Good ET?

[mct96gt]

Just got back from the track for the first time in my 96 GT. The car has very little mods (3.73 gears, bbk intake, ford racing shorty headers) and is running on 4 Nitto NT555s. Was wondering if this was a good ET for this car. I am somewhat disappointed by not being sub-15s but its a point to work on I guess. Also what cheap bolt-ons would be recommended next to help drop it a little further?

The conditions for the run weren't ideal. It was about low 80s and humid. The car is a 5-speed with about 170k miles on it. I had just changed the oil that day, but I think that its time for a spark plug change. I picked the car up about 27,000 miles ago and I haven't changed them. I pulled them out to check and see what they were and were Bosch Platinum 2's. The air filter definitely needed to be cleaned. Hopefully these things will help the car out a bit.

I have heard that this car should be low 14-s? Is that an accurate statement?

 

[vermilion]

tune-up and gears. swap to PI intake manifold and gears. that may net you 30 extra horsepower and if you do the PI swap maybe 50 total. that should put you at a 13.8 with stickies. i may be wrong but very close. work on your launch to get low 60ft times.

 

[kugzgt]

sounds like you need a headswap bud

 

[Willis_98GT]

for what you got, you can get more out of her with a good launch. nitto 555s can get a 1.9-2.0 .60 with good practice

practice makes perfect bro!

 

[Silver91Hatch]

Sticky tires and deep gears. 60ft is horrible. Get it down and the times will fall fast.

 

[duff daddy]

Sticky tires and deep gears. 60ft is horrible. Get it down and the times will fall fast.

First of all his tires arent the 555r's which you maybe be thinking. second his 60ft time isnt that bad. Remember you can have the the gear you want, but if tire diameter is off, and his car doesnt produce high hp, its going to bog bad off the line if he does hook.

There are plent of people on this site who cant cut better then a 2.0, which he wasnt too far off of. On a street tire cutting a 2.0 is about as good as it gets.


Lay off the kid.

 

[Silver91Hatch]

Sticky tires and deep gears. 60ft is horrible. Get it down and the times will fall fast.

First of all his tires arent the 555r's which you maybe be thinking. second his 60ft time isnt that bad. Remember you can have the the gear you want, but if tire diameter is off, and his car doesnt produce high hp, its going to bog bad off the line if he does hook.

There are plent of people on this site who cant cut better then a 2.0, which he wasnt too far off of. On a street tire cutting a 2.0 is about as good as it gets.


Lay off the kid.

He asked what would be cheap bolt ons that would make it faster. So my answer to that question is deep gears and sticky tires. I see no issue with that car cutting 1.8x with 4.10 or 4.30's and ET street bias ply tires. I know the power level is different but my Coupe cuts 1.81-4 on 245/50R16 street tires with 3.55's. I see no reason why a mod motor car can't come close. 2.17's compared to 1.8x is a bad 60ft. If you got down to a 1.87 for kicks and giggles. it would run low 9.3's to high 20's in the 1/8th and mid to low 14.6's.

I know the difference between 555 and 555R's. I have been around the block a time or two. Just because I don't have a million posts on here doesn't mean I am a car newbie. It seem you think I am trying to talk trash, I am just giving my 2 cents. I don't post pages. I keep it short and to the point.

 

[duff daddy]

ITs fine, I wasnt tryign to be a dick but a 1.8 for a stock suspension car isnt going to happen. Most gt's have more weight then your coupe. Generally speaking if you cut a 2.0 on street tires, you broke even. I ont see how a sn95 chassis car will cut a 1.8 on stock suspension, and street tires. Hell the best ive ever seen with Nittos 2 years ago was 1.5 with a Factory Stock class race car. so 3 ths off that with a street tire, isnt happening in one of our cars. I cut a 1.89 on street tires, suspension and 3100lb car.

 

[Silver91Hatch]

I have personally cut a 1.93 in MustangMoser's SN car on NT555's. It can be done.
So you are saying a 1.8 on stock suspension can't be done? I bet that with some sticky-ier tires I can get it in the 1.8 range...

 

[duff daddy]

yea I totally agree that you can do it with a better tire and a little better suspension.

but a my point was 2.1 stock tires, stock suspension and a motor with 170k, isnt bad at all for him.

 

[vermilion]

with a 50 shot i broke a 100mph even in 30* weather. i think in your current state if you did what i first stated youd do great.

 

[WarHorse]

I ran a 15.3 my first month driving standard with my 98 GT 5 speed, and with a jlt intake, sct tune, and steeda under drive pullies I brought it down to 14.8 on cooper zeon 2xs street tires, nothing sticky about them. However I had a tune up and 127,000 miles, get your components clean: air filter, fuel filter, spark plugs, spark plug wires, throttle body, and replace any cracked or worn hoses and give it another shot, someone chime in if I missed anything. If I did 14.8 on 2.73 gears I'm sure you can do better on 3.73 gears. Good luck

 

[Lee12609]

you are pretty close, bone stock with stock 3.08 gear i cut 2.1 60' and run 9.4 in the 1/8th with my 96 AUTO. looks like you might be shifting too late, bring the shift points down to about 5200rpm MAX with non PI stuff. everyone else will tell you otherwise, but you'll run a better time short shifting in a nonPI car.

 

[eric]

a set of 26" ET streets will do wonders for you!! the 60 isn't bad however can improve. I think slipping the clutch will get you a better 60' if you stick with the street tires...

 

[BruhBrahBrad]

I ran a 15.01 yesterday at 93, 2.1 60ft, and some weak ass street tires. I have o/r x pipe, flowmaster catback,and a CAI...3:27 gears... I think if you finish off your exhaust with a mid pipe and catback it would help a lil bit.... but also do what some of the other people have said, Like a PI intake.

 

[justinschmidt1]

My 96 auto with 3.73 gears and exhaust went 14.6 at 96 mph

with a pi intake and some other BS bolt ons and a tune it would go 14.0x at 100 mph all day long


this is on street tires with stock converter and 2.1 60 foots

 

[JDwhite98gt]

^ This. My 96 248a, 5 speed went 14.5 bone stock except for flowmaster mufflers. I also cut a 1.9 60ft with gatorbacks. I second the post about shortshifting. I spent the whole day at the track practicing. My best results were with a 2,700-3k rpm launch, slipped the clutch outta the hole and powershifted all gears at about 5,400-5500RPM. I did have to get my clutch replaced after that day though lol. Clutch wasnt too bad but my TOB was in 6 pieces when we dropped the trans.

 

[mct96gt]

Went to the track again after doing a full tune up. Oil change, spark plugs, air filter cleaning, fuel filter replacement. Didn't get much better. But at least I broke the 15s mark. Do you guys think that the fact that the car has 175k miles on it, that the rings are worn and are holding enough compression?



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[GrnGt]

Idk man that's what I run with a cold air, o/r x and flowmasters. The car is supposed to run a 15.3 from the factory. But with gears I figure you should be mid 14's atleast...

 

[Lee12609]

what is everybodies deal?

he has a CAI (does nothing on a non-pi car)
headers (worthless on a non-pi car)
gears (3-4 tenths with traction)

puts him right where he should be, or doing a little better.

NON-PI IS WORTHLESS.....