New Personal Best at KCIR

[HwyCruiser]

*** EDIT Reloaded videos including burnouts ***

The results of my trip out to KCIR with the local Mustang club today:
12.445 sec @ 111.17 mph with a 1.899 sec 60 ft.

That's an improvement of 0.164 sec off my ET and 0.055 sec off my 60 foot time from Milan during MVIII. Probably being 15+ degrees cooler had a bunch to do with it but I think I'm getting a little better with my burnouts and launches.

The second run was pretty much a duplicate, coming in at 12.477 sec @ 110.78 with a 1.900 sec 60 ft. It had warmed up a bit outside since the first run so I felt she was being pretty consistent since I didn't change much other than lower the tire pressure a few pounds.

During the third run the clamp on the throttle body elbow blew off the s/c tubing connector while still in 1st gear so I had to limp it down the track. I found the clamp on the windshield cowl (thankfully), so after I got her buttoned up she was running fine again, but the staging lanes had already closed. Just another pre-race checklist item: check the clamps.

My buddy managed to get the first and second run on video. Below are the links to the videos and timeslips:

Run 1
Run 2
Timeslips

Listen to the announcer's commentary. He knows a lot about Marauders.

[MarauderTJA]

Glad to hear that you broke your own record JD Nothing like making it all come together..

[ncmm]

hmmm. . . Grand Marquis with a Cobra motor, has a little juice in it cause it shouldn't run that fast box stock. . .

[bigslim]

Way to go. I know how that thing runs. It will only get better.

[FordNut]

Great runs! Congratulations.

[bigslim]

Just checked out the videos. I love the commentary from the announcer. Way to represent.

[HwyCruiser]

Thanks guys.

The announcer spotted me four cars deep in the staging lanes and was trying to figure out if it was a Marauder or a "blacked out" Vic, lol. It was neat to see what he was saying on the video since I couldn't hear him from the track.

Also, I got to chat with another one of our KC members, Lt. Bullitt, for awhile. I believe he said he had a very low mileage MM with 4:10's and a DR tune. If you check in, it was good to talk with you.

[snowbird]

Congrats JD. Almost at the eleven door !

[texasvic]

Congratulations!

[HwyCruiser]

Congrats JD. Almost at the eleven door !

There's a lot of ground to cover before the 11's. I think I would need a 360 pulley and the air and fuel mods for starters. But having a solid mid-12 second "cruiser" running only 9 psi of boost is pretty satisfying though.

Three more weekends until the racing season is over around here. I really want to see what she'd do on a 50 degree day. I think she has another 10th or so in her.

[tmac1337]

Great times JD, good to hear that the kit is kicking butt!

[TooManyFords]

Way to go JD!

I'm sooooo jealous!!

[MERCDADDY]

Way to go!!!!

[jdando]

Excellent job! Kudos to the camera man also. Some of the better videos we have seen around here. jeremy

[maraudernkc]

JD, great run on 9PSI. I think you would have had a better run if that announcer would have quit talking. He probably cost you 3/10 of a second.