Your experiences....

[BetterDays]

With "cheap" ways to make the car faster at the track...

Let's hear them!!

[795.0pacecar]

Take off everything thats not nessisary for safety or when your driving alone as fast as you can in a straight line.

[v6stanger]

Had good luck with advancined timing and race gas
Shortbelt
Train quart of fluid from rear, tranny and motor
remove front swaybar
pump front tires up to 45psi
take passenger seat,rear seat, seatbelts etc out

[Anonymous]

got these from another site i'm on:

Weight Saver:
Bumper supports:40 lbs
Rear seat:15 lbs
Seat belts:15 lbs (delta of 5-way harness)
Lightweight wheels/tires:40-60 lbs
Aluminum driveshaft:5 lbs
Aluminum flywheel:15 lbs
A/C system:50 lbs
Emissions components:15 lbs
Sound Deadening:90 lbs
Rear axle vibration damper:5 lbs
power lock servos:2 lbs
Lightweight brakes:30 lbs
Aluminum control arms:10 lbs
Race seats:40-60 lbs
Tubular K-member:20-40 lbs
Power steering:17 lbs
Manual brakes: 10 lbs
Extra wiring/dash:20-30 lbs
Mini starter(91 up):5 lbs
Aluminum radiator:5 lbs
Aluminum heads:40 lbs
Racing tranny(C4/Jerico compared to AOD):20 lbs
Carpet:5 lbs
Fiberglass hood:10-15 lbs
Ti bellhousing:20 lbs
Lexan windows:50-100 lbs
Carbon Valve covers: Ounces

And "Free Speed" as it was called:

1. Timing: Bump your timing to about 14 degrees initial. Hook your vacuum advance to manifold vacuum and then the Duraspark Recurve set your Total advance.
2. Short Belt: short belt on and/or reverse your belt tensioner to free up some power.
3. Ram Air: Use the stock 84-85 GT Air cleaner to run some dryer hose to the front of the car to get some forced air.
4. Choke Horne Removal: Cut the choke horn off your Holley carb. This will gain you a few CFM and clean up the air flow into the carb. If nothing else remove the choke butterfly and linkage.
5. Spare Tires: Turbo Coupes had pretty good looking aluminum spare tires. You can mount some street tires on them and have some cheap skinnies out front.

and i pretty much agree with them, i have done a few and worked a bit.

Jim

[85_Capri_4v]

I agree with most of the above post but I have to question the weight of the carpet. 5 pounds I know Jim is going by the article but seriously who has had their carpet out of their car and thinks it weighs only 5 pounds. I am guessing 20 pounds since I recently pulled mine to install subs.


For the vacuum secondary crowd I suggest a quick change spring kit and springs. Getting the back pair of venturi opening quicker helps a lot. Also for the duraspark crowd resetting the advance curve is a road worth travelling too. I have done both and dropped ET and gained MPH (suffered on 60ft times)

Although I have not gone the short belt route I have gone the under drive pullies. Picked up no more than 2 tenths and less than 2 mph but for the less than 60 dollar investment (3 pulley set and new belt) it was worth it. Actually I needed a new belt anyway so should I even factor that cost?

More input later. Interesting thread Kevin....good luck this weekend. Capri

[slug85gt]

Added 150 HP cheater shot plate from NOS. Cost me $100.00 dollars. Make sure your run the gas a little fat to avoid detonation.

[QTRMILE]

carpet without the insulation on the back is light.

Best way to go fast at the track? Find somebody fast and make friends...

[v8only]

typical cheap junkyard mods, you can go real fast

-explorer engine with gt40 or gt40p heads, and gt40 knock off intake, $700 complete

-turbocoupe 3.73 rear end with discs, $120

-mark vii fan (haven't done that yet)

rebuilding t5's on your own, instead of buying new.

if you guys are on a budget, get creative. 50 proof and I bought him a 3.73 turbocoupe rear end from the junkyard, ditched the disc brake stuff, and shoved in aerostar axles with 5 lug drums, paid $80 for the whole rear end. Now we've got a set of 5 lug axles and drums to sell to make up for the cost of the entire rear end.

see a part in the junkyard?? Pick it up, sell it to someone else, have that pay for your performance parts. This is the only was i've been able to fix up my car, cheap or free.

