What 1/4 time should I expect???

NitroNixon · 05-08-2003, 12:56 PM

I'm currently running this settup:

Stock 302 block with E7 Heads
Stock Intake
65mm throttle body and spacer
19lb Injectors
Crane fireball ignition
T5 Z trans
Hurst Shifter
Underdrive Pulleys
Cold Air Induction
Mac Equal Length Headers
Electric Fan
373 gears
Draglite Weld Wheels on 15" Tires
Car lowered 1.5"

I have an explorer intake that I have installed yet, I want to see how the car with perform now and then install the intake later.

90'5.0 Conv · 05-08-2003, 07:47 PM

I'd say high 13's if I had to guess. It could be slower or quicker depending on how you drive it, weather, and if you get traction. Let us know how it goes.

Later, James

PeTr0 · 05-08-2003, 08:15 PM

I have similar mods and have always been disapointed with my quarter mile times. I have all the mods in my sig and my best time(before any suspension mods) was 14.7.

but i have seen stock cars run faster than that.

NitroNixon · 05-09-2003, 08:23 AM

Thanks for the reply. I'll post a time after I get home from the track tonight.

drtbiker · 05-09-2003, 09:09 AM

mid to low 14's trapping @ 95-99mph

later

Dark Knight · 05-09-2003, 01:04 PM

14.56@96 with a 2.3 60ft

NitroNixon · 05-09-2003, 01:26 PM

14.56? Damn, that's slow. Maybe I should install my explorer intake first and then go to the track. I don't want to embarass myself. LOL

Dark Knight · 05-09-2003, 01:32 PM

well, dont expect much if it's your 1st time.. thats why I put the 2.3 60ft

then, when you get it down in the 2.0 range , you'll be close to 14.0 :-)

Ackbar00 · 05-09-2003, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dark Knight
14.56@96 with a 2.3 60ft

That would be my guess. Dont worry, my first time I went a 15.20 stock! I did get it down to a 14.50 after a few times of trying. Just give it hell and have fun doing it.

NitroNixon · 05-09-2003, 01:45 PM

Okay, well if the rain let's up here in D.C., I'll be going to the track tonight, so I'll post a time if the track opens.

Also, what rpm should I launch at? If I nail the pedal from a stand still, the tires will spin violently through first and second, then in third gear the tires would finally hook. By that time, I've lost the race. What do you suggest.

Dark Knight · 05-09-2003, 01:52 PM

hmm.. ok.. I'll change that to a 14.80 with a 2.5 60ft..

you'll probably need to rec to about 2k, then ride the clutch for the 1st 60ft or so... and DONT drive thru the water.. or you'll get a 3.0 60ft..

FWIW, most street tires dont like burnouts..they dont get softer when they get hot.. just oily.. you can try it, but try just spinning them enough to get any dirt and junk off them...

also, dont rev it much over 5k-5200 rpm.. the power drops pretty fast on the stock engines...

NitroNixon · 05-09-2003, 01:54 PM

So much for the incouragement, I'll try my best then. Can't wait to see what happens.

Dark Knight · 05-09-2003, 02:01 PM

hey, they whole idea is to have FUN!!...

we've all been there with expectations... here's a link... these are all the runs I've made on the convert except one of the last ones.. couldnt find it..
http://members.cox.net/cappntripps31/Runs2.html

I was hyped when I put the performer RPM on the car, figured with the heads, I'd pick up a bunch over the plain performer.. NOPE... lost .2 and 2 mph..

but it was still fun

and, look at the very 1st pass.. heheh... and the 3rd one the same night.. big difference.. :-)

Dark Knight · 05-09-2003, 02:04 PM

also, it shows what a big difference the weather plays.. heat REALLY slows us down here... the summertime runs where all in 105+ air temps.. you can see the big MPH drop...

NitroNixon · 05-09-2003, 02:12 PM

Wow! So it all depends on your launch. I saw how your '60 times where higher and lower but you still manage to run the same 1/4 et.

Dark Knight · 05-09-2003, 03:01 PM

actually, the ET's varied, but the MPH pretty much stays the same.. your MPH stays pretty much the same, no matter what gears/tires you have..

BTW, your reaction time doens't affect your ET... so dont worry about that.. you can work on R/T's when you get the shift points etc figured out..

