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Number1Thumb · 05-16-2003, 08:04 PM

Your right it s a virginia plate . I lived there did you know

p00p · 05-16-2003, 08:04 PM

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Ya ok bring that ricer . Make sure you got CV axles for it too The stang went 8.30's. That ricer civic is a joke. Apples for apples in street racing. LMAO Ok Run what ya brung

Go take a picture of 'your' car with a sign that says "p00p is going to make me cry"

Theo · 05-16-2003, 08:04 PM

50

TUPAC IS ALIVE

foe · 05-16-2003, 08:05 PM

Saw about a month ago good shit if they only priced it around 70k

Theo · 05-16-2003, 08:05 PM

Number1Thumb · 05-16-2003, 08:05 PM

Ya ok let me run out for ya p00p no problem. 1 hour to get to the shop

iroc409 · 05-16-2003, 08:06 PM

ok, why do all these different states have like 6 billion license plates? i think oregon is that way too, as many license plate designs as there are on the road. we have 2. vehicles all have the same design (they recently forced all farm/commercial light truck licenses to use the car plates), and all the gov't/large commercial/historical/etc plates look the same.

oh, forgot one. if you want to pay $70 extra you can get university plates, so 3 designs.

p00p · 05-16-2003, 08:06 PM

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Originally posted by Soul_Rebel
FUCK

premature ejaculation?

p00p · 05-16-2003, 08:08 PM

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Originally posted by Number1Thumb
Ya ok let me run out for ya p00p no problem. 1 hour to get to the shop

Ah, you have a shop too! This tale could grow quite large, I am sure.....

iroc409 · 05-16-2003, 08:08 PM

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Originally posted by Number1Thumb
Ya ok bring that ricer . Make sure you got CV axles for it too The stang went 8.30's. That ricer civic is a joke. Apples for apples in street racing. LMAO Ok Run what ya brung

alright, if it posts 8.30's, you're faster. but is it really that impressive to have a car like that, and it's less than a second faster than a civic in the quarter?

Number1Thumb · 05-16-2003, 08:10 PM

Ya ok I dont your right, http://www.woodsracingengines.com Geez you oughta know my email by know I submit everyday to ya. But since your anti-Ford I guess thats over HUH?

Number1Thumb · 05-16-2003, 08:12 PM

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Originally posted by iroc409

alright, if it posts 8.30's, you're faster. but is it really that impressive to have a car like that, and it's less than a second faster than a civic in the quarter?

Ok your maybe not understanding what a second is in Drag Racing. Its the world. You know what a second looks like at 185 mph in 1320 feet. Impressive? I dont know, it makes good weekend money

p00p · 05-16-2003, 08:12 PM

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Originally posted by Number1Thumb
Ya ok I dont your right, http://www.woodsracingengines.com Geez you oughta know my email by know I submit everyday to ya. But since your anti-Ford I guess thats over HUH?

iroc409 · 05-16-2003, 08:12 PM

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Originally posted by Number1Thumb
Ya ok I dont your right, http://www.woodsracingengines.com Geez you oughta know my email by know I submit everyday to ya. But since your anti-Ford I guess thats over HUH?

discontinuing business because he doesn't like fords? i dunno about you, but a ford guy brings a car into my shop, i fix it, take the dough, and watch it get smoked next weekend

p00p · 05-16-2003, 08:13 PM

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Originally posted by Number1Thumb

Ok your maybe not understanding what a second is in Drag Racing. Its the world. You know what a second looks like at 185 mph in 1320 feet. Impressive? I dont know, it makes good weekend money

You should use all that coin your making and hire a decent designer.

Theo · 05-16-2003, 08:13 PM

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Originally posted by p00p

premature ejaculation?

delayed!

iroc409 · 05-16-2003, 08:14 PM

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Originally posted by Number1Thumb

Ok your maybe not understanding what a second is in Drag Racing. Its the world. You know what a second looks like at 185 mph in 1320 feet. Impressive? I dont know, it makes good weekend money

know what an extra 150hp of nitrous would do to a civic? who cares about the motor, it's a race car. blow the bitch up and do it again.

