Rethinking my life. . .
12-29-2007, 02:22 PM
#12
TECH SAVANT
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RE: Rethinking my life. . .
Driving "supercars" in normal everyday life can be a very frustrating experience because you have to be driving it "like you just stole it" to get them into their high-performance operating ranges. [/align][/align]This can be fun at first but it wears thin after awhile, and can often attract unwanted attention if you get my drift...[/align]
12-29-2007, 02:32 PM
#13
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RE: Rethinking my life. . .
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You've had your NPI up to 150 on the street and 160 on a dyno? The most mine got up to 140 on the street and I was buried in 4th. Were your stock gears 2.73's or what?
ORIGINAL: sxynerd
I've beaten cars top end on the I80 more times than I can count. With my stock 215 NPI I burried deep past 150 and left Roushes, beamers and Porches in my wake. My Dyno speed alone in 4th gear was 160+mph. The problem is I am rarely ever racing top end super cars.
If I where to build an ultimate motor for super car status. It would have to a low compression, 30lbs of boost, small displacement with a short stroke. When I get my SC i'll be waiting on the gears to see how she drives at around 380-3900hp with my stock gears.
I've beaten cars top end on the I80 more times than I can count. With my stock 215 NPI I burried deep past 150 and left Roushes, beamers and Porches in my wake. My Dyno speed alone in 4th gear was 160+mph. The problem is I am rarely ever racing top end super cars.
If I where to build an ultimate motor for super car status. It would have to a low compression, 30lbs of boost, small displacement with a short stroke. When I get my SC i'll be waiting on the gears to see how she drives at around 380-3900hp with my stock gears.
You've had your NPI up to 150 on the street and 160 on a dyno? The most mine got up to 140 on the street and I was buried in 4th. Were your stock gears 2.73's or what?
I love doing 35 roll races (1st gear). I can toast a 5.7 GTO and do it repititiously. I'm at peak power and shift almost imediately, they always catch up at the end but I make them work for it...
12-29-2007, 02:48 PM
#16
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RE: Rethinking my life. . .
Most new "supercars" are pretty fast regardless if its the 1/4 or at top speed. Higher gears are compensated by the x-mission and the fact that they are much lighter. Top speed also has a lot to do with aerodynamics, which in most cases they a far superior.
12-29-2007, 03:26 PM
#17
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RE: Rethinking my life. . .
Hell, my 20 year old Corvette with 2:59`s will approach 150mph (don`t ask me how I know
) on a straight away, but who cares?. How often are you going to go that fast?. The only good thing is, in the Vette it don`t feel squirrely like I think it would in my stock `stang. Even after all these years the Vette is rock steady at high speeds. I guess it all depends on what you are after
) on a straight away, but who cares?. How often are you going to go that fast?. The only good thing is, in the Vette it don`t feel squirrely like I think it would in my stock `stang. Even after all these years the Vette is rock steady at high speeds. I guess it all depends on what you are after
12-29-2007, 03:30 PM
#18
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RE: Rethinking my life. . .
ORIGINAL: sxynerd
What do you mean? I don't know anything about GTO trans.
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Look at their transmissions and look at ours
Look at their transmissions and look at ours
12-29-2007, 03:51 PM
#19
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RE: Rethinking my life. . .
wat do you need suspension wise to be stable at high speeds.. i know that even in my vert... at like 110-115 it feels VERY light..and it scares me.. i havnt pushed it past 115. call me a *****, but the roads in texas are not speed friendly lol(in the greater san antonio area)
12-29-2007, 04:15 PM
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RE: Rethinking my life. . .
ORIGINAL: sxynerd
I've beaten cars top end on the I80 more times than I can count. With my stock 215 NPI I burried deep past 150 and left Roushes, beamers and Porches in my wake. My Dyno speed alone in 4th gear was 160+mph. The problem is I am rarely ever racing top end super cars.
If I where to build an ultimate motor for super car status. It would have to a low compression, 30lbs of boost, small displacement with a short stroke. When I get my SC i'll be waiting on the gears to see how she drives at around 380-3900hp with my stock gears.
I've beaten cars top end on the I80 more times than I can count. With my stock 215 NPI I burried deep past 150 and left Roushes, beamers and Porches in my wake. My Dyno speed alone in 4th gear was 160+mph. The problem is I am rarely ever racing top end super cars.
If I where to build an ultimate motor for super car status. It would have to a low compression, 30lbs of boost, small displacement with a short stroke. When I get my SC i'll be waiting on the gears to see how she drives at around 380-3900hp with my stock gears.
Im not calling you a liar or anything but i find it very hard to beleive that you can do those speeds with such ease... Even when he was stock gearing he had trouble at those speeds.