Capri @ the Drags v5.0

[85_Capri_4v]

OK, feel free to go to my website and click on the time slips link and see what is going on.

I also plan to head back to the track on 9-24-05 to see if I can drop a few more 10ths. I have a few ideas up my sleeve. Keep watching, feel free to subscribe.

[fordfreak300]

congrats on the 13's... I am hoping to skip the 13's and head into the 12's.... lots of motor work to begin shortly...

[85_Capri_4v]

Well last year I was playing catchup to you...TAG you're it.

Don't forget I am working on a few other bullets for my gun too :twisted:
I'll be putting an econo short block together over the winter and I am looking for some heads after the tax return ;)

I might have my E7's up for sale next spring because I only did it to see what they would do. They seem to work good. Like I said I have a few more ideas up my sleeve before I put her away.

[fordfreak300]

Ohh I know your not done. And I have a feeling you will beat me to the 12s as well. But that's ok cause we are both having fun getting there. I'm just finally in a position where I can work on my car. And now that it is not my dd anymore it is much easier. I won't be done til I hit the 10's . Some giggle juice will follow the fresh motor. Wife is searching out stangs and she wan't a super charger on hers. If she gets her way she will beat me to the 12s too...lol.

[85_Capri_4v]

Somehow, :roll: they seem to always get their way. :lol:

[fordfreak300]

yes they do. My 9 year old daughter has already put in an order for a purple 4eyed stang to drive when she is 16. I am hoping she changes her mind on the color between now and then. But she has always loved deep purple cars.

[quickslver50]

my car is nothing realy fast, but i ran an 8.420 in the 1/8th and i drive it every day and also street race quite often. what do you think it'll run in the 1/4?

[85_Capri_4v]

Mid to low 12's

[quickslver50]

:D cool, i worked very hard on it,but the thing that gets me is my carb. is f@#$*d up and when i put it on the dyno it made lower numbers than expected, so maybe after i change it i'll get beter numbers at the track and on the dyno.

[85_Capri_4v]

wHAT is up with your carb?

[quickslver50]

dont know but its messed up pretty bad becouse the car only made 264 on the dyno

[85_Capri_4v]

so what's your point? How much HP do you think you need to run 12's in an 85 GT? You are 3/10ths quicker in the 1/8th than I am, your car most likely weighs less than mine.

According to a calculator on hardcore 5.0 my RWHP is 268

With the Virtual Engine Calculator I D/L'ed my 3460 pound car that had a known 99.441 MPH is making 319 HP and with the 80.632 MPH in the 1/8th it calculates to 332 HP and the average is 325. Is it really? I dunno, is your car really 264 RWHP I dunno and why should you really care?

Depending on what dyno was used will depend on what HP figure you get. Dynos have merit, but we don't race dynos, in the real world we drag race and look at our slips and judge our traction, ET and MPH.

How much does your car weigh? What was your MPH @ 8.420? If your car weighs 3100 with you in it you are gonna have a lower ET with about the same HP I have. Again, why do you feel your carb is at fault?

[85_Capri_4v]

OK, feel free to go to my website and click on the time slips link and see what is going on.

I also plan to head back to the track on 9-24-05 to see if I can drop a few more 10ths. I have a few ideas up my sleeve. Keep watching, feel free to subscribe.

For the record I lost up to .2 in ET and as I found out so was everyone off .1 -.3 in ET that day. Saw 2 RL's and the 2nd REALLY pizzed me off.

More practice before the fall hang up.

[quickslver50]

don't remember mph but w/ the engine mods i got i should have at least 300 ponies.
306, 289 HIPO HEADS W/1.94 & 1.60 VALVES, PERFORMER RPM INTAKE,E-CAM,MSD DIS., MSD COIL, MSD 6AL, 1.6 CRANE CAMS ROCKERS, MANNLY PUSHRODS, HOLLY FUEL PUMP, BBK CERAMIC LONG TUBES, BBK CERAMIC H-PIPE, FLOWMASTERS W/DUMPS, 3.73 GEARS, HURST SHORT THROW, KING COBRA CLUTCH, UNDERDRIVE PULLIES, HOLLY 670 STREET AVENGER CARB.,