Number1Thumb · 05-16-2003, 08:14 PM

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Originally posted by p00p

You should use all that coin your making and hire a decent designer.

Nah racing guys could give a fuck about design

Theo · 05-16-2003, 08:15 PM

this car is prototype and from what i understand (although drunk) it will remain like this. This is nothing more than the continue of GT40 and GT60 (if i remember well). Real supercars with unrealistic price ranges. Let me find some GT40 pics......

Number1Thumb · 05-16-2003, 08:16 PM

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Originally posted by iroc409

know what an extra 150hp of nitrous would do to a civic? who cares about the motor, it's a race car. blow the bitch up and do it again.

Dude are you another "4" inch pipe with a Type-R sticker civic guy. Now that shits hilarious

p00p · 05-16-2003, 08:18 PM

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Dude are you another "4" inch pipe with a Type-R sticker civic guy. Now that shits hilarious

Quick question. What is so special or unique about what you are doing with a 2 bit, dime a dozen car?

ldinternet · 05-16-2003, 08:20 PM

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Originally posted by IntenseCash

Wow.

Number1Thumb · 05-16-2003, 08:20 PM

Nothin special or unique. What unique a stock F-Body with flowmaster's? I dont understand. OR how about the rear spoilers on front wheel drive civics ? I guess I dont understand

Theo · 05-16-2003, 08:21 PM

http://www.supercars.net/cars/1968@$Ford@$GT40%20Mk1%20Gulfg.html
http://www.supercars.net/cars/2002@$Ford@$GT40%20Conceptg.html
http://www.supercars.net/cars/1995@$Ford@$GT90%20Conceptg.html

amazing cars, but they have lots of mechanical problems like all prototypes. GT40 of 1968 was produced in very limited parts and I know a guy had bought this car back then.

iroc409 · 05-16-2003, 08:32 PM

no, actually, despite what i say about ricers, i HATE them. especially the ones with 4" exits and fake type-r stickers. i hate them. i talk more shit about imports around here than anyone i know. unfortunately, i have to work on a lot of them. the civic i'm talking about is just about business. you know, in other countries, those cars are their pro/street? this car is gutted, pizza cutters on the rear, fatties on the front, fiberglass front clip.

but here's something to think about. i haven't done this, because i depend on my truck for a daily driver, it has really low miles, and i'm going to keep it stock for quite a while (until i can get my other projects finished). it's a mazda b2200. we've seen it, it's been proven, for about $1500 i can make my truck a fairly reliable daily driver in the mid 10's. not bad for a $1500 conversion, and i'm not talking about throwing in a v8. the main problem is the rear end. we've already shattered the rear end a few times in another b2200 with a 90 v6 chev conversion. they're only meant for about 100 hp. the nice thing is, the mazdas and chevy shares the same 6-bolt wheel pattern. so, throw a nice 12-bolt under it (although keeping the mazda motor).

so, take $1500 from whatever you've spent, and i bet i could get the truck in the low 8's. not bad for a completely stock-looking (besides some mandatory wider rear tires) rice-grinder.

i'll always take a nice v8 over a rice grinder. but my oooollld chevy truck was showing its age, and eating gas like a mofo so i needed something a little more reliable and preferrably easier on gas.

iroc409 · 05-16-2003, 08:33 PM

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Originally posted by Soul_Rebel
http://www.supercars.net/cars/1968@$Ford@$GT40%20Mk1%20Gulfg.html
http://www.supercars.net/cars/2002@$Ford@$GT40%20Conceptg.html
http://www.supercars.net/cars/1995@$Ford@$GT90%20Conceptg.html

amazing cars, but they have lots of mechanical problems like all prototypes. GT40 of 1968 was produced in very limited parts and I know a guy had bought this car back then.

i think the car would be very sweet, if they could get it in a reasonable price range (say, $40k or below?). kinda like they're trying to make a new pantera ;)

p00p · 05-16-2003, 08:33 PM

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Originally posted by Number1Thumb
Nothin special or unique. What unique a stock F-Body with flowmaster's? I dont understand. OR how about the rear spoilers on front wheel drive civics ? I guess I dont understand

When you pass puberty you just may.

