First run(s) ever.

88GT
3800SC\4T65E-HD
3.4
pump gas, 93 octane

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This is my start to the year.. The cars previous best was last fall with a 10.9.. Don Kraus ran consistant low 11's with this car before..

Drivetrain SC3800-II / 4T65E

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quote Originally posted by darkhorizon: What did you change to find another 11mph in the traps? Thats like, an extra 100whp over what don had!

""Mark,glad you let me know your purchase of my Aldino.You will find its a great car,if you tune it on a dyno for max horsepower that car will run the tens with the equipment its got.No other 3800SC with the M90 supercharger and no other power aids comes close to that car.I'll be happy to help you out with questions you have.
Don ""


When Don was running those low 11 sec times he claimed was making only 320 rwhp and I thought 320rwhp would never be enough power to run low 11's and it had to be closer to 400whp, but sure enough the car made 315rwhp after I bought it and put it on a Dyno...

With some tuning and minor adjusting and a bigger fuel pump the car easily hit the 10's Don claimed the car was capable of.. The engine was starving for fuel in the top end so we fixed that hunger and were rewarded with more power in the top of each gear.. The car really has a perfect combination with the gearing and a long torque curve..

The believe the car is maxed out 100% with the current setup though and I don't want to run race gas.. I was contemplating the E85 thing for a while though

Edit: Here is a poor quality video from last spring getting the baselines on the dyno before tuning..


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quote Originally posted by MstangsBware: I sent you a PM.....Nice trap speed and even a low 60' compared to Don used to run with it. With a better 60' you can get down into the mid 10s with ease.

I was getting a little tire slippage off the line and did get a couple 1.5 sec 60' s, but slower time and traps.. Most of the traps were 123-126 mph with 10.9 - 11.2 times..

I know it could be possible to shave a couple of tenths off of my time on a good day with a perfect launch and good traction..

As for the engine, The heads were custom built for Don and have bigger valves and some other work done.. The cam was custom ground and is realy nasty
The whole fuel system has been obviously upgraded with injectors, pump, and has a boost-a-pump from Kenny Bell.. Has a MSD ignition system and a super small S/C pulley..
And the trany has a 3000 rpm stall with gears with posi traction The whole exhaust system is about 30 inches long and runs straight off the collector to a high flow cat and right out the back..
I am sure there are a few other magical bits here and there that Don did that I am unaware of, but thats the most of it..

Here it is..


In case you have not seen Don driving the car


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Honestly I don't know the weight of the car or what else has been done.. Don knew and assured me the setup was good for 10's and he is the one who really knows this engine.. We gained about 40hp with the tweeking, tuning, and adjusting and I did manage to run 10.9 @ 124 once last year (the only ten last year) with the exact setup I ran last week and did nothing else to the car.. The likely cause of my slight gain in time (0.1 sec) and trap speed (+3mph) is the car was nice and cool when I ran my best time last week and I trailered it there instead of driving like all the previous track runs where the car was hot at the start of racing.. The owner of a small but respectable performance shop called "APS" worked on my car.. He works on all the cars himself and he builds 700 - 800rwhp Supercharged and turbo charged Mustangs and built the new world record holding 800rwhp Porsche GT2 that trapped over 150mph in the 1/4 last week.. (Street car, no cage, stock body, full interior)

Around town here my car is actually slow.. There are some big dogs around here, but they are crazy and only like to start racing from a roll at 50 to 60mph..
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