Stang_Crazy · 05-09-2003, 03:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by NitroNixon
I'm currently running this settup:

Stock 302 block with E7 Heads
Stock Intake
65mm throttle body and spacer
19lb Injectors
Crane fireball ignition
T5 Z trans
Hurst Shifter
Underdrive Pulleys
Cold Air Induction
Mac Equal Length Headers
Electric Fan
373 gears
Draglite Weld Wheels on 15" Tires
Car lowered 1.5"

I ran a 14.2 with gears, pulleys, and exhaust so I think with some practice, you could run a low 14/high 13. My 60' on my 14.2 was a horrible 2.13.

As was said already, shift around 5100-5200 rpm. I used to trap 95 mph shifting close to redline. When I shifted just after 5000, I would trap at 98 mph. Good luck and have fun!!!!

Dan

bigred90gt · 05-09-2003, 03:51 PM

My setup, as you can see in my sig, is very similar to yours. I have a best of 14.2 on cheapo tires with a terrible 60' time. With some good tires, ie-slicks or cheater slicks, you could see mid 13's in my opinion. I launch at 2000 rpm and feather the gas through first, get on it a little harder in second, and put it to the floor in 3rd and 4th. That is how I got my best times. I trap at about 97mph. When I first ran, I just nailed it in every gear and ran 14.7 and 14.8 every time. You will just have to play with it and see what works best for you. If you have slicks, I say dump the clutch at about 4k after a good burnout and hang on. Have fun with it and let us know how you do.

Caymon

05-08-2003, 12:56 PM	#1
NitroNixon Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: DC Posts: 129	What 1/4 time should I expect??? I'm currently running this settup: Stock 302 block with E7 Heads Stock Intake 65mm throttle body and spacer 19lb Injectors Crane fireball ignition T5 Z trans Hurst Shifter Underdrive Pulleys Cold Air Induction Mac Equal Length Headers Electric Fan 373 gears Draglite Weld Wheels on 15" Tires Car lowered 1.5" I have an explorer intake that I have installed yet, I want to see how the car with perform now and then install the intake later. __________________ 87 GT As of 2/1/06 650 DP Carb Crosswind Intake Edelbrock Performer Heads 97 Explorer Bottomend w/ B-303 Cam 1.7 Roller Rockers Flowtech Longtube Headers Flowtech H-Pipe MSD Black Wires MSD ignition MSD Distributor Blaster 3 Coil Electric Fan Underdrive Pullies T5 Trans Hurst Shifter Lowered 1.5" 373 Gears

05-08-2003, 07:47 PM	#2
90'5.0 Conv Long time member in and out Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Albany, Ga Posts: 343	I'd say high 13's if I had to guess. It could be slower or quicker depending on how you drive it, weather, and if you get traction. Let us know how it goes. Later, James __________________ 90' Mustang GT Convertible- C4 w/ manual body 4.10's soon to be 3.27's 2 Ch Flowmasters 1/8th ET 9.04

05-08-2003, 08:15 PM	#3
PeTr0 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 1999 Location: Chicago, IL, USA Posts: 286	I have similar mods and have always been disapointed with my quarter mile times. I have all the mods in my sig and my best time(before any suspension mods) was 14.7. but i have seen stock cars run faster than that. __________________ Red 1993 Gt- 3.55 gears,flowmasters,BBK Shortie Headers, BBK Hi-Flow H-Pipe, BBK cold air induction w/K&N, Pro 5.0 shifer,UPR Adjustable cable and quad, 130 amp alt., underdrives,65mm T-body,MegaBite Jr. Lowers and Heavy Duty HPM uppers, Koni Yellow struts & Shocks, FMS 'B' Springs, Aluminum Driveshaft, MSD 6AL and blaster tfi coil, sony cd player and changer, kicker component speakers, Kenwood Excelon amp, 2 12" subs in the hatch,Cobra R Rims and Nitto NT555 all around, timing bumped to 13 deg., ADS Superchip, and mobil 1 oil lubing the 302.

