Looks like my TC isnt going to make it to CJ

Reply #15 – July 04, 2008, 10:53:56 PM

Quote from: 1WLD BRD;225903

wake up and read... There is over $5000 of work done to this 2.3L whizzer, and it still is nothing to brag about. .

There isnt 5k worth of mods in that whole car.

Just pull the thing out and GIVE it to someone who will use it.

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Reply #16 – July 04, 2008, 11:12:45 PM

Quote from: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87;225952

There isnt 5k worth of mods in that whole car.

Just pull the thing out and GIVE it to someone who will use it.

maybe in your area, but up here these things aint cheap. and neither are the parts to build them. the motor is getting pulled and donated to someone who can use it.... the local s yard.

made 3 embarassing passes tonight.
first run:
R/T:....... 0.588
60'..........2.578
330'.........7.063
1/8th.......10.582
MPH.........70.58
1000'........13.538
1/4...........16.062
MPH..........87.25

second Run:
R/T..........1.231
60'..........2.529
330'.........6.872
1/8th.......10.366
MPH.........70.62
1000'........13.366
1/4...........15.896
MPH..........89.21

and I lost the 3rd slip but it was a 16.02:toilet:
the car was comming out of the hole clean but falling on its face through 3rd and 4th. I am going to try a few tips some buddies gave me at the track, and try again. the weird part if it was I was so pissed at it coming down the return road, I floored it and powershifted 2nd and near lost it! the thing went right squirley! comming done the track it was nowheres near as powerful.... this car is posessed.

My freaking XR-7 is almost faster then this turd. It sounds better too. but I did have the ricers checking it out and complementing on how nice it was.

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Reply #17 – July 04, 2008, 11:17:29 PM

Quote from: 1WLD BRD;225954

maybe in your area, but up here these things aint cheap. and neither are the parts to build them. the motor is getting pulled and donated to someone who can use it.... the local s yard.

made 3 embarassing passes tonight.
first run:
R/T:....... 0.588
60'..........2.578
330'.........7.063
1/8th.......10.582
MPH.........70.58
1000'........13.538
1/4...........16.062
MPH..........87.25

second Run:
R/T..........1.231
60'..........2.529
330'.........6.872
1/8th.......10.366
MPH.........70.62
1000'........13.366
1/4...........15.896
MPH..........89.21

and I lost the 3rd slip but it was a 16.02:toilet:

At least it was faster then your cougar...

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Reply #18 – July 04, 2008, 11:25:20 PM

factor in the reaction times of the cougars slips and I would have still beat it to the finish line.

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Reply #19 – July 04, 2008, 11:28:23 PM

Quote from: 1WLD BRD;225956

factor in the reaction times of the cougars slips and I would have still beat it to the finish line.

Reaction time has nothing to do with ET you could set there for 2 mins and the ET would remain the same

BTW mph=POWER

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Reply #20 – July 04, 2008, 11:33:34 PM

no shiznit, I've been drag racing for years....

but if I left by half a second sooner in the cougar, that is half a second further down the track I am, before the bird leaves. which means I just made it across the line first, hence the win... sure the bird has a quicker time and MPH, but it still didnt cross the line first, and it would still not be enough to catch up and go around the cougar by then.

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Reply #21 – July 04, 2008, 11:41:37 PM

Quote from: 1WLD BRD;225959

no shiznit, I've been drag racing for years....

but if I left by half a second sooner in the cougar, that is half a second further down the track I am, before the bird leaves. which means I just made it across the line first, hence the win... sure the bird has a quicker time and MPH, but it still didnt cross the line first, and it would still not be enough to catch up and go around the cougar by then.

Man,Your set in what you want to do so just do it and stop the B.S talk about the 2.3.It's getting pathetic and old I get on here anymore and this is all i see come from you.Personally I'm sick of the hating.If you take the time to learn about something insted of throwing it under the bus you may be suprised in what you find and learn about things.

