Need some advice to beat a 1968 Mustang

Im almost ready to put in my 302 just looking for some spindles to put in the brakes I been challenge by a guy at Kragen to race him at Irwindale SpeedwayThe guy at Kragen has a 1968 Mustang with a 5.0 that he barley got put in I have a 302 with aluminum heads stock can i beat this guy I need some advice if there anything else I could do to boost my 302 to win Thanks in advice What can I do to my Maverick 302 to leave his mustang in the dust

 

We know nothing about what is done to his car/engine, so it's anyone's guess as to what it would take to outrun him.

 

he's mustang sounded like a beast when he was leaving All i know is that the guy running it automatic I guess Im going to go have to buy something at Kragen and bug him about his 5.0

 

Yup, like Jamie said, without the details on his & your engine it would be hard to say for sure. BTW a 302 is the same as a 5.0, so it could be a pretty close race if both your engines are build similarly. What trans/rear gear are you running? Are you doing 1/4 mile, track, etc?

 

3.80 gears, a 3000 rpm stall converter, a 150 shot of nos. some drag raidals or slicks and some caltrax bars or slaper bars. that should be most street driven cars out there.

the problem with this is you dont know what his car runs. have you ever drag raced at a real track? if not then get some practice in before you meet him there. he will beat you if its your first time ever drag racing at a track. the tree will be green and he will be 5 cars out on you befor you realize what happened. good luck, have fun, and be safe.

 

I have a 9 rear that put in Im new to this track racing thing never raced on a track before so yeah I would need some practice to race this guy when i put in the 302 I have a street close to where i live its wide to run a 4 car race where people race once in a while that I always run on to see the show Thanks for the advice though I really appreciate it

 

150 shot of nos right on isn't there some pistons that are coated for nos Whats the name the guy who rebuild my 302 wanted to put in some of those since he saw how young I was but i guess he was messing around

 

Psh forget that 1/8 mile track come to fontanas 1/4 track! 20 bucks on saturdays.

 

Bryant has it all right! Gears, tires and horsepower, and a good reaction time. U need to be a good driver, that is half the battle no matter what you are racing. I speak from experience , drag racing on the track and street for many years. I do not do the street racing anymore though. Just at the track now.

 

Where at though Can I get directions

 

Thanks ryan Ill keep that in mindI want to get on the track more often after I put in my 302 and to keep it safe

 

http://www.autoclubspeedway.com click on the dragway link there.

 

i'll race him at irwindale! i ain't scared! lol! if i dont beat him Erickmav will kick his butt!

 

well if you dont really want to cruise on the highway with the maveric swith your gears to a 4.11 and if that doesnt work cheat lol

 

how big of a concrete launch is there at that strip? i know the one i ran at is almost a 1\3 of the distance and i could not get traction with street tires for crud! thats why i only got down to a 15