My 1984 Ford Mustang SVO and tow rig... - Page 6

Der Stig · August 25th, 2009, 3:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CraigB

Der Stig, these are Weld Racing wheels.

D'oh! I knew that.

How wide are the fronts/rears? 90's/200's?

CraigB · August 25th, 2009, 4:15 AM

Front's are 15x4" wheels with 165r15 tires (meant for a VW bug). Rears are 15x8" with 26x10.5-15 Mickey Thompson ET Streets.

Der Stig · August 25th, 2009, 4:20 AM

r15's hehehe...

Can't wait to hear about how they are down at the strip! I'm expecting at least 10.5's! images/smilies/mrgreen.gif

darkshark0159 · August 25th, 2009, 5:22 AM

I've got to be honest. Those new wheels are horrible. Go back to the ones in your sig or something.

Crazyjeeper · August 25th, 2009, 5:25 AM

Love the fatties and skinnes. Aesthetics be damned, functionality > all.

(for the record, I love the way Weld Draglites look)

CraigB · August 25th, 2009, 5:43 AM

Thanks Crazyjeeper.

darkshark0159, sorry you don't like them. The are meant for drag racing and are lightweight. Like Crazyjeeper, function over form...

Redliner · August 25th, 2009, 4:03 PM

The previous ones are nicer , but the Weld´s are badass if you know what they´re all about.

CraigB · August 25th, 2009, 4:27 PM

Maybe since I've grown up at the dragstrip they look good to me. If I had grown up in the lowrider world 13" gold Daytons would look good... images/smilies/lol.gif

72SSAbody · August 26th, 2009, 2:32 AM

Craig, the SVO looks great!

I've gotta ask you a few questions. I need to order a Kirban fuel pressure regulator. Can't seem to find anyone that sells them. Are they the same as the 5.0 units?

Also, my 40 Bob log header is cracked. Any ideas on a replacement? I wonder if he'll warranty this sucker?

If you remember my setup for my SVO I think this car should run better in the 1/4 mile than its last outing of low 15 second ET's. Granted I'm use to my time slips of my terminator. This thing is a weird one to launch with its lack of low end torque!

CraigB · August 26th, 2009, 4:51 AM

Kirban is the same for the 2.3 as the 5.0, that's what I'm running. Bob might warranty that thing, I remember there where some crack prone ones.

My friend who drove my car also said the same thing about launching these things, he's use to a blown 302 Fox. My best 60's come from slipping the clutch from 3,500 to 4,000 rpm. I've got a 6AL and a 2-step to install soon. Really looking forward to that... images/smilies/biggrin.gif

CraigB · August 29th, 2009, 6:01 AM

New best ET and MPH, 13.27@101.49, 60 ft was a 1.78. I'm really happy with that. Now time for a front mount intercooler and an 8.8"...

CraigB · September 12th, 2009, 6:37 AM

New new best, 13.22 @ 102, 60' slowed to a 1.82...

InfernalVortex · September 12th, 2009, 7:27 AM

Man it's amazing what a light car can do with some horsepower. Gratz!

Can you explain to me how a two-step works?

It's my understanding that it has 2 separate rev limiters... one for redline and one for launching... is that right? And how much do these cost and how hard are they to put in? I'm guessing you have to buy a special ignition box for it? I'm not really too up to speed on that sort of thing yet... but as hard as it can be to launch a manual sometimes I wish I had one. Although I think it would just lead to me blowing up my rear end. I wasn't blessed with the 9 inch, unfortunately. images/smilies/sad.gif

Also I dig the wheels. Functional parts always look good even though I hate the fatties/skinnies look. I'm more into teh road racing look. but something about a car with fatties and skinnies, espcially ones that fit the car... it just makes it look MEAN as hell.

Do you roll the other wheels when you're not at the strip?

CraigB · September 12th, 2009, 5:05 PM

You've pretty much got the 2-step down pat, just need a switch to turn it on and off. On a stick it's usually the clutch switch. They aren't to hard to put in, but sometimes you need an adapter for the factory tach. As for cost? All told with the ignition box, 2-step and a tach adapter you'll be pretty close to $300. I'm honestly thinking about just saving my pennies and going for a Mega Squirt setup.

That being said, I've been launching the car off of the rev limiter to get these times, sometimes it'll bog doing that...

I do have a set of 17" '96-'97 Cobra wheels, I'll be putting them back on for an autocross event coming up on the 27th (if I can get the day off).

Here's what they look like on the car:

http://pic.phyrefile.com/c/cr/craigb/2009/03/08/me_1.jpg

Posmo · September 12th, 2009, 5:38 PM

The Cobra wheels are jsut about a perfect match for the car images/smilies/smile.gif

CraigB · September 13th, 2009, 2:40 AM

Thanks, the stock wheels look a bit dated, so I found those to replace them...

CraigB · September 30th, 2009, 4:21 AM

The car has now run a 13.21 @ 100 with a 1.72 60', backed up that with another 13.22 @ 100 with a 1.69 60'. I was trying something new and the car felt down on power, but if I could get the 1.69 60' with the 102 mph from a few weeks ago I could possibly be in the 12s.

