First Auto '03 Cobra passes...

[5.0Stanger]

thanks man...Fun Ford weekend this weekend so no real time to test things. I only have 2 test passes then its eliminations! Just going to run it and leave it as is. next week I will mess with it

Alright then. I didn't know you were going to run FFW, this weekend. Good luck with it. I figure that if your car is consistent, the way it is, then you should do alright.

[BADASS03SVT]

Alright then. I didn't know you were going to run FFW, this weekend. Good luck with it. I figure that if your car is consistent, the way it is, then you should do alright.

yea...tried a street night a couple weeks ago and there was ZERO traction. owell..will see what happens tomorrow. first FFW even and 2nd event overall for me.

[5.0Stanger]

yea...tried a street night a couple weeks ago and there was ZERO traction. owell..will see what happens tomorrow. first FFW even and 2nd event overall for me.

2nd event you've ever run, or for that car? What class are you running, Mod Comp? FFW usually makes sure that the track hooks well. When they used to come to Phoenix, the track was better than the local Friday night events.

[BADASS03SVT]

2nd event you've ever run, or for that car? What class are you running, Mod Comp? FFW usually makes sure that the track hooks well. When they used to come to Phoenix, the track was better than the local Friday night events.

Ill keep it short and simple....made it to the 1/4 finals in mod comp and lost by .008 BUUUUUUUUUT I learned how to launch the car i think

best of the 2 days was a 10.84 @ 121 on a 1.46!!!!! made 7 passes with 3 of them actually trying to launch good and i had that one, a 1.47 and a 1.48 (not in that order) other 4 were 1.55, 1.51, 1.50, and 1.52 launching a lil lower to hold back my ET.

[5.0Stanger]

Ill keep it short and simple....made it to the 1/4 finals in mod comp and lost by .008 BUUUUUUUUUT I learned how to launch the car i think

best of the 2 days was a 10.84 @ 121 on a 1.46!!!!! made 7 passes with 3 of them actually trying to launch good and i had that one, a 1.47 and a 1.48 (not in that order) other 4 were 1.55, 1.51, 1.50, and 1.52 launching a lil lower to hold back my ET.

Sounds like you did really well. So, you were launching lower than 3500 to hold back some ET? Your 60ft got closer to that of when you had the 6spd in the car.

Listen, I talked to a friend that runs a transbrake and a four-link. I your problem to him. I told him what rear springs you're using and asked what he knew about it. I found out that your rear springs are rated at 300lbs, and you should be using something near 150lbs. A set of 50/50s in the rear would be good. You could, also, put some 70/30 struts in the front to keep the front end rise up a little longer than in your posted video. You could put 90/10s in the front, but street handling is probably going to be useless.

Let me know what you think.

[BADASS03SVT]

Sounds like you did really well. So, you were launching lower than 3500 to hold back some ET? Your 60ft got closer to that of when you had the 6spd in the car.

Listen, I talked to a friend that runs a transbrake and a four-link. I your problem to him. I told him what rear springs you're using and asked what he knew about it. I found out that your rear springs are rated at 300lbs, and you should be using something near 150lbs. A set of 50/50s in the rear would be good. You could, also, put some 70/30 struts in the front to keep the front end rise up a little longer than in your posted video. You could put 90/10s in the front, but street handling is probably going to be useless.

Let me know what you think.

I have adjustables up front already where i can slow it down. i thought the b springs were 250lbs out back?? I want to do coil overs there anyways this winter so that will change

[5.0Stanger]

I have adjustables up front already where i can slow it down. i thought the b springs were 250lbs out back?? I want to do coil overs there anyways this winter so that will change

I was checking on those B springs, in the '07 catalog. It showed something like 200/300lbs. Either way, 250lbs seems to be too much, still. Are your adjustable fronts the same Tokico 5-ways? If so, they aren't slowing the front end from dropping, after the weight transfer on the launch. The idea is to have the front end rise (not always, hang the front wheels) and keep the weight transfer as long as possible. I've seen 8-second cars that put a reverse rake on the car from the launch to the finish line. It looks funny, but you can't deny the weight transfer. And, coil-over rear shocks will open the door to many different spring rate choices.