NA V6 Mustang runs 13.8. WTF!!!!
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Originally Posted by jackie chan
people ask why he would race a v6 and i ask why we all arent racing a car with an lsx gm motor.....
rhetorical question btw for the idiots in the house
rhetorical question btw for the idiots in the house
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Originally Posted by jackie chan
his trap speed probably has to do with where the trans shift points are. it may just be shifting out of 2nd after the eighth and shift right before the traps
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I agree the 1/8 trap doesn't make sense to us as far as what we know about the relationship between 1/8 and 1/4 traps, but the split times are spot on.
1/8th trap is calculated over the 66 foot distance between the 594' marker and the 660' marker. It took him 0.538 seconds to go 66'.
66'/.538s = 122.67 ft/second
122.67 ft/second = 83.6mph average speed over that distance.
I only raced at lapeer once, and my traps were down 2-3mph from my local track the previous week (this was waaaay back in the day, like my first or second season drag racing). I don't recall how my 1/8th traps were.
I've seen my 1/8 mile traps vary as much as 3mph because the shift to 4th occurs right as i'm going through the 1/8 trap. Last time I was at the track I trapped as low as 92 and as high as 95 in the 1/8th but the runs ended up with 1/4 traps that were virtually identical.
1/8th trap is calculated over the 66 foot distance between the 594' marker and the 660' marker. It took him 0.538 seconds to go 66'.
66'/.538s = 122.67 ft/second
122.67 ft/second = 83.6mph average speed over that distance.
I only raced at lapeer once, and my traps were down 2-3mph from my local track the previous week (this was waaaay back in the day, like my first or second season drag racing). I don't recall how my 1/8th traps were.
I've seen my 1/8 mile traps vary as much as 3mph because the shift to 4th occurs right as i'm going through the 1/8 trap. Last time I was at the track I trapped as low as 92 and as high as 95 in the 1/8th but the runs ended up with 1/4 traps that were virtually identical.
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Originally Posted by Dave B
Na, it still doesn't make sense. A car seeing 83-84mph in the 1/8 should be seeing at least 102mph. A shift into 4th a few hundred feet short of the finish or near the finish isn't going to kill MPH like that. Everything about his timeslip makes perfect sense except for the 1/8 trap speed.
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I trapped 85mph in the 1/8th and went 108mph... When I was trapping 104/105 over the summer I was hitting 83/84mph in the 1/8th..
It's hard if you are used to seeing ok 1/8th mile mph and great 1/4 mile mph from a car. The cars I am used to are the same way you are describing but those cars are also cranking out 350+HP and 375+Trq in stock form with retarded torque at idle to redline...power band is completely different.
It's hard if you are used to seeing ok 1/8th mile mph and great 1/4 mile mph from a car. The cars I am used to are the same way you are describing but those cars are also cranking out 350+HP and 375+Trq in stock form with retarded torque at idle to redline...power band is completely different.
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Originally Posted by Dave B
Na, it still doesn't make sense. A car seeing 83-84mph in the 1/8 should be seeing at least 102mph. A shift into 4th a few hundred feet short of the finish or near the finish isn't going to kill MPH like that. Everything about his timeslip makes perfect sense except for the 1/8 trap speed.
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Originally Posted by max2000jp
Depends on the tire diameter, gearing, and rear end ratio. My 05 Mustang ran 12.9@102. My 1/8 mph was nearly 85 mph.
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Before purchasing my Z i owned a 2005 v6 4.0L mustang with tuning,CAI and exhaust on 91 octane. With all that, the car had a scarey first gear and even second gear. by 3rd and fourth, the power is completely gone.
the first gear torque compares with my Z. second, third and on there is no comparison. I loved my 4.0L until i hit 60 mph.
Not to mention, the car only revved to 5.5 or something, and the 1st gear redline was about 35. 60 for second, so the ratios are alot closer then a Z.
the first gear torque compares with my Z. second, third and on there is no comparison. I loved my 4.0L until i hit 60 mph.
Not to mention, the car only revved to 5.5 or something, and the 1st gear redline was about 35. 60 for second, so the ratios are alot closer then a Z.
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Why even mod a v6 stang? Its not built for performance. Too bad Ford has to put a v8 to keep up with Zs v6. Now the 07 Zs are running low to mid 13s stock. Quick as the 6.0L GTOs.
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Originally Posted by z stud 13
hes modding a v6 mustang? hhaha lol. its not like the GT mustang is that much more expensive. oh and he has a lot of mods on that car. good times either way
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Originally Posted by JonsilvZ
Why even mod a v6 stang? Its not built for performance. Too bad Ford has to put a v8 to keep up with Zs v6. Now the 07 Zs are running low to mid 13s stock. Quick as the 6.0L GTOs.
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Originally Posted by JonsilvZ
Why even mod a v6 stang? Its not built for performance. Too bad Ford has to put a v8 to keep up with Zs v6. Now the 07 Zs are running low to mid 13s stock. Quick as the 6.0L GTOs.
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im not sure if anyone noted this yet, but he was running slicks as well. we all thought that 60' was good, but for a 4.0 v6 with a good deal of torque, gears and slicks, a 1.9 60' is actually mediocre to slow
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Originally Posted by jackie chan
his trap speed probably has to do with where the trans shift points are. it may just be shifting out of 2nd after the eighth and shift right before the traps
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Originally Posted by Z-Dub
what does it matter? everyone and their brother has one.
As for your other comment... I have never, ever seen another 350Z on this website.