Number1Thumb · 05-16-2003, 08:34 PM

The truck would never hook. What were the 60' times?

Number1Thumb · 05-16-2003, 08:36 PM

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Originally posted by p00p

When you pass puberty you just may.

Dude your hilarious, if you can name one advantage to having a wing(which aids keepin the the rear end down at 185mph) on a FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CAR which would effectivley lift the front end. Make NO sense whatsoever.

iroc409 · 05-16-2003, 08:39 PM

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Originally posted by Number1Thumb
The truck would never hook. What were the 60' times?

i knew you'd ask that, and i honestly can't remember.

i know traction would be a HUGE problem. if i was really going to go that route, i'd do it right. it's too low for slapper bars. it's got a 3" drop, and i get stuck in car washes. the rear springs are down too far. probably what i'd do is tub it and get some decent meat out back, and use ladder bars. a 4-link is too much work. then, put drag shocks/springs on it. i'd have to redo the front suspension though, because it uses torsion bars. not sure how i'd do that without a strut front end or some shit, but i wouldn't REALLY want to get into that. this is, after all, a daily driver. the other problem is the overall weight of the vehicle. usually low weight is good, but the new motor would probably actually reduce the front end weight, so the only hope really is just to get as much on the back as possible.

iroc409 · 05-16-2003, 08:42 PM

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Originally posted by Number1Thumb

Dude your hilarious, if you can name one advantage to having a wing(which aids keepin the the rear end down at 185mph) on a FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CAR which would effectivley lift the front end. Make NO sense whatsoever.

eh, actually, i hate to admit it, but if you're 1) at highway speeds or more and 2) you have a DECENT wing (which most are NOT), they actually make the cars more stable handling. then again, i'd never drive a front wheel drive at a curvy track, and never have. awd or rwd only. but, admittedly, the wings at highway speeds are not a gigantic improvement, but it does help some.

but again, you can't achieve that with just a run-of-the-mill sooper hoop ricer crap wing. their aerodynamics aren't built for downforce.

Number1Thumb · 05-16-2003, 08:42 PM

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Originally posted by iroc409

i knew you'd ask that, and i honestly can't remember.

i know traction would be a HUGE problem. if i was really going to go that route, i'd do it right. it's too low for slapper bars. it's got a 3" drop, and i get stuck in car washes. the rear springs are down too far. probably what i'd do is tub it and get some decent meat out back, and use ladder bars. a 4-link is too much work. then, put drag shocks/springs on it. i'd have to redo the front suspension though, because it uses torsion bars. not sure how i'd do that without a strut front end or some shit, but i wouldn't REALLY want to get into that. this is, after all, a daily driver. the other problem is the overall weight of the vehicle. usually low weight is good, but the new motor would probably actually reduce the front end weight, so the only hope really is just to get as much on the back as possible.

So effectivley what I did to the stang. To go 8's it would need nothing short of a 4 link. Is the 409 in your nick in reference to the Impala motor back in the day?

MediumPimpin · 05-16-2003, 08:47 PM

Drag racing, can you pick a more boring sport

Number1Thumb · 05-16-2003, 08:48 PM

1.5g's at launch is not that boring to me. But to each his own

iroc409 · 05-16-2003, 08:50 PM

nah, you don't need a 4link to do 8's. ladder bars. 4links take to long to dial in, i'm impatient

. i don't have anything in the 8's right now, but i know some people that do, and they all swear by the ladder bars.

the 409 impala was a BBC. it actually comes from my project car (as lame as that is), my iroc that i'm dropping in a 409 SBC. but, actually it might end up being a 406. or, i've toyed with 415, but i kinda want to keep the revs up.

going to go 406, 6-speed trans, 12-bolt rear. and actually, i'm toying with the idea of keeping the 10-bolt. prior to common belief, you CAN make a 10-bolt survive power. my block is actually a 2-bolt, but i think i will leave it that way. the mains aren't as strong themselves with a 2-bolt, but the block is. gm put a lot of extra material in the bottom end of the 2-bolt sbc so it would hold up. worse comes to worse, i'll install splayed caps and have basically the strongest reused block style available. but, gm rates the 2-bolt to 650hp, and they always rate hp #'s low.

