Bolksey85 Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 I was waiting for updates. It's one thing, IMO, to run 11.80 with a goal of 11.82 but to beat it by 3 tenths seems to make missing your MPH goal by less than 1 kind of a moot point. Just My $.02, though. Since you are that close, I see it happening soon enough. Well, hopefully before your weather starts to turn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 Thanks Bolskey. I like having my separate goals as they address different facets of the race. But yeah, overall I'm happy since I killed my e.t. goal and that is the most important of the three. Car felt pretty quick. 0-97mph in 7.4s (in the 1/8th) converts to 0-60mph in 2.83s. Damn... 0-60 in less than 3s at altitude rocks. More later... My '05 LGT My '07 Supercharged Shelby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derp Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 while I tend to shy away from most 'murrican cars, derp accepts as legitimate your pony car. badass vehicle you have yourself there. Bet it handles alright with the bracing and suspension mods as well? I could suck start a snow blower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryo Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Congrats man, really glad to see it and im sure you will squeeze more out as time goes on..... Dave [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Providing unmatched customer service and a Premium level of Dyno/E-tuning to the Community cryotuneperformance@yahoo.com facebook.com/cryotuneperformance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted September 20, 2012 Author Share Posted September 20, 2012 As usual... I love looking over numbers, graphing, etc... it is why I had so much fun tuning the LGT. Anyhow, here is the acceleration plot of my best LGT run, my best Shelby street tire run, and my best Shelby drag tires run. Tough to believe that changing tires improved my time by 0.96s! http://beeez.com/shelby/1158comparo.jpg My '05 LGT My '07 Supercharged Shelby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spec B Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 Congrats man - that thing is a monster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommypenguin Posted September 21, 2012 Share Posted September 21, 2012 Wow you killed it last night congrats on the times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 Went to Bandimere again thinking that the nice cool temps and a little more time behind the wheel would surely help me get an 11.4x. Nope! Surely I would at least beat my best of 11.58. Nope! The cool temps were offset with a headwind. Boo. Best e.t. of the night of 11.60, followed by 11.66, 11.70, and 11.71. I know a guy with the black supercharged CTS-V wagon... I was able to beat him again but raced his tuner buddy in his red CTS-V supercharged sedan and had one of my worst passes of the night.. he wasted me 11.29 at 125 vs. my lousy 11.93 at 120. I still really want to get on E85 for the spring and a real dyno tune (as opposed to my current e-tune)... think I'd improve by 0.2-0.3s and 2-3mph. That would be good enough for me on this car. Don't know why the video didn't embed. My '05 LGT My '07 Supercharged Shelby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAC5.2 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 As usual... I love looking over numbers, graphing, etc... it is why I had so much fun tuning the LGT. Anyhow, here is the acceleration plot of my best LGT run, my best Shelby street tire run, and my best Shelby drag tires run. Tough to believe that changing tires improved my time by 0.96s! http://beeez.com/shelby/1158comparo.jpg That's a terrible graph. [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/proper-flip-key-interesti-159894.html"]Flip Key Development Thread[/URL] "Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped." - E. Hubbard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Congrats man - good looking car. Fun as all get out I'm sure, especially at the strip where it comes into its own. Oh and BTW - please change out your signature line... Too many of us still want to buy your LGT. - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 Fixed sig. BAC - I've got 3 sets of numbers to graph - time, mph, and distance. That graph is time over distance. What would be your preferred way to present it? My '05 LGT My '07 Supercharged Shelby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BAC5.2 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Time should never be on the Y-axis. Things, like position, are measured with respect to time, not the other way around. Plot distance on the Y axis, time on the X-axis, and leave it at that. MPH is distance per a unit of time, so plotting MPH is redundant. If you want to include MPH, then convert distance from feet to miles, and show time in hours and not seconds. Still plot distance on the Y and time on the X. You will get the same graph with different numbers. And label your axes. This isn't middle school. [URL="http://legacygt.com/forums/showthread.php/proper-flip-key-interesti-159894.html"]Flip Key Development Thread[/URL] "Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped." - E. Hubbard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted September 27, 2012 Author Share Posted September 27, 2012 It isn't NASA, either, BAC. Points taken though and I agree. This was a quick lazy plot that did a good enough job showing acceleration difference. I'll