Got my car in the 10s! 10.74@125 [Archive]

KenB

10-20-2009, 09:29 AM

Took my car to the NMCA World Finals this weekend. Sondra Leslie was driving it for some practice. She'll be driving the car all next year in NMRA Super Stang. This is her 10th pass EVER down the dragstrip!

Car has a stock shortblock, Livernois heads, custom cams, Techco Supercharger @ 9 psi, full exhaust and a torque converter. Suspension is bone stock except FRPP lowering springs and trans is stock. Can't wait to take it down the track myself now!

Here is a video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVP9V0OqK8w

cstreu1026

10-20-2009, 09:36 AM

Very nice! The whole set-up looks like it works very well together.

1992MustangDW

10-20-2009, 10:15 AM

That thing left so clean and straight

Evil_Capri

10-20-2009, 10:28 AM

Very cool! :bigthumb

holeshot

10-20-2009, 11:39 AM

That is awesome!

How long do you think that stock shortblock will last?

PKFIRE

10-20-2009, 11:46 AM

I Didn't Expect your car to be so quick! Congrats!!!:bigthumb

kennebellcobra

10-20-2009, 11:53 AM

Wahoo:bigthumb I guess it held together at 7500:eek:

plated

10-20-2009, 11:54 AM

no shit that was an easy launch theres much more left in it some 10.30's i'm guessing that's nice!

KenB

10-20-2009, 11:55 AM

That is awesome!

How long do you think that stock shortblock will last?

Figured it would have blown by now. Injectors are pegged, fuel pump is done and it's spinning close to 7,500 through the traps, lol

KenB

10-20-2009, 11:55 AM

no shit that was an easy launch theres much more left in it some 10.30's i'm guessing that's nice!

Can't really launch it much harder without a trans brake. That was a 1.55 60' which isn't bad.

Did I mention it weighs 3,600 lbs?

12seclx

10-20-2009, 11:57 AM

Congrats Ken!:bigthumb

10.5 with you driving?

firestang70

10-20-2009, 12:58 PM

Ken that is impressive. Congrats.

holeshot

10-20-2009, 01:22 PM

Figured it would have blown by now. Injectors are pegged, fuel pump is done and it's spinning close to 7,500 through the traps, lol

Sweet! Now I wish I wouldve had you guys put on that whipple HO when you had that awesome deal going on.

KenB

10-20-2009, 02:34 PM

Congrats Ken!:bigthumb

10.5 with you driving?

Nah, will probably be slower. She has me by 60 lbs or so, lol. Plus the weather was very good down there.

gtbadboy

10-20-2009, 03:58 PM

That is cool Ken.

Black03SVT

10-23-2009, 07:29 AM

Dam!!! Nice job:bigthumb I cant believe the trans is holding:eek:

KenB

10-23-2009, 09:51 AM

From 10s to this in less than a week. Should have left the driving up to Sondra!

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2439/4035789744_6deec1c64e_b.jpg

JIMS SVT

10-23-2009, 10:16 AM

Damn man...that sucks.

cstreu1026

10-23-2009, 10:28 AM

Damn! That sucks. Sorry to see that happen. Was anyone hurt?

05yellowgt

10-23-2009, 10:46 AM

Oh No! How fixable is the car? Did the damage get up into the shock tower?

mustangboy

10-23-2009, 11:15 AM

Damn that sux!!!

kennebellcobra

10-23-2009, 11:32 AM

:eek::eek: Hopefully no one was hurt!

12seclx

10-23-2009, 12:05 PM

that sucks ken.
God, that is such a sick feeling and it's not even my car....

Hope no one was hurt.

Black03SVT

10-23-2009, 04:15 PM

DAM!!!!:eek: Story?????

KenB

10-23-2009, 07:32 PM

No one was hurt. The car took all the force I didn't feel a thing. I was trying to change lanes coming up to a stop light. At the last minute some one was flying up the lane I was trying to go to and the person in front of me stopped and I didn't see her till it was too late.

Black03SVT

10-23-2009, 08:28 PM

Fix it and make it faster!!!!!!! Glad you did not get hurt..Did it get your blower?

Dirtyd0g

10-23-2009, 09:06 PM

Wow pushing that trans into the 10's is impresive, especially with no upgrades besides the converter. If it makes you feel better that converter is one of a kind, I have never built another like that. The clearance to the pump was so hard to work with I went to something else. I did just get better input shafts for that trans in 2 days ago. Be easy on overdrive that planet is weak and there is no fix. The rest of it can be made to handle it. Hope you get it fixed soon, that sucks.
Alan

e5shea

10-23-2009, 11:47 PM

Wow, this was such a happy story....went south quick. Glad you're alright, and hope a speedy recovery for the pony.

PKFIRE

10-26-2009, 11:56 AM

I just read about this now! Hope everything turns out ok. I'm glad no one was hurt.

cobra429boss

10-26-2009, 12:03 PM

glad no one was hurt. hope it can be fixed

jlt2006

10-26-2009, 03:43 PM

Definitely sucks Ken.

KenB

10-26-2009, 04:59 PM

Thanks guys

Went to visit the car today.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2795/4047053074_1798400e02_b.jpg

quote came in just a tic over $10k

BlazinEagle

10-26-2009, 05:22 PM

it is considered totaled then right? Are you going to fix it? or just get something else? Good luck either way and I am glad you were not hurt!

KenB

10-26-2009, 05:35 PM

it is considered totaled then right? Are you going to fix it? or just get something else? Good luck either way and I am glad you were not hurt!

Nope not totalled. They are starting on it today. If it had frame damage or major issues I'd push for the total. It's all cosmetic and wiring and they are replacing the harness.

KenB

12-07-2009, 10:46 PM

Took way longer than I would have liked but got her back today.

These are just with my phone, I'll take better pics later on.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2615/4167547922_fda697f7ec.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2570/4166749505_7b09b955d9.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2737/4167521164_d35fa33acc.jpg

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2698/4166793259_40131d078b.jpg

gonna move the horn, paint the hood latch you can see through the grill black and put some black screen in front of the intercooler.