Mark A Shields

How many of you would race someone on the streets if you had your T-Tops off. Especially if you know it would be close other wise, cause I've G-Teched my car before with the tops off and lost about 1/2 a second off my 1/4. Personally, I wouldn't want someone to think that they could beat me when they can't just cause of wind resistance.

89formula4life

really 1/2 a sec ehhh well... with the old LO3 i don't think i can risk to be any slower, so i won't be street racing with those out

IROCThe5.7L

I dont have T-tops, does that make me special? :lala:

SOLID LIFTER

WOW! Thats a lot of wind resistance ! Alot of pick-up truck drivers (lightings ,s-10s ,454SSs) only want to race with thier tail gates open for that same reson .

IROCZTWENTYGR8

iTrader: (1)

Yeah, taking the T-Tops out will reduce aerodynamics a nice amount as will open windows, but not as much. I'm gonna try running with and without T-Tops 1 day then with the windows open. Who knows when that will be though.

ChillPhatCat

Well, as long as they have their t-tops off

I wish I had T-tops...

xxwarrior36xx

WOW I never really thought of that before. Hey whatever my car is SLOW so whatever. I might as well lose in style!

Mustang5L5

I wish i had T-tops, the the lady who owned the car before me checked off the "sunroof" option instead of "T-tops"

I've raced a few times with my sunroof and my windows open, you can feel the car struggle more at higher speeds. It's a lot of windresisitance. I have no times to prove it but i've used it as a bargianing chip to race slower (import) cars "I'll spot you 4 carlenghts and take off my sunroof and open my windows!"

HrdRockA4305

Yeah, they slow you down a bit I'm sure. If i was seriously gonna race somone I'd put them in and roll the windows up. I went at it about 4 times last night from a roll with my freinds 95 3.8 Mustang (has K+N cone and single flowmaster with a turndown) and beat him from 30 to about 70 every time. Maybe it would have been better with the tops in, but we were just cruisin and messin around.

TexasLT1

definately put them on to race. I raced a friends '99 GT the other day, before I was spanking him by ATLEAST a length, probably almost 2. the other day when I had them off he beat me by about 1. but I had to play catch up because his girlfriend honked and I didnt hear the first one. it sucked. but I still know I can win

No4NJunk

This has already been disproven. The low pressure area in the bed builds a pocket (with tailgate up) of air allowing the passing air to flow smoothly overtop providing less resistance. With the tail gate down the low pressure area allows the air to "sweep" down overtop of the cab and in the bed headinng in the opposite direction the incoming air is going. This causes severe wind resistance.

Inwo

Pretty sure there's additional chassis flex with the t-tops off coming off the line as well. I know my car doesn't like starting out hard without the t-tops on, then again it could just be the wind or something along those lines... Spohn really needs to get on it and start selling sfcs again :-P

SOLID LIFTER

Hey man ,theres no need to call BS on me Im just writing what Ive heard and seen people do! If its been dis proven ,than Im sorry for posting that, Ive just seen alot of guys do it while racing ,so I was under the impression that it worked.

No4NJunk

Don't take offense to what I write. I'm not doing it out of malice. Just trying to "straighten" you out on the subject. I've seen people do this too.....and thought what a dumbass! LOL. Anyway, don't believe everything you hear or see. As a matter of fact, don't believe me.....go and do some homework on the subject and see what you come up with.

Then let me know when I'm right.