Just out of curiosity:

[TheDude]

Hi,

In a few weeks, at Maple Grove Speedway there will a high school drag racing tournament. It is bracket racing. Despite people wanting me to take my Mustang to Maple Grove, I will not do so. I do not have a tachometer and I do not want to blow my engine. I do not know how stable the car is. I have not been able to look over the suspension with as much detail as I would like to. I am sure the Stang could handle a few races but I am not willing to risk it. I was just curious as to what my race time would be at the 1/4 mile track.

My setup:

1968 200ci I6: Port divider, FSPP dual out header, dual exhaust with Borla ProXs mufflers, 1bbl carb. Am I guessing the rear end is original. I don't know what gearing that would be though (1965). So, any guesses as to what my 1/4mi time would be?

Future mods:

I would like to upgrade to a 2bbl carb soon. I have the carb and carb adapter (Clifford). I just need a 2bbl carburetor air cleaner (anyone have one? If so PM me so we may discuss, thanks ). After that I would like to install a shift kit from Transgo.

Thanks,

Justin

 

[rbohm]

8) as a rough estimate, assuming you can drive in race conditions(no offense but some good street drivers cant drive a race car worth a darn), you might get into the high 18's.

 

[xctasy]

The very best you can hope for is a 17.5 sec standing quarter at 78 mph with a 2.83:1 diff and 2850 pound startline weight. You'd never see top gear, as second gear would be pulling about 4500 rpm through the traps.


18 secs tops sounds bang on!