Mustang5 Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 I was just curious, how many of you use the TC when drag racing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin00Stang Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 On the street I thought TCS was decent, but at the track it totally killed my times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotRodHarry Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 Good info on the t/c......definitely off for ripping at the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Snake Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 What about this Launch control that has been talked about??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DZelenka Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 My expierience mirrors yours. The TCS "robs" about 3 mph from your trap speed. Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Secondo Posted June 15, 2007 Report Share Posted June 15, 2007 Hi, I just wanted to share with you my first time at the strip in my bone stock GT500. About this time your probably thinking the same thing I was. What the heck is wrong with this thing. I may not be John Force, but I'm not new to drag racing. You don't need look any further then the mph to know this Stang is not putting out the ponies. Any comments? How many miles on it? The computer slows the car down until it's broken in. I'm guessing around 1500 miles. My bro-in-law rented a new Mustang with very low miles on it then at the end of the trip he said it had much more power than when he started. I've heard this story a few times as well from other people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang5 Posted June 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 What about this Launch control that has been talked about??? Hi Super Snake, far as I know there is no launch control per se. That is there is no given RPM that we can launch from with the traction control on and get a perfect launch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang5 Posted June 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 16, 2007 How many miles on it? The computer slows the car down until it's broken in. I'm guessing around 1500 miles. My bro-in-law rented a new Mustang with very low miles on it then at the end of the trip he said it had much more power than when he started. I've heard this story a few times as well from other people. The GT500 does have something Ford calls an alternate calibration. This limits engine rpm to 4000 and does not allow much if any supercharger boost until the car has been driven 5 consecutive miles or has gone through 50 engine start/warm up cycles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stpracer43 Posted June 17, 2007 Report Share Posted June 17, 2007 Mustang 5, Your track times/speeds are very similar to mine in very similar conditions. I've been to Southwestern Intl Raceway (Tucson) and Firebird Raceway (Phoenix) 5 times with my all stock GT500. These two tracks in AZ are at 3,000 ft (SIR) and 1400ft (Firebird) above sea level. Most days/evenings I ran the temp was in the 90's and the pressure altitude was as high as 4000 feet. I'll admit to being a novice driver, so I'm certain that had some impact on my times as well. My best times & speeds (not on a single run) were: 2.05 60' / 13.48 Qtr mile / 109 MPH. A typical run for me was 2.2 60' / 13.6 Qtr / 105 MPH. I experimented with TCS on and off. Off is best for sure. I also lowered my tire pressures to various settings as well... 27 / 25 / 23 / 20 psi. I've run with light fuel loads (1/4 tank or less) and heavier (1/2 or better) to see if it helped with traction and wheel hop. I can't speak to the condition of the tracks except to say that I found Firebird to be better (but what do I know...) Temp & PA have a huge effect for sure. I think most of the Stock 12s runs are at tracks in much cooler temps and lower altitudes. Just my opinion though. Great runs you had there at Infeneon! I think we'll both get our 12s runs one day! Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustang5 Posted June 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2007 I suspect running the car with the TC off is the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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