is it possible to get 10 sec 1/4 mile on a 2wd sapp?

 

yes...

 

10.88 209km/h http://youtube.com/watch?v=nguyjEZLj6k

 

sure but, wider tires, muchos bhp and perhaps a launch control would come in handy

 

complete rear beam swap wouldnt go a miss either.

 

if you look at the ford magazine.. all the 2wd only managed 13 to 14sec..

 

I bet the white sapph (Rod Tarry's car?) that did 208mph can do it? That's a 2WD right?

 

Mine does 12.9s

And im a tart off the line

Steve.

 

Its not set up to do the 1/4 mile sprint, so i doubt it.

Steve.

 

I think to get a 2wd saph to make 10's in quarter mile you need to change the rear axle for a 9inch and use slicks other wise you are looking for only 11's maximum

 

The Harris boys can somehow manage 10's in NA pinto powered Mk1 Escorts so surely a big power Saph can be made to do it too....

 

In a mk1 escort with cossi engine will run even 8s. In malta mk1 with Pinto and Nos run 9.7 all the time but in a Sapphire it's a whole different story!

 

It still baffles me how a 200BHPish Escort can do those times....

 

power to weight ratio...

 

The trouble with 2wd cossie's in grip, as the cars squat leaving the line, the wheels due to suspension arm pivot points suddenly have massive camber as a result of the squat and this leads to a massive reduction in grip. One lad, Danny? of some fabrication company, changed his rear suspension completely and was running 12's on just a stg3 set up.

 

danny used a mustang cobra axle plus a couple of other trick bits and his car was only stage 1

 

Did anyone know what is the time of 1/4 mile of st3 2wd cossie(330-350bhp) with road tires?
Thank you!

 

I`ve done a 13.5 but that was at crail which is basically like a gravel pit

 

The guy who had my Saff before me did a 13 dead@ Santa Pod@ 118mph, that's with a Zoo Adjustable rear beam fitted, plus he's a crap launcher..


Thing is, people forget, anything in the high 12`s is bloody good going..

 

But your Saph has a bit more power than 330-350bhp

Mine is 370bhp on road tyres i have done 12.91 @ 114.7mph, thats with normal suspension, as well and me being a tart off the line with a 2.3sec 60ft

Steve.

 

I did a 13 sec dead in my old 2wd saff only runing 380 and konis

 

Its only done 1 quarter mile on the same day as the first 200mph run so not geared or tyred to run 10's.
It recorded a 11.5 @ 139 the terminal saying it had lots of Power but no grip off the line, its much quicker now & expect a close to 150 terminal not really into quarter miles, but im sure a 10 is possible.
Rod

 

Thats what mine was too

 

And yours is 4WD NUMPTY.....


Steve, i worry about you sometimes


You'd be half way down the strip before i'd have traction...

 

Oh i didnt no that, 4x4 eh?



Well spotted pete

 

You know what these pussy 4WD Boys are like dude..

 

You 2 are plonkers, since when have XR4is been 4 wheel drive

Its 2wd you pair of muppets

Pete you should know better as well you old fart

Steve.

 

Steve, i've only just looked at your sig, i always thought yours was an XR4*4

I'll give myself one of these..

 

F*ck sake pete now i need to give my self one

 

Pair of coonts we are...

 

The quarter mile mostly depends on the first 60ft. So if you leave the line with more than 2 sec then you won't probably make much of a good time. The mk1 escorts pwered pintos make good times coz they got a first 60 of a 1.4!!!! So that saves a lot when comes to quarter mile figures. The 2wd sierras make 2sec best so it more time lose there. The 4wd s can have a 1.6- 1.7 and that saves almost aonother sec at the end. I only did 13.4 with a first 60ft of 2.8!!! and terminal speed of 109mph. Thats with road tyres and 15inch wheels with a 350bhp engine. Now I want to try with my new engine which is soppose to be more than 400bhp ond I got 17 inch wheels. Hope to be in 12s!!

 

It also depends on the quarter mile surface too, santa pod is amazing in comparasing to crail, my old boy did 13.3 at crail and done a 12.6 at the pod