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Reply #22 – July 04, 2008, 11:49:13 PM

where the hell do you get that from? this started because you are triing to tell me my bird won when it crossed the finish line last? I was telling you which car WILL cross the line first, which turns on the win light at the end. it aint hating. read the post please... big deal if I do plan to swap a V8 into it... hell you did it, and you used a chev motor at that!

and I did learn about this thing.... They are a PITA. both to upgrade and to troubleshoot. and expensive up here. 5.0L parts are a dime a dozen.... gee which should I get? Though I am going to see about getting it in for a proper dyno tune and see what the hell is wrong with it, and why it is running so rich. I do intend to get at least a 13 second out of the little wizzer before I swap it though.

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Reply #23 – July 04, 2008, 11:53:47 PM

There is something MAJORLY wrong with that car!!!! My tbird went 14.97@90 with the IHI at 18psi with the interheater. You should be MPH around 100 or more with that setup:mad: Hell I've never even power shifted this car and it went that fast. Your Ignition timing makes a hell of a difference though. I dropped a full second from what I started with just from that change. Granted the guy that I bought the car from only had 5 degrees base timing in it didnt help. I bumped it to 14. stock was supposed to be 10. Probably that car doesn't have a blowoff valve and that could be hurting you bigtime and you kinda found that out on the return road, rofl

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Reply #24 – July 04, 2008, 11:57:27 PM

Quote from: fordguy545;225965

There is something MAJORLY wrong with that car!!!! My tbird went 14.97@90 with the IHI at 18psi with the interheater. You should be MPH around 100 or more with that setup:mad:

thats what I went to the track expecting, around a 13.8 or so at 100MPH'ish but it never happened. :(:toilet:

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Reply #25 – July 04, 2008, 11:59:33 PM

Quote from: 1WLD BRD;225964

where the hell do you get that from? you are triing to tell me my bird won when it crossed the finish line last? I was telling you which car WILL cross the line first. it aint hating. read the post please...

I read and read well probly better then 70% of the US and canadian population.You want to compare apples to oranges.

Quote from: 1WLD BRD;225964

and I did learn about this thing.... They are a PITA. both to upgrade and to troubleshoot. I am going to see about getting it in for a proper dyno tune and see what the hell is wrong with it, and why it is running so rich.

They are probly the most simple motor ford has ever produced.The problem is the shiznitty 80's wiring and tuning.

My advise
Ditch the VAM (it's suffocating it)
Have it tuned with a wideband (factory 36's will probly be too small mine gave out at about 300 h/p)
launch it hard off some sort of 2 step to build boost
Put some sticky tires on it...

There is no reason that car shouldnt run in the mid to lower 13's on a resonable boost level.

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Reply #26 – July 05, 2008, 12:01:09 AM

Actually, what injectors does it have in it? Stock brown tops, or aftermarket. is the computer chipped to run an injector bigger that 42#. Thats about the biggest injector the stock computer can run stock. If its got bigger than that, that could also explain your rich condition.
I'm shootin for 12's on street tires, rofl

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Reply #27 – July 05, 2008, 12:03:04 AM

Quote from: 1WLD BRD;225964

big deal if I do plan to swap a V8 into it... hell you did it, and you used a chev motor at that!

Sure did..

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Reply #28 – July 05, 2008, 12:09:38 AM

Quote from: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87;225967

I read and read well probly better then 70% of the US and canadian population.You want to compare apples to oranges.
that maybe but you sure didnt understand what you read at that point

My advise
Ditch the VAM (it's suffocating it)
Have it tuned with a wideband (factory 36's will probly be too small mine gave out at about 300 h/p)
launch it hard off some sort of 2 step to build boost
Put some sticky tires on it...
There is no reason that car shouldnt run in the mid to lower 13's on a resonable boost level.

thank you for your advice... how do I get rid of the VAM? What is a good but cheap wideband that you would recommend? I havent had any luck with the bearings in the bottom of any of my cars so the 2 step idea doesnt sit well with me. wont that hurt the bottom end of the motor? I tried launching at 4000rpm but obviously there was no boost til I started rolling... How hard is it to wire in an MSD ignition in one of these?
and I believe my car is stock injectors.

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Reply #29 – July 05, 2008, 12:13:44 AM

I think its probably the same harness as a 5.0. dont quote me on that though. To get rid of the vam, you will need a standalone(megasquirt, bamafuel, or something of that nature.) If you get the bamafuel, its a plug and play megasquirt system, BUT Ive had mine on order since april 12, and still have not gotten it due to the mass quantities of orders he's gotten.