I raced down the 1320 for the 1st time last year. I got in 35 to 40 passes total. When my car was stock I ran a blistering best of 15.3xx at 90mph. I installed a KB and ran a best of 13.1xx at 108mph, still on stock tires. Keep in mind I race at Bandimere speedway in Colorado. I just bought some BFG DR's for this year. All last year my 60' times were 2.0 to 2.2. What should I be at time and mph wise? Any suggestions would be great. Also, I have stock axles and 3.73 gears. Does the axles stand up to very much abuse?

 

how much power you putin down? I'm reallllllly surprised at your times. Do you think altitude has a lot to do with it!??

 

I think altitude has alot to do with it. I dyno'd at 426hp/444tq to the wheels corrected. There is a guy that I race with that has a killer cobra putting down over 700hp and he is running 11's.

 

is your car stick or auto? if its auto i wouldnt worry about breaking axles as it doesnt shock the drivetrain like a manual does. Other then that i dont really know what you are asking.

 

One word "altitude". N/A each 1000 feet will cost you .5 seconds.

 

My car is a 5-speed. I guess my 1st post was a bit confusing. I mainly just want to know what I should be at and if I should be concerned about the stock axles.

 

You're a little off there



Jay

 

Jay ... please tell me what you've got done man!!! - - wut is your nitrous setup and goodies ? - thanks

 

well if you are runnign those dr's on a 17 or 18' rim i wouldnt worry to much because there isnt wnough sidewall for them to hook really hard like a 16" or 15" rim would. I have many many passes on nittos on a 125shot out of the hole on my car over a years worth and i drive hard.

 

I have seen stock GT's go right at 15 at bandi. I noticed you have support our troops under your name. Are you military?

 

whAT a stock 99-04 GT running 15's??? GT's run 14 flat all day long. A KB GT should run lower 12's or high 11's. Not 13's......

There is either a driver problem or something is wrong with the car. Even at high altitude you can still pull a 9.10- 9.20 in the 1/8th mile at the high altitude track I go to.

Also your trap numbers are not what they should be which means theres something "not right" about your car. 420 whp GT can trap 116mph easy. I trapped 108mph with just a ZEX 75 Shot!

:surrender

 

What is high altitude to you? Here is a link to our club in colorado and the timeslips. The guy that has the 2nd best time has well over 740hp to the wheels now. http://www.coloradostangs.com/forums/timeslips.php? Check it out. The guy that is #40 has a stock 03 GT......check that time out.

 

A KB GT Traps more than 108mph period. It would never trap just 108 unless your having problems or running on like 5 pounds of boost. A stock 03 cobra traps 112mph and I know for a fact that a KB GT will beat a stock cobra.....

 

Altitude plays a big role but 420 rwhp going 13's and 108?
As far as the stock rear goes it will not hold up to that kind of power very long.
If you hook it's cooked! I would upgrade the axles at the least. If you have the money I would weld the torque boxes and axels tubes while I was at it.
An afternarket rear end would be a good idea also, just don't go with a Eaton they will not hold up and they do not replace them if you race them.

 

Theres also a Kenne Bell Cobra Timeslip on that site showing 116mph. LMAO.

Come on a Kenne Bell Cobra is gonna put down AT LEAST 550whp. Somewhere he lost about 100whp during that 1/4 mile run.......

High altitude isnt gonna take away a full second in the 1/4 mile.....

 

Ummm I agree here, im pushin 350 to the wheels and i trap at 112 with MAJOR traction problems and i'm in north idaho (1 hour away from canada in the mountains)...Somethin is wrong here!

 

I ran my car when I went to Vegas last summer too and my mph was 112 to 113 on my best times. Altitude kills. Bandi is at about 6500 ft. I would love to see your car run here. You would be pissed at the times. Oh....and all my runs were on the stock wheels and tires.

 

I can see the 13.'s on stock tires. I have seen 03 Cobra's run 14's here at 413' due to lack of traction. I had no idea that your trap speed would drop off so much. You are making some serious power with the KB, we need to have you use my slicks and run at sea level. You'd go 11's and trap 115+.

 

You going to WFC9?

 

Most likely, depends on family stuff. We have a bunch of birthdays and such in May so even though I live 30 minutes from Gateway I always miss WFC.:wallbash:

 

blue02gt havn't seen you run i would like to and i wanna use your sliks i can't hook worth a damn and i would like to know what i could run if i could get past the 2.1 60" ft

 

JEREDAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dude, when in places that are a few thousand feet above sea level, air thins out. When air thins out, the engines have less air to breath, regardless of s/c.

When the engine has less air to breathe, it cant perform as well. That's why when you see drag racing competitions, theyre almost always in the southeast where it's flat. Colorado has either the highest or one of the highest elevations from sea level of the entire country. IT's no surprise that slappy and springs(badfish) havent gone to the track, because theyd still run 14's with all their mods.

Now if he brought his car to sunny florida, he'd be in the 12's easily, possibly 11's

 

Bandimere = 6800 ft.

 

So you are telling me that 15's are good times? Even at high sea level I can come over to that track and run a mid 14......

 

you can take a stock mustang and go from 15's to mid 14's i am lost?

 

I would love to see it. I have NEVER seen a stock GT run here under 15.00

 

Yea, he just has his head up his ***

 

I'll be at Gateway on most Tuesday nights running on drag radials. You can only run slicks on Weds. nights. I have gone a couple of times but it's really not too much fun racing a bolt on daily driver against 8 second track cars. Actually my car is a little faster on dr's than slicks, it bogs a little on slicks since it has such low power. It is in need of a little nitrous to fix this issue.