Either way, I put the regular radials back on and went to a local auto-x this weekend. I had a ton of fun, but I didn't do very well. Placed 4th out of 5th in my class (Street Modified). Granted it was only my 2nd auto-x and the other cars in my class have much better sorted suspension and tires.

http://pic.phyrefile.com/c/cr/craigb/2009/09/29/svo_autox1.jpg

http://pic.phyrefile.com/c/cr/craigb/2009/09/29/svo_autox2.jpg

Reckoning · September 30th, 2009, 4:30 AM

The drag wheels suit it to a t.

Very nice!

CraigB · October 1st, 2009, 1:26 AM

Thanks man!

CraigB · November 9th, 2009, 4:02 AM

Took the car to a club dyno day yesterday. It made 235 HP and 337 ft. lbs of torque.

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August 25th, 2009, 4:15 AM	#102
CraigB Joined: Feb 14th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Asbury, Missouri, USA Age: 29 Posts: 1,023 Car: '84 Mustang SVO • '92 Mustang 5.0 • '00 Taurus Rep Power: 33	Front's are 15x4" wheels with 165r15 tires (meant for a VW bug). Rears are 15x8" with 26x10.5-15 Mickey Thompson ET Streets. __________________ I've always had an irrational fear of anamorphic armadillos.

August 25th, 2009, 4:20 AM	#103
Der Stig Joined: Dec 19th, 2008 Last Online: November 20th, 2009 Location: College Station/The Woodlands, Texas Age: 20 Posts: 703 Car: 2004 BMW 330i Rep Power: 15	r15's hehehe... Can't wait to hear about how they are down at the strip! I'm expecting at least 10.5's! __________________ Vehicles: 2004 E46 BMW 330i 6-speed Looking for W116, W123, W126, R107...cheapo project

August 25th, 2009, 5:22 AM	#104
darkshark0159 Joined: Dec 24th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: a snowy land Age: 18 Posts: 1,848 Car: Mercedes-Benz C240 W203 Rep Power: 80	I've got to be honest. Those new wheels are horrible. Go back to the ones in your sig or something. __________________

August 25th, 2009, 5:25 AM	#105
Crazyjeeper Joined: Nov 29th, 2006 Last Online: 3:29 AM Location: Dallas, Texas Age: 20 Posts: 5,128 Car: 1985 Jeep CJ7, 1997 Ford F150 Rep Power: 164	Love the fatties and skinnes. Aesthetics be damned, functionality > all. (for the record, I love the way Weld Draglites look) __________________

August 25th, 2009, 5:43 AM	#106
CraigB Joined: Feb 14th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Asbury, Missouri, USA Age: 29 Posts: 1,023 Car: '84 Mustang SVO • '92 Mustang 5.0 • '00 Taurus Rep Power: 33	Thanks Crazyjeeper. darkshark0159, sorry you don't like them. The are meant for drag racing and are lightweight. Like Crazyjeeper, function over form... __________________ I've always had an irrational fear of anamorphic armadillos.

August 25th, 2009, 4:03 PM	#107
Redliner Joined: May 19th, 2005 Last Online: 3:09 AM Location: Brazil - South America Age: 30 Posts: 5,288 Car: Fiat Palio 1.6 16v Rep Power: 114	The previous ones are nicer , but the Weld´s are badass if you know what they´re all about. __________________ God told me to give you candy.

August 25th, 2009, 4:27 PM	#108
CraigB Joined: Feb 14th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Asbury, Missouri, USA Age: 29 Posts: 1,023 Car: '84 Mustang SVO • '92 Mustang 5.0 • '00 Taurus Rep Power: 33	Maybe since I've grown up at the dragstrip they look good to me. If I had grown up in the lowrider world 13" gold Daytons would look good... __________________ I've always had an irrational fear of anamorphic armadillos.

August 26th, 2009, 2:32 AM	#109
72SSAbody Joined: Feb 15th, 2007 Last Online: November 20th, 2009 Location: Midwest, USA Posts: 109 Car: Terminator, Chevelle, SVO, Fox Mustangs Rep Power: 19	Craig, the SVO looks great! I've gotta ask you a few questions. I need to order a Kirban fuel pressure regulator. Can't seem to find anyone that sells them. Are they the same as the 5.0 units? Also, my 40 Bob log header is cracked. Any ideas on a replacement? I wonder if he'll warranty this sucker? If you remember my setup for my SVO I think this car should run better in the 1/4 mile than its last outing of low 15 second ET's. Granted I'm use to my time slips of my terminator. This thing is a weird one to launch with its lack of low end torque!

August 26th, 2009, 4:51 AM	#110
CraigB Joined: Feb 14th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Asbury, Missouri, USA Age: 29 Posts: 1,023 Car: '84 Mustang SVO • '92 Mustang 5.0 • '00 Taurus Rep Power: 33	Kirban is the same for the 2.3 as the 5.0, that's what I'm running. Bob might warranty that thing, I remember there where some crack prone ones. My friend who drove my car also said the same thing about launching these things, he's use to a blown 302 Fox. My best 60's come from slipping the clutch from 3,500 to 4,000 rpm. I've got a 6AL and a 2-step to install soon. Really looking forward to that... __________________ I've always had an irrational fear of anamorphic armadillos.

