Have a guy in my shop with an '01 Mach 1. I don't much about or what's been done to it. But he's inviting a bunch of us to go up to KCIR and race him. In his email he had the nerve to add:
Anyways, I want to show up and even give him a run for his money, but of couse I don't have any race tires yet (low funds at the moment). I know that street tires, as a rule, don't hook very well....however, on the pavement as I have found, if I punch the gas from a dead stop without doing a brake-boost launch, the tires don't go up in smoke off the line. But as soon as the turbo spools up, the tires do break loose some, squeal and eventually regain traction. Also my street tires are the stock size 215-65R15's but they're Michelin Pilot Exaltos, and not "smoke easy" BFG's.
I've drag raced before but not in a TR. I believe most usually stand on the brake pedal and build up boost at the tree and then let off the brake at the last yellow....right? I'm wondering how well i could do if I just left the tree on 0 boost and just stabbed the pedal on the last yellow and let boost build from there. Has anyone done this and had good luck, on street meats?
Are there any other tips you could give me?
Oh...it's not written into stone as of yet but we're looking at possibly this upcoming Thursday July 1 or possibly the next day (Friday) July 2. So if it's a go and if anyone wants to come out and watch....and especially if anyone would be kind enough to loan me some rear drag racing shoes.....I'd like to clue him in on that just because it's a Mustang with a V8 doesn't mean it's the fastest thing around.
If you know of any one else that might beat me down the line because none of ya’ll will let them know. Don’t worry if you don’t show up you won’t be judged, I wouldn’t show up either knowing you would get embarrassed by the Mach
Anyways, I want to show up and even give him a run for his money, but of couse I don't have any race tires yet (low funds at the moment). I know that street tires, as a rule, don't hook very well....however, on the pavement as I have found, if I punch the gas from a dead stop without doing a brake-boost launch, the tires don't go up in smoke off the line. But as soon as the turbo spools up, the tires do break loose some, squeal and eventually regain traction. Also my street tires are the stock size 215-65R15's but they're Michelin Pilot Exaltos, and not "smoke easy" BFG's.
I've drag raced before but not in a TR. I believe most usually stand on the brake pedal and build up boost at the tree and then let off the brake at the last yellow....right? I'm wondering how well i could do if I just left the tree on 0 boost and just stabbed the pedal on the last yellow and let boost build from there. Has anyone done this and had good luck, on street meats?
Are there any other tips you could give me?
Oh...it's not written into stone as of yet but we're looking at possibly this upcoming Thursday July 1 or possibly the next day (Friday) July 2. So if it's a go and if anyone wants to come out and watch....and especially if anyone would be kind enough to loan me some rear drag racing shoes.....I'd like to clue him in on that just because it's a Mustang with a V8 doesn't mean it's the fastest thing around.