05-09-2003, 08:23 AM	#4
NitroNixon Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: DC Posts: 129	Thanks for the reply. I'll post a time after I get home from the track tonight. __________________ 87 GT As of 2/1/06 650 DP Carb Crosswind Intake Edelbrock Performer Heads 97 Explorer Bottomend w/ B-303 Cam 1.7 Roller Rockers Flowtech Longtube Headers Flowtech H-Pipe MSD Black Wires MSD ignition MSD Distributor Blaster 3 Coil Electric Fan Underdrive Pullies T5 Trans Hurst Shifter Lowered 1.5" 373 Gears

05-09-2003, 09:09 AM	#5
drtbiker Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Mt. Prospect,IL Posts: 474	mid to low 14's trapping @ 95-99mph later __________________ 87-ford-mustang-SOLD! mods: 3:73's, off road h-pipe, b303 cam in gt- 40 motor w/ Power Plus intake, edelbrock 70mm tb & egr spacer, 72mm C&L, bbk long tubes, tremec tranny, centerforce dual friction clutch, upr and lwr CA's 255lph FP and soon more to come.... when i have money again SOME ADVICE Don't do burn outs in reverse it is very expensive New times with dead hook on dr's 13.27@103 with 2.0 60 foots w/100lb system Fastest time to date: 12.8@113

05-09-2003, 01:04 PM	#6
Dark Knight Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Az Posts: 854	14.56@96 with a 2.3 60ft __________________ 84 convt,roller 302,AFR's, performer 3.55's, underdrives BBK shorties stock cam, 1.7's 13.58@102.84 and a '68 stang .. project 8 sec street car... 557 big block + N20 :-) http://members.cox.net/darkknight302/68nwrear.jpg

05-09-2003, 01:26 PM	#7
NitroNixon Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: DC Posts: 129	14.56? Damn, that's slow. Maybe I should install my explorer intake first and then go to the track. I don't want to embarass myself. LOL __________________ 87 GT As of 2/1/06 650 DP Carb Crosswind Intake Edelbrock Performer Heads 97 Explorer Bottomend w/ B-303 Cam 1.7 Roller Rockers Flowtech Longtube Headers Flowtech H-Pipe MSD Black Wires MSD ignition MSD Distributor Blaster 3 Coil Electric Fan Underdrive Pullies T5 Trans Hurst Shifter Lowered 1.5" 373 Gears

05-09-2003, 01:32 PM	#8
Dark Knight Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Az Posts: 854	well, dont expect much if it's your 1st time.. thats why I put the 2.3 60ft then, when you get it down in the 2.0 range , you'll be close to 14.0 :-) __________________ 84 convt,roller 302,AFR's, performer 3.55's, underdrives BBK shorties stock cam, 1.7's 13.58@102.84 and a '68 stang .. project 8 sec street car... 557 big block + N20 :-) http://members.cox.net/darkknight302/68nwrear.jpg

05-09-2003, 01:45 PM	#10
NitroNixon Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: DC Posts: 129	Okay, well if the rain let's up here in D.C., I'll be going to the track tonight, so I'll post a time if the track opens. Also, what rpm should I launch at? If I nail the pedal from a stand still, the tires will spin violently through first and second, then in third gear the tires would finally hook. By that time, I've lost the race. What do you suggest. __________________ 87 GT As of 2/1/06 650 DP Carb Crosswind Intake Edelbrock Performer Heads 97 Explorer Bottomend w/ B-303 Cam 1.7 Roller Rockers Flowtech Longtube Headers Flowtech H-Pipe MSD Black Wires MSD ignition MSD Distributor Blaster 3 Coil Electric Fan Underdrive Pullies T5 Trans Hurst Shifter Lowered 1.5" 373 Gears

05-09-2003, 01:52 PM	#11
Dark Knight Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Az Posts: 854	hmm.. ok.. I'll change that to a 14.80 with a 2.5 60ft.. you'll probably need to rec to about 2k, then ride the clutch for the 1st 60ft or so... and DONT drive thru the water.. or you'll get a 3.0 60ft.. FWIW, most street tires dont like burnouts..they dont get softer when they get hot.. just oily.. you can try it, but try just spinning them enough to get any dirt and junk off them... also, dont rev it much over 5k-5200 rpm.. the power drops pretty fast on the stock engines... __________________ 84 convt,roller 302,AFR's, performer 3.55's, underdrives BBK shorties stock cam, 1.7's 13.58@102.84 and a '68 stang .. project 8 sec street car... 557 big block + N20 :-) http://members.cox.net/darkknight302/68nwrear.jpg

