Well the weather was perfect,but the traction,at least for street radials was not. The best of three runs was a 14.11 at 99.7 MPH. I tried
coming off between 1500-2200 RPM and slipping the clutch a bit. The car would light'em up in first,get sideways into second and break them loose into third. The first and best runs were running thru the traps in 3rd gear at 5800 RPM.The last run came at night,had the best 60 ft.,at 2.032,vs.2.23 and 2.165,but I decided to short shift into 4th at 4500 rpm,to try to get a good run in 4th before the finish. However that slowed me to a 14.20 at 96.5 MPH. That last run may have been the magic 13! You just have to luck out on the best launch and best shift point into 4th maybe.The second run was a back to back run,and the car was at it's warmest point,and I thought I heard some detonation in third gear. I was running on Ammaco 87. Didn't notice it on the last and cooler air run. I just got my latest issue of MotorTrend in the mail today. They road tested a Bullitt and got a 14.07 at 97.9. Just like the 5 speed 5.0 Mustangs of old,the key is traction,traction!!!!!
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coming off between 1500-2200 RPM and slipping the clutch a bit. The car would light'em up in first,get sideways into second and break them loose into third. The first and best runs were running thru the traps in 3rd gear at 5800 RPM.The last run came at night,had the best 60 ft.,at 2.032,vs.2.23 and 2.165,but I decided to short shift into 4th at 4500 rpm,to try to get a good run in 4th before the finish. However that slowed me to a 14.20 at 96.5 MPH. That last run may have been the magic 13! You just have to luck out on the best launch and best shift point into 4th maybe.The second run was a back to back run,and the car was at it's warmest point,and I thought I heard some detonation in third gear. I was running on Ammaco 87. Didn't notice it on the last and cooler air run. I just got my latest issue of MotorTrend in the mail today. They road tested a Bullitt and got a 14.07 at 97.9. Just like the 5 speed 5.0 Mustangs of old,the key is traction,traction!!!!!
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