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Are we talking cars that are used to drive on the roads daily tho ?Originally Posted by Quiggs
I was citing times for Crail ( it's a cold track and no sticky tarmac tho ! )
DId a check tho' and Santa Pod isn't really any faster .... http://www.rwyb.co.uk/cc_results2006.php
Are these times that are verified or just quoted ? From lights to line ??
You'd have to put some VERY fat rubber on fronts to get much better, A Jetta doing 11.7 ? Is it on 9" wide rims ? Can it TURN a corner ?
TVR .... pick any one you liek the looks ofAnd if you really want to go fast in a straight line for cheap, it's already been said: Fox Mustang 5.0...
Last edited by Matra et Alpine; 05-26-2006 at 12:22 PM.
"A woman without curves is like a road without bends, you might get to your destination quicker but the ride is boring as hell'
Daily driven. For the most part, they roll in to tech, drop their pressures, and run. A couple guys swap front wheels to something lighter with some DOT slicks, but for the most part they "run what they brung."Originally Posted by Matra et Alpine
I always ask to see slips. We have four 1/4 mile tracks within 2 hours of the school, so it's not hard to go run legally.Are these times that are verified or just quoted ? From lights to line ??
I think they're 17x8.5's up front. He daily drives it during the summer. 400whp and northeastern winters don't typically get along.A Jetta doing 11.7 ? Is it on 9" wide rims ? Can it TURN a corner ?
They're a little pricey over here, if you can find one.TVR .... pick any one you liek the looks of
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The things we do for girls who won't sleep with us.
Patrick says:
dads is too long so it wont fit
so i took hers out
and put mine in
well do you live where i live? if you dont then you are foriegn to me are you not? i didnt say there was anything wrong being a foriegner i just said that you were one. nothin wrong with that. i didnt call people ignorant for not knowing track days are expensive i called you ignorant for bashing a car everytime its mentioned because its american. and i do know track days are much cheaper in most other countries..therefore i am not ignorant but thats besides my point anyways since the ignorance wasnt knowing that track days are expensive!Originally Posted by Coventrysucks
when have i bashed anybody on this board for being from another country? other than saying you guys are being ignorant which for the most part a lot of you are. i havent bashed anybody so that point is moot.Originally Posted by Coventrysucks
ignorance. seriousley tho. im not saying some don't but not all foreign cars handle like their on rails either contrary to popular belief here (as a lot of you would make it seem at least"Originally Posted by Coventrysucks
i dont understand what your saying? theres a double standard because i dont like to hear people bash drag racing? wouldnt a double standard be if i didnt like you talking trash about a sport but then i went and talked trash about one of your sports? since i did no such thing as i like almost all types of racing (i find nascar and the like to be boring but i certainly don't bash people for liking it, just not my thing, unlike you guys who redicule a lot of popular american motor sports) there is no double standard on my part. you just proved my point. nice try thoOriginally Posted by Coventrysucks
please explain to me what i am biased about? i never critisized one thing about the way you guys do things in other countries. all that stuff is just peachy with me. i'm a fan of most things you guys are fans of and things that you guys are a fan of that im not really into i certainly don't ridicule you because of it unlike you guys once again. im not trying to ram drag racing down anybody throats. drag racing isnt even really my thing, im just saying its nowhere near as bad as you guys make it out to be but its still a pretty good time and its affordable thats all. it doesnt need to be made fun of by a bunch of people acting like 3rd graders.Originally Posted by Coventrysucks
My rides:
1999 Mustang GT
1974 Ford Country Squire (for sale!)
1991 Jeep Cherokee
1970 Shelby GT500
buy a 200SX. i pulled 13s in standard trim.
The Datto will rage again...
400whp in a FWD Jetta ?Originally Posted by Quiggs
I'm going to want to see the slip and the specs on that.
Coz once you've put in a gearbox/diff to cope with that amount of power then it's not really a "Jetta" any longer !!