[anthonydalrymple]

don't remember mph but w/ the engine mods i got i should have at least 300 ponies.
306, 289 HIPO HEADS W/1.94 & 1.60 VALVES, PERFORMER RPM INTAKE,E-CAM,MSD DIS., MSD COIL, MSD 6AL, 1.6 CRANE CAMS ROCKERS, MANNLY PUSHRODS, HOLLY FUEL PUMP, BBK CERAMIC LONG TUBES, BBK CERAMIC H-PIPE, FLOWMASTERS W/DUMPS, 3.73 GEARS, HURST SHORT THROW, KING COBRA CLUTCH, UNDERDRIVE PULLIES, HOLLY 670 STREET AVENGER CARB.,

First off: I feel high 12's will be a stretch for your car unless you optimize everything for the drag strip(like chassis for instance). I think you could run 13.0-13.3's pretty easily.
Secondly: 300hp at the flywheel sounds about right for the dyno numbers you stated(& 264rwhp sounds about right as well). The heads in my opinion are holding you back by about 20-30hp over modern TFS or AFR165's.
Your quarter MPH will basically tell us what the car is capable of with an optimized chassis, shift points, traction, etc. From what I've seen; optimum e.t.'s are rarely reached because of either cost or driving compromises we make. For instance: factored for weight, dyno proven horsepower, mph in the quarter mile, etc; my optimum e.t. would be a 11.97@116mph. As you can see in my signature; i still haven't quite gotten there....;)

[85_Capri_4v]

don't remember mph but w/ the engine mods i got i should have at least 300 ponies.
306, 289 HIPO HEADS W/1.94 & 1.60 VALVES, PERFORMER RPM INTAKE,E-CAM,MSD DIS., MSD COIL, MSD 6AL, 1.6 CRANE CAMS ROCKERS, MANNLY PUSHRODS, HOLLY FUEL PUMP, BBK CERAMIC LONG TUBES, BBK CERAMIC H-PIPE, FLOWMASTERS W/DUMPS, 3.73 GEARS, HURST SHORT THROW, KING COBRA CLUTCH, UNDERDRIVE PULLIES, HOLLY 670 STREET AVENGER CARB.,

First off: I feel high 12's will be a stretch for your car unless you optimize everything for the drag strip(like chassis for instance). I think you could run 13.0-13.3's pretty easily.
Secondly: 300hp at the flywheel sounds about right for the dyno numbers you stated(& 264rwhp sounds about right as well). The heads in my opinion are holding you back by about 20-30hp over modern TFS or AFR165's.
Your quarter MPH will basically tell us what the car is capable of with an optimized chassis, shift points, traction, etc. From what I've seen; optimum e.t.'s are rarely reached because of either cost or driving compromises we make. For instance: factored for weight, dyno proven horsepower, mph in the quarter mile, etc; my optimum e.t. would be a 11.97@116mph. As you can see in my signature; i still haven't quite gotten there....;)

I agree on the heads holding him back ESP if they are not ported and if they are not...WHY? Why go with those valves and no porting. His 1/8th mile ET is lower than mine and I need to check with a friend about his 1/8th mile, it might be lower than his too. With out atleast the 1/8th mile speed we can only guess what his 1/4 stuff might be. I guessed, it was my best stab in the dark.

[anthonydalrymple]

... I guessed, it was my best stab in the dark....

That's ok; I won't hold you to it.....;) I've got more than a few drag strip runs under my belt over the years & basically have a pretty good idea of how to factor et or mph into potential et's. There are so many formula's posted at different site's on the net that it's almost impossible not to be able to figure it all out..... i don't even think he mentioned if he was running any type of tire nor 60ft short times..... That could be the difference between .3-1.0 second alone.

[85_Capri_4v]

...and besides, this thread is about ME...

LOL

:roll:

[BetterDays]

You do know that the RL does not affect ET.
And if you are doing a T-n-T, R/T is not important (as you are tuning the car).

