9 sec pt cars

[Steve Chryssos]

I'm not hot. Just trying to be clear. Rather than bench race about decibels, it's best to look at the car's complete picture.

The 9.98 run (as with all other drives) was done with a 3.73 gear, a 3000 stall 10.5" converter, a full interior and an all steel body including the hood. Faster elapsed times are available with the benefit of a progressive nitrous controller and more nitrous. The suspension is adjusted entirely without tools. Bret's push button controller an rebound/compression shock adjustments are all that's required to jack up and preload the rear suspension.

Vinnie plans on making many more runs, Please clarify when a nine is a nine 9.80's?, 70's,.....20's. I'll have Vinnie make a run just for you.

[Junkie]

Originally Posted by ProdigyCustoms

I have drag raced and dare I admit back in the day, street raced enough to have a idea of what maybe could be done. I have a friend that has a RX7 that runs Cheapo Pep Boys Special street tires and consistantly runs mid nines, and picks pockets of slick tired cars street racing.

I do not think the OP meant 9s on street tires.

But here is what I think about tires. I think a car could go nines in the right car on 220 wear PT tire. It would be a run that started with a 1.70 short time and MPH like a mother out the back door. I would not be surprised if Vinny sprayed 300 in progression on his car that he could do it as he is a hell of a driver. It would have to be a 9.99 at 155MPH though to do it, and it would be as Steve O mentioned, dangerous at minumum.

All the Vettes and Vipers running 9s, 8s, are all on slicks / DOT drag radials so I think they are acceptable for us also

I think its very possible on a DR, lots of ppl daily drive there car, take them to events, do tours, etc... on drag radials so i don't see why they would be ruled out. Also Ive seen Vipers run 9's on street tires for awhile now, one of my friends has done it a few times. Granted the MPH is in the 160's but its possible to get that kind of power with the motors ppl are building in these things now. I guess i'll just have to accept the fact that my car will be a modern pro street car, just a lot more comfy and a lot more drivable.

[jr421]

Wow this thread is still at the top, all I can add at this point are these two simple equations


Drag Racing is congruent to Prostreet

as


Road Racing is congruent to Pro-touring

[GregWeld]

Originally Posted by streetfytr68

I'm not hot. Just trying to be clear. Rather than bench race about decibels, it's best to look at the car's complete picture.

The 9.98 run (as with all other drives) was done with a 3.73 gear, a 3000 stall 10.5" converter, a full interior and an all steel body including the hood. Faster elapsed times are available with the benefit of a progressive nitrous controller and more nitrous. The suspension is adjusted entirely without tools. Bret's push button controller an rebound/compression shock adjustments are all that's required to jack up and preload the rear suspension.

Vinnie plans on making many more runs, Please clarify when a nine is a nine 9.80's?, 70's,.....20's. I'll have Vinnie make a run just for you.

I used to live in NYC -- it's a very stressful place to live. Are you building cars there?

[Steve Chryssos]

I need to update my User Profile. We just moved down to Ormond Beach Florida. "The Birthplace of Speed" .... next to Daytona.

[Desert68]

Originally Posted by streetfytr68

The 9.98 run (as with all other drives) was done with a 3.73 gear, a 3000 stall 10.5" converter, a full interior and an all steel body including the hood. Faster elapsed times are available with the benefit of a progressive nitrous controller and more nitrous. The suspension is adjusted entirely without tools. Bret's push button controller an rebound/compression shock adjustments are all that's required to jack up and preload the rear suspension.

That is amazing. And that guy can darn sure drive, too.

[GregWeld]

I'm going to hijack this thread for just one more post...

If a person was AutoX'n' and they turned a 49.7 --- would they then tell people they ran a "Fourty"?

If I was running a road course - and ran a 1.52 -- would I say I ran a "one"...

In racing -- TIMES COUNT - and HUNDREDTHS COUNT.... Leave statements like I run "9's" in the bar with a bunch of people that don't know and don't care... a 9.98 is DAMN impressive (I'm MORE THAN impressed!) - but it ain't a 9... and to argue otherwise is just silly semantics. A 9 is a 9.0 -- or it ain't... unless you say I run INTO the 9's... and then it's some number that is "into" the 9's... We used to say it like this -- We broke into the 9's.... and that is what a 9.98 is...

I love the car - love the build - but I also like facts... So let's be friends. Cause it's all good. And now my stomach is turned and I don't like that...

[Vegas69]

I have to agree that it's a 9 second run. I've always heard drag racing numbers referred to as INTO the 9's or 10's. There's no rounding up in drag racing. He wouldn't be invited into the 10.0 class on Pinks with that run.

[907rs]

https://lateral-g.net/forums/showthread.php4?t=524

That's not a 7 second car, and it's not a 5 second car, it's a 6 second car.

If Vin ran lower than a 10.0, then he's got a 9 second car. Period.

[parsonsj]

Vinnie's car is a 9 second car.

If he ran an 8.99, he'd have an 8 second car.

Greg, it's OK that you don't know the terminology... this is a PT site.

jp