MAch 1 track times

alright all i took the mach to the track tonight and the best I could muster was a 14.003 at 102.85MPH with a 2.38 60 foot....I'm blowing the doors off the stock tires launching at 2k rpm....I know with that MPH and improved reaction time the car should be a 13.5 car...what do you think?

I mean sure a set of nitto 555dr's would help with the 60 foot time but I'm still thinking that I should be able to muster a 13.5-13.7 in stock form.

ok i assume your mach is 03-04? the best 1/4 time i have ever seen is 13.2. with the average about 13.5-13.7... Your 2.336 60 foot is killing you...from what i am told every tenth over a 2.00 sixty foot is equal to about 1 tenth on your 1/4. You ran a 2.3 sixty so say that is equal to about .03 maybe a lil more off your quarter time. This isnt exact science but with your 14.0 take off the 3 tenths you would have gain with a 2.0 sixty you would aroun 13.7 pretty close. Definitly get some tires bro

i agree tires would help but i was hoping to hit a 13.7 in stock form...i think the MPH is there, its just getting her out of the dam hole

what kind of track prep do u do? like do u lower the tire pressure, take things out that dont need to be there...how bad are ur tires now?

well the cars got 25k miles on it and it still has the original tires from goodyear on there...so i mean id say they are alright but definitely have some age on them. i didn't lower the pressure or anything and they don't do track prep for our street legal nights...

you need to try to lower the pressure..

i'm thinking about getting some 18 chrome fr500's to put on it with some nitto dr's on the rear

Brandon...Here's my suggestions.

1) Get rid of the stock rubbers, they suck at the track. Nitto 555R's are what you need. They should be at 18-20 lbs at launch.

2) Get a line lock, so you can heat the DR's to proper stickiness (meaning burn them bishes till you see some smoke; not too much though)

3) You may need some proper traction devices: IE traction bars, upper/lower control arms, etc.

Doing all of the above netted a few Mach's in Cali low 13's.

AJ

ya my plan is to get a set of 4.10's in the rear and a set of rims with nitto tires in the rear. what do you think about the gears...i know alot of people run 4.10's and I have 4.10's in my mystic, but I know some are running 4.30's and a slight couple 4.56's(which imo are to steep).

depends, are you going to keep it fairly stock??

its hard to say what my plans are....Ideally Id like to put a procharger on it in the future if I keep her around but then again things are always changing..Personally i think 4.10s are the way to go along with a good tire. This car should still be a 13.7 car stock

i agree

stanglover2358 wrote:its hard to say what my plans are....Ideally Id like to put a procharger on it in the future if I keep her around but then again things are always changing..Personally i think 4.10s are the way to go along with a good tire. This car should still be a 13.7 car stock

I think 4.10's will be a tall stretch for a street procharged Mach. I would stay with 3.73's. They are way more streetable and gas pump freindly.

Now if your plans are track only...4.10 away my friend.

well they come from the factory with 3.55's so 3.73's wouldnt even be worth the swap. I'm thinking I will go 4.10's. Even if I procharger it, boost levels dont start climbing until 4k plus rpm. Hopefully a set of nitto drag radials will help take care of that.

u should just go get the rims and tires from the 5000 stall v6