( I also googled believing you to see if I coudl find the car ... the lack of any numbers even anwhere NEAR that number makes me suspicious )
"A woman without curves is like a road without bends, you might get to your destination quicker but the ride is boring as hell'
http://www.20squared.com/scars.htmOriginally Posted by Matra et Alpine
There's the basic specs on the car. I'm trying to find the Eurotuner article where he was featured for more. The turbo's a T04E. He was running a stock trans until last winter, when after 165,000 miles it finally broke. There's a slip of a high 12 on the Vortex, but I know I have a video of him running sub 12s. It might be on a disk at my apartment. I'll keep looking...
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The things we do for girls who won't sleep with us.
Patrick says:
dads is too long so it wont fit
so i took hers out
and put mine in
Found more of a mod list...
Engine
Completely rebuilt long block (4k miles as of now 7/25)
ARP main, head, and rod bolts
Turbonetics 60-1 TO4 turbo w/ .58 ar, ceramic ball bearing
C2 Motorsports 9.0:1 headspacer
42# 440cc green top injectors
C2 Motorsports 95mm custom polished MAF housing
Tial 38mm external wastegate (vented to atmosphere)
3 inch turbo back dump tube
3 inch borla XR-1 Race muffler
Spec Stage 3 Clutch
Eurospec flywheel
painted/polished engine parts
33x11x3 Intercooler
Black IC piping
ATP manifold w/ relocated WG flange
Trac Racing Stage 3 head
Schrick valve springs and retainers
C2 Motorsports 42# chip (custom tuned)
Stage 4 turn 2 motor mounts
HD tranny mount
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The things we do for girls who won't sleep with us.
Patrick says:
dads is too long so it wont fit
so i took hers out
and put mine in
yeah but that's a while away from sub 12 on street tyres
"A woman without curves is like a road without bends, you might get to your destination quicker but the ride is boring as hell'
a 9.15 still with street rego isn't too bad
http://www.dragtimes.com/Holden--Tor...ag-Racing.html
For cheapest straight-line go I'd suggest an early Holden Torana (LC or LJ) for $500 and up, buy a used 308 V8 & g'box with LSD etc for another $1500 tops (plus fit) an easy conversion. An aftermarket chassis-reinforce kit is available to make it all legal, if required. Those things are so light it only needs 250hp to get into the 12s with street tyres on 6" rims
Last edited by nota; 05-27-2006 at 09:52 AM.
I just checked: I have a 17.6 seconds car.... (0-400 meters)
but I am working on it.....
"I find the whole business of religion profoundly interesting, but it does mystify me that otherwise intelligent people take it seriously." Douglas Adams
So, my mate who drags his NIssan 300 corrected some of my misconceptions based on cars we see up here
Nissan SUNNY doing 11.1 sec 1/4mil .... 450-500whp !!
LOTS of momney spent controlling wheel tramp to keep the traction.
AND still reasonably OK on smoothish roads.
All the bits availabe from dp motorsport in the UK. SO nothgin too specialised or one-off !!
So I take back on FWD getting sub 12s.
He DID talk about TENS of thousands being spent to achieve this !!
And that it featured on Fifth Gear where it outdragged a Viper
Not one I'd have said a FWD could have taken !!!!
"A woman without curves is like a road without bends, you might get to your destination quicker but the ride is boring as hell'
I don't know the cheapest way to build a 13s car, but I sure know the fastest time to build one...
You guessed it, 13s flat.
Maybe if we had some...Originally Posted by Pando
Are you kidding me? LT1s with good drivers are definetly high 13 second cars. Making over 300hp (rated around 280-300) and roughly 3400lbs you can do the math.Originally Posted by Juggs
Heres a C&D article on a 96 LT1 cars:
http://www.stangbangers.com/96_Cobra...rd_Article.htm
With those mods and sticky tires youd be in the 12s...throw some exhaust and a set of gears and maybe a cam in one and you could have yourself a 13 second car with ease tho.
Catback exhaust alone frees up a good 20hp.
These LT1s that you "dusted" were in good condition? All cylinders firing? The ones with the "really tall gears" are the autos with the optional 2.89 gear. The T56 cars came with a 3.42 gear.hell my car prob runs mid 14's and i dust LT1's all day long. their heavy and have really tall gearing to cruise the highway with. ive got plenty of experience with the 4th gen f-bodies so i know about em. im not saying they are hard to make into a 13 second car tho nor are they all that expensive.
I agree.both of your points were correct but a fox body is much much more affordable and just a better platform all around.
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