how do you race your vic? Mine was WAY too slow, what's wrong here?

[v8only]

thanks for the overdrive tip...I don't like the overdrive on the streets even, and I've begun driving around the streets with it off.. It shifts WAY too early into overdrive on the streets and it's a strange kinda shift.

BTW, perhaps the 3.55's became optional in 99, as my 99 has those gears. Too bad they didn't have the common sense to throw in a trac lok unit too.

[zoomie]

thanks for the overdrive tip...I don't like the overdrive on the streets even, and I've begun driving around the streets with it off.. It shifts WAY too early into overdrive on the streets and it's a strange kinda shift.

BTW, perhaps the 3.55's became optional in 99, as my 99 has those gears. Too bad they didn't have the common sense to throw in a trac lok unit too.

im not sure how far up the interchange is, but if its the same rear and such from a panther, then finding a k code should be relativly easy
i got mine from a box limo,

[SVT98t]

I picked up a Trac-Lok from the junkyard for only $25. It still works awesome(ly).
And I lucked out because it was recently rebuilt. But the rebuilt kits on Summit and Jegs aren't all that expensive.
I like driving around with overdrive off and with the exhaust and the J-mod, it downshifts just like engine-braking in a manual.
I love the sound of it.
I'm telling you, J-mod is a basic, simple, damn-near-free mod that is noticable.
You'd appreciate it.

Clicky---> http://www.crownvic.net/tech/4R70Wnotes.pdf

From there, PI Heads, PI intake, ported plenum, thorttle body, under drive pullies, water pump, nitrous, and so on.
or go fast places....

https://www.adtr.net

https://www.innovativeinterceptors.com

https://www.reinhartautomotive.com

They can help you go fast!

-ryan s.

[P72Ford]

Seeing as its a 3.55 open... you will have a hard time perfecting a method of launching the car. I have messed around here and there trying to launch my Dad's car without lighting the tire off. I've never been able to hook it on the street.

If you have a set of sticky tires for one of your other hot rods, maybe you could try them (they should fit just the same).

Roll into it a little slower if you don't have sticky tires. Spinning, letting off, spinning, letting off will waste more time than rolling in and going WOT as soon as you can. You'll have to experiment with exactly when you can go WOT... but thats part of the fun.

You may try running it against the brake a little, leaving on the threshold of spinning, and going WOT ASAP. Its not optimized because you aren't leaving at WOT... but you're limited without stickier tires, a trac lok, etc.

[pantera77]

99 p71's are usually the slowest. Not only are they nPI, they have the worst factory tune of them all.

Still you should be in the mid 16's minimum.

[v8only]

great info from all. I'm gonna read up on that jmod myself later. Trac lok units for me are practically free...I've been in the fox mustang crown for 15 years now...I'll just hit some friends up, then teach myself how to install it.

I suppose a hand held tuner then would help the computer tune no? Disappointing to hear the 99's had the worst tune. Is there a junkyard computer that would be better to swap? Can I swap a pi 01 computer into it? Junkyard is full of old taxi's and cop cars.

[SVT98t]

01s have the tune to deal with the higher compression from the PI heads.
You can swap it. I don't know if it would help or not.

-ryan s.

[P72Ford]

99 p71's are usually the slowest. Not only are they nPI, they have the worst factory tune of them all.

Still you should be in the mid 16's minimum.

I once heard that the '99s had the most aggressive timing curve.

And I tend to believe it, because my Dad's pings like a bitch on anything but 93.

[pantera77]

I once heard that the '99s had the most aggressive timing curve.

And I tend to believe it, because my Dad's pings like a bitch on anything but 93.

Actually i think you might be right. 00's have the worst factory tunes, 98 and 99's are much better. I have to lurk CVN more I guess.

Either way, you should still be in the 16's.

[Mercracer]

My 2000 with 3.55 open ran 15.90s stock... I would expect a '99 to run as good or better with the better computer. I had decent enough tires where it did not just sit and light them up. 18s is not the norm...

[gadget73]

If you're looking to install a traction lock, you may consider just buying a new one. Last I checked it was about 200 bucks. The rebuild kits are about 125 or so, plus the used part and your time rebuilding it makes it barely worth it unless you get a smoking deal on it. I'd never pay someone shop rate to rebuild a traction lock, one hour of labor and any savings would just go straight out the window.

[P72Ford]

I bought a new unit from www.50resto.com for $198, shipped to my house. That was about 2 years ago; Scott put that unit in my red car.

I think Summit has them for right at 200, with $12 or so shipping.