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Hopefully this year is better

Reply #15
Yeah I tried that but it made it worse :hick: I have Snowflakes with bigger tires and it grips ALOT better now :D
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

Hopefully this year is better

Reply #16
TJ302....I had the same street combo as you have now and my car would run in the high 12's with slicks. When you come down for that set of injectors.....I have a set of old 10 holes that would work perfect for a set of slicks if you are interested. Plus I think you need some tuning, it sounds as if the car may be running a little rich with those trap speeds.

Hopefully this year is better

Reply #17
First of all, there's nothing good about 2.73's, lol.  Secondly, is there a certain class you are running in?  IMO, running an HO would require higher rpm's to get moving.  Seems you have the HO part now, so the next thing to do is get the rpm's up, either with higher stalls, or steeper rear gearing.  Beginning to understand why Mustangs get completely new drivetrains to run the 1/4?, lol.
1987 TC

Hopefully this year is better

Reply #18
Yeah im thinking about swapping the 2.73s for something a lil taller but its a lil harder with a daily driver so i'd be stuck withour a car for like the weekend. But other then that the class i ran in was street automatic at the friday night sissy fights  where all the school kids take there parents cars or there lil rice boxes to look cool. Im slowly getting the car able to keep up with my fiancees 99 GTP  and all she can say is its old like me=]  thats why i love her(lil smart ass)  but she loves driving it!

 

Hopefully this year is better

Reply #19
Quote from: Lightningbird;273736
TJ302....I had the same street combo as you have now and my car would run in the high 12's with slicks. When you come down for that set of injectors.....I have a set of old 10 holes that would work perfect for a set of slicks if you are interested. Plus I think you need some tuning, it sounds as if the car may be running a little rich with those trap speeds.


Oh I know it should be faster but like I said it needs injectors, a better trans, a tune ect. On thing at at time though ;). The car is more of a cruiser/show car so I'm not in a huge hurry to go drag it, but I should be :hick:

Oh and I got a sweet deal on a set of 24s from a Lincoln Mark VIII. I got 'em for $35. I still need to get a MAF and then I can swap 'em in.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.