It's Official...HP on Monday (actually Tuesday)

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Originally Posted by thomas sheehan

Who would want to run this car at it's original weight (rumored at 3800 lbs +).
No one is in a hurry to get it in the class guide at that weight.

I AM The street SRT8 can make 11 easy with cam and headers at its full weight. AND there is over 600+ lbs of sound deadner and carpet, and safety equip in it. Heater etc....

When its in the guides , well the "Orange Peel" is already running in the 12's bone stock, with only a tune. Not 1 crack to the motor.

Scrap the IRS, and some others.....what would a 4100lb car be competitve at 11's ? High 10's ?

Hey Jerry you wanna build me a motor for that

[countrypuppy4865]

Drooze,

If the SRT8 is rated anywhere near the factory number, it will not be competitive. It would probably fit B-C (just guessing) If you divide Shipping weight/ Hp Rating that gives you the class it would fall in. So if you take the factory shipping weight divided by the factory rated HP, that would tell you which class it would fall in. Unless, Dodge would "fudge" the numbers a lot!

[W J]

Jimmy, those lead -sled SRT-8's will match up just fine with the heavyweight 5th gen Camaros....both need the lypo-suction reduction process.... WJ

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by countrypuppy4865

Drooze,

If the SRT8 is rated anywhere near the factory number, it will not be competitive. It would probably fit B-C (just guessing) If you divide Shipping weight/ Hp Rating that gives you the class it would fall in. So if you take the factory shipping weight divided by the factory rated HP, that would tell you which class it would fall in. Unless, Dodge would "fudge" the numbers a lot!

Naaaaaaaaaaa....neither Dodge or Ford would fudge the HP numbers now would they........LOL

[countrypuppy4865]

Wj,
You are right they probably would match up well you would probably spend 60-70k+ easy to
Build an ss camaro that would probably run with a lot of combinations but why spend that to be with the rest of the pack when you can be on top?

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Originally Posted by countrypuppy4865

Drooze,

If the SRT8 is rated anywhere near the factory number, it will not be competitive. It would probably fit B-C (just guessing) If you divide Shipping weight/ Hp Rating that gives you the class it would fall in. So if you take the factory shipping weight divided by the factory rated HP, that would tell you which class it would fall in. Unless, Dodge would "fudge" the numbers a lot!

4140/425 (SAE Rated HP) = 9.74 and some change so its a natural D,

The D Index is 11.55 and the car can easily run that with a cam , headers and ditching the IRS and going to a proper gearset the care is capable of running probably a 10.50 , So if a car is capable of going 1 under, thats not competitive ?....

Lets say Im PUSHING it, and I dont think I am and the best the car is capable of is .5 under...and only could ever run 11, which is pretty off......Ive got buddies who with a max overbore (equiv) cam headers and nothing else in a heavier car is (or was hoping to break) into the 9.s late last year I havent talked to him this year or seen him at our local track. This is his daily driver, the ONLY track change is dropping from 21's to 18's for ratio and traction (at the time he set up for 18's there were no 21 drag radials)

What in your opinion, and Im being serious, because this is a difference in perfectpions.....so dont take this as me puffing up.

What is your idea a competitive combo ? Har far under does it need to be able to run under ?

Maybe 1 sec isnt enough, and its my perception VS yours, I am curious as to a real question, its one Ive never asked.

But in my book ESPECIALLY just by dumping the IRS, Gears etc, it could still be a 100k daily driver....

[Bob Pagano]

2 things Chris, It aint gona move very fast out the gate at that weight, your competitor will be long gone and at 4100lbs its gona be a parts breaker.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Bobby DiDomenico

Just so I understand this correctly, the street legal car that anyone could purchase from the dealer is not legal for me to race in Stock Eliminator, but the limited production, not street legal, kit car is OK for Stock Eliminator?

It kind of makes you wonder what NHRA was thinking ($$$$$$$$) about dosent it !