work. Eventually, better shocks could help with that launch efficiency as would radial slicks. And then maybe a bit more stall you could see mid 1.30's in the 60 ft. times.

                        After that you need a scarecrow hat.
                        Drag Week 2006 & 2012 - Winner Street Race Big Block Naturally Aspirated - R/U 2007 Broke DW '05 and Drag Weekend '15 Coincidence?

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                        • #13
                          Keeping my eyes peeled for a hat!!!!!

                          I'm currently weighing options for squaring up the car at launch and was considered upping the carb to a 1050 from the 950. After looking at the approx finish line rpm and all, it seems like the converter has a pretty high slippage percentage (over 10 percent). I wonder if a higher quality converter may be a better choice to utilize the power it is making. The only thing that bugs me is the fact, like Jeff pointed out, it is so close to what it "should" be for that mph. I don't want to spend a bunch of money and time on a converter only to have little or no gain.
                          Life is short. Be a do'er and not a shoulda done'er.
                          1969 Galaxie 500 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...ild-it-s-alive
                          1998 Mustang GT https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...60-and-a-turbo
                          1983 Mustang GT 545/552/302/Turbo302/552 http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...485-bbr-s-83gt
                          1973 F-250 BBF Turbo Truck http://www.bangshift.com/forum/forum...uck-conversion
                          1986 Ford Ranger EFI 545/C6 https://bangshift.com/forum/forum/ba...tooth-and-nail

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                          • #14
                            You may beable to imprve your 60' by installing a rear sway bar. Need to get that car lanuch evan.
                            Drag Week 2006 11.00 index DNF
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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by BBR View Post
                              Keeping my eyes peeled for a hat!!!!!

                              I'm currently weighing options for squaring up the car at launch and was considered upping the carb to a 1050 from the 950. After looking at the approx finish line rpm and all, it seems like the converter has a pretty high slippage percentage (over 10 percent). I wonder if a higher quality converter may be a better choice to utilize the power it is making. The only thing that bugs me is the fact, like Jeff pointed out, it is so close to what it "should" be for that mph. I don't want to spend a bunch of money and time on a converter only to have little or no gain.
                              Understand all these numbers we are saying is based on the MPH in the 1/4
                              so IF you know (for fact) what the conv slippage is all these numbers COULD
                              change

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