Speeyuk, are you coming to our SVT get-together next friday night at Thunder Valley in Okla. City? We have a convoy coming from Tulsa if you are interested. Lemme know?
Mad`

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97 Cobra, 11.90 @ 115--1.59 60 foot
65 Nova, 11.74 @ 123--2.10 60 foot (street tires)
57 Chevy 2dr.(original)
MADS` Hot Rods

 

I think I was gonna follow the convoy of assorted cars from Tulsa. I don't have an SVT vehicle, I've got a '94 Thunderbird SC. I'm ordering a 2001 L when they open the books is why I hang out here. There are a bunch of GM and Ford guys coming to Thunder Valley this weekend.. I'm gonna try and go if I can.

 

Converting this to 1/8 times its about a 8.435 roughly. So far our best L has turned an 8.44 and thats with NO2. The best non squirted is 8.55 by 1BADTK. These are daytime runs. Night runs should be better, but not at your level yet. We'll keep trying. I'm stock and my best was last Friday nite and was an 8.92 which would be roughly 13.95. The best I could do during the last daylite session was a 9.1. I will have drag radials and Eldebrock muffler this Friday.
noelvm

 

Speeyuk..You don't need an SVT to participate at all. Hell, I might show up in my 57? We are just trying to get together all the Hot Rods around the Okla. area for a night at the track. Some guys are gonna run the T&T but probably most of us will partake in quality B.S. time. Hope to see ya there. If you need info on the Tulsa convoy, let me know and I can fill ya in on the particulars..
Thanks, Mad`

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97 Cobra, 11.90 @ 115--1.59 60 foot
65 Nova, 11.74 @ 123--2.10 60 foot (street tires)
57 Chevy 2dr.(original)
MADS` Hot Rods

 

Hey Noelvm, Sal here. Not to pick on you specifically, but your post is a good example of why you can't compare 1/8 mile times to 1/4 mile times. You said the best 1/8 mile posted here on the board was 8.43 from a nitrous truck, but my truck turns 8.41 - 8.43 in the 13.20-13.40 range. There are just to many things that effect a run between two vehicles to compare 1/8s to 1/4s. As for my truck, I have turned a best of 13.209 with our PSP chip, filter,and Nittos. The Bassani didn't help ETs, it just raised the MPH a bit. Oh, and BTW, my truck WILL be running consistant 12s with no juice by this weekend. I refuse to leave NY for the WFC running slower than 12s. I pulled out all the stops and I am using some new stuff I had in the works for marketing. If I do go 12s with these mods, you can bet that they will be available for all

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SAL
13.209@104.3mph
Power Surge Performance 99 Lightning Chip and Filter Kit, full Bassani Exhaust, Nitto Extreme Drags
PowerSurgePerf@aol.com

 

Go get em Sal! If you can get yours into the 12's with only bolt-on's, you'll have the whole board beating down your doors for the parts.

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2000 Silver L
Ex 99 Cobra
Ex 95 GT

 

Humm, 13.21 @ 104 in a 4900 pound vehile? My calculator says 501 HP. How can this be with a chip and K&N filter? Something is not right here. Am I missing something? Aren't Lightnings a mechanical device just like any other vehicle or piece of machinery? Is there something magical about Lightning's that I don't know about? Enlightnen me please without making threats against me or my family if you can.
Peace--- Mad`

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97 Cobra, 11.90 @ 115--1.59 60 foot
65 Nova, 11.74 @ 123--2.10 60 foot (street tires)
57 Chevy 2dr.(original)
MADS` Hot Rods


[This message has been edited by Mad (edited 05-08-2000).]

 

Hi Mad:
Albert here!
I think you asked a good question! As most of you know, I drive a white 99 L.
I realize there are differences in vehicles,
differences in altitude, weather conditions...ETC.
But 13.0's with just a chip and K&N, Come on guys! I think you are fudging ..A Bit..
No flames intended here, just questions!
I have ran my truck at the track,
Best with the F1's was 13.58@100.55
Best with M/T's was 13.42@101
Backed that up with a 13.43@102


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99.5 White Lightning
Superchip
PSP Filter kit
13.42@101.55





[This message has been edited by A-Lightning (edited 05-08-2000).]

