SLUGMOBILE
Nov 23, 01
She proudly
wears a one-of-a-kind set of wheels done up by Long Island Rim Shop. They used
to be ugly old "crab" wheels.
After a long lay off from racing, due to poor health, Slug hit the track
again on Wed Aug 15, 2001. I wanted to be gentle on her for her very first
"shakedown" runs since 1999, so I left the boost set to 20 psi, which she runs on
the street every day. When I uncapped the Warlock muffler,
....
The
Warlock uncaps and becomes a straight pipe by merely turning 3 wingnuts by hand,
and pulling it out. SWEET!
boost went to 22 psi all by itself. This left me 5.5 psi of boost to use later
on when I go for some "serious" runs.
I decided to leave the street tires hard (32 psi) and cold for her shakedown
runs, to see what she would do right on the street. No burnout to get good 60' times. Here is the Mustang I faced on my first run of this
millenium!
The Stang lost by MANY car lengths!
1989Plymouth Acclaim 2. 5 turbo 1, 3 speed auto.
Slug was a
repaired wreck with a different junkyard 2.5 in her. She hit the track
on
April 7,
1995
and ran: 16.991,
17.134,17.106
April 14, 1995
Timing set to 12^, set toe, 180^ thermostat, boost
gauge, A/F gauge, manual fan switch, bleed to 12 psi = 15.998, 16.109,
16.078
April26, 1995
Balance shafts
removed, 2.5" exhaust, 15 psi, one gallon race gas = 15.050,
15.293,14.928
May31, 1995
Underdrive pulley,
K&N, tranny/converter rebuild, 15.5 psi, Hoosier autocross tires
= 14.662,14.755,
14.586
June21, 1995
Spearco intercooler,
5th injector, open airbox, 17 psi = 14.181, 14.073, 13.863
Aug18,
1995
Super 60 turbo, MP "mild" head, 42# injectors, fuel pressure
raiser, 21 psi boost,160 thermostat = 13.719, 13.660, 13.515
Aug25,
1995
Extra fuel pump, 26 psi = 13.250, 13.300, 13.151
Oct18,1995
6thinjector, slicks
= 13.134, 13.023, 12.879
RAN WITH NO
IMPROVEMENTS IN 1996
July18,1997
Positraction, weight
down to 2800 lbs, K&N cylindrical filter, shimmed sway bar, rear stiffened =
13.192, 12.675, 12.695
Oct17, 1998
Light wheels, manual steering,2690 lbs,
repaired leaking BOV = 12.302, 12.311, 12.259
SeeSlug's 10 best
runs
Here is the view that you would
see if you were riding down the 1/4 mile with me, looking straight out the side
window at our competition. Adios, Mustang!!
....
This Mustang ran 13's. Too bad for him that Slug
runs 12's...
*****RIDE
SHOTGUN IN SLUG!!*****
SEE WHAT YOU WOULD SEE IF YOU WERE LOOKING OUT MY SIDE WINDOW AS
WE RACED A TRANS AM...
Just click on the picture above...
Slug runs high 12's on little old all season
radials, just like she drives around on every day. See how she stacks up against
other street tired FWD Mopars at: QUICK DAILY
DRIVERS
I moved the battery over to the passenger's
side.
Along with a gear change, this move improved
TRACTION greatly.
The battery is a 17 lb lawn tractor battery from
Exide. It started the low compression engine in 28 degree weather with no
problem.
Quotes from Drag Racing Monthly: (Talking to
Mustang 5.0 owners) :
"Just hope you never come across Gus Mahon and his refrigerator
white four -door 89 Plymouth Acclaim. Why would you want to stay away from this
dude and his basically unmodified slugmobile? Cause making guys like
you look silly is Mr Mahon's favorite thing in the whole world!"
That's how Slugmobile got her name; from a pro writer's
imagination. To get a blurb from each issue that my cars have been mentioned or
featured in, click HERE
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