New track times...still not happy

[82 GT]

Originally Posted by 6T9PONY

I have a few questions....

How much does the car weigh?

What is the main purpose of the car? Mainly street and a little strip, or the other way around?

At what RPM do you shift?

What is your actual stall speed? Are you getting up to the advertised 2500 RPM before you start to spin the rear tires or do they start to spin at like 2000 RPM? I have a TCI Breakaway in my C4 and it's advertised around 2400 RPM but I don't see it. My tires will start to break loose at about 2000.

How are your launches? Are you spinning, bogging, getting wheel hop, etc.?

How well is your 351 tuned?

I don't really know enough about your car to have any ideas right now...these questions will help. Hopefully they'll help other people, also.

I probably have the same converter you have then. No..I don't see 2400 stall either...it's more like 2000
My friends said I wasn't spinning and I couldn't feel if it bogged or not. My friends, who was watching, said I didn't bog either.
It was a day/night difference over the street tires though.
My weight is around 3200(never weighed it). 82 GT's aren't very heavy.
As far as tuning, it's pretty much "out of the box". I didn't mess with timing or jetting or anything like that......yet.
This car is a street/strip car too.
JESTER, I have a 351w so no, they are not E7 heads but they are ported & polished 351w heads with 1.94/1.60 valves.