:lol:

[quickslver50]

exactly what do you mean, i have welded in subframes, batt. relocated, i ran w/ M/T ET STREETS 28/10-5/15, power shifting, never missed a gear at the track & carried the driver tire off the line, so strait line racing not a prob. for me or the car. I dumped the clutch at 4500 rpm & was cutting lights between .500 & .550 so im thinking ****ty carb. + heads could be better like you said

[quickslver50]

just looking for some advice, don't take it personal :lol:

[85_Capri_4v]

If you are carryin gth etire you are making HP which means the carb can't be to bad.

[quickslver50]

it just that when i hit it, the thing damn near goes dead then it's balls to the wall fast 8O

[85_Capri_4v]

gotta adjust your accel pump

[quickslver50]

alright guys thanks for your imfo, i look forward to chating again.
sorry for getting in your conversation.
if you are ever in the ATL. hit me up, maybe we can go to the track.

[85_Capri_4v]

I am sorry I didn't mean to be rude. Do you know what size squirter you are using?

[quickslver50]

it's cool.
naa it's my buddy's carb. and i really dont know a lot about them anyways

[85GT306]

I thinking that your capri could run a bit quicker at the drags with the head cam and intake swap. My 85GT ran 13.60 @ 100 with stock heads, performer 289 intake, 650DP carb, stock headers with a 86 up H-pipe w/out cats, 3:55 gears and slicks launching at 5000 rpms. The intake and carb swap alone was good for .7 sec and 6 mph. My best bone stock ET was 14.8 @ 94mph.

[85GT306]

I thinking that your capri could run a bit quicker at the drags with the head cam and intake swap. My 85GT ran 13.60 @ 100 with stock heads, performer 289 intake, 650DP carb, stock headers with a 86 up H-pipe w/out cats, 3:55 gears and slicks launching at 5000 rpms. The intake and carb swap alone was good for .7 sec and 6 mph. My best bone stock ET was 14.8 @ 94mph.

[85_Capri_4v]

I thinking that your capri could run a bit quicker at the drags with the head cam and intake swap. My 85GT ran 13.60 @ 100 with stock heads, performer 289 intake, 650DP carb, stock headers with a 86 up H-pipe w/out cats, 3:55 gears and slicks launching at 5000 rpms. The intake and carb swap alone was good for .7 sec and 6 mph. My best bone stock ET was 14.8 @ 94mph.


Hmmm what do you suggest? :roll:

[85_Capri_4v]

I thinking that your capri could run a bit quicker at the drags with the head cam and intake swap. My 85GT ran 13.60 @ 100 with stock heads, performer 289 intake, 650DP carb, stock headers with a 86 up H-pipe w/out cats, 3:55 gears and slicks launching at 5000 rpms. The intake and carb swap alone was good for .7 sec and 6 mph. My best bone stock ET was 14.8 @ 94mph.


Hmmm what do you suggest? :roll:

[85_Capri_4v]

Look for the video I posted in this forum

[85_Capri_4v]

Look for the video I posted in this forum

[85GT306]

Just watched the video. I think I read your car has 4:10 gears. Some slicks and launching at 4000-5000 rpms would help a lot. After reading about the different mods to the car I would have expected to see 102-104 mph trap speeds. I'm sure you'll find it. Thats a nice project car you have. I've been working on mine for about 3 years now and its about finished for now.

[85GT306]

Just watched the video. I think I read your car has 4:10 gears. Some slicks and launching at 4000-5000 rpms would help a lot. After reading about the different mods to the car I would have expected to see 102-104 mph trap speeds. I'm sure you'll find it. Thats a nice project car you have. I've been working on mine for about 3 years now and its about finished for now.

[fordfreak300]

qwicjslvr50 you need to get with someoen who knows how to adjust a carb and have them adjust your accelerator pump. If it is bogging off the line then carrying the wheels, you are definately making HP but losing time because of the bog.



85_capri I watched your video, what RPM you launching at?

[fordfreak300]

qwicjslvr50 you need to get with someoen who knows how to adjust a carb and have them adjust your accelerator pump. If it is bogging off the line then carrying the wheels, you are definately making HP but losing time because of the bog.



85_capri I watched your video, what RPM you launching at?