Reading this made me feel a lot better, not much, but some. My lil ole 98GT with only u/ds, h-pipe,3.90s and traction(1. ran 8.8 @ 77mph. This was when the car had a HP rating of 205 and 278 tq with peak power at 2500 rpms thanks to a POS chip burn. There is hope for my car still. But you should be happy though. Those numbers where on street tires. I went from a 9.3 to an 8.8 with traction alone. So good luck!