8kGoodENuff

I honestly have no idea... I launched from 5500 RPM cause most people in here, from what I remember, seem to lean towards that. I've heard a few say 6000 RPM. I'll try it next time.

Andre

Purple_sky

Those are VERY slow times and traps for the new GT.

PilotKD

Take the POS delay valve out of the clutch slave cylinder and you'll probably shave off a tenth or two more.

diabolus2k

Seriously, I thought they'd be in the 13's easily. Was it an automatic?

1Ferris

Definitely launch from at least 6-7k and don't slip the clutch at all. Simply side step it or drop it. You'll only wear out your clutch prematurely slipping it and you most likely won't get any faster than mid 14's.

no_really

we know nothing about the Mustang, driver, or track conditions. High humidity hurts everyone, and a V8 is hard to put the power down compared to an S2000 - so easy to spin excessively with so much torque.

You really can't draw any meaningful conclusions about another car from a few timeslips from one day at the track.

8kGoodENuff

I see what you're saying... but I like my transmission and I really don't need it blowing up... lol. Dropping the clutch puts a lot of stresses on the drivetrain, not sure if I want to deal with that just yet, considering I got the car in April.

Andre

8kGoodENuff

Not sure if it was an automatic... but to think of it, I don't think it was because would he be getting 60' times of 2.2 sec with an auto?... not sure that would happen, but I don't know.

Andre

8kGoodENuff

Is that an easy process? I was thinking about it, but it doesn't seem like it gets in the way much or maybe I just can't tell the difference. When I drive slow, I can feel it working sometimes to smooth out the shift, but when I beat on it, I don't feel it much.

Andre

stitos2k

The theory beind 7k rpm drops is that it is actually less stressful than a 3-4k drop.

When you drop a 3-4k, or 5k in your case, you don't have enough power going to ground to properly break the tires loose. This actually puts much more strain on the drive train than droping at 7k rpms and spinning the tires because the shock load is much higher. Its less strain to spin the tires than to move a 2800 pound car from a dead stop.

I THINK I explained that correctly. More people have broken a diff or burned out a clutch dropping from 4k rpms than 7k.