Appeared in the July 1997 issue. Titled "12-Second Time Warp" The setting is no other place than Raceway Park on a cold March morning. The article illustrates how two owners selected specific time honored mods in an effort to lose e.t. An 88 speed density LX hatch, a 93 LX coupe and a 1994 SN-95 are tested.
First up is the 88 LX hatch. Sporting a set of 2.73's, 225/60/15 radials, and 110,000 miles this fox body had a minimal amount of mods. Rounding out the short list was a Pro-5.0 shifter, advanced timing, air silencer delete, and removed front sway bar. Weighing in @ 3,200 w/driver a best that day of 13.99@100 was realized. Best e.t. ever was a 13.92@100.
The next participant was piloting a 1994 Mustang GT. Checking in at a portly 3,500 lbs. this stocker produced some respectable times. Mods included: 13 degrees of base timing, Kenne Bell ram-air, K&N stock replacement filter, under drive pulleys, 2 1/2" off-road H, flowmaster 2-chambers, 3.73's, Pro-5.0 shifter, and McCreary G-60's out back. Best e.t. of the day for this 5.0L was a 13.97@96.95 MM&FF made a prediction after the 13.9 pass that with a 26x9 slicks, short belt, and skinnies, 13.6's were attainable.
The third and final partcipant's entry was a 93 coupe. With 3.73's out back for the duration of the test this 302 was de-modded to show what e.t. reduction could be had from a well chosen parts list. Due to time constraints the 3.73's, removed sway bar and MSD ignition were retained during the de-mod process. The homemade ram air and K&N panel filter was ditched in favor of a stock type paper filter. Timing was retarded back to the factory specified 10 degrees. The underdrive pulleys were also retained for the baseline testing. In this baseline form a 13.99@99 was discovered.
First rounds of mods included: bumping the timing to 15 degrees. This yielded a 14.11@98.
Second round of mods: K&N panel filter, ram-air, and ported stock M.A.F. This configuration generated a 2.12 short time and a 13.59@100
Third round mods: Removed from passenger seat (60 lbs.) Raceweight 3,120 at this point. Added slicks 13.14 mid 1.7 sixties.
Fourth round mods: Skinnies replaced the Ponies and subtracted another 25 lbs. This netted a 13.03@100 Then a 12.96 was realized. A .97 and a .99 all @100mph were the back up hits.
In conclusion, well thought out mods, driver ability, and favorable conditions made for some low e.t. and good mph.
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