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Old Apr 20, 2014 | 10:03 PM
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what does it take to get a 4.6 into low 12 seconds?
Old Apr 21, 2014 | 07:17 AM
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Tires, bolt-ons, lot of factors really.
Old Apr 21, 2014 | 07:50 AM
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Low 12's?

Gears, cams (not exactly a bolt-on), and nitrous. After that, you exit the simple bolt-on stuff and get into power adders.

You could also just swap in a stroked carb'd Windsor and go straight to the 9's or 10's. There's a guy down in Houston that did it in a S197.
Old Apr 21, 2014 | 07:22 PM
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How much do you have to spend?
Old Apr 22, 2014 | 03:30 AM
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Old Apr 22, 2014 | 09:22 AM
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^^ i envy that traction. on my old GTO I went 13.0@109 stock wheel hopping and squatting the whole way.

that was a nice run!
Old Apr 22, 2014 | 11:52 AM
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How much do you have to spend?
right!
Old Apr 22, 2014 | 11:55 AM
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good run! Nice car!
Old Apr 22, 2014 | 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by bluhorse
what does it take to get a 4.6 into low 12 seconds?
Drag radials will be the single biggest mod you'll make for drag racing. The next biggest thing is driver mod! I.E. lotsa practice! Follow that up with exhaust, intake, tune, cam and gears. That should get you in the basement 12s.
Old Apr 25, 2014 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by bluhorse
what does it take to get a 4.6 into low 12 seconds?
Are we talkin' about a stick car or an automatic?



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