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I agree with you Travis, in 97 when my backhalf was going 10.90@142, everyone bitched, now at 10.90@150 I am not alone anymore. Even more important I wonder how bad the car counts are gonna be affected by the economy?
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01-22-2009, 01:34 PM | #53 | |
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No offense, but its takes a WHOLE lot less to go 150 in SST than it takes to go 170 in Gas...any decent 522 or 540 will get you there at 2800-2900 lbs... But take that motor going low 150's in Gas and its 20 k more to go 170... No whining here and thats not how this topic started...I dont believe in speed limits... I'm not going to spend the money, and like I and others mentioned, the big mph cars dont generally kick the crap outta the lower mph cars, you just have to know how to RACE !!!!! Just my .02 also...
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I would think that it takes a LOT of motor in s/st trim to go 150mph. You are talking over 2800lb car on the stop for a bit. I don't think your run of the mill 522 or 540 is going to do that. If my thinking is right that would be at least a 8.20 to 8.40 car wide open.
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My Buick is 2835lbs, goes 8.55@156, 10.90@149-51, on the stop 3.90-4.50 weather perm.
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That made me laugh out loud.
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Two other examples...although my roadster is light for sst (2450)...I have a "junk" 496..small roller, 12.5 comp. 305 cc heads, PG, 4.56's, 16/33's...I raced in a local SST series this past year, I have a bunch of time slips 10.90 at 149/150, and it only went a best of 8.70... Another guy who posts here had a Nova a few years back, 511, Canfield heads from Bill Mitchell, alky hat, 2800 lbs...10.90 at 149 all day..8.80's all out... So I'm thinking a "regular" 540 can do it on alky easy...with nothing more than off the shelf standard stuff... I really believe the key is less time on the stop...you see Gary is running 4-5 sec's, you gotta get it back to about 2.2-2.6 secs...
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01-22-2009, 06:18 PM | #58 | |
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less time on the stop , and more time in the bar!
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damn Dave , your becoming a posting *****
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