Firebird Club Day?

[desslok40]

Hello everyone, I was wondering if there are any local mustang clubs that have club days at Firebird in Chandler, I go to Friday night Drags regularly but it is turning into truck/rice rocket central , you get like 2 runs in
maybe !! Would be great to run during the day on a weekend and meet alot of other Mustang folks, any thoughts?

I guess this would be for east valley guys mostly, any AZ stanger would be great but it seems most of the people on this forum are from the west side of PHX, other words the other side of the world !! lol

I do go to Speedworld for test/tune but its so far !!!!!!!!!! lol

[IMSHAKN]

Most club days at Firebird generally seem to be things where they are actually renting out the road courses, not the strip. Which sucks because I generally only get to make it out to the Friday Night Drags out at Firebird because 72 miles out to speedworld and back is a lot of driving. I'm still able to get in 4 passes a night if I want. Could probably get even more if I tried. Then again, I have not been out in a couple weeks, but I'm tempted to head out this Friday night.

[BurnTire]

I will be there on the 11th.

[xecutioner]

i'll try and be there this friday to try out my new trans but i dont know for sure since its my mom's birthday and i think the family is having a get together

[wickedcobra]

Im gonna try and go this Friday and the 11th.

[04WhininCobra]

im also going to try to make it out this friday, but i will be there for sure on the 11th.

[IMSHAKN]

For you 11th people, I'll definitely be out on the 11th. My plan is to have the car tuned that Friday since I have the day off so long as PSR has the time and I get that x-pipe before then!

[fazm]

11th assuming my 5th trans replacement gets here lol

[Jacostang]

Be nice if we could work out an all Ford thing here soon!! I know we are working on something for our fall show that we could at least have one dedicated lane for us but that is not until October...

[desslok40]

I will be there on the 11th.


I have seen you there before, blistering runs, very nice, do they give

you a hard time in tech ?

[IMSHAKN]

Damn it to hell, I may not be going Friday after all. I think my clutch is about to die on me. Decided to test out the line lock and while that worked, you could smell what I believe is clutch despite only doing a short burnout at 3k with my foot nowhere close to the clutch pedal...Parked it. Climbed back in later and noticed that the pedal is a bit stiffer than usual and you can still get a whiff of what smells like clutch. :redface: Maybe it's just the cable binding, but only taking a look at it will tell. At this rate my luck is not so great.

[BurnTire]

When disc burns the clutch will engage closer to the top of the pedal.
Sounds like you are BurntClutch

[IMSHAKN]

When disc burns the clutch will engage closer to the top of the pedal.
Sounds like you are BurntClutch

That's my problem to the "T." Definitely a burnt clutch because every time I drive it now you get a burning smell if I'm on it. Release keeps getting closer to the top of the pedal. I am burntclutch for now I guess. But hey, 33k on a stock clutch and a fair number of trips to the track are about all you can expect out of a stock clutch. Now I've got to figure out what clutch I want to get.

[fazm]

burning clutches is fun. only done 1 so far on this car, and that was n/a lol. so far the spec stage 3 has held up extremely well to the power

[IMSHAKN]

burning clutches is fun. only done 1 so far on this car, and that was n/a lol. so far the spec stage 3 has held up extremely well to the power

Spec is what I'm considering going with. I'm afraid that the spec stage 3 may be a bit too strong...I don't want to break any input shafts.

[fazm]

if i could do it over again id go with the stage 3+, since the 3 is a puck style design its prone to chatter more than the 3+

[wickedcobra]

I have the spec 3 + and it was brutal for the first 500 miles. However, I am having problems now after 4k miles. Hopefully its not toast

[BurnTire]

I have a slightly used spec 5 if anyone wants it. It will not break anything I promise.

[RobinHood]

So who's heading out tomorrow?

[BurnTire]

I will be there!

[IMSHAKN]

I'll be there with the Mach, but I won't be racing given that I can only limp it around. Looks like it will be another week or so until I can actually run it :redface:

[RobinHood]

I might be there with a few buddies. Not 100% sure yet though.

[BurnTire]

I'll be there with the Mach, but I won't be racing given that I can only limp it around. Looks like it will be another week or so until I can actually run it :redface:

You can be video camera man if you like?

[fazm]

oh imma be there. hopefully a tow truck will be there too

[krazyazian]

What time does the track open? I'm coming from Tucson and can't leave till 5 or so.

[wickedcobra]

Looks like I will be there but the Cobra is waiting for a part so it wont be racing.

[fazm]

opens at 6, racing at 7

[04WhininCobra]

You can be video camera man if you like?

Hey jeff, this is IMSHAKN, I'll be the camera man. :hi:

[BurnTire]

Hey jeff, this is IMSHAKN, I'll be the camera man. :hi:

I will charge it up.

[wickedcobra]

I will hold the camera bag...

[BurnTire]

I will hold the camera bag...

LOL.

Your not racing?

[wickedcobra]

Need the free play kit so I can get the clutch adjusted correctly. wont be here until monday

[BurnTire]

Need the free play kit so I can get the clutch adjusted correctly. wont be here until monday

New clutch?