the car is going to be a driver mainly, with weekend trips to the strip and curvies, so i'm keeping the iroc suspension (but modded), and the motor will be around 500hp n/a. not bad for a driver.

it's a slow project, because my car's been sitting in my garage too much. our shop's kinda small, and it's usually full. i think i'm going to just buy some land outside town and build me a big, nice shop for my projects. i've got 1 triumph, 2 old 40-50 trucks, and a 40's delivery van i want to turn into a sweet show van for events. the big shop would be nice.

my "racecar" project i've been thinking about doing someday for some real fun... a 97-ish cavalier 2-door with a blown, nitrous 696. yeah.

Number1Thumb · 05-16-2003, 08:58 PM

Dude you definitely do not want a ladder bar car in the 8's. No way. I been drag racing for 12 years and have seen the ladder bars constantly stuck and locked on launch. Bad move. We run with Jon Kaase if you know him. The absloute finest big inch Ford engine builder in the country. http://www.jonkaaseracingengines.com/ we have been buildin the 800 inch IHRA motors that dominate the Chevys and Dodge boys "fake Hemi" that they have revised. Which is a ford wedge head. But the chevy and dodge boys complained enough and got their rule changes so they have a shot at a championshiip in IHRA this year. The big inch (800") motors have belonged to Ford for ever and dont see that changin anytime soon

p00p · 05-16-2003, 09:00 PM

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Originally posted by Number1Thumb

Dude your hilarious, if you can name one advantage to having a wing(which aids keepin the the rear end down at 185mph) on a FRONT WHEEL DRIVE CAR which would effectivley lift the front end. Make NO sense whatsoever.

This thread ain't about wings. It was about a pretty cool car Ford may be coming out with. Is your ego that battered, bruised, and fragile that you had to puff out your man teets and brag about your gay little car?? Who cares! This thread was about a unique car, not about an 8 second car that anyone who goes to a track has seen a dozen times already.

Swiftone · 05-16-2003, 09:01 PM

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Originally posted by Number1Thumb
Cmon out to chicago south side. Bring your car and cash. And it will be driven on the street. No problem

Why bother with these idiots, they are a bunch of European overpriced shitbox snobs -_-.

They don't care about the performance of cars, they care about how rich it makes them look.

And FYI, to all you 'haters' ford already has a car competing with a Vette, its called the 03/04/06 Cobra. Z06 > 03 > C5. And don't give me that crap about how they aren't even in the same league, the vettes interior is total garbage for a car of that price.

I bet it pisses all these dumbshits off to know that there are people out there that aren't impressed with their 80k 'luxury sedans' -_-

Number1Thumb · 05-16-2003, 09:04 PM

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Originally posted by p00p

This thread ain't about wings. It was about a pretty cool car Ford may be coming out with. Is your ego that battered, bruised, and fragile that you had to puff out your man teets and brag about your gay little car?? Who cares! This thread was about a unique car, not about an 8 second car that anyone who goes to a track has seen a dozen times already.

Ya p00p your right buddy. That unique car was a FORD correct

Number1Thumb · 05-16-2003, 09:05 PM

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Originally posted by Swiftone
Why bother with these idiots, they are a bunch of European overpriced shitbox snobs -_-.

They don't care about the performance of cars, they care about how rich it makes them look.

And FYI, to all you 'haters' ford already has a car competing with a Vette, its called the 03/04/06 Cobra. Z06 > 03 > C5. And don't give me that crap about how they aren't even in the same league, the vettes interior is total garbage for a car of that price.

I bet it pisses all these dumbshits off to know that there are people out there that aren't impressed with their 80k 'luxury sedans' -_-

A sesible one in the group. AMEN

MediumPimpin · 05-16-2003, 09:09 PM

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Why bother with these idiots, they are a bunch of European overpriced shitbox snobs -_-.

That's not it at all dude its having grown up with Fords, driving them and more often then not walking my ass home because they suck. Damn Ford's have left me stranded some many times it's not even funny.
Hey as a cheap muscle car a Mustang is ok, but a Ford supercar, please its still a Ford built by the same hicks, with the same people making the parts no thanks.

