I had my 2019 on a road course, but haven't been to the drag strip yet. They were doing a TNT at one of the tracks so went up to get some passes in. I didn't change from the stock tune because I wanted some baseline data first.
I also didn't change the tires. I had my drag radials with me, but since it has been 2 years since I have gone to the track I missed my jack while packing the car! So carried the drag radials up, and just ran on the street tires. I could have probably borrowed a jack from someone, but decided to go completely stock for today.
One of my friends got a picture on the track for me.
I still need to figure out how to launch this car. And it took me three passes before I figured out the line lock.
Best pass was a 13.6 at 101. When I got back to the pits I realized that I had been running with the shifter in "D" rather than "S". Shifts were a lot harder once I put it in S, although time was about the same.
When I bought my 2020 10AT, I'm pretty sure that there were base cars without drive modes. I searched as to how to get drive modes without having to get a highly optioned car and discovered that option group 101A is the minimum requirement. I'm not certain.....
13.6 seconds is a good start! You will be down in the 12s with a little practice and tuning!!
Let us know more about your car. And keep us updated on your progress!
PS: I see your from North Carolina, NMRA ford feast is in Kentucky later this month!
Yes, I have drag mode on this car. I have the performance package. I am in Michigan now. I was in North Carolina for 4 years and didn't get a chance to try any tracks there, so a little out of practice.
Just need to figure out how to launch this car. Wasn't able to get as many passes in as I wanted to find the best rpm for launch and whether to hit it full throttle or roll into it more.
In drag mode and S on the shifter it definitely was shifting much harder. Big difference from drag mode in D.
Killing AdvanceTrac? That should give you more push as well. It will require tweaking your launch more by modulating the throttle to control wheel spin though.
I launch at 1750 rpm in 1st gear and 2500 rpm in 2nd gear with my gear selector in S.
But I've been told that you can also launch at 2500 rpm with your gear selector in D.
I have a manual and I fought the computer about 15 tries before I finially figured out how to launch it and get it down the track. It was frustrating but once I figured it out it sure was fun. I think you did good. Who would have thought that 13 & 12 second passes out of stock 4 cylinders would ever be this easy..??.. Nice job.
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