low 9's, maybe high 8's. I tapped the 9's with my old motor and I am now putting a "different" one in and expect it to be a bit faster. My top mph was 135 with the old, but again, I expect to be faster. I was looking for someone that might have compared a before and after with a wing. Maybe someone that can tell me if one design works better than another. (or doesn't work at all).
I am looking for anyone that has experience with using a rear wing on a drag car.
I have am 85 T-bird drag car. Is there any advantage to running a rear wing? They are really popular on the Fox Mustangs. If so, what styles work / don't work?
I bought the UPR upper torque box kit (for the Mustang) thinking it would be the same for my 85 T-bird. Ok.... I assumed. Anyway, it is designed to have a curved plate on top (under the back seat area) with four bolts that attach to an angled plate underneath (inside the torque box) The top two holes are already in the torque box and you have to drill the bottom two somewhere.
It doesn't appear to fit. The bolts are to short, the angled bracket is not the right shape. Has anyone else tried this? Is there an easy solution for my T-bird? I plan to weld up all the factory seams, but need more support.
Upper control arm update - I also fell into the charms that Mustang adjustable rear suspension pieces would work on my 85 T-Bird. I bought the UPR double adjustable only to find out many months later (when trying to install them) that they would not adjust far enough without leaving too few threads in the adjuster sleeve. I did some research and found a longer "ladder adjuster" from Applied Racing Technologies in Florida. It is over an inch longer (5.5") than the one that was on the UPR UCAs. It let me lengthen them by an inch and still have the required amount of threads to maintain strength.