Number1Thumb · 05-16-2003, 09:12 PM

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Originally posted by MediumPimpin
That's not it at all dude its having grown up with Fords, driving them and more often then not walking my ass home because they suck. Damn Ford's have left me stranded some many times it's not even funny.
Hey as a cheap muscle car a Mustang is ok, but a Ford supercar, please its still a Ford built by the same hicks, with the same people making the parts no thanks.

Who the fuck put a woopin on all the german and british cars in the 60's at Lemans. FORD HICKS namely Carrol Shelby. Let's see, Porsche, Ferrari and we can keep goin on and on that got caught with their pants down. GT40 a supercar for sure

p00p · 05-16-2003, 09:12 PM

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Originally posted by Swiftone
Why bother with these idiots, they are a bunch of European overpriced shitbox snobs -_-.

They don't care about the performance of cars, they care about how rich it makes them look.

And FYI, to all you 'haters' ford already has a car competing with a Vette, its called the 03/04/06 Cobra. Z06 > 03 > C5. And don't give me that crap about how they aren't even in the same league, the vettes interior is total garbage for a car of that price.

I bet it pisses all these dumbshits off to know that there are people out there that aren't impressed with their 80k 'luxury sedans' -_-

Please post timeslips of a stock Cobra vs. a stock Corvette. Don't suck the Cobra's cock because you read a hotrod magazine or a Mustang board. Post proof.

Here is mine, that a stock Cobra isn't faster then a stock vette.
If you know the weight of both cars, and the HP difference you will understand, if not, you are yet another idiot who probably rides a moped.

350hp stock 2003 Cobra.

d0se · 05-16-2003, 09:12 PM

That thing is fucking dog ugly...

iroc409 · 05-16-2003, 09:12 PM

hrm, never heard of that ladder bar problem. but, i only personally talk much with a handful of people that run 8's. most of the nicer cars are around the 10's. street cars, in other words.

haven't heard about the new ford 800 inchers. but, then again i honestly don't pay a ton of attention to the mopar motors either. we don't get to rebuild a ton of motors around here, since probably 70% of our clientele is ricers. unfortunately we have to compete with the likes of speedway motors. the gearheads in this area are very entrenched in their ways, and there are a lot of good hotrod speed shops around here. but no import shops to speak of, besides a stereo shop that claims they're the shit for speed parts. if, by speed parts you mean a fake cold-air intake and altezza tailights.

i'm much more familiar with the chevy builders, like lunati and ligenfelter. if i remember right, lunati was #2 in pro street to hit 200mph in the quarter. i wish he would have been first, he was hitting 198, but not cutting it. he's got that sweet-ass "street legal" green '68 camaro. the first one to hit 200 (201 to be exact) was "the ghost" - a white 95-ish fuel injected camaro. i think that guy (can't %@#$ remember his name now) was one of the few "pioneers" of sorts to use fuel injection in p/s as well. lunati doesn't to this day, i don't think. sad, they should

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i think a ford guy was the first to use the turbo setup though. there were 2 first cars using turbos, a 95-ish stang and a '57 chevy. can't remember which one is first. i've been around computers too damn much lately

i couldn't imagine driving a 2000 horsepower car though, like a lot of the 696 chevy's are. what a rush. someday, i shall be strapped behind such a monster. maybe the cavalier. the original idea was a metro hatchback, but that was way too gay, and the cavalier i can drive down and meet the ricers. see if they'd be dumb enough to race. believe me, they are.

Number1Thumb · 05-16-2003, 09:14 PM

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Originally posted by p00p

Please post timeslips of a stock Cobra vs. a stock Corvette. Don't suck the Cobra's cock because you read a hotrod magazine or a Mustang board. Post proof.

Here is mine, that a stock Cobra isn't faster then a stock vette.
If you know the weight of both cars, and the HP difference you will understand, if not, you are yet another idiot who probably rides a moped.

