Well that rocked... Reply #15 – July 01, 2007, 07:29:03 AM Yeah that 1.87 sixty ain't bad, his car has some low end grunt... Maybe I ought to go back up on my pressure... Hell at 25 PSI I could drive to the track and back and never touch a thing... Well other than the ride control switch to loosen up the front(rear shocks are unplugged on firm)... Quote Selected
Well that rocked... Reply #16 – July 01, 2007, 12:33:51 PM Thanks Mike for a great week-end!!!! The Portland track is great and the people are wonderful. They loved the T-bird, they always let me go first in line for some reason, all the ricers had to wait.I think that 12 is there and I may have done it if I did a bit more tuning but I was too into driving. I had a very strange bog half way down the track like it was running out of gas, but only every 3 time or so. Mike thought it was running too rich and I thought he was nuts. But I reduced the jetting down 4% and it got better but my times went to a very tight range around 13.3. Then I lowered it down another 3% and got my best run of the night and no more bog (except for the 2nd to the last pass of the night). Then the last pass was my 2nd best of the night and it ran great. Go figure.I came prepared with springs to adjust the timing curve and did not do it. I had a timing light and never adjusted it from the 35 I started with. Next time I need to do more but I was having too much fun.Also had a set of slicks, 10.5x28, that were mounted on 7 inch 10 hole rims. These did not work at all, 60' foot were all over 2. Mike said that the tires were all over the place on take off, need wider rims.Racing the GTO was nothing but fun, we were neck to neck. Only difference was that the T-bird was in drive shifting at 4500rmp and the GTO had a manual shifting at 6k plus.Just to remind people; My Cad-T-Bird is running a stock 75 short block with low 8 compression. The heads do have larger than stock valves but no porting (I got them used and they did a terrible job). Stock cast iron exhaust manifolds with full 2 1/2 exhaust and turbos, very quiet. Comp cam 235 duration @ .050. Edelbrock performer manifold with stock Q-jet carb. 3.08 gears with F-150 posi. Stock turbo 400 transmission that I pulled out of a 75 Cadillac and put a shift kit in, not rebuilt.I do not think that low 13's are too bad for a car that idles at 700rpm.Thanks again Mike for a great week-end. I will have to take my wife shopping in Portland again.TED Quote Selected
Well that rocked... Reply #17 – July 01, 2007, 12:59:43 PM Ted,Thank YOU for coming down! It's awesome to have another car be soooo close! You'll definitely have to take the wife shopping again Quote Selected
Well that rocked... Reply #18 – July 01, 2007, 03:05:30 PM Here's an observation from the other forum;[COLOR="Red"]1. 5.8fastcat - 1987 Cougar, 5.8/AOD, T70 turbo, and slicks - 10.90@126.52. Lightningbird - 1987 Thunderbird, 5.0/C4, 250 shot, and slicks - 11.62@117.733. Cougar5.0 - 1987 Cougar LS 20th, 306/TKO 5-Speed, MT's, bolt-ons, and KB Blower - 11.962@117.944. TurboCoupe50 - 1988 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe, 5.0/AOD, 85 shot, and DR's - 12.231@112.195. polarcat 87 - 1987 Cougar XR7, 5.0/AOD, HCI, and DR's - 12.792@105.5 (2007)6. Cad-T-Bird 500 - 1987 Thunderbird Turbo Coupe, 500 Cadillac/TH400, bolt-ons, and DR's - 13.185@103.97 (2007)hmm... turbo, NOX, blower, NOX+turbo for #1-4.I think with some tunning (maybe the gears and different tires) and practice, you'll make #5 in that list [/COLOR]The Cad-T-Bird did not do too bad NA. Maybe shot of funny gas should be in my future.TED Quote Selected
Well that rocked... Reply #19 – July 01, 2007, 06:04:05 PM Quote from: Aerobird Motorsports;157873Jim's gorgeous TBird! 17.50@78 bone stock with a 5.0SO and 2.73's. She'd do a mean burnout though! Next time we'll get him to dump all of the "weight" floating around his car and bump the timing Looks like mine with bullits :hick: Quote Selected
Well that rocked... Reply #20 – July 01, 2007, 11:07:44 PM Quote from: Aerobird Motorsports;157704Layla made 6 passes. 15.252@90.89 with a 2.35 60' was all we were allowed before she leaked us into tech failure again! Bob Myers Quote Selected
Well that rocked... Reply #21 – July 01, 2007, 11:19:36 PM Tell me about it Bob! Oh well, 91-92MPH and 2 15.2's with py 60's slipping all over the place is a decent baseline. Especially at such low timing and boost! As soon as the truck's fixed I'll drop the trans and replace the rear main. A new flywheel and an aluminum driveshaft go in at the same time. And a driveshaft loop too just because :DThe other passes were all just driving down the track. Took 2 passes to figure out to turn the fuel pressure back up. :hick: Quote Selected
Well that rocked... Reply #22 – July 01, 2007, 11:48:55 PM 19lbs of boost is low?!?! LOL! Quote Selected
Well that rocked... Reply #23 – July 01, 2007, 11:55:25 PM Quote from: 32VFoxBird;15805619lbs of boost is low?!?! LOL!x2 :D Quote Selected
Well that rocked... Reply #24 – July 02, 2007, 12:12:58 AM It is for an SC50!!! :hick: Quote Selected
Well that rocked... Reply #26 – July 02, 2007, 12:12:59 PM I'd like to run, but both the rear main and transmission are leaking now. At least I got much further on them headlights this weekend! Quote Selected
Well that rocked... Reply #27 – July 03, 2007, 07:22:06 AM well aero keep us posted when the aug/sept meet will be... ill see what i can do to bring a lowly 3.8 peg leg 2.73 cougar up there for fun. Quote Selected
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