05-09-2003, 01:54 PM	#12
NitroNixon Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: DC Posts: 129	So much for the incouragement, I'll try my best then. Can't wait to see what happens. __________________ 87 GT As of 2/1/06 650 DP Carb Crosswind Intake Edelbrock Performer Heads 97 Explorer Bottomend w/ B-303 Cam 1.7 Roller Rockers Flowtech Longtube Headers Flowtech H-Pipe MSD Black Wires MSD ignition MSD Distributor Blaster 3 Coil Electric Fan Underdrive Pullies T5 Trans Hurst Shifter Lowered 1.5" 373 Gears

05-09-2003, 02:01 PM	#13
Dark Knight Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Az Posts: 854	hey, they whole idea is to have FUN!!... we've all been there with expectations... here's a link... these are all the runs I've made on the convert except one of the last ones.. couldnt find it.. http://members.cox.net/cappntripps31/Runs2.html I was hyped when I put the performer RPM on the car, figured with the heads, I'd pick up a bunch over the plain performer.. NOPE... lost .2 and 2 mph.. but it was still fun and, look at the very 1st pass.. heheh... and the 3rd one the same night.. big difference.. :-) __________________ 84 convt,roller 302,AFR's, performer 3.55's, underdrives BBK shorties stock cam, 1.7's 13.58@102.84 and a '68 stang .. project 8 sec street car... 557 big block + N20 :-) http://members.cox.net/darkknight302/68nwrear.jpg

05-09-2003, 02:04 PM	#14
Dark Knight Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Az Posts: 854	also, it shows what a big difference the weather plays.. heat REALLY slows us down here... the summertime runs where all in 105+ air temps.. you can see the big MPH drop... __________________ 84 convt,roller 302,AFR's, performer 3.55's, underdrives BBK shorties stock cam, 1.7's 13.58@102.84 and a '68 stang .. project 8 sec street car... 557 big block + N20 :-) http://members.cox.net/darkknight302/68nwrear.jpg

05-09-2003, 02:12 PM	#15
NitroNixon Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: DC Posts: 129	Wow! So it all depends on your launch. I saw how your '60 times where higher and lower but you still manage to run the same 1/4 et. __________________ 87 GT As of 2/1/06 650 DP Carb Crosswind Intake Edelbrock Performer Heads 97 Explorer Bottomend w/ B-303 Cam 1.7 Roller Rockers Flowtech Longtube Headers Flowtech H-Pipe MSD Black Wires MSD ignition MSD Distributor Blaster 3 Coil Electric Fan Underdrive Pullies T5 Trans Hurst Shifter Lowered 1.5" 373 Gears

05-09-2003, 03:01 PM	#16
Dark Knight Registered Member Join Date: Oct 1998 Location: Az Posts: 854	actually, the ET's varied, but the MPH pretty much stays the same.. your MPH stays pretty much the same, no matter what gears/tires you have.. BTW, your reaction time doens't affect your ET... so dont worry about that.. you can work on R/T's when you get the shift points etc figured out.. __________________ 84 convt,roller 302,AFR's, performer 3.55's, underdrives BBK shorties stock cam, 1.7's 13.58@102.84 and a '68 stang .. project 8 sec street car... 557 big block + N20 :-) http://members.cox.net/darkknight302/68nwrear.jpg

05-09-2003, 03:51 PM	#18
bigred90gt 2 Stangs in the Stable Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Baytown, TX Posts: 1,209	My setup, as you can see in my sig, is very similar to yours. I have a best of 14.2 on cheapo tires with a terrible 60' time. With some good tires, ie-slicks or cheater slicks, you could see mid 13's in my opinion. I launch at 2000 rpm and feather the gas through first, get on it a little harder in second, and put it to the floor in 3rd and 4th. That is how I got my best times. I trap at about 97mph. When I first ran, I just nailed it in every gear and ran 14.7 and 14.8 every time. You will just have to play with it and see what works best for you. If you have slicks, I say dump the clutch at about 4k after a good burnout and hang on. Have fun with it and let us know how you do. Caymon __________________ '90 GT Under construction Best E.T. = Fast @ High Speeds - OK So I Lie. So What!!! 04 F-150 STX 4.2L 5 spd Rice Haters Club Member #128

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