Hooking questions about newer 5.0 Mustang STICKSHIFT

casrak7 · 04-22-2015, 12:17 AM

can someone give me a good rundown of what it takes to make this car work on a marginal track? I see guys with more power making their cars work well......But I think being a stickshift, specialty advice may be in order......stiff sidewall tires, yes or no? Id like to leave at 5500 plus rpm. any ideas ? Has run 11.23@122 (bouncing off of limiter in 4th at 7500), and gone 1.50 on a good track, but on a marginal track, the car hooks initially and spins, usually going mid 1.60's. I see others with same tire on automatic cars going high 1.30s / low 1.40s on the same junk track AND tire. My car weighs 3620 currently w/driver, and has a 28x11.5 hoosier qtp (regular sidewall). tread is probably more like a real 10.25 inches wide.

Mike Taylor 3601 · 04-22-2015, 12:40 PM

hooking and then spinning,may be mashing sidewall down then tire rebounds and causes to spin?
Mike Taylor 3601

Tony Corley · 04-22-2015, 02:38 PM

Stick car loves a stiff sidewall. What year Mustang are you referring too?

James Hill · 04-22-2015, 04:24 PM

At 3620 it has to be an 08+ I assume?

The qtp's are imo junk compared to a normal slick unless you have to run them for some sort of class rule. Stiff would help... Whats your current suspension setup?

casrak7 · 04-22-2015, 05:11 PM

it is a customers car....its a newer 5.0. 2013 i believe. Suspension is pretty stock at this point still.........Trying to get recommendations on everything that you guys think will work the best.......

kdanner · 04-23-2015, 07:23 PM

If the rear suspension is at the stock angles, the instant center is way forward of where it needs to be. It needs shocks/struts, rear control arms without all those rubber bushings, and at least the body side mount for the upper control arm that will let you lower the front to shorten the instant center. I'm not a big fan of those aftermarket brackets that lower the rear of the lower control arms, they often get the axle crooked, and I think even the first hole is often too much of a drop. Totally agree on the previous comments about tires, a real slick will make a difference. However it will probably also break the driver side axle in rather short order once you do get it hooking hard. I'd save yourself from the problems now and get some axles in it, as well as pinning the axle tubes to the center, they come loose quite often.

04-22-2015, 12:17 AM	#1
casrak7 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 63 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Hooking questions about newer 5.0 Mustang STICKSHIFT can someone give me a good rundown of what it takes to make this car work on a marginal track? I see guys with more power making their cars work well......But I think being a stickshift, specialty advice may be in order......stiff sidewall tires, yes or no? Id like to leave at 5500 plus rpm. any ideas ? Has run 11.23@122 (bouncing off of limiter in 4th at 7500), and gone 1.50 on a good track, but on a marginal track, the car hooks initially and spins, usually going mid 1.60's. I see others with same tire on automatic cars going high 1.30s / low 1.40s on the same junk track AND tire. My car weighs 3620 currently w/driver, and has a 28x11.5 hoosier qtp (regular sidewall). tread is probably more like a real 10.25 inches wide. Last edited by casrak7; 04-22-2015 at 12:24 AM.

04-22-2015, 12:40 PM	#2
Mike Taylor 3601 VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Somerset,Ky Posts: 1,303 Likes: 198 Liked 116 Times in 48 Posts	Re: Hooking questions about newer 5.0 Mustang STICKSHIFT hooking and then spinning,may be mashing sidewall down then tire rebounds and causes to spin? Mike Taylor 3601

04-22-2015, 02:38 PM	#3
Tony Corley Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 230 Likes: 15 Liked 12 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Hooking questions about newer 5.0 Mustang STICKSHIFT Stick car loves a stiff sidewall. What year Mustang are you referring too?

04-22-2015, 04:24 PM	#4
James Hill Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 17 Likes: 47 Liked 8 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Hooking questions about newer 5.0 Mustang STICKSHIFT At 3620 it has to be an 08+ I assume? The qtp's are imo junk compared to a normal slick unless you have to run them for some sort of class rule. Stiff would help... Whats your current suspension setup?

04-22-2015, 05:11 PM	#5
casrak7 Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 63 Likes: 0 Liked 3 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Hooking questions about newer 5.0 Mustang STICKSHIFT it is a customers car....its a newer 5.0. 2013 i believe. Suspension is pretty stock at this point still.........Trying to get recommendations on everything that you guys think will work the best....... Last edited by casrak7; 04-22-2015 at 05:14 PM.

04-23-2015, 07:23 PM	#6
kdanner Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 219 Likes: 47 Liked 34 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Hooking questions about newer 5.0 Mustang STICKSHIFT If the rear suspension is at the stock angles, the instant center is way forward of where it needs to be. It needs shocks/struts, rear control arms without all those rubber bushings, and at least the body side mount for the upper control arm that will let you lower the front to shorten the instant center. I'm not a big fan of those aftermarket brackets that lower the rear of the lower control arms, they often get the axle crooked, and I think even the first hole is often too much of a drop. Totally agree on the previous comments about tires, a real slick will make a difference. However it will probably also break the driver side axle in rather short order once you do get it hooking hard. I'd save yourself from the problems now and get some axles in it, as well as pinning the axle tubes to the center, they come loose quite often. __________________ K Danner STK 468