Polk My Ride: Episode 1, 2006 Mustang GT

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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited February 2006
    audiobliss wrote:
    Anyhoo, she looks great...and I know you'll love pulling up to those rice-mobiles at street lights. What'll she do 0-60 and the 1/4 in?

    Thanks!

    Yesterday at KCIR. 12.734 @ 113.8

    Keep in mind, that is torque at the wheels, so that is about 400tq at the flywheel. My number one issue now is traction, I could drift down the whole track. Next purchase will be a line lock so I can properly heat the Nitto's (I didn't want to power brake the car).
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited February 2006
    Ok, so what's a line lock? And why didn't you want to power brake the car?

    Are you happy with your 1/4 time? If not, to what do you attribute the extra time? What are you planning on doing to correct it?

    I can see that that much power and torque could cause a problem with traction.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited February 2006
    audiobliss wrote:
    Ok, so what's a line lock? And why didn't you want to power brake the car?
    Are you happy with your 1/4 time? If not, to what do you attribute the extra time? What are you planning on doing to correct it?
    I can see that that much power and torque could cause a problem with traction.

    A line lock allows you to engage only the front brakes, so you can do a tire smoking burnout without power braking and ruining your back brakes. This car is also a daily driver.

    I'm pretty happy with the time, but there is definitely room for improvement. I ran the 12.734 with a horrible 2.1 60 foot time because of spinning the tires. My goal is to get my tires to stick and get a better 60 foot time. Also, I'm still learning how to drive it. In April I'll be running at Heartland Park on a properly prepped track so it should be interesting.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited February 2006
    Hmm. I like the idea of a line lock. Seeing as how this is your DD (an awful nice one!), I assume the line lock can easily be disengaged so the rear brakes can be used at times? That's pretty cool.

    I've decided that my next car, assuming my Jeep lasts long enough to ba an all-weather DD for quite a few more years, will be (I hope) a 2000-2002 Trans-Am WS6 or Camaro SS. I would be looking to do with it just what you've done, but I would keep it naturally aspirated.
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  • 98thumpin
    98thumpin Posts: 649
    edited February 2006
    love the rims man awesome car great job
    John Tyler Birch

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  • Getty17331
    Getty17331 Posts: 26
    edited March 2006
    Sweet ride, keep up the posts on how it turns out. Give us an idea how hard that amp/sub combo hits. Nice looking Rustang.....:D
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  • 98thumpin
    98thumpin Posts: 649
    edited March 2006
    i just love those rims on that car and the name is cool too
    John Tyler Birch

    home audio system:

    Denon avr-1907
    Sony dvd/cd changer 5 disc
    nakamichi BX-100 tape deck
    2 Polk Audio monitor 70's
    Velodyne DPS-12 subwoofer
    RCA TV
    NAK 600 tape deck
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited March 2006
    Put the hurtin on some GTO/Camaro/Trans-ams today. :D

    R/T .216
    60' 1.97
    330 5.376
    1/8 8.202
    MPH 88.66
    1000 10.570
    1/4 12.588
    MPH 110.52

    I've won my last 14/15 races. The one I lost, was by 5 THOUSANDTHS of a second; I rematched him and won by 5 hundredths of a second, those are the best races.

    Sub box is fully installed now, still waiting on Q-Logic to release the kickpanels to the public for the 2nd set of front speakers.
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited March 2006
    Those are some respectable numbers. What's the 'R/T' mean?
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
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    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • neomagus00
    neomagus00 Posts: 3,899
    edited March 2006
    reaction time, if i'm not mistaken... and .216 is AWFUL... HEAR ME?! HORRIBLE!!!

    no, just kidding, those are actually pretty good numbers... cool :p
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited November 2006
    12.01 @118.92 ! Fastest stock-pullied Saleen Series VI SC in the country.

    Upgrades since last time:

    Went from Nitto drag radials to Mickey Thompson drag radials.
    Replaced mufflers with SLP Loudmouths.
    Odyssey battery.
    What passenger seat?

    ...and not a single company makes a front speaker kickpanel for the '05+ Stangs, WTF
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  • AndyGwis
    AndyGwis Posts: 3,655
    edited November 2006
    It's like you've taken an already pretty sweet Mustang and fed it nothing but raw meat and HGH for a year.

    Nice work! Barry Bonds would be jealous of your ride's transformation.
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  • 2002tahoe
    2002tahoe Posts: 79
    edited November 2006
    this is a hella sick ride but im thinking that you need to put a spoiler on that bad boy or maybe a saleen body kit??
    2002 Chevrolet Tahoe Z71 4x4:
    Kicker ZX250.2
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited November 2006
    2002tahoe wrote:
    this is a hella sick ride but im thinking that you need to put a spoiler on that bad boy or maybe a saleen body kit??

    Spoilers slow you down. :)
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,820
    edited November 2006
    PolkThug wrote:
    Spoilers slow you down. :)

    Body kits add weight too.

    For every 100 pounds you drop, you pick up 1/10th of a second in the 1/4 mile.
    Expert Moron Extraordinaire

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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited November 2006
    Wow. You've improved your time a good bit! That's impressive! Still looking good, too.
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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  • PolkThug
    PolkThug Posts: 7,532
    edited November 2006
    Shooting for an "11" tomorrow. Here's a vid of the 12.01:
    http://videos.streetfire.net/video/bcfab4cb-dfc3-4353-a096-987000c98535.htm
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  • audiobliss
    audiobliss Posts: 12,518
    edited November 2006
    Wow, that's awesome; you just took off!
    George Grand wrote: »
    Jstas wrote: »
    Simple question. If you had a cool million bucks, what would you do with it?
    Wonder WTF happened to the rest of my money.
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    Pioneer Elite VSX-52, Parasound HCA-1000A
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    Epson 8700UB
    In Storage
    [Home Audio]
    Rotel RCD-02, Yamaha KX-W900U, Sony ST-S500ES, Denon DP-7F
    Pro-Ject Phono Box MKII, Parasound P/HP-850, ASL Wave 20 monoblocks
    Klipsch RF-35, RB-51ii
    [Car Audio]
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