So, How fast could YOU go?

[Cooter]

You have $10K to spend in the whole car....What combo? (Specs for Drag racing and NO "special deals" RETAIL Pricing only.. MUST run on 93 octane WITHOUT pinging or constant tuning. MUST be Stock E-body weight NO fiberglass "Cobras")
What Engine? and why?

What gear? Suspension?

[moparmaniac59]

Check in the "Proven Engine Combo" section for some already road proven engine combo's. A lot of good stuff there!


                                                   Matt B.

[moper]

Prob could get high 11s from it. Good 440 using factory castings - $5500. Trans rebuild - $300 (doing work yourself). Convertor - $800. Gearing the 8 3/4 w/spool $1000. wheels/tires $800. fuel system and gages $1000, ignition whatever's left... If this was a race car and you could gut it and stick a race bucket and frame connectors in there take $300 from selling the interior parts and run that. You should be knocking on the "need a roll bar" zone with that package.

[Moparal]

Well, you cant rule out SFI safety equipment and a chassis cert if going better than 10.0   So It gets really expensive.   With 10k the lighter you are the better it is on your wallet.   I would feel naked without a roll bar or cage even in the mid 11's,  It's your life on the line. I did see a guy in Hattiesburg Ms, run a 7.90 1/4 mile time once.  He stacked 3 nitrus plates on top of each other and they taped the doors closed. It was a money race with junkyard engines.  Question is, how long do you want your stuff to last   This guy averaged only 2 passes per engine. But 20k personal grudge races

[moper]

I dont really care about 11s as long as the brake pedal is firm and there's a full shut down length. But yeah, I agree, it gets really pricy as the ETs drop past 11.49 and then 9.99.