[wickedcobra]

no seems like my clutch is wearing in but i have about 3 inches of slack at the top of the pedal and it release near there. I dont want to have to get a new clutch yet....

[IMSHAKN]

Looks like you'll be joining me in the my clutch hates me camera crew :laughing:

[BurnTire]

Looks like you'll be joining me in the my clutch hates me camera crew :laughing:

Beats everything behind the clutch breaking. :bounce:

[IMSHAKN]

That's true. This post reminds me that I should probably order the LDC freeplay mod for the Mach tomorrow. May also put in an order for an aluminum flywheel but I'm on the fence on that one. Oh well, I guess it will be nice to not be in the staging lanes all night tomorrow.

[BurnTire]

Well hopefully my set will work without parts bending and I can get a new best.

[IMSHAKN]

Well if you do decide to go all bent tire on us, at least we'll have it on video :woot2: Then again, I think you've had enough carnage for the year.

[BurnTire]

Well if you do decide to go all bent tire on us, at least we'll have it on video :woot2: Then again, I think you've had enough carnage for the year.

I have a feeling it is going to leave nice and straight. Pulling the wheels and going 10.3-10.4 if all goes well.

[RobinHood]

I'm hoping to go. Not racing either, but I'm sure a few of my buddies are going, and I'd love to see them get their asses handed to em.

So look for a kid with a 07 Trailblazer SS (he has a huge nose) and a plump hispanic kid with the primer CRX.

I'll be watchin from the bleachers.

[RobinHood]

So I know a few of us went. I don't know everyones name but I know, IMSHAKN was there, 04WhininCobra, Burntire, and a few others.

Pretty fun night overall.

Some good races too.

[wickedcobra]

So I know a few of us went. I don't know everyones name but I know, IMSHAKIN was there, 04WhininCobra, Burntire, and a few others.

Pretty fun night overall.

Some good races too.

What were you driving. I was in the silver cobra

[RobinHood]

What were you driving. I was in the silver cobra
I was the short little kid driving the ford ranger.

[wickedcobra]

ahhh, black one? glad you made it out

[RobinHood]

ahhh, black one? glad you made it out

haha, yeah, thats me. i forgot my manners and forgot to introduce myself.

there's always next time.

nice car by the way.

[wickedcobra]

Ya Im sure we will be out there again.

[fazm]

i made it. just granny shifting the runs. 12.6 @ 108 with 10psi. 1.76 60' without using the 2step (wasnt working).

[RobinHood]

i made it. just granny shifting the runs. 12.6 @ 108 with 10psi. 1.76 60' without using the 2step (wasnt working).
I saw you out there too.

Yeah, we'll be out there again for sure. Hopefully I'll have my GT by then :hyper:

[IMSHAKN]

i made it. just granny shifting the runs. 12.6 @ 108 with 10psi. 1.76 60' without using the 2step (wasnt working).

Which of your runs was that? I may have gotten that one with Jeff's cam...I'm a bad camera person. :laughing: My bad.

[wickedcobra]

I ran my new best of 11.85@123.7

[IMSHAKN]

I believe that may be on tape as well. Those who ran tonight did pretty well. Several new bests for people and no carnage, which is good. :woot1:

[wickedcobra]

I believe that may be on tape as well. Those who ran tonight did pretty well. Several new bests for people and no carnage, which is good. :woot1:

No carnage???? I guess I didnt run it hard enough :laughing:

[BurnTire]

New best for me

10.53 @ 131.20 1.46 60ft

[Gene]

New best for me

10.53 @ 131.20 1.46 60ft

Nice Jeff. Now throw some nitrous at it!

[wickedcobra]

New best for me

10.53 @ 131.20 1.46 60ft

Nice.....Do you need to do any more safety upgrades when you break 10.5?

[BurnTire]

Nice Jeff. Now throw some nitrous at it!

Little more tweaking and it will do better.

[BurnTire]

Nice.....Do you need to do any more safety upgrades when you break 10.5?

No I am good to 10.0.

[04WhininCobra]

My first time out in the cobra wasnt horrible, i need a bunch of improvement launching. Any pointers?

[04WhininCobra]

Are you going to get any of those videos uploaded Jeff?

[BurnTire]

Are you going to get any of those videos uploaded Jeff?
Yes I will get them up by tomorrow.

[wickedcobra]

My first time out in the cobra wasnt horrible, i need a bunch of improvement launching. Any pointers?


If you have the nitto drag radials which I think you do, get them HOT with a badazz burn out. Slip the clutch off the line dont nail it. Im no pro but thats a good start.

[04WhininCobra]

Yes I will get them up by tomorrow.

Alright cool, thanks.

[04WhininCobra]

If you have the nitto drag radials which I think you do, get them HOT with a badazz burn out. Slip the clutch off the line dont nail it. Im no pro but thats a good start.

Alright ill give that a shot next time i go out. What do you think my rpms should be at?