darthracer777 Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 ....the other night. I just had the 'need for speed'. The engine mods are by VMP (688 RWHP). It doesn't have the svt-pp. So, traction is limited. However, in the future, I'll perform all the 'dragstrip' mods and get the car on the 'strip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSD Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Sounds good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweenstang Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Now THAT looks like fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11ss Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 thats diff looks like its fast 688rwhp holy sht i have a11 svt stock for know last week 6am in the morning took it up to 145mph and just shifted into to 5th gear so 160mph would be easliy to get these cars are fast stock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davegt500 Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 thats diff looks like its fast 688rwhp holy sht i have a11 svt stock for know last week 6am in the morning took it up to 145mph and just shifted into to 5th gear so 160mph would be easliy to get these cars are fast stock They have a top speed governor set to 155mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sa-When Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Nice!! thanks for posting this up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F150 Duke Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Did you basically spin the tires at 60 MPH? Was the traction control off or in sport mode? I didn't think it would do that with the full traction system on. Also what gear were you in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthracer777 Posted April 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Did you basically spin the tires at 60 MPH? Was the traction control off or in sport mode? I didn't think it would do that with the full traction system on. Also what gear were you in? Yes, spinning at 60 in 3rd gear. I just remembered that I didn't turn off the TC! Dang, I could have reached 160 a little sooner....after getting into 4th gear. I shifted into 5th at around 120. If I do another late night run, I'll turn off the TC and see how she runs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthracer777 Posted April 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 They have a top speed governor set to 155mph. The VMP guys disabled the governor on my vehicle. I just kept to 160 because of the length of road I had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbowles22 Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 LOL, I wonder what the ticket for doing 160 is? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweenstang Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Yes, spinning at 60 in 3rd gear. I just remembered that I didn't turn off the TC! Dang, I could have reached 160 a little sooner....after getting into 4th gear. I shifted into 5th at around 120. If I do another late night run, I'll turn off the TC and see how she runs. Yes, please do that. I know a lot of us would really like to see the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweenstang Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 The VMP guys disabled the governor on my vehicle. I just kept to 160 because of the length of road I had. I read on other threads that guys (on the autobahn) have run above 160 and found the car to be a bit unstable, apparently due to the lack of airflow management underneath the car. Not sure but this might be why Ford sets the governor at 155. In any event, be careful out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthracer777 Posted April 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Yes, please do that. I know a lot of us would really like to see the results. yes, in fact, I might go for 170 next time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F150 Duke Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 LOL, I wonder what the ticket for doing 160 is? I'm thinking it more so jail and not a ticket. I'll have to live vicariously on this one. I don't have the guts to turn of TC and shift from 3-4 going 60 MPH. Granted I'm stock so I probably wouldn't have peeled out like that. Be careful because I'm thinking with TC off (it looked to catch you there a bit) you might be looking the wrong way down the highway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SicShelby Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 YEE-HAWW MULE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthracer777 Posted April 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 I'm thinking it more so jail and not a ticket. I'll have to live vicariously on this one. I don't have the guts to turn of TC and shift from 3-4 going 60 MPH. Granted I'm stock so I probably wouldn't have peeled out like that. Be careful because I'm thinking with TC off (it looked to catch you there a bit) you might be looking the wrong way down the highway. Yes, I know the stock Goodyears are not up to the task. The non-svt-pp suspension is a limiting factor, as well. I'm planning on future mods to beef up the suspension & driveline for drag strip duty, including MT slicks. However, it would be interesting to take the car to The Texas Mile event and see what she'd do. In all seriousness, I probably won't do this again. I'll keep my racing on the dragstrip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank A. Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 All i could see was that dear that jumped infront of my stock 65 mustang at 60 mph ouch. cool video and even cooler set of wheels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthracer777 Posted April 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 All i could see was that dear that jumped infront of my stock 65 mustang at 60 mph ouch. cool video and even cooler set of wheels I've posted some pics before, but I'll repost a couple of them here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10SHELBY Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 It looked like one of your cluster lights went out about the 16 sec spot. Was that your arm or what? Rudy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisSD Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 He decided 2 hands would be good @ 160 I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseygator Posted April 22, 2011 Report Share Posted April 22, 2011 Nice video. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWG223 Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 Sounds and looks good! Like the blower whine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CobraKaz Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 ....the other night. I just had the 'need for speed'. The engine mods are by VMP (688 RWHP). It doesn't have the svt-pp. So, traction is limited. However, in the future, I'll perform all the 'dragstrip' mods and get the car on the 'strip. Your so lucky . We are getting pounded with Snow this morning here . We just got 6 inches in two hours and still coming down . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersnake94 Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 and I still don't know why Shelby doesn't have a calibration for their TVS supercharger for the Super Snake....... Sick video and awesome blower whine. I also like the fact that besides the SVT logo lighing up when you shift, the ENTIRE guage cluster lights up. BTW what exhaust are you running in the video, It sounds SICK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersnake94 Posted April 23, 2011 Report Share Posted April 23, 2011 It looked like one of your cluster lights went out about the 16 sec spot. Was that your arm or what? Rudy Yup, you're right. It is only his arm when he went to hold the steering wheel and shift. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthracer777 Posted April 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 24, 2011 and I still don't know why Shelby doesn't have a calibration for their TVS supercharger for the Super Snake....... Sick video and awesome blower whine. I also like the fact that besides the SVT logo lighing up when you shift, the ENTIRE guage cluster lights up. BTW what exhaust are you running in the video, It sounds SICK! It has Dynatech headers with 3" midpipe and O/R X-pipe. The other mods by VMP are: Polished 2.3L TVS, polished 72mm TB, polished elbow , 19+ lbs boost Revan Racing heat exchanger Whipple MAF KB BAP IW Lower Pulley Ford Racing 3.73 gears As I stated in an earlier post, the limiting factior is TRACTION. At current power levels, It doesn't really hook in 3rd gear that well. I should have hit it around 70 in 4th gear....LOL. When I prep the car for drag racing duty, I'll take care of the traction problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supersnake94 Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 It has Dynatech headers with 3" midpipe and O/R X-pipe. The other mods by VMP are: Polished 2.3L TVS, polished 72mm TB, polished elbow , 19+ lbs boost Revan Racing heat exchanger Whipple MAF KB BAP IW Lower Pulley Ford Racing 3.73 gears As I stated in an earlier post, the limiting factior is TRACTION. At current power levels, It doesn't really hook in 3rd gear that well. I should have hit it around 70 in 4th gear....LOL. When I prep the car for drag racing duty, I'll take care of the traction problem. Sweet! and other sweet mods too. I assume it has factory mufflers too. Are you thinking about vapor08gt500's MMS mufflers anywhere in the future? Griggs should help with the handling and traction a bit (if you decide to road race it on the track) as well as 305-335mm nittos will also help do the trick too. Did I forget to also mention about a torsion kit and wheel hop reduction kit too. I might as well throw in a panhard bar while I'm at it too. Just a suggestion to throw out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezareth Posted April 25, 2011 Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 I read on other threads that guys (on the autobahn) have run above 160 and found the car to be a bit unstable, apparently due to the lack of airflow management underneath the car. Not sure but this might be why Ford sets the governor at 155. In any event, be careful out there. They addressed the aerodynamics with the '10 Model. People have these cars up to 180 without a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sweenstang Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 They addressed the aerodynamics with the '10 Model. People have these cars up to 180 without a problem. I'm curious on why the governor is set to 155... anyone know why that specific speed? Why not 160? Or, frankly, if you're going to limit it at that speed, why limit it at all??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BDrool Posted April 26, 2011 Report Share Posted April 26, 2011 I'm curious on why the governor is set to 155... anyone know why that specific speed? Why not 160? Or, frankly, if you're going to limit it at that speed, why limit it at all??? I believe it has something to do with insurance and legal issues...don't quote me though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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