I mounted up some drag radials on my Mustang and finally got into the 11s. The 60s are not very good and that is strictly driver caution. I had never run drag radials before and I have heard of Mustangs popping half-shafts if the hook TOO good. Since my track is 110 miles from home, I launched it like a Grandma. With more practice and more aggression, I think the car has 11.8 or even 11.7 in it. Not too shabby.
better air + better tires = new PB
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Mickey Thompson ET street R in 275/40-17. I ran 20 PSI which was probably too much. I was getting a bit of wheelspin on the 1-2 and 2-3 shifts but 100% better than the stock tires. I also didn't do a very good job with my burn-outs, either. Here is what they look like on the car:
Congrats Bruce! That is awesome!!!
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I loved running my Livernois tuned MKS ecoboost at the track. It was super consistent and felt like it could do it forever without complaint. It also got a lot of attention because of it being such a sleeper.
After replacing the MKS with a Continental, it wasn't quite as much fun. AJPturbo did a great job of tuning it and it ran well. He also told me that he could do more especially with the transmission tuning. However, I never felt quite as confident in running the Continental. It ran hotter, wasn't quite as consistent, and didn't hook as smoothly. It is a great highway cruiser but putting it on the track is like putting a super model in a mud wrestling event....maybe entertaining but it just doesn't seem right.
The Mustang is super fun. Like the MKS, it is consistent, runs cool and feels like it could do it forever. Plus, it is pretty fast. It certainly lacks the tuning potential of the ecoboost since it is pretty well tuned straight from the factory. An SHO running Meth and some bolt-ons would be as quick or maybe quicker. The Mustang really needs an e85 tune or, better yet, a blower to be super fast. I am thinking about those things for the future.
If any Minnesota or Wisconsin SHO owners are interested in going to Rock Falls in October, there are some events on their schedule and the air should be good.
After replacing the MKS with a Continental, it wasn't quite as much fun. AJPturbo did a great job of tuning it and it ran well. He also told me that he could do more especially with the transmission tuning. However, I never felt quite as confident in running the Continental. It ran hotter, wasn't quite as consistent, and didn't hook as smoothly. It is a great highway cruiser but putting it on the track is like putting a super model in a mud wrestling event....maybe entertaining but it just doesn't seem right.
The Mustang is super fun. Like the MKS, it is consistent, runs cool and feels like it could do it forever. Plus, it is pretty fast. It certainly lacks the tuning potential of the ecoboost since it is pretty well tuned straight from the factory. An SHO running Meth and some bolt-ons would be as quick or maybe quicker. The Mustang really needs an e85 tune or, better yet, a blower to be super fast. I am thinking about those things for the future.
If any Minnesota or Wisconsin SHO owners are interested in going to Rock Falls in October, there are some events on their schedule and the air should be good.
mval said:
Mike, you as a mopar guy will be surprised to hear that on the run where I had my slowest time (12.0), my competitor was a Hellcat! Look at his 60 and you will see why I beat him. He could not hook at all. Very unusual. They are normally much faster than I am. He did have a stronger trap speed.
Congrats Bruce! Is this stock?
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Stock tune but drag radials. The street tires hooked fine off the line but wheel hopped violently on the 1-2 shift. The drag radials cured the hop. I would like to get an E85 tune at some point. Livernois has one for the 2015-2017 models but not for the '18s. Torrie has an E85 tune but I would need a new SCT device. My X4 is married to my Lincoln and I want to keep Brad's tune on it.
Brucelinc said:
That is awesome Bruce! That takes some driving!