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I just came back from the dragstrip
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You don't see many 10 seconds cars at street legal drags because, well, they're not street legal. Go back on a test and tune day and you'll see some damn fast cars. I'm remembering a turbo mustang with a 351 in it that ran 10.2 at 80something mph because he only had his foot on the gas for half the track. but, if most of the imports at your track run 14s and 15s, they're faster than our track. Most of the imports here run 15s and 16s.
Or an all stock turbo model.
OS
Lifer
:Q:Q:Q
hahaha, it was because of you and that one 18 second civic thread a long ass time ago I figured that my car wouldn't be too slow compared to everyone else. Little did I know. :Q
But yeah I think it's also where you live. No offense, but when I think sacramento, I don't think 'import performance capital'.
I have a friend who has a Mustang he races at the "fastest street car" class at the Mustang shows. It has over 1200 hp AT THE REAR WHEELS (5.4liter turbocharged) and it is a street car like I'm an NFL quarterback.
Yes, I said over 1200 hp. It's not very easy to get down the track on 10" slicks. 😉
Yes, I said over 1200 hp. It's not very easy to get down the track on 10" slicks. 😉
thomsbrain
Lifer
Thank you for that important and informing post. We can tell you are both well informed and a prolific writer.
What exactly is the difference between running down a strip, and getting on the freeway and heading to the fast lane with your foot to the floor, as many people do twice a day, every single workday, as they hit the road to work, in FWD sedans that will be at 175K and still running when they get sold? Pacfanweb 0wned you. 😉
amdskip
Lifer
Bah, thats nothing. I love watching chevelles, camaro's, etc. like late 60's through the 70's, that are street legal and run low 7's.
IHRA has a cruiser class that every car must go out on the highway and cruise something like 10 miles, go back to the dragstrip, leave the hood shut, don't add any gas/alcohol, and race. This class is nuts because they look at every aspect of the car. Running out of fuel is a possibility because they don't have 20 gallon tanks, more like 5 gallon fuel cells. Talk about some high horsepower cars here. These cars are all beautiful and much of them is original parts.
My dad lost 3rd round today. Ran 8.30's @ 156-158 today.
IHRA has a cruiser class that every car must go out on the highway and cruise something like 10 miles, go back to the dragstrip, leave the hood shut, don't add any gas/alcohol, and race. This class is nuts because they look at every aspect of the car. Running out of fuel is a possibility because they don't have 20 gallon tanks, more like 5 gallon fuel cells. Talk about some high horsepower cars here. These cars are all beautiful and much of them is original parts.
My dad lost 3rd round today. Ran 8.30's @ 156-158 today.
Heh, someone here definitely needs to sit down and shut up, and I think it might be you....
I don't give a rats ass if it's a 20 second car or not, you are beyond retarded if you think your car just loves running ful bore 20 seconds at a pop, over and over again at a track. IF you really are as "qualified" (and I loce that term loosely in your case) as you say you are then god help the poor people who bring their vehicles to you to be worked on....
"Oh hell go ahead, punch that bastard every chance you get, it doesnt matter, because we all know that your car can take it, it's those damned performance cars that cant hack it".
K, so your saying that a performance car, with performance parts, can't handle being run hard as well as a stock car, with stock parts?
Those stock parts were meant for soccer moms and ballet dads to ahul their kids around, hardly the market where punching at every stoplight is neccisary, and certainly not repeatedly....
Why the heck am I even arguing this point with you?
YOU LOSE! GOOD DAY SIR!
Originally posted by: thomsbrain
Thank you for that important and informing post. We can tell you are both well informed and a prolific writer.
What exactly is the difference between running down a strip, and getting on the freeway and heading to the fast lane with your foot to the floor, as many people do twice a day, every single workday, as they hit the road to work, in FWD sedans that will be at 175K and still running when they get sold? Pacfanweb 0wned you. 😉
Hmmm, outside of not having a takeoff like you would at a strip (being as how your at a standstill) and the fact that I don't know what kind of geo metro POS you drive but I dont have to come anywhere near flooring it to get well above the speedlimit on the freeway in a hurry, oh outside of MAYBE redlining it in one gear, at MOST two gears, instead of all 5 (or however many you have in your metro), and if your going to "run all day at the strip" like he said you can you'll be doing it more than twice (well, your metro would get beat pretty quick so maybe not), and I hate to break it to you, but the rougher you are on your car, the shorter time it will have to live, thats just plain simple fact, people who drive their cars like a cheap asian hooker don't have cars that last 175k miles, and if it DOES last that long you can bet it would have made it to 300k had they not been a donkey about it....
To quote an idiot "It is best to know what you are talking about before you offer advice."
Such damned basics and it just rolls right over you your heads....
How many repairs did you have on the life of the car, how long did the car last?
And what the hell, in one breath you are saying that "dont race it because running them like that at a strip is bad for them" and then you turn right around and say "yeah I round it like the seattle SLU cheerleaders and it was FINE"....
Something smells like horse puckey....
OS
Lifer
The first car was an accord, I got it when it had 80k miles and I drove it very aggressively for 70k before I totalled it.
during that time, the major things it needed were a new water pump, a new master brake cylinder, new CV joints and a new power steering pressure line.
Most of that stuff probably would have needed replacing anyways. The engine and transmission never failed.
The corolla I've driven for around 30k miles and it hasn't needed any mechanical repairs yet. Actually don't drive this car as hard as the accord though because I'd prefer not to wreck another car.
I didn't say that. I think you're thinking of some one else.
you probably haven't seen the fastest civic 😛
the apex blue 3 door civic that has 722 HP and runs high 9's. that's a quick little one
at sparta drag strip (near where i live) in the finale he raced a done up 911 turbo and the civic beat the other car by about a hundredth of a second.. it was freaking sweet!!!
hopefully my car is around 14 flat maybe high 13's by next year. seeing as i am going forced air induction. 😉😀
the apex blue 3 door civic that has 722 HP and runs high 9's. that's a quick little one
at sparta drag strip (near where i live) in the finale he raced a done up 911 turbo and the civic beat the other car by about a hundredth of a second.. it was freaking sweet!!!
hopefully my car is around 14 flat maybe high 13's by next year. seeing as i am going forced air induction. 😉😀
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