350hp stock 2003 Cobra.

iroc409 · 05-16-2003, 09:17 PM

the ls1/ls6 is such an amazing motor, with such amazing capabilities. gm is holding back sooooo much with that car.

did anyone see some of the concept cars and race cars gm has out? besides the incredibly frightening 2.2 ecotech-powered drag cavalier, there was a 500hp n/a firebird ls6 with gm-installed 300hp of nitrous. unfortunately they won't be producing that one

MediumPimpin · 05-16-2003, 09:19 PM

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Who the fuck put a woopin on all the german and british cars in the 60's at Lemans

LOL the only reason this happened is because Ferrari told Ford to shove his offer to buy Ferrari up his ass. Ford was so pissed he spent no expense to beat them took what 3 years or so to do it. Big bad Ford taking on a small race shop, go Ford

Number1Thumb · 05-16-2003, 09:19 PM

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Originally posted by iroc409
hrm, never heard of that ladder bar problem. but, i only personally talk much with a handful of people that run 8's. most of the nicer cars are around the 10's. street cars, in other words.

haven't heard about the new ford 800 inchers. but, then again i honestly don't pay a ton of attention to the mopar motors either. we don't get to rebuild a ton of motors around here, since probably 70% of our clientele is ricers. unfortunately we have to compete with the likes of speedway motors. the gearheads in this area are very entrenched in their ways, and there are a lot of good hotrod speed shops around here. but no import shops to speak of, besides a stereo shop that claims they're the shit for speed parts. if, by speed parts you mean a fake cold-air intake and altezza tailights.

i'm much more familiar with the chevy builders, like lunati and ligenfelter. if i remember right, lunati was #2 in pro street to hit 200mph in the quarter. i wish he would have been first, he was hitting 198, but not cutting it. he's got that sweet-ass "street legal" green '68 camaro. the first one to hit 200 (201 to be exact) was "the ghost" - a white 95-ish fuel injected camaro. i think that guy (can't %@#$ remember his name now) was one of the few "pioneers" of sorts to use fuel injection in p/s as well. lunati doesn't to this day, i don't think. sad, they should .

i think a ford guy was the first to use the turbo setup though. there were 2 first cars using turbos, a 95-ish stang and a '57 chevy. can't remember which one is first. i've been around computers too damn much lately

i couldn't imagine driving a 2000 horsepower car though, like a lot of the 696 chevy's are. what a rush. someday, i shall be strapped behind such a monster. maybe the cavalier. the original idea was a metro hatchback, but that was way too gay, and the cavalier i can drive down and meet the ricers. see if they'd be dumb enough to race. believe me, they are.

Nothin new about the 800" Fords they have dominated for 10 years in IHRA pro stock. As for your guys Tony Christian and the likes of those guys is who your talking about. Im talkin Naturally aspirated 2 dominators in the 6.60's

Number1Thumb · 05-16-2003, 09:22 PM

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Originally posted by MediumPimpin
LOL the only reason this happened is because Ferrari told Ford to shove his offer to buy Ferrari up his ass. Ford was so pissed he spent no expense to beat them took what 3 years or so to do it. Big bad Ford taking on a small race shop, go Ford

Thats a crack up. I know true racers just let other manufacturers win. The biggest German and British Event, they just layed down and rolled over.

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iroc409 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: midwest side, yo Posts: 4,728	no, actually, despite what i say about ricers, i HATE them. especially the ones with 4" exits and fake type-r stickers. i hate them. i talk more shit about imports around here than anyone i know. unfortunately, i have to work on a lot of them. the civic i'm talking about is just about business. you know, in other countries, those cars are their pro/street? this car is gutted, pizza cutters on the rear, fatties on the front, fiberglass front clip. but here's something to think about. i haven't done this, because i depend on my truck for a daily driver, it has really low miles, and i'm going to keep it stock for quite a while (until i can get my other projects finished). it's a mazda b2200. we've seen it, it's been proven, for about $1500 i can make my truck a fairly reliable daily driver in the mid 10's. not bad for a $1500 conversion, and i'm not talking about throwing in a v8. the main problem is the rear end. we've already shattered the rear end a few times in another b2200 with a 90 v6 chev conversion. they're only meant for about 100 hp. the nice thing is, the mazdas and chevy shares the same 6-bolt wheel pattern. so, throw a nice 12-bolt under it (although keeping the mazda motor). so, take $1500 from whatever you've spent, and i bet i could get the truck in the low 8's. not bad for a completely stock-looking (besides some mandatory wider rear tires) rice-grinder. i'll always take a nice v8 over a rice grinder. but my oooollld chevy truck was showing its age, and eating gas like a mofo so i needed something a little more reliable and preferrably easier on gas. __________________ <a href="http://www.iroc409.com/"><img src="http://www.iroc409.com/adv/120x60.gif" border=0></a> icq: 1 7 6 4 2 0 9 6 0 Gallery templates for ONLY $25! w00t!

