gpfarrell Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 I'm in the 12s... just barely! 12.9713 @ 104.05 on the car's first run down the strip ever. It's got a LMS 4+ and Eibach springs. I removed the spare tire & trunk mat as well as the plastic engine cover to help it shed a little more heat. 19,000 mile Michelins. Track conditions were great for my combo... air temp was about 57 degrees and my AWD would spin lightly for 10-15 feet if left at about 2200 rpms. All the RWD stuff was struggling to hook. For me, it was fast, quiet, easy, simple. Slowing down was the most exciting part. Hate to say it... almost boring! But so what, because I'm in the 12s with a Lincoln! Nearly hot lapping it... maybe a 10-15 minute cool down max, I ran a 13.0903 @ 102.76 and a 13.0840 @ 102.69. My first run was about an 1800 rpm launch with just a chirp. My second was about 2000 with a little squeal, and my 3rd was the 2200 rpm with a bit of spin. 60s were 1.93, 1.90, and 1.89. So, a harder launch was helping... but the heat was slowing me down at the far end. The track was empty tonight; it was a test & tune for street cars only that was rescheduled from a week ago and only about 40 cars showed. Once I had my 12.9713 I was happy but figured I play a little while longer. If I left at 8:00ish I could make it home in time to say goodnight to the kids. I figured I'd have to cool for about an hour to match my first run... and with a 12 sec slip in my pocket I headed for home. Oh, the car had 2 children's booster seats in the back seat the whole time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoushF150 Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Love it!!! Nice runs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoman04 Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Welcome to the 12'sec CLUB:flame:Don't forget to add you time slip to the fastest list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjhpadi Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Congrats! Great runs...what track did you run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpfarrell Posted May 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Pittsburgh Raceway Park. I can take piics of my slips, but I'm photobucket illiterate. I'll be happy to text/email the slip to somebody else though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighBarSHO Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Congrats. When you compare what it takes to get 95% plus of all cars into the 12's comparatively speaking. Wow, just a tune! Awesone sauce. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Hawk Posted May 15, 2013 Report Share Posted May 15, 2013 Congrats!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve142857 Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Good job! I remember when I first got into the 12's... Back a year and a half ago, Livernois hadn't developped their tunes as much as now. Very impressive. At that time, there was beefcake (you can see on youtube) who was the first and only one in the 12's with his tune. It was as much as a challenge to get into the 12's than it is now to get into the 11's... Good to see the progression. BTW, with your Lincoln with just a tune, you beat 99% of the cars at a red light... But none of us do that since we go to the track right? ; ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve142857 Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Pittsburgh Raceway Park. I can take piics of my slips' date=' but I'm photobucket illiterate. I'll be happy to text/email the slip to somebody else though![/quote']Oh, even if it is a good achievement, 12.79 sec or lower is what you need to enter in the top 10... Keep at it buddy! Good job again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoman04 Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Good job!I remember when I first got into the 12's... Back a year and a half ago, Livernois hadn't developped their tunes as much as now. Very impressive. At that time, there was beefcake (you can see on youtube) who was the first and only one in the 12's with his tune. It was as much as a challenge to get into the 12's than it is now to get into the 11's... Good to see the progression. BTW, with your Lincoln with just a tune, you beat 99% of the cars at a red light... But none of us do that since we go to the track right? ; ) steve who was beefcake's tune by? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve142857 Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 I believe beefcake got his 12.75 on his own (or at least no one known). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shoman04 Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 I believe beefcake got his 12.75 on his own (or at least no one known).was said that he work for Ford so he may have tune it himself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpfarrell Posted May 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Lookie, they took my picture: [url=http://www.pittsburghracewaypark.com/photoAlbum/main.php?cmd=imageview&var1=2013.05.14+Street+TNT% 2F_MG_0024.jpg]http://www.pittsburghracewaypark.com/photoAlbum/main.php?cmd=imageview&var1=2013.05.14+Street+TNT% 2F_MG_0024.jpg[/url=http://www.pittsburghracewaypark.com/photoAlbum/main.php?cmd=imageview&var1=2013.05.14+Street+TNT% 2F_MG_0024.jpg] Grr... linky no pasty good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHOdded Posted May 16, 2013 Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 http://www.pittsburghracewaypark.com/photoAlbum/main.php?cmd=imageview&var1=2013.05.14+Street+TNT%2F_MG_0024.jpg Yeah, URL pasting no fun. I suggest PREVIEWING your post first, then SAVE/POST REPLY to make it work correctly. If you later edit the post, I suggest you cut & paste the final post back in, then preview, then save, otherwise the URL will be freaked out. I think there is hidden code for formatting that we can't see that is causing this mess. BTW, love that front plate! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpfarrell Posted May 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2013 Thanks for fixing me! I did try the preview post and it looked nuts there. So I'd edit it, but once I saved it automatically went nuts again. In all honesty, I wasn't paying 100% attention to what I was doing though, and I really didn't know what I was doing either, so I'm sure I'm part of the weak link! Thanks for liking the plate. I have on on my blue Maruader and one on my Navigator too. Pennsylvania doesn't require front license plates, but all 3 of these were out of state cars and already had holes in the front that needed something. I find the Stars & Stripes to be just right. Glad you approve! SHOdded 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KILLER4V Posted May 29, 2013 Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Thats great news 12s on just a tune wow! Iam heading down to the track this weekend hopefully I will have the same luck mines ran 13.90 stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gpfarrell Posted May 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2013 Thanks Killer! Just a tune... and Eibachs... and I stripped the junk out of the trunk. I also had 57 degree air! But who cares... my slip say 12.9xxx and that's why I went to the track that night! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGFOOT Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 congrats sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brucelinc Posted May 30, 2013 Report Share Posted May 30, 2013 Good numbers, gpfarrell! I sure wish I had a track closer to home.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baggedsvt Posted June 7, 2013 Report Share Posted June 7, 2013 Nice. That's my home track too. I have not taken my SHO out there yet but I race my Lightning out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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