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Please do not repost, forward or otherwise publish messages contained in these archives without consent from the respective author(s). These archives may not, in whole or part, be stored on any public retrieval system (FTP, web, gopher, newsgroup, etc.) by individuals or companies, without consent of the respective authors. Received: with LISTAR (v0.128a; list perf-list); Mon, 17 Apr 2000 12:44:50 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 12:44:50 -0400 (EDT) From: Ford Truck Enthusiasts List Server To: perf-list digest users Reply-to: perf-list  ford-trucks.com Subject: perf-list Digest V2000 #46 Precedence: bulk ========================================================== Ford Truck Enthusiasts Performance, Hot-Rod and Custom Truck Mailing List Visit our web site: http://www.ford-trucks.com To unsubscribe, send email to: listar ford-trucks.com with the words "unsubscribe perf-list" in the subject of the message. ========================================================== ------------------------------------ perf-list Digest Mon, 17 Apr 2000 Volume: 2000 Issue: 046 In This Issue: Re: Quarter Mile Time ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 10:45:22 -0700 (PDT) From: shane san miguel Subject: Re: Quarter Mile Time > run #3 (best)worst reaction > 1.2798 reaction > 2.4248 60ft > 6.7839 330ft > 10.4607 1/8 > 66.68 > 13.6915 1000et > 75.27 1000mph > 16.4551 1/4 > 81.19 mph My 55' F100 with 5.0 (carbed) runs a 15.51 87. What are your rear gears? I missed the original post, do you mind reposting your combo? My 60ft's are somewhere in the 2.60 range. So, you're hooking up off the line a lot better than I am, and it looks like I have more motor at the big end. Isn't Draggin' fun! Nothin better than a smallblock singin' a song at redline... It looks like everything is good on your runs except the reaction time, and the consistency of the runs. I would work on your technique a little. Don't worry about doing things better, just do them the same. I can sit on the couch and go through an entire run from staging lanes to timeslip shack. Every motion should be burned in your head. If you have a passenger riding with you, a good rule to agree on is NO TALKING after you pull onto the burnout pad. Also, make sure the passenger knows to have arms, legs, etc out of the way. The rule in my Pinto is, if your arm gets in the way when I'm shifting, it gets broken and I won't feel sorry about it. Loading up the converter is good, especially in a truck with decent traction like yours. Cars seem to have a lot less chassis flex/slop that can soak up a lot of vehicle reation time. It takes time for the motor to spin up, load the converter, torque the rear end, lift the front end, chassis to twist..... THEN the tires start to spin. If you stage, then apply brake and load the converter to about 1,200 rpms, it takes all that other stuff out of the equation. On the lights.... If you're concentrating like you should be, you'll be able to see three stages to each light. They are: 1-just coming on 2-full on 3-about to go out You want to release the brake and judiciously apply throttle (as much as the tires will take) at stage 2 to stage 3 of the last light. It depends on how tight the chassis is and how much you load up the converter. In the Pinto, I can deep stage and leave late in stage 3 of the last light and cut a good light. In the truck, I have to stage and then leave at about the beginning of stage 2 of the last light. It takes the truck a l o n g time to get it's act together and begin moving. Anyway (sorry so long) the point is, whatever technique you decide on, you need to do it the same way every time. Then work on things one at a time. Even a few psi of tire pressure can make a big difference in the whole scheme of things. Congrats on your 'trip down the strip'! It's a rite of passage thing... Now when people are telling you their beater 68 camaXo runs 11's, you'll know just how full of crap they are. And since you have a timeslip, you can say "I don't care how fast you THINK you are, get me a timeslip and then you can talk".... Put up or shut up, life begins in the beams! Shane 55 F100 5.0 15.51 87 289 Pinto __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. http://www.ford-trucks.com//lc/lc.php?action=do&link=http://invites.yahoo.com ------------------------------ End of perf-list Digest V2000 #46 ********************************* ---------------------------------------------------------- Ford Truck Enthusiasts Performance, Hot-Rod and Custom Truck List Send posts to perf-list ford-trucks.com If you ever want to remove yourself from this mailing list, send an email to: listar ....To access the rest of this feature you must be a logged in Registered User Of Ford Truck Enthusiasts
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