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07-26-2010, 06:25 AM
#31
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: LA
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If you ever get your car to dead hook with your 500 rear wheel, that's when stuff starts breaking. All the energy developed at launch that was diverted away from the vehicle by spinning, will be absorbed by different parts of the car...and that built motor is no guarantee. Seen more built motors let go, than stock ones. My car is on its second built motor after blowing head gaskets and reshaping pistons. Having a built motor for most just means...let's double the boost.
07-26-2010, 09:32 AM
#32
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: tennessee
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07-27-2010, 01:06 PM
#33
2nd Gear Member
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Billings, MT
Posts: 462
If you are at sea level, I will say you can break into the 11's with that much power. At 3-4k feet elevation, low 12s.. at 5-8k elevation, mid 12s should be easy. Elevation, humidity, temperature, track conditions, intake air temps, and driver ability are all factors that will affect your ET. Is the car capable of mid 11's? Yes, I think it is, given you will race at sea level on a moderate day with good track conditions, sticky tires, and a good driver behind the wheel. Come up here where the AD can get to 7k+ and I would put money down that you can't break a 12.4.
07-27-2010, 09:12 PM
#34
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Redding, CA
Posts: 4,552
If you ever get your car to dead hook with your 500 rear wheel, that's when stuff starts breaking. All the energy developed at launch that was diverted away from the vehicle by spinning, will be absorbed by different parts of the car...and that built motor is no guarantee. Seen more built motors let go, than stock ones. My car is on its second built motor after blowing head gaskets and reshaping pistons. Having a built motor for most just means...let's double the boost.
When I had my motor I told him I wanted it built to hold big power. SO far, all my buddies witht he same motor and running as much orm ore power than me haven't popped theirs. I'm hopefull.
08-03-2010, 05:53 PM
#35
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: North Pole
Posts: 6,716
That Cobra was probably out of regs to run in the 10s or whatever he actually ran so he was fluffing it down the first segment and then hammering it to compare traps etc. on the 18.8, what was his trap speed?? 18.8 should be like 80mph. I bet he was going faster than 80 lol
one of his better runs
10.6@132mph
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