First runs with 03 Cobra 1/8 mile???

[CobraSS]

Okay, finally made it to the track. 1/8 mile and I have 1,200 miles on her. I ran several runs and found out real quick that it doesn't like to be hot lapped. So I let it cool down 15-30 minutes in between runs after that. It is stock, only mod is silencer removed. All runs were normal shifts at red line (or close to it).

Best run
2.114 - 60 foot
8.599 - ET
84.56 MPH

3 runs were in the 8.6s

and the hot lap runs were 8.8 and 8.9, ouch!

I am not familure with 1/8 mile times, but what I can figure out is this is a mid 13, 1/4 mile time. Can't say as I am very happy about that, but have only my skills to blame. :??:

The majority of my runs had 2.1s for 60 foot times. I was pretty happy about that as my 60 foot times are usually much worse with other cars. I was getting the best times with launching at 2,500-2,700 and slipping the clutch. The tires would break loose for a second and then the car would bouge for a second when they caught traction. :shrug:

I was going there hoping for 12s (1/4 mile converted), but have learned in the past I am never as fast as I want or thought to be.

Any suggestions and or helpful comments would be appreciated. At first I was happy with the times as they seemed to be pretty good for what everyone else there was running, but then I just had to come home and convert the times and now I want to do much better. :cryying:

 

[2thman]

I am in the same climate as you, my near stock 1/8's were in the 8.5's also. I was running low 13's in the 1/4. Are you speed shifting(not power)? These cars lose alot if your let off the gas to much in-between shifts. Your car will pick up a some with a little more break-in also.
Slap a cai and exhaust on it and you should be in the low 8's@87+(cai,exhuast, and chip I was running 8.1x@88). Or just throw a pulley and say hello to 7's:rockon:

jason

 

[Poisonous Mods]

2.1xx & 8.5xx wont get u into the 12's....sorry

But thats not bad....i could never get under a 2.0xx with my F1's or Kuhmos :bash:

DR's are a different story ;-)......BTW im a slow learner & it took me well over 6months of being at the track to him my times + Plus Cali tracks arent all that either

Maybe ur 2nd to 3rd shift needs to be a bit faster?

:rockon:

 

[JTSMUSTANG]

Originally posted by CobraSS
...
Best run
2.114 - 60 foot
8.599 - ET
84.56 MPH

3 runs were in the 8.6s

and the hot lap runs were 8.8 and 8.9, ouch!...

The closest 1/4 mile timeslip I've got to that is this one:

60' 2.171
1/8...8.605
mph..86.45
1/4...13.036
mph..114.61

I had trouble launching it (tirespin without any wheelhop through 1st) and then when I shifted into 2nd I got tirespin with rather severe wheelhop and had to lift and get back on the gas again.:fm:
Anyhoo hope it gives you some idea.

 

[CobraSS]

Thanks for the replies. I am not power shifting, just shifting normal as fast as I can. With the way I am shifting now it is still chirping the tires in 2 and 3 at the track. I have done the power shifting thing in the past with my other 5.0Ls and just ended up messing up the tranny. So I am trying to stay away from it with the cobra for now. I will work on my launch some more and try to get my 60 foot times down. My only future mods are going to be CAI and cat-back. I am going to try and get the best times I can get with it being basically stock. In the past I would always throw more HP at my cars and hope it improved my times. I think it is time for me to actually learn the car and get the most out of it I can.
By the way, I experianced absolutely no wheel hop at the track. :shrug: Guess I am lucky, or not driving it hard enough.

I have noticed by looking at other peoples times on this site, that 8.5s seem to be very low 13s for our cars, so I am happier with that. I guess our cars pull very strong through 3rd.
Later

 

[ken03]

8.5 is pretty good for not powershifting. My car when it was stock was running 8.8 in the summer. Nitto 315 D.R will help alot!! With sock f1's the best i could get was 1.9 & 2.0. With the nittos my best is 1.71. I say get some D.R's and powershift.
So far the best i've done is [email protected] with a 1.71 60ft.

Good Luck

Ken:beer: