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Originally Posted by smack
well, here is my line of reasoning with this.
my evo has just a shade under 300 horsepower at the crank stock. i've added a decent bit of horsepower recently, and with the all wheel drive, i don't do anything at the line but get up and move.
i am planning on getting out on the drag strip soon here in pittsburgh, and getting some hard numbers. i am shooting for low 12's on street tires. by the end of the season i want to be in the mid 11's. do you run rear slicks on your cars?
that being said, if you can beat me in a straight line, i will add more horsepower and try again ;)
THAT being said, post some pictures, the 1971 chevelle is a sexy car. 
here is me last sunday at the autocross:
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One thing a lot of people don't realize is that actual track times are vastly different than the benchracing times you hear. I had a 2000 Mustang GT that was extensively modified. It never went better than 14.0 on the track, but the trap speed was 126. As fast as I was at the end of the track, I should have been running 12s, but I am TERRIBLE with a stick shift. My 100ft times were terrible.
I doubt you'll make it near low 12s unless you have a sick reaction time and great traction, even if you managed to get about 300hp to the tires.
At any rate, good luck. I'll post here when I'm going to Maple Grove, maybe you can meet me. My friend owns a chassis shop right up the road. He's gonna be doing the back half and the cage and I'll run it at test & tune when we're done.