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1/19/05, 02:05 PM
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I saw a couple of notches in MMFF back around October that are kind of what I would like to do with my car. They were both street legal yet they ran in the mid 11's. I have the article at home, wish I could give you a little more info.
1/19/05, 02:08 PM
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I have the article. Did you want to do a 408 stroker with yours or a 302 or a 306?
I would get a 4 inch cowl hood from one of the race only places, so it will have a bubble effect and not look like a rectangle with a ramp in front of it. What is your budget if you were to do this? if you have like 3 grand, you could have a nice 12 second car......
I would get a 4 inch cowl hood from one of the race only places, so it will have a bubble effect and not look like a rectangle with a ramp in front of it. What is your budget if you were to do this? if you have like 3 grand, you could have a nice 12 second car......
1/19/05, 03:23 PM
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Originally posted by Andy Haynes@January 19, 2005, 4:15 PM
If you want something still streetable yet you can take to the track and run mid 11's. You need to do a 347 stroker with 150 shot.
If you want something still streetable yet you can take to the track and run mid 11's. You need to do a 347 stroker with 150 shot.
A friend of mine was running 11's with a 170K mile stock hyperuplastic bottom end with AFR heads and Nitrous....
1/20/05, 08:50 AM
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Yup that's the article I was talking about. I wish I could do a 408 stroker but I don't know if I could afford it. I may just do what I can with the 302 thats there. I already have the 4" cowl hood, it was on there when I bought the car. My budget is probably a few thousand bucks but definatly spread out over time, maybe a year to two years.
Ideally, I will take that car of the road and get a nice beater to drive during the winters. That engine has 140,000 miles on it so I think it would need a basic overhaul first.
Here is a picture of my car:
Forgot to mention, I would rather run naturally aspired than be on the bottle.
Ideally, I will take that car of the road and get a nice beater to drive during the winters. That engine has 140,000 miles on it so I think it would need a basic overhaul first.
Here is a picture of my car:
Forgot to mention, I would rather run naturally aspired than be on the bottle.
1/20/05, 01:50 PM
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Welds, 4 cylinder springs, and a air bag in the right rear. Then do you want to run with an auto or Standard. Get a TKO from X2C motorsports if running a standard, but if using an automatic, a C-4 with a Transbrake would be great...IMO
1/20/05, 07:20 PM
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I thought only automatics could have a transbrake...but I am new to this so probably wrong.
Also, I think I would stick with A/T for the car. I prefer to drive a manual tranny but I have heard that A/T are better for drag racing b/c you can't beat the speed shifts of an auto. That true?
Also, I think I would stick with A/T for the car. I prefer to drive a manual tranny but I have heard that A/T are better for drag racing b/c you can't beat the speed shifts of an auto. That true?
1/21/05, 11:41 AM
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Nope, unless the auto has been built. Get a TKO and speedshift it and you will smoke any stock or near stock automatic tranny. Only a auto can have a Transbrake. WIth a stick, just dump the clutch at the desired rpm. No need for a transbrake.
1/31/05, 10:08 AM
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They did use a hardened 31 spline halfshaft in the 03's. Also another thing is the 03 had slightly stiffer spring rates and the addition of Bilstein struts. Paul has a 03 IRS rear end at his shop that I believe is planned to go into a SVO 
1/31/05, 12:13 PM
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that IRS would be great for an SVO which is a cornering Focused car. Any drag car or car with 400hp or so that drags wwould not be so good for it but i would be all for it if i wanted to go cornering. If i had a new SALEEN i would put a IRS in it and go road racing.