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MediumPimpin Confirmed User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 1,488	Drag racing, can you pick a more boring sport __________________ nats.mediumpimpin.com

05-16-2003, 08:50 PM	#85
iroc409 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: midwest side, yo Posts: 4,728	nah, you don't need a 4link to do 8's. ladder bars. 4links take to long to dial in, i'm impatient . i don't have anything in the 8's right now, but i know some people that do, and they all swear by the ladder bars. the 409 impala was a BBC. it actually comes from my project car (as lame as that is), my iroc that i'm dropping in a 409 SBC. but, actually it might end up being a 406. or, i've toyed with 415, but i kinda want to keep the revs up. going to go 406, 6-speed trans, 12-bolt rear. and actually, i'm toying with the idea of keeping the 10-bolt. prior to common belief, you CAN make a 10-bolt survive power. my block is actually a 2-bolt, but i think i will leave it that way. the mains aren't as strong themselves with a 2-bolt, but the block is. gm put a lot of extra material in the bottom end of the 2-bolt sbc so it would hold up. worse comes to worse, i'll install splayed caps and have basically the strongest reused block style available. but, gm rates the 2-bolt to 650hp, and they always rate hp #'s low. the car is going to be a driver mainly, with weekend trips to the strip and curvies, so i'm keeping the iroc suspension (but modded), and the motor will be around 500hp n/a. not bad for a driver. it's a slow project, because my car's been sitting in my garage too much. our shop's kinda small, and it's usually full. i think i'm going to just buy some land outside town and build me a big, nice shop for my projects. i've got 1 triumph, 2 old 40-50 trucks, and a 40's delivery van i want to turn into a sweet show van for events. the big shop would be nice. my "racecar" project i've been thinking about doing someday for some real fun... a 97-ish cavalier 2-door with a blown, nitrous 696. yeah. __________________ <a href="http://www.iroc409.com/"><img src="http://www.iroc409.com/adv/120x60.gif" border=0></a> icq: 1 7 6 4 2 0 9 6 0 Gallery templates for ONLY $25! w00t!

05-16-2003, 09:12 PM	#95
iroc409 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: midwest side, yo Posts: 4,728	hrm, never heard of that ladder bar problem. but, i only personally talk much with a handful of people that run 8's. most of the nicer cars are around the 10's. street cars, in other words. haven't heard about the new ford 800 inchers. but, then again i honestly don't pay a ton of attention to the mopar motors either. we don't get to rebuild a ton of motors around here, since probably 70% of our clientele is ricers. unfortunately we have to compete with the likes of speedway motors. the gearheads in this area are very entrenched in their ways, and there are a lot of good hotrod speed shops around here. but no import shops to speak of, besides a stereo shop that claims they're the shit for speed parts. if, by speed parts you mean a fake cold-air intake and altezza tailights. i'm much more familiar with the chevy builders, like lunati and ligenfelter. if i remember right, lunati was #2 in pro street to hit 200mph in the quarter. i wish he would have been first, he was hitting 198, but not cutting it. he's got that sweet-ass "street legal" green '68 camaro. the first one to hit 200 (201 to be exact) was "the ghost" - a white 95-ish fuel injected camaro. i think that guy (can't %@#$ remember his name now) was one of the few "pioneers" of sorts to use fuel injection in p/s as well. lunati doesn't to this day, i don't think. sad, they should . i think a ford guy was the first to use the turbo setup though. there were 2 first cars using turbos, a 95-ish stang and a '57 chevy. can't remember which one is first. i've been around computers too damn much lately i couldn't imagine driving a 2000 horsepower car though, like a lot of the 696 chevy's are. what a rush. someday, i shall be strapped behind such a monster. maybe the cavalier. the original idea was a metro hatchback, but that was way too gay, and the cavalier i can drive down and meet the ricers. see if they'd be dumb enough to race. believe me, they are. __________________ <a href="http://www.iroc409.com/"><img src="http://www.iroc409.com/adv/120x60.gif" border=0></a> icq: 1 7 6 4 2 0 9 6 0 Gallery templates for ONLY $25! w00t!

