S650 Whipple drag strip results

[msquad]

I'm old back in the day an 11 second car on a street tire was considered fast.

I was happy with my 1st new car, ’89 5.0 LX. Now when I see that car described - about back then, they say how slow it was. I was satisfied with that & that’s why my current 5.0 will stay NA.

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[Saphire]

I plan on upgrading the axles and I don’t go to the strip enough to get a full drag pack. I may see if I can barrow one or get a ghetto wheel and tire on the back for next time. For sure!

What type of resonator delete did you install?

 

[LouG]

It's interesting, and a culture thing, that the US is really focussed on the drags. We have strips here, but I've never been to one. Except back in 1968 when there was a dirt (!) drag strip a short way out of town. I've been more into circuits with cars and bikes.
I have to keep reminding myself of that when I read about breakages in tuned cars. The drags must be very hard on drivetrains.
A whipple on a stock Mustang would probably last me years.
I'd lose my licence for life and it'd sit in the garage.

 

[Saphire]

It's interesting, and a culture thing, that the US is really focussed on the drags. We have strips here, but I've never been to one. Except back in 1968 when there was a dirt (!) drag strip a short way out of town. I've been more into circuits with cars and bikes.
I have to keep reminding myself of that when I read about breakages in tuned cars. The drags must be very hard on drivetrains.
A whipple on a stock Mustang would probably last me years.
I'd lose my licence for life and it'd sit in the garage.

I don't know why they call it a drag race, I've yet to see a guy dressed in drag. But back east in the Milwaukee area they have, or had, motorcycle ice racing. They'd take the tires of their motorcycles and put these screws through them. They'd hit the ice hard. One guy got his foot ran over. Poor guy, his foot was turned into ground beef. In America we had all kinds of racing. Cars, motorcycles , old WW2 fighter planes, and Demolition Derby where cars would run into each other. We even have one called the Frog Jumps. Dog racing too. Name it.

 

[DevilDog]

I'm old back in the day an 11 second car on a street tire was considered fast.

An 11 second street car back in the day was extremely fast. A 12 second street car was fast. You also didn't have everyone telling you what they think you should or shouldn't do to make car faster on a public forum.

 

[robvas]

When was back in the day?

 

[LouG]

When was back in the day?

If you have to ask, you weren't there.
It was when men were men, and sheep were scared.

 

[LouG]

I don't know why they call it a drag race, I've yet to see a guy dressed in drag. But back east in the Milwaukee area they have, or had, motorcycle ice racing. They'd take the tires of their motorcycles and put these screws through them. They'd hit the ice hard. One guy got his foot ran over. Poor guy, his foot was turned into ground beef. In America we had all kinds of racing. Cars, motorcycles , old WW2 fighter planes, and Demolition Derby where cars would run into each other. We even have one called the Frog Jumps. Dog racing too. Name it.

Good point. Touching up the make up would really screw up your reaction time.
It was similar here. Not enough ice for ice racing, but the lean angles they pulled overseas were amazing.
Our old fighter planes were front line fighters. Our only Airforce now are the same aircraft.
We had speedway with bikes, Ivan Mauger was world champ at one stage. We had sprint cars and stock cars too. Stock cars was just organised crashing.

 

[Q6543]

Late 90s, maybe even very early 00s, but by then we had 4 bolt block and Y trim vortechs… progress moves fast..

We went from 11s DOMINATING the streets to basically skipping 10s into 9 second street cars, by late 00s everyone competitive was dipping high 8s

Now grudge cars are basically 1//8 only, high 3s bottom 4s

It is not uncommon to see 8second cars just out cruising on a Friday night now, met a guy last weekend M4 comp X drive, shipped it down to some company in Miami, the trans and engine build was 70K alone car made 1100 plus wheel AWD, beadlocks on all 4… nasty little cruiser, said he traps upper 160s

 

[DevilDog]

When was back in the day?

I was referring to the mid to late 1960's, and into the early 1970's. Most Pro Stock cars in the late 60's were running in the 9's. My SS 396 Nova (375 hp) ran 12.80's, but it was modified a little. Today's cars are much faster.

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