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1st time at the track in 15 years

Finally got to the track with the cat. Only my second time ever. My first run was so bad all I can say is the 60' was a 3.024. Some of the guys say I didn't do enough of a burnout and the tires were still wet from driving through the burnout box (can't drive around it at atco). 35# of tire pressure wasn't helping the dryrotted old tires either. 15.013@95.13  was my second and final run. Dropped the tire pressure to 27# and a 3-4 second burnout. Total time at the track: 6 hours, total runs: 2. Either way that was fun. But, I can't help thinking I could've done better. Can anyone guess how much lettiing the aod shift for itself (short shifting out of 2nd) is costing me in mph/et?
home ported E7's, HO intake, 93 Tbird cam, 65mm tb, Shorties, dynomax lers, TC 3.73 rear, Mach 1 springs, Bauman shiftkit, epoxy mod, SD, 3G alt, black magic fan

1st time at the track in 15 years

Reply #1 –
15 years away from atco? i'd cry! when i had my cougar with the stock AOD, i lost 4/10ths of a second by letting the AOD shirt itself.. it also depends how your cable is adjusted.. 3.024 is horrible.. if you can improve on that, you'll be well into the mid 14's, maybe even low 14's if you hook well enough and manual shift the AOD
ShadowMSC.com < < Still Under Construction

R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver

1st time at the track in 15 years

Reply #2 –
Never raced at Atco before. I raced down in Portsmouth Va with some friends who knew their way around the track. My goal now is to beat my best time back in the day of 14.00@99. My 15.00 on Friday was with a really soft launch. A harder launch and manual shifting may get me close to my goal. I just have to find another 4mph too. Let me know when you run your capri. I like them more than mustangs, especially when they're in single digits!
home ported E7's, HO intake, 93 Tbird cam, 65mm tb, Shorties, dynomax lers, TC 3.73 rear, Mach 1 springs, Bauman shiftkit, epoxy mod, SD, 3G alt, black magic fan

1st time at the track in 15 years

Reply #3 –
won't be until spring, unfortunately.. i put her away with my 413w TC about a month ago or so.. i may be taking my new TC to atco before they close for the winter though.. kind of cutting it close, they close dec 11th
ShadowMSC.com < < Still Under Construction

R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver

1st time at the track in 15 years

Reply #4 –
Why in gods name are you goin into the water and doing a burnout on old street tires? Or any street tires for that matter?
93 Festiva L, 193k miles, BP+T/G25MR swap, T3 50trim .48/.42, SRT FMIC, Capri electronics/Rocketchip, 2.5" exhaust
bests: ET 12.86, MPH 110.25, 1.92 short
02 Subaru Impreza WRX, 129k miles
97 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport, 236k miles

1st time at the track in 15 years

Reply #5 –
at atco, you have no choice but to roll through the water
ShadowMSC.com < < Still Under Construction

R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver

1st time at the track in 15 years

Reply #6 –
Thats absurd. And unsafe for that matter.
93 Festiva L, 193k miles, BP+T/G25MR swap, T3 50trim .48/.42, SRT FMIC, Capri electronics/Rocketchip, 2.5" exhaust
bests: ET 12.86, MPH 110.25, 1.92 short
02 Subaru Impreza WRX, 129k miles
97 Subaru Impreza Outback Sport, 236k miles

1st time at the track in 15 years

Reply #7 –
not really.. it's only a spritz of water and the track is ALWAYS prepped with pen 15e syrup.. i'm surprised they let him run with dry-rotten tires though.. they weren't going to let me run my camaro because my rear street tires were dry rotten, but i had slicks where the back seat should be.. they wouldn't let me pass tech until i changed them
ShadowMSC.com < < Still Under Construction

R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver

1st time at the track in 15 years

Reply #8 –
Can't drive around the water at my track either, so I burn em till I know they are dry, then roll slowly to the line in attempt to cool the tires and pickup some sticky from the track... Must work, as I pulled several 1.87 to 1.91 in my Marauder running the stock BFG tires...

BTW I won street class that night('bout a month ago) which is the first & only time I've raced since the Bird went down in '09...