 

you "want" threats against you and your family? ok we are going to tie you and you family up, see see,, them we are going to stuff all of yuz in dat chivy of yours, den were going to read you dat article in PM last year, where they ran 13.6 bone stock!!! so whats the deal with 13.2(modified)???, and if we can't convince yuz, dat its true, den we gonna turn up dat crappy chivy radio real loud,see.


oh, now i see you edited your post, and have not opted for the loud chivy radio treatments. i understand, i too, have a family

[This message has been edited by MRBBQMAN (edited 05-08-2000).]

 

who posted a 13.0? the time slips seem ligit, maybe the trucks are lighter than advertised. i know some have had them weighed. maybe we should get them weighed at different scales and see what the deal is. this truck does not make sense on the HP calcs.

 

hey mad don't get mad but my signature says 13.09 @ 104.7 thats what my lightning did with just a chip and k/n i'll email you the slip if you want or someone can email me and walk me thru to post it i do have a scanner but not sure how to post it... i plan on being in the 12's before next week oh yes with just the superchip and k/n thats it! bring it on sal hope you meet up with me and blackbolt on the way to wfc maybe we can get beside each other and get it on. my e-mail is cobra93474@aol.com. let me know if you want to hook up sal.

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93 cobra 10.90@127.00
99 lightning 13.09 @ 104.77 #3109(black)!
superchip and k/n filter

 

The Nova has a radio but I really don't care whether it works or not because I couldn't hear it anyway. The radio in the 57 works but who wants to listen to AM radio? I just find it hard to justify the HP levels required to propel a 4.9K pound vehicle with 360 RWHP (?) to 13.0, 13.1, 13.2, times with a chip and an air filter. That would be amazing even in Grand Nationals, Vettes, Cobras, etc. Yes, I have owned and raced all the aformentioned vehicles.
Someone enlighten me as to how a Lightning makes over 500 HP with a chip and air filter, PLEASE? No personal attacks please.
No testosterone slinging please. No bull***** please. Just explain, that's it.
Peace--- Mad`

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97 Cobra, 11.90 @ 115--1.59 60 foot
65 Nova, 11.74 @ 123--2.10 60 foot (street tires)
57 Chevy 2dr.(original)
MADS` Hot Rods



[This message has been edited by Mad (edited 05-08-2000).]

 

Mad,

Put away your calculator. They only "walk the walk." When you see the time slips from the track that's when you "talk the talk."

Some of these guys are geared 4:10 I believe, something the calculator can't calculate.

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Dunbarton "The Middle Aged Kid" '99 XLT SC SB 4x2 4.6 auto 3.55 ls The occasional Z-71 Eater! Wedgewood & Denim, SuperChipped, Airaid FIPK, HD electrical and cooling, power seat, Rhino Liner, Extang Classic tonneau cover, Mobil 1. Man, I got it all! (New Jersey)

 

Dunbarton-- If you had the slightest idea what you are talking about you would already know that gear ratio has absolutley NOTHING to do with Horsepower.
Mad`

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97 Cobra, 11.90 @ 115--1.59 60 foot
65 Nova, 11.74 @ 123--2.10 60 foot (street tires)
57 Chevy 2dr.(original)
MADS` Hot Rods



[This message has been edited by Mad (edited 05-08-2000).]

 

MAD, I just kind of glanced at the data presented here and noticed two timeslips from 98_SVT_Cobra 5/APR/ 8:48PM 13.458 et and .656 R/T . If that fellow gets lucky and launches at .400 r/t wouldn't that change his E/T to 13.458-.656 + .400= 13.202 ?? I don't think this would require one addional horsepower? Second time slip 5/APR/2000 13.218 r/t .628. Improve reaction time by .2 and yor have a 13.018. I am not trying to imply that the weekend racer can post reaction times of .400 at will only that it is possible and will occasionaly happen. Driver skill is part of the equation, and to me, the most interesting part of racing. Perhaps some of these great times are simply that a guy just has a great run. Thats whats its all about. Good luck at the track!