05-16-2003, 08:04 PM	#51
Number1Thumb Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,135	Your right it s a virginia plate . I lived there did you know

05-16-2003, 08:04 PM	#53
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	50 TUPAC IS ALIVE

05-16-2003, 08:05 PM	#54
foe Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: CT Posts: 5,246	Saw about a month ago good shit if they only priced it around 70k

05-16-2003, 08:05 PM	#55
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	FUCK

05-16-2003, 08:10 PM	#61
Number1Thumb Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,135	Ya ok I dont your right, http://www.woodsracingengines.com Geez you oughta know my email by know I submit everyday to ya. But since your anti-Ford I guess thats over HUH?

05-16-2003, 08:15 PM	#69
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	this car is prototype and from what i understand (although drunk) it will remain like this. This is nothing more than the continue of GT40 and GT60 (if i remember well). Real supercars with unrealistic price ranges. Let me find some GT40 pics......

05-16-2003, 08:20 PM	#73
Number1Thumb Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,135	Nothin special or unique. What unique a stock F-Body with flowmaster's? I dont understand. OR how about the rear spoilers on front wheel drive civics ? I guess I dont understand

05-16-2003, 08:21 PM	#74
Theo HAL 9000 Industry Role: Join Date: May 2001 Posts: 34,515	http://www.supercars.net/cars/1968@$Ford@$GT40%20Mk1%20Gulfg.html http://www.supercars.net/cars/2002@$Ford@$GT40%20Conceptg.html http://www.supercars.net/cars/1995@$Ford@$GT90%20Conceptg.html amazing cars, but they have lots of mechanical problems like all prototypes. GT40 of 1968 was produced in very limited parts and I know a guy had bought this car back then.

05-16-2003, 08:34 PM	#78
Number1Thumb Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,135	The truck would never hook. What were the 60' times?

05-16-2003, 08:48 PM	#84
Number1Thumb Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,135	1.5g's at launch is not that boring to me. But to each his own

05-16-2003, 08:58 PM	#86
Number1Thumb Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 1,135	Dude you definitely do not want a ladder bar car in the 8's. No way. I been drag racing for 12 years and have seen the ladder bars constantly stuck and locked on launch. Bad move. We run with Jon Kaase if you know him. The absloute finest big inch Ford engine builder in the country. http://www.jonkaaseracingengines.com/ we have been buildin the 800 inch IHRA motors that dominate the Chevys and Dodge boys "fake Hemi" that they have revised. Which is a ford wedge head. But the chevy and dodge boys complained enough and got their rule changes so they have a shot at a championshiip in IHRA this year. The big inch (800") motors have belonged to Ford for ever and dont see that changin anytime soon

05-16-2003, 09:12 PM	#94
d0se Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Western Australia Posts: 1,225	That thing is fucking dog ugly...

05-16-2003, 09:17 PM	#97
iroc409 Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: midwest side, yo Posts: 4,728	the ls1/ls6 is such an amazing motor, with such amazing capabilities. gm is holding back sooooo much with that car. did anyone see some of the concept cars and race cars gm has out? besides the incredibly frightening 2.2 ecotech-powered drag cavalier, there was a 500hp n/a firebird ls6 with gm-installed 300hp of nitrous. unfortunately they won't be producing that one __________________ <a href="http://www.iroc409.com/"><img src="http://www.iroc409.com/adv/120x60.gif" border=0></a> icq: 1 7 6 4 2 0 9 6 0 Gallery templates for ONLY $25! w00t!