[Evil86lx]

Home ported E7's.

Be patient and wait for deals on used part's.

I got 24s, performer intake, moroso cold air kit, stock maf, 70mm Tbody for 300 buck's.

NEW 8.8 50 buck's, free 3.55 gear's.

Fresh DSS 306 shortblock, ported E7's, frsh T-5 with a king cobra clutch for 700 buck's.

It take's me forever to find parts and complete project's but I have been able to put them together for a 1/3 of the price that I should have in the car.

kyle

[fordfreak300]

i think he wants cheap free things to do before this weekend when he makes his last pass of the season. drive it like you stole it.

[85_Capri_4v]

Kevin,

What are you using for "sticky tires"? I sort of have been waiting to see how things work out for you ET and MPH wise. Hoping for the best. What have you run before? Capri

I am hoping to run on 10/31 at Thompson.

Here is their remaining schedule.

24
Sun
Test-n-Tune (Gamblers Race)

31
Sun
Test-n-Tune (Gamblers Race)

All Races in October include our Trophy Class. Adults $10 Car & Driver $15

NOVEMBER

7
Sun
Test-n-Tune (Gamblers Race) Last Race "The End"

[BetterDays]

I ran slow before.. No clutch to launch the car....

60' 2.433
1/8 ET 9.521
1/8 MPH 79.52
1/4 ET 14.538
1/4 MPH 99.24

I think they were all different passes!

We fixed the clutch and it releases great now!
Stickies = Hooser Quick Time Pro's, 26 X 9.5 - Mounted and ready to go!.

Have some other tricks in the sleeve that I will reveal later... (if it runs better!)

I also doublechecked with AAA today about towing home from the track...

[fordfreak300]

forget reveal letter tell thsoe tricks now, I might find something I can use on suday to improve my times. this is a sharing board gosh darn it. By the way if you need to take yur belt off the car and leave it inthe back floor board and re-install it on the return road. That might help a bit.

[BetterDays]

EDIT:

36* TT (may go higher)
Finally had the FE Alignment done (wow, was my car f'd up)
Tweaked some things, fixed some things, etc.

[BetterDays]

drive it like you stole it.

I always laughed at that one...

Drive it like a rental is more appropriate..

Or beat it like a red-headed (No Offense, Capri) step-child...

[85_Capri_4v]

I can REALLY feel the LOVE in this thread

Capri "auburn headed one"








LOL

[BetterDays]

Hakuna Matata!

[twister]

here is a $0.99 trick....put a bag of ice on the intake

[85_Capri_4v]

Yes I was gonna mention the icing trick. I haven't tried that myself but I have heard it is a great trick.

Capri, the fair auburn haired one.

[BetterDays]

Not quite the same with a carb...

Injected cars, yes....

[85_Capri_4v]

Try it you'll like it...'sides you can tell us if it works and it is only a BUCK

[85_Capri_4v]

Try it you'll like it...'sides you can tell us if it works and it is only a BUCK

EDIT: Those responsible for the multiple posts have been sacked

[BetterDays]

Actually, next year I will have something....

But, remember the intake on a FI car ~somewhat~ reacts different than a carb car.

Upper intake gets iced, lower intake does not.

Carb car - Upper intake = Air Cleaner....

[fordfreak300]

drive it like you stole it.

I always laughed at that one...

Drive it like a rental is more appropriate..

Or beat it like a red-headed (No Offense, Capri) step-child...

my wife is redhead should I beat her??? sorry couldn't resist.

[fordfreak300]

I tried icing my intake but it was not the easiest thing to do. I mean most of the intak eis covered with the carb and so you can not ice it down evenly. I would rather not ice it and have all the runners as close to the same temp as possible. I run 38* total timming.