Here is a six second car my current engine builder crew chiefs and builds the little 440 Ford that makes 2500hp. I went out and watched them run 2 weeks ago. That car takes off like a rocket. They are getting ready to make some changes and step it up more. And I thought this hobby was expensive!
vinny wont need encouragement. His car easily has 9.6's in it with another 100 shot, making it 200 total. as frank said he could probably pull it off, we will see. As steve says, that car does nothing but run, say it can't run in traffic, come to pigeon forge on rtth weekend and sit in traffic for 2 hrs getting home from the autox.
we will have video when it happens.
no, if you run a 1:52, on a road course they will break it down into hundreths, so if you run a 1:52.9 its a 1:52, not a one, not even close to an accurate comparison, same goes for the autox x comparison.
vinnys exhaust is spin tech 3 inch oval, x pipe and there pro mod mufflers. its every bit as bad as it looks, sounds and performs, period. There is no taking that away. its not verbal diarrhea,it proof.
btw- he picked up 6-7 tenths with 100 shot from his all motor run, add in a progressive controller to dial shot in over a few seconds he would of gone faster on the 100 and easily taken another 3-4 tenths with the extra 100.
But if I didn't challenge the notion -- it wouldn't set everyone out to prove me to be an idiot! That's why I lob grenades in threads all the time... it MAKES people think and dig...
vinny wont need encouragement. His car easily has 9.6's in it with another 100 shot, making it 200 total. as frank said he could probably pull it off, we will see. As steve says, that car does nothing but run, say it can't run in traffic, come to pigeon forge on rtth weekend and sit in traffic for 2 hrs getting home from the autox.
we will have video when it happens.
no, if you run a 1:52, on a road course they will break it down into hundreths, so if you run a 1:52.9 its a 1:52, not a one, not even close to an accurate comparison, same goes for the autox x comparison.
vinnys exhaust is spin tech 3 inch oval, x pipe and there pro mod mufflers. its every bit as bad as it looks, sounds and performs, period. There is no taking that away. its not verbal diarrhea,it proof.
btw- he picked up 6-7 tenths with 100 shot from his all motor run, add in a progressive controller to dial shot in over a few seconds he would of gone faster on the 100 and easily taken another 3-4 tenths with the extra 100.
vinny wont need encouragement. His car easily has 9.6's in it with another 100 shot, making it 200 total. as frank said he could probably pull it off, we will see. As steve says, that car does nothing but run, say it can't run in traffic, come to pigeon forge on rtth weekend and sit in traffic for 2 hrs getting home from the autox.
we will have video when it happens.
no, if you run a 1:52, on a road course they will break it down into hundreths, so if you run a 1:52.9 its a 1:52, not a one, not even close to an accurate comparison, same goes for the autox x comparison.
vinnys exhaust is spin tech 3 inch oval, x pipe and there pro mod mufflers. its every bit as bad as it looks, sounds and performs, period. There is no taking that away. its not verbal diarrhea,it proof.
btw- he picked up 6-7 tenths with 100 shot from his all motor run, add in a progressive controller to dial shot in over a few seconds he would of gone faster on the 100 and easily taken another 3-4 tenths with the extra 100.
i was gonna ask what exhaust he has, it sounds good...hes running an Airbar too right? Sounds like it will take some abuse!
The triangle 4 bars (Air Bar G Bar, Prodigy Bar) are the very best on the drag strip of all the Pro Touring G machine suspension types. As I convert my street drag car I plan to see how good a G link is compared to the drag race ladder bar set up I have now. The G link adjuatability should make it work extremely well.
The triangle 4 bars (Air Bar G Bar, Prodigy Bar) are the very best on the drag strip of all the Pro Touring G machine suspension types. As I convert my street drag car I plan to see how good a G link is compared to the drag race ladder bar set up I have now. The G link adjuatability should make it work extremely well.
Ive been looking at your phone number all week trying to talk myself into a g-link Frank lol.. I need some wilwood rear brakes too.. those 20" billet specialties wheels I bought through you a while back are beautiful
The plan for my falcon is to make it good at lots of things. I will achieve that is through lots of adjustable pieces. Suspension, double adjustable coilovers, wheels/tires and even two different small block motor builds. The car will be light and most of the advantages will come from that trait.
Greg, it's OK that you don't know the terminology... this is a PT site.
jp
Well -- I guess I'm just to old to change -- because in my book an 8.99 is called an "EIGHT NINETIES" car.... not an 8 second car - implying that it can run near 8.0's....
The plate on Sabourys car says it correctly -- IN THE 6's....
In my book - if your car runs 14's or 15's -- then maybe you could call it by the law of large numbers - because who cares... but when you start dipping into the 10's or 9's... each 10th becomes harder to get... and in that territory I think the effort gets rewarded by saying a little more (adding an adjective) such as I've stated all along. It's IN the 9's - or it's a 9 five car etc....
I'd call Vinnies car a NINE NINETIES car UNTIL it broke into the 9 eighties and then I'd call it a 9 eighties car -- and I'd kiss his arse because it's a killer build.
In my book - if your car runs 14's or 15's -- then maybe you could call it by the law of large numbers - because who cares... but when you start dipping into the 10's or 9's... each 10th becomes harder to get...
and that's the exact reason why I agree with the others that wether it's a 9.0 or a 9.99, it's still "running 9's". some might say that they ran a nine with an eight (9.8x), or if they are solidly into the nines, they might just say they ran a five three (meaning a 9.53) or something like that.
in drag racing, that's the way it's usually referred to. if you remember the first time someone broke the five second barrier, they said that they were now running four seconds, not 4.99 or 4.98, they said four seconds. it's just the way drag racing is. once you break the actual barrier of 12, 10, 9, 8, etc, etc, you have now earned the opportunity to say that you ran the next lowest number. it's the way the whole sport does it, but I guess this would be the wrong site to really get into this conversation
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