Got dusted by a duster
04-12-2007, 12:21 AM
#41
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RE: Got dusted by a duster
ORIGINAL: moparrr07
m.o.p.a.r.
move over please approaching rapidly
f.o.r.d.
found on roads dead
first on race day... to break
what you can buy a terminater for 20 grand and go 12.9 in the 1/4
or you can buy a 5grand muscle car with a decent body and a small block add some small tuneup parts and run the same
yea, yea the 03 will have creature comforts but, thats just the different of new and old cars-
i cant aford $20k, so i take my $2000 and i will put $10000 in it and run low 11s, pull nearly a g on the corners and stop from 60 in under a hundred feet, plus not to mention, it cool factor is way higher
dont get me wrong, there are plenty of new car out there that can do the same, just depends on the $$$ you want to spend, and your abbilities
i have no money, but plenty of time and tons of skills- my choise is made up
m.o.p.a.r.
move over please approaching rapidly
f.o.r.d.
found on roads dead
first on race day... to break
what you can buy a terminater for 20 grand and go 12.9 in the 1/4
or you can buy a 5grand muscle car with a decent body and a small block add some small tuneup parts and run the same
yea, yea the 03 will have creature comforts but, thats just the different of new and old cars-
i cant aford $20k, so i take my $2000 and i will put $10000 in it and run low 11s, pull nearly a g on the corners and stop from 60 in under a hundred feet, plus not to mention, it cool factor is way higher
dont get me wrong, there are plenty of new car out there that can do the same, just depends on the $$$ you want to spend, and your abbilities
i have no money, but plenty of time and tons of skills- my choise is made up
It's simply not an apples to apples comparison. I respect all Muscle cars, more so the ones in the 60's and early 70's because they are what we use today as benchmarks and they just fugging rock.
It's not a matter of why you bought what you bought, what matters is you bought it and enjoy it, the rest is bullsh*t. Enjoy the ride!
04-12-2007, 12:25 AM
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RE: Got dusted by a duster
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and what kind of a car are you performing these feats in? a dart?
i have less than 5 grand in my car, including buying the 340, running mid to low 12s, but id have to see an a-body that will do all of that on a low budget.
and mopar stands for
My
Own
Personal
Asphalt
Remover.
and what kind of a car are you performing these feats in? a dart?
i have less than 5 grand in my car, including buying the 340, running mid to low 12s, but id have to see an a-body that will do all of that on a low budget.
and mopar stands for
My
Own
Personal
Asphalt
Remover.
04-12-2007, 12:56 AM
#43
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RE: Got dusted by a duster
ORIGINAL: moparrr07
im a guy from the big block dart site, while i still dont have a bigblock in my car yet, it doesnt mean i dont know a thing or 2 about bb mopars: this is what i ahve to say
1. hotrod mag made a dart run in the twelves for under $2000 including the price of the car, sure it looked like a turd but 12s
2. 340 dusters back in the day may have been rated in the mid 14s but with different tires and a couple mods (before cold air intakes) they would be running in the 12s
3. 340 dusters were rated at 275 hp but when dynoed, alot of times made 325(gross) hp at the wheels- (now everyone here, go look up what gross hp means)
4. most of our cars (dusters) get the bad rep because some hilllbilly is hotroding a old and tired 318 around, see the dodge truck comercial where the hillbillys jump the white duster
5. with a mildly built engine, with the proper drivetrain and a good suspention, our cars can get in the 11 easily and 10s with the right parts, and that can be done for under $10,000- while that seems like alot, thats basically everthing but the body
6. if you were to accually compare a chrysler frame(body) with a mustang frame(frame) in size and strength, you would cringe in you seats, the older mustang were so weak, why do you think they only weighed 2700 lbs
7. theres no replacment for displacment, not 3 valves, pi heads, or even a 4v head, 281ci just isnt enough
im a guy from the big block dart site, while i still dont have a bigblock in my car yet, it doesnt mean i dont know a thing or 2 about bb mopars: this is what i ahve to say
1. hotrod mag made a dart run in the twelves for under $2000 including the price of the car, sure it looked like a turd but 12s
2. 340 dusters back in the day may have been rated in the mid 14s but with different tires and a couple mods (before cold air intakes) they would be running in the 12s
3. 340 dusters were rated at 275 hp but when dynoed, alot of times made 325(gross) hp at the wheels- (now everyone here, go look up what gross hp means)
4. most of our cars (dusters) get the bad rep because some hilllbilly is hotroding a old and tired 318 around, see the dodge truck comercial where the hillbillys jump the white duster
5. with a mildly built engine, with the proper drivetrain and a good suspention, our cars can get in the 11 easily and 10s with the right parts, and that can be done for under $10,000- while that seems like alot, thats basically everthing but the body
6. if you were to accually compare a chrysler frame(body) with a mustang frame(frame) in size and strength, you would cringe in you seats, the older mustang were so weak, why do you think they only weighed 2700 lbs
7. theres no replacment for displacment, not 3 valves, pi heads, or even a 4v head, 281ci just isnt enough
Look, no one will doubt thefinancial logicof building an older car for your performance needs........but "some" of us like the idea of building up a more modern car....hard as that might be for u to understand. Can you build a 9 second car for alot cheaper than what it'd take for me to turn my 05 GT into a 9 second ride?........absolutely. Does that mean I should sell my GT and go buy an old Mopar? Umm...........no. I like my AC, disc brakes, stupidly stiff chassis (without the need for a cage), modern suspension, and smooth drivetrain that actually makes more than 12 mpg (when my foot isn't in it).
You wanna bash me for having a blower? Go head........really makes me lose sleep, let me tell ya. And next time you're in your daily driver modern Hemi truck/car.....don't be a spoil sport if my GT peels the paint off your car when I come by you. Me and my wee little bitty 4.6 with the cold air intake and twin screw blower.
Enjoy you car hobby, don't turn into the Mopar equivalent of a holy roller and come on this site acting like we're all fools for building up cars that aren't 30 years old.[:'(]
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