Vortech347
08-31-2006, 04:13 PM
Yup thats right. Front tires are toast. The inside of them are worn horribly. I can't believe I never caught this sooner. Do ya think this is why?...
Sunday was a race meet at a track in the middle of the desert. We usually end up speeding down there but this time was insane. We had a group of about 20 mustangs. Myself and my dad pulled ahead and 4 others wanted to do a little freeway running. We got to the top of a VERY long hilll and not a car in sight. I drop into 3rd and punch it (from 85mph). Pulled away from 2 lightly modded 99-04 GT's. 130 hit and 3rd was done. Let off the gas so OD would shift nicely and kept charging. I hit 145 before I shut'r down because my nerve was wearing out. Usually it takes next to no time to get there in my stang but this took a while. :D I did get passed by my dads S-trimed 05 Roush and a S-trimed 2v stang but the N/A cars were hangin back! Both of them ended up spining up to around 150-155. But they were long gone by the time I hit 145 :banana2:
So results of a DR tune and 3.73's
Before 16.6 @ 88mph NHRA prepped track.
After 15.5 @ unknown (no mph at the 2nd track) Old runway turned 1/4 mile. Its got an ET timing system but no MPH. I ran mostly 15.7's the rest of the day. I got that 15.5 after letting the car rest for a bit. While I was teaching my dad to stay off the damn rev limiter.
However from the hole the stangs I beat on the freeway were killin me. The only 2 things I beat were a powerstroke and a 91 SHO.
I picked up my heads from the machine shop today so I can get the stang back on the road and stop driving this car like a racecar. But hey its put up with it pretty good. Other than I think the brake fluid has been boiled, the rotors are feelin a little warped, the front inner tires are messed up, and the rears are wearin down. I read about carfixers spec's, I searched, printed them out and I'm taking them with me to the shop tomorrow. There's just enough inside tread that if this can stop the wear I'll be ok till the winter swap. (THANKS CARFIXER!!) Next weekend the MM is getting serious TLC....
Btw. Do 16/17" crown vic wheels work on our cars? I need to start finding deals for snow tires.
Sunday was a race meet at a track in the middle of the desert. We usually end up speeding down there but this time was insane. We had a group of about 20 mustangs. Myself and my dad pulled ahead and 4 others wanted to do a little freeway running. We got to the top of a VERY long hilll and not a car in sight. I drop into 3rd and punch it (from 85mph). Pulled away from 2 lightly modded 99-04 GT's. 130 hit and 3rd was done. Let off the gas so OD would shift nicely and kept charging. I hit 145 before I shut'r down because my nerve was wearing out. Usually it takes next to no time to get there in my stang but this took a while. :D I did get passed by my dads S-trimed 05 Roush and a S-trimed 2v stang but the N/A cars were hangin back! Both of them ended up spining up to around 150-155. But they were long gone by the time I hit 145 :banana2:
So results of a DR tune and 3.73's
Before 16.6 @ 88mph NHRA prepped track.
After 15.5 @ unknown (no mph at the 2nd track) Old runway turned 1/4 mile. Its got an ET timing system but no MPH. I ran mostly 15.7's the rest of the day. I got that 15.5 after letting the car rest for a bit. While I was teaching my dad to stay off the damn rev limiter.
However from the hole the stangs I beat on the freeway were killin me. The only 2 things I beat were a powerstroke and a 91 SHO.
I picked up my heads from the machine shop today so I can get the stang back on the road and stop driving this car like a racecar. But hey its put up with it pretty good. Other than I think the brake fluid has been boiled, the rotors are feelin a little warped, the front inner tires are messed up, and the rears are wearin down. I read about carfixers spec's, I searched, printed them out and I'm taking them with me to the shop tomorrow. There's just enough inside tread that if this can stop the wear I'll be ok till the winter swap. (THANKS CARFIXER!!) Next weekend the MM is getting serious TLC....
Btw. Do 16/17" crown vic wheels work on our cars? I need to start finding deals for snow tires.