More 1998 GT times

[984.6gt]

I headed back to the track last week and ran a bit better, but I can't cut under a 2.0 60ft, it is getting annoying. The only mods on the car as of now is...... BBK Off Road X-Pipe, Flowmaster 2 Chambered Mufflers, ASP Underdrive Pullies, Home Made 90* Elbow into the Fender with the DarkWolf Mod, and a off the shelf Jet Chip. I have stock 3.27 Gears and it is so much harder to launch than the old 4.10's, this motor make NO low end TQ, it is so hard to get it going without blowing the tires away or bogging hard. I have Nitto 555R at 20PSI and I can't hook that well, my best 60ft 2.088, I used to cut 1.8's all day long with 4.10's, I REALLY want back into the 13's the way the car is now. I have my old TA, 4.10's and headers in my garage, but I would like to do it now with very small mods, any help would be appreciated.


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[Brandon Alsept]

Weight reduction is your freind;)

[RacerGT]

The trap speed seems a litte low on that time... I dunno, I ran a 14.5 @ 95.5 stock.

[HyperGT]

His was a 98GT....non-pi. From what Ive seen, 96 isn't too bad I don't think.

[Whitestang98]

how much does your car weight bc i have a lot more mods than you and my car was only trappin 95mph with a lil more spin than u....i was weighin in at 3440lbs race weight tho

[984.6gt]

Originally posted by Whitestang98
how much does your car weight bc i have a lot more mods than you and my car was only trappin 95mph with a lil more spin than u....i was weighin in at 3440lbs race weight tho It is a full optioned GT with Mach 460 and Leather seats, I have no idea what it weights, I took aout the back seat, spare and jack before I went to the track, this is a new 98 Motor, my old motor, with 3 more mods (FMS Shorie headers, 4.10 gears, and a Steeda TA@15) ran a best of 13.89@98.45 with a 1.8x 60 ft. I think if I can cut a 1.9x or better I could dip back into the 13's, very high 13's, it feels so weird just sitting in 3rd gear all the way through the traps. Hehe.

[Starkie]

Why did you take the gears out? I forget.

Starkie

[Flo Bee]

Originally posted by Starkie
Why did you take the gears out? I forget.

Starkie

He got a whole 'nother rear put in the car.

That reminds me of the days when my car had the stock motor. Put the gears back in her and you'll be in the 13's.

[matt]

i had a 98 gt before, t.a, pulleys, and off-road h-pipe, stock shifter,gears, mufflers and pretty much everything else

my best time was a 14.16 at 96.7 on nitto 555s:thumb:

ps. mine was loaded too, no weight reduction

[984.6gt]

Yea, when I blew my motor this winter, I bought a new motor with 30k, a new rear, and a new tranny. Since my rear had almost 80k on it at the time, i decided to just replace it with the new one, when I picked up my car it had 3.27 in it, I asked the Ford dealer why, and they said I would have to pay another 400 to swap the gears too, I was so PISSED.

[Derek]

launching on the stock gears in a 96-98 sucks. with my 2.73s the best 60 I could cut was in the low 2.2s.

your times are looking good though., the best i ever did pre-headswap was a 14.45@96.6
that was all stock except for a k&n, steeda t/a, mac catalytic h-pipe, and flowmaster weld-ins.