Click on link, then Oct 22 winners to see my ugly mug...

http://www.wendycurling.com/index.php?option=com_expose&Itemid=29

1st time at the track in 15 years

Reply #9 –
Congrats on winning your class. For the first time (the track was not this crowded my first visit) its quite intimidating. I can't imagine I'll win brackets, heads up, or anything for that matter.
home ported E7's, HO intake, 93 Tbird cam, 65mm tb, Shorties, dynomax lers, TC 3.73 rear, Mach 1 springs, Bauman shiftkit, epoxy mod, SD, 3G alt, black magic fan

1st time at the track in 15 years

Reply #10 –
the classes that run at atco are filled with people who take it super serious, especially in the gamblers series and quick 8's/outlaw 10.5's.. those guys act like they're running an IHRA/NHRA race weekly, like it's paying the bills lol
ShadowMSC.com < < Still Under Construction

R.I.P. 'Zump' 8/29/86 - 11/11/11
3- 87 TC's / 1 really mean 83 Capri RS / 94 Sonoma SAS Project on 37x12.50 TSL Radials / 88 S10 that's LITERALLY cut to pieces / 84 F150 SAS, 351M, 39.5 TSL's / 85 Toyota regular cab, 22R 5spd, 3/4" drop, my little junkyard save/daily driver

1st time at the track in 15 years

Reply #11 –
Quote from: TurboCoupe50;374684
Can't drive around the water at my track either, so I burn em till I know they are dry, then roll slowly to the line in attempt to cool the tires and pickup some sticky from the track... Must work, as I pulled several 1.87 to 1.91 in my Marauder running the stock BFG tires...

BTW I won street class that night('bout a month ago) which is the first & only time I've raced since the Bird went down in '09...

Click on link, then Oct 22 winners to see my ugly mug...

http://www.wendycurling.com/index.php?option=com_expose&Itemid=29
Tom, Do you even still have the T-Bird?
:america: 1988 Thunderbird Sport, Former 4.6 DOHC T56 conversion project.

Rest of the country, Welcome to Massachusettes. Enjoy your stay.

 
Halfbreed... Mango Orange Y2K Mustang GT
FRPP complete 2000 Cobra engine swap, T56 n' junk...
~John~

1st time at the track in 15 years

Reply #12 –
Quote from: shame302;375032
Tom, Do you even still have the T-Bird?
Yup it's still here, along with a 331 short block over at a friends... I'm gonna make a decision before too long, another friend has a pristine '72 Comet I'd like to have... Basically I have too many vehicles with five licensed and insured, the weak hearted(blown head gasket) Bird has to set... The Mach 1 Red TC is goin up for sale soon, needs a bit of TLC but its now state inspected and driving...

1st time at the track in 15 years

Reply #13 –
Hey Crash, glad to hear you got that thing together and to the track.....that MPH should be mid-14's...I was pulling consistent 2.1 60's and running 14.30's-14.40's around 96mph in Ol' Blue.  A looser convertor and sticky tires and you'll be  close to 13's if not in the 13's.  What made you use that Cobra spec cam?  Looking for more bottom end?  Good luck!

-Don

P.S.
sorry I totally missed hanging out with you when I took my Hurricane Irene vacation to Jersey...so much to do in so little time.
Project 3G: Grandpa Grocery Getter-'85 Crown Vic LTD 2-door, 351W with heavily ported/polished GT40 heads, heavily ported/polished Typhoon Power Plus upper & lower intake, Comp Cams 265DEH retarded 1*, FAST EZ-EFI, HD T5, 8.8" 3.73 trac lock with extra clutches, 3G alt. swap, '99 CVPI front brakes, '09 CVPI rear disc brakes, '00 CVPI booster&m/c + wilwood adj prop valve.

Parted & Gone-'88 T-bird Sport, 351W swap, ported GT40 heads

1st time at the track in 15 years

Reply #14 –
i see how it is don wanna hang out with crash and not the rest of us! lol! we miss you being up glad you still have the tbird!
Brian J Larkin
1988 Tbird Turbo Coupe
1989 Cougar XR7
1995  Ranger Splash