Originally Posted by x'ed
those mods should have him in the mid to low 12's. 12.9 is not totally uncommon for stock evo IV's. unless its an evo 8, but i don't know if they made MR evo 8's.
Not on a '05. He was talking about an '05 MR.
Also the MR sucks for drag racing. especially if you start heavily modding. It's a tad weaker, and runs out of gearing. I think the best you can trap in a MR is 116?
My friend has an '06 MR, with TBE, MBC,flash. And still only runs low 13's @ 106ish. He is still getting used to it. Same day bolted on, tuned Stage 2 SRT-4's were going midish-high 12's. My trans-am that day ran 13.5 @ 107 with some horrid driving. Hitting the brake between shifts, 2.35 60'. Horrible. If I brought that car back, I would have been high 12's for sure on street tires.
High 12's stock for even a IX, is far from the norm. I always see them run mid 13's at the tracks around me. ET's are usually similar but the ix's have a couple mph on them.
I already squeaked out a 13.99 @ almost 104 out of my SRT-4 bone stock. I am going back with just Solid motor mounts, and a STS 80 percent redux, and an intake (noise mod). With just that, I am hoping to cut some 2.0's and rip some mid 13's.
Have you taken the XF to the track yet?
Oh, and be careful of the times you read. Alot of these crazy times for the ix's, as well as other cars were done in insanely good air. Like negative 2000. Such as the 11.9 EVO 9 with just, tune, tbe, intake, or the Trailblazer SS, that went mid 12's with just a few bolt ons. And even Ranger's 10 second Z06 pass with just DR's. All done in the same time.
If I ran my stock SRT-4 in that weather, my 13.99 would have been a 13.55 @ 107. LOL. Which we both know is way out of the norm for a stock SRT.