My First Time 1/2 Mile Drag Racing!

[Formula51]

Ran at Heaven's Landing in Clayton, GA at WannaGoFast. Had a blast and beat my goal of 140mph.

I ran a best of 144.4 mph backed up by 143.5 mph and 142.6 mph runs.

Struggled to get a good launch with old and near bald 315 Toyo R888's but the car pulled hard once it got traction.

Was running right with or slightly faster than several new ZL1 Camaros, a 13 GT500 and a stock Hellcat Challenger. Not bad for a heavy old Vert!

I'm running a 2.3L Whipple with a 3.25 pulley making 15lbs of boost. Upgraded intercooler with stock reservoir. Stock intake tube with Steeda cold air, 2600 MAF, 60# injectors, Ford GT fuel pumps and BAP, stock manifolds and H-pipe with Magnaflow catback. Relatively minor mods, almost a sleeper with the exhaust. Has a nice safe tune that made 560rwhp and 500rwtq on the dyno.

Just wanted to share in case anyone else was thinking about doing it. Do it!!! Car drew a lot of attention and represented itself well.

 

[94slowbra1]

Congrats. Sounds like a blast

 

[CobraBob]

With those mods you did really well. You made the Terminator crowd proud! How fast was the stock Hellcat Challenger?

 

[Formula51]

Here are some of the top speeds from the event. Note, some of these are not stock and in some cases the people provided dyno horsepower.

16' Hellcat Challenger = 144.8 mph
16' Hellcat Challenger = 147.4 mph
16' Hellcat Challenger (750hp) = 157.5 mph
15' Hellcat Challenger (800hp) = 163.4 mph
13' GT500 Mustang (597hp) = 144.5 mph
10' GT500 Mustang = 127.6 mph (thinking bad driver because numerous runs)
12' BOSS Mustang (supercharged 700hp) = 149.4 mph
03' SVT Cobra Mustang Convertible (560hp) = 144.4 mph
00' Cobra R Mustang = 127.5 (sponsor car)
17' ZL1 Camaro (553hp) = 141.5mph
17' ZL1 Camaro (580hp) = 146.1 mph
17' ZL1 Camaro = 143.5 mph
18' ZL1 1LE Camaro (700hp) = 158.8 mph
13' ZL1 Camaro (600hp) = 134 mph (nice guy, but couldn't drive)
16' Z06 Corvette = 151.3 mph
17' Z06 Corvette (585hp) = 144.7 mph
C6 Z06 Corvette = 148.2 mph
07' Z06 Corvette (450hp) = 155.6 mph (think someone is fibbing on hp!)
08' Z06 Corvette (700hp) = 155.9 mph
09' CTS-V Cadillac (480hp) = 131.1 mph
11' CTS-V Cadillac (600hp) = 141.5 mph
16' C63S Mercedes = 142.9 mph
17' AMG GTS Mercedes = 145 mph

 

[thewrubelator]

That's awesome...would be a blast to do some 1/2 mile hits!!

 

[beastmar]

What gear were you in when going that fast? End of 4th?

 

[whitedevil95]

Nice work! I want to do that someday.

 

[Formula51]

What gear were you in when going that fast? End of 4th?

Yes, end of 4th. Actually had to lift slightly to stay below redline. The car will go faster with a slight gearing change. Thinking about going to a 305/35/18 on the next set of tires to accomplish some of that (~0.5" taller). Should help a little on the launch too, especially if I go with a drag radial like the Nitro NT555r.

 

[94slowbra1]

did you happen to log the runs? do you know what you iat2s were at the end of those runs?

 

[whitedevil95]

did you happen to log the runs? do you know what you iat2s were at the end of those runs?

I would Love to know this!

 

[Formula51]

did you happen to log the runs? do you know what you iat2s were at the end of those runs?

Sorry, I did not. I am a little old school (even though I am only 33) and come from the world of 60's, 70' and 80's cars. I have an SCT Tuner, but need to get the cable that goes to the laptop and download the software. Will definitely do that next time though.

I can tell you that it was in the 60's that morning, maybe low 70's by the time the fog cleared and we could go racing at about 10:30am. At that point, the car had been sitting with the hood open for 3 hours after a 2 hour drive to the track. Supercharger was cool to the touch and I ran the 144 mph on my first pass that morning. All other passes were slower and the supercharger was hot to the touch, even though I let the car cool off for an hour or more between runs. The problem was the launch as much as heat soak though. The track got greasy as the sun came out and I was spinning a lot. Shoot, the 143mph run was a butt puckering controlled spin/slide all the way through 1st and 2nd in which I got over on the edge of the runway, but stayed in it and managed to gather it up. Thought for sure I was going to see 13X mph on that run and a brown stain in my seat, but it ended up being my second fastest run!

 

[94slowbra1]

i was planning on running the on in dallas coming up but unfortunately that isnt going to happen. i have been building my car in anticipation to do this. when i finally do ill log everything and see whats going on. cooling will be a huge factor, especially up top

 

[msp.ecoboost]

Sounds fun! I have been to 145mph in my stock Ecoboost! Not sure how quick I get there though! Definitely not within a 1/2 mile! Probably 3/4 mile!

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