1/8 mile

[1983mercurycapri 302]

ok guys iam thinking about heading to the track next month its a 1/8 mile iam getting a 8.8 with 3 55's to repalce the 7.5 that under there now also iam going to and a trans cooler i don't know about how the 1/8 times work i kno 14's and 13's ect from 1/4 tracks but what will i run with my mild setup?

[1983mercurycapri 302]

oops wrong forum lol

[F8LBITE79]

Probably upper 8's to low 9's.

[1983mercurycapri 302]

what would that be in 1/4 times and is it good for a mild setup like mine and at a 1/8 mile track i don't want to be the slowest thing out there

[F8LBITE79]

You'll probably be in the low 14's to the high 13's in the 1/4 mile and no you won't be the slowest in the 1/8 mile cause they race anything and everything in the 1/8 mile. You'll never know unless you go. Have fun!

[85_Capri_4v]

Mid to low 9's

[1983mercurycapri 302]

whats holding me bac from 12's / 7's in the 8th besides E6's

[F8LBITE79]

The lack of around 100hp and ET streets are keeping you from the 7's. I am currently having the same problem.

[Quick5liter1979]

im running close to the same setup and ran 8.6. Good luck man when i went i sheared 6 ring gear teeth off.

[83stroker]

here is a couple of racing calculators that have conversions:

http://www.tciauto.com/tech_info/calculators.htm

http://www.higginsfordperformance.com/calcs.htm

[anthonydalrymple]

I just want to agree with the many of the other enthusiasts on this site & say.....

Run it, have fun doing it, check out other combo's people have, enjoy the sport with the others around you\ in your local area, & basically get a baseline to work with no matter how fast or slow you are. There is simply no reason to be embarrassed! See 'ya!

[Hissing Cobra]

Yup, no need to be embarrassed. Just have fun and try not to break it. I run 12's and run consistent 7.90's-8.00's @ 86-88 mph. That traslates to 12.40's-12.80's @ 107-110 mph. You'd need close to 300 rwhp and a good suspension/tires to be in that range. Regardless, good luck and have fun!