August 29th, 2009, 6:01 AM	#111
CraigB Joined: Feb 14th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Asbury, Missouri, USA Age: 29 Posts: 1,023 Car: '84 Mustang SVO • '92 Mustang 5.0 • '00 Taurus Rep Power: 33	New best ET and MPH, 13.27@101.49, 60 ft was a 1.78. I'm really happy with that. Now time for a front mount intercooler and an 8.8"... __________________ I've always had an irrational fear of anamorphic armadillos.

September 12th, 2009, 6:37 AM	#112
CraigB Joined: Feb 14th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Asbury, Missouri, USA Age: 29 Posts: 1,023 Car: '84 Mustang SVO • '92 Mustang 5.0 • '00 Taurus Rep Power: 33	New new best, 13.22 @ 102, 60' slowed to a 1.82... __________________ I've always had an irrational fear of anamorphic armadillos.

September 12th, 2009, 7:27 AM	#113
InfernalVortex Joined: Oct 28th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Macon, Georgia, USA Age: 24 Posts: 586 Car: 92 Camaro Rep Power: 28	Man it's amazing what a light car can do with some horsepower. Gratz! Can you explain to me how a two-step works? It's my understanding that it has 2 separate rev limiters... one for redline and one for launching... is that right? And how much do these cost and how hard are they to put in? I'm guessing you have to buy a special ignition box for it? I'm not really too up to speed on that sort of thing yet... but as hard as it can be to launch a manual sometimes I wish I had one. Although I think it would just lead to me blowing up my rear end. I wasn't blessed with the 9 inch, unfortunately. Also I dig the wheels. Functional parts always look good even though I hate the fatties/skinnies look. I'm more into teh road racing look. but something about a car with fatties and skinnies, espcially ones that fit the car... it just makes it look MEAN as hell. Do you roll the other wheels when you're not at the strip? __________________ Last edited by InfernalVortex; September 12th, 2009 at 7:35 AM.

September 12th, 2009, 5:05 PM	#114
CraigB Joined: Feb 14th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Asbury, Missouri, USA Age: 29 Posts: 1,023 Car: '84 Mustang SVO • '92 Mustang 5.0 • '00 Taurus Rep Power: 33	You've pretty much got the 2-step down pat, just need a switch to turn it on and off. On a stick it's usually the clutch switch. They aren't to hard to put in, but sometimes you need an adapter for the factory tach. As for cost? All told with the ignition box, 2-step and a tach adapter you'll be pretty close to $300. I'm honestly thinking about just saving my pennies and going for a Mega Squirt setup. That being said, I've been launching the car off of the rev limiter to get these times, sometimes it'll bog doing that... I do have a set of 17" '96-'97 Cobra wheels, I'll be putting them back on for an autocross event coming up on the 27th (if I can get the day off). Here's what they look like on the car: __________________ I've always had an irrational fear of anamorphic armadillos.

September 12th, 2009, 5:38 PM	#115
Posmo Joined: Oct 5th, 2007 Last Online: 1:09 AM Location: Finland Age: 19 Posts: 2,560 Car: 1986 Ford Sierra iS Rep Power: 78	The Cobra wheels are jsut about a perfect match for the car __________________

September 13th, 2009, 2:40 AM	#116
CraigB Joined: Feb 14th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Asbury, Missouri, USA Age: 29 Posts: 1,023 Car: '84 Mustang SVO • '92 Mustang 5.0 • '00 Taurus Rep Power: 33	Thanks, the stock wheels look a bit dated, so I found those to replace them... __________________ I've always had an irrational fear of anamorphic armadillos.

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September 30th, 2009, 4:21 AM	#117
CraigB Joined: Feb 14th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Asbury, Missouri, USA Age: 29 Posts: 1,023 Car: '84 Mustang SVO • '92 Mustang 5.0 • '00 Taurus Rep Power: 33	The car has now run a 13.21 @ 100 with a 1.72 60', backed up that with another 13.22 @ 100 with a 1.69 60'. I was trying something new and the car felt down on power, but if I could get the 1.69 60' with the 102 mph from a few weeks ago I could possibly be in the 12s. Either way, I put the regular radials back on and went to a local auto-x this weekend. I had a ton of fun, but I didn't do very well. Placed 4th out of 5th in my class (Street Modified). Granted it was only my 2nd auto-x and the other cars in my class have much better sorted suspension and tires. __________________ I've always had an irrational fear of anamorphic armadillos.

September 30th, 2009, 4:30 AM	#118
Reckoning Joined: Jun 25th, 2009 Last Online: 1:28 AM Posts: 675 Rep Power: 32	The drag wheels suit it to a t. Very nice!

October 1st, 2009, 1:26 AM	#119
CraigB Joined: Feb 14th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Asbury, Missouri, USA Age: 29 Posts: 1,023 Car: '84 Mustang SVO • '92 Mustang 5.0 • '00 Taurus Rep Power: 33	Thanks man! __________________ I've always had an irrational fear of anamorphic armadillos.

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