change it around next iteration. My '05 LGT My '07 Supercharged Shelby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bolksey85 Posted September 28, 2012 Share Posted September 28, 2012 Two things: 1, that car sounds damn good under load. And 2, I bet that other guy's ass hurt by the time he crossed the stripe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotokan1509 Posted November 4, 2012 Share Posted November 4, 2012 Very nice ride. I dig your tinted tails For that hater earlier, guys open track the s197 gt's on stock brakes with upgraded fluid, pads and ducts. To owner, look for some brembo takeoffs, I got mine for $600 (have to check your wheel fitment). These cars DO handle well with a few mods, even with our "wagon cart rear axle" My pair http://i1296.photobucket.com/albums/ag1/Shotokan1509/MGT/IMG_0548dos_zps36f40d65.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted November 17, 2012 Author Share Posted November 17, 2012 Slightly tempted to change cars again. It was nice change going from 343whp to 510whp but 812whp has got to be even better. http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/3413018624.html My '05 LGT My '07 Supercharged Shelby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Yikes! - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cryo Posted November 17, 2012 Share Posted November 17, 2012 Wow, that looks pretty wild. Keep us posted. Dave [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Providing unmatched customer service and a Premium level of Dyno/E-tuning to the Community cryotuneperformance@yahoo.com facebook.com/cryotuneperformance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tingtang Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Nice... Although ur Shelby and ur LGT are from completely opposite sides of the spectrum... Haha... And holy cow... 1.59 60'?? That's freakin insane... Bet when u launch u can't even lift your head forward... Don't they require a roll cage if it's faster than 11.5? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
end0 Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Slightly tempted to change cars again. It was nice change going from 343whp to 510whp but 812whp has got to be even better. http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/3413018624.html Do it. Just do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tytek Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 Slightly tempted to change cars again. It was nice change going from 343whp to 510whp but 812whp has got to be even better. http://denver.craigslist.org/cto/3413018624.html That is a no-brainer for me. I'd go with a TT Z06 over a 'stang any day (except for the new GT500). Not a terrible asking price either. It can prolly still hit 26mpg on the highway when cruising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigjweb Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 What would it cost to do a comparable build in the mustang? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
05GT Guru Posted November 21, 2012 Share Posted November 21, 2012 A lot, like 20-30k for a custom twin turbo setup and the supporting mods and depending on how much work you do yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted November 21, 2012 Author Share Posted November 21, 2012 Can't bring myself to get that twin turbo Vette. Main concerns are reliability and emissions. Secondary concerns are $ and no back seat. Sounds cool but kinda sounds like a money pit. @tingtang: Honestly it doesn't feel a whole lot quicker than my LGT for the first 60', even though it is. It is about after the 330' where it really begins to mow down my old LGT. Some of my runs where I got crummy launches were really funny... I'd find myself behind by 2-4 car lengths by the 330' but then fly by cars and beat them by 5-10 lengths. Yeah different cars for sure... I've had all sorts of cars and if I had to choose one I would probably go back to an AWD tuner car. But life is too short to stick to the same thing so I'll rotate between sports cars, muscle cars, and tuner cars as my primary entertainment. And no brand loyalty at all for me. My '05 LGT My '07 Supercharged Shelby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted November 21, 2012 Author Share Posted November 21, 2012 That is a no-brainer for me. I'd go with a TT Z06 over a 'stang any day (except for the new GT500). Not a terrible asking price either. It can prolly still hit 26mpg on the highway when cruising. You like the 200mph 2013 Shelby GT500? Yeah it is a beast and I would like it too. But check out the specs. 0-60 in 3.7, quarter in 11.7 at 125mph. My Shelby GT, with ~$12k of mods, has the same performance specs (or better). I've ran several quarter mile passes better than 11.7 at 5900' altitude, although just trapped ~121mph and my passes aren't on street tires. I still like this TT Z06, but I'd be switching to a car with twice the age ('07 vs. '01), twice the miles (17k vs 34k) that costs $5k more. And it wouldn't pass emissions and it would be a maintenance whore. With 2 turbos, IC, piping, etc... it would probably mean pulling turbos for basic maintenance operations, etc. It would be a fantastic car for a mechanic or a true hobbyist and/or pure race car. I don't have the time or patience for something like that, though I sure would love the power! My '05 LGT My '07 Supercharged Shelby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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