My son took his car to the High School drags again this year. He ran 14.60's at just under 101 mph. Pretty consistently. In one run he missed 3rd gear and still ran over 100 mph. The car spins in first and second and he lets off pretty much when he shifts.
I think this car should run 13's and I am going to take it to the track on Saturday and try and prove it. I was always told that if a car runs over 100 mph in the quarter mile it should run at least 13.90's. The car is a front wheel drive stick but I still think with that mile per hour I should be able to get it there. What do you guys think? Will it be easy for an experienced driver to get a car with this much power to weight in the 13's? I plan on flat shifting the car. I think that alone will make a big difference and expect to even gain mph.

my son kept breaking his neon when he tried that...front wheel drives are to fragile to take that kind of abuse! unless you spend big money!!!

No experience with front wheel drive.

My experience with rear wheel drive cars is that most anything with that kind of mph, should 60 ft in the 2.0s sec. in full street trim with street gearing. That should result in 13.80s - 13.90s.

Srt4?

He has a Shelby Charger. From what I am finding out based on the mph it runs better than average for one of these cars.

Front wheel drive cars are hard to hook.My 3.5L 5 speed Altima just blows the front tires off and then goes into wheel hop if I leave above 3500 rpm.The key is getting it to launch.Try slipping the clutch a little and playing with the air pressure to get it to hook.If you don't get it in the 60ft you wont make 13's.

My 4800 C-body did 13.92 at 101. 2.23 60'. 2.76 Sure Grip 275/60/15 Cooper Cobra tires.

Kevin

I have no experience with FWD cars, but I do know from watching some of them at the track that they will MPH high, and 60 slow for a given ET compared to a typcial Rear drive V8. So.... If it were a rear drive car at 101, I'd expect it to be into the 13's. But a FWD running 101...... Not so sure the rule applies. 14.60's sounds about right.

But a FWD running 101...... Not so sure the rule applies. 14.60's sounds about right.

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I will find out Saturday. I talked to a parts dealer that specializes in these car and felt 13'S should be easy. He told me a few tricks to try and get some drag radials and the car should be in the 12's.
I can not believe how much easier it is to get one of these turbo car to improve ET.
Basically if you need a little more power give it more fuel and turn up the boost.

I put spacers in the rear to raise it about and inch. I took it out for a test drive. First and second gear spin like you are on a patch of ice. I know the track will have better grip but the car definitely needs a lot more tire.

Buy a cheap used pair of slicks for it, but to get the most from them he's gonna have to dump it pretty high, and your axles will be on borrowed time then.

I think GDonovan would be the one to ask. He's had a few quick fwd cars.

I couldn't get it done. I was quicker than my sons best times by 2 tenths and 1 mph faster but after 4 runs I decided to save the car for a time when I have tires on it that will hook it up.
This thing spins through first and second like you are on ice. The track prep wasn't the best but it wasn't terrible either. Best run was a 14.40 @ 101.9 mph. With traction it should go well into the 13's

Not sure about the older Turbos Dodges, but our stock SRT4 that had good tires ran 13.6 no mods. If it is a turbo you can not go by the times a real wheel drive will run, ET compared to MPH.

Just for a point of reference the New Focus ST's run's 14.7 @ 96 mph
So I think your right there.
I was pitted next to a few young guys with SRT4 Neon's a few years ago with Drag Radials and a couple of mods they were in the high 12's.
they really pissed off a few of the Restored Muscle Car guy's in the trophy classes

This little car would blow away 383 and 340 cars. It would take a good running 440 to beat it.
I'm getting drag radials. It will run well into the 13's with drag radials. Then I'm going to turn up the boost and shoot for the 12's. That is as far as I will take it with the stock motor.
I ran a new Camaro ZL 1 yesterday. He didn't beat me by much. A little traction and I most likely would have beat him. He was running drag radials and the tires were more than double the width of the tires on the GLHS.

I don't know anything about racing FWD cars but I ran a 12.91 @ 103 MPH so that 101.9 MPH is well into 13 second territory.