What I did after work: 12.5, 109, 1.7

[PadreGTO]

Cliff notes: 12.505 @ 109.54 with a 1.792 60-foot. :)

Wow. What a day. First, I had the "funeral from hell" - a sweet old lady whose family left in the middle of the service to go to the local courthouse to sue each other. I thought I had seen it all, having done hundreds of funerals. Guess not. At least the ride out to the cemetary was fun - the local police and sheriff wanted to ride with me. :)

So, I decided to "declare myself a bonus" and took the 2.5 hour trip to the best local 1/4 mile strip at the end of the day. Radar shows showers popping up all over. I put my trust in the Big Guy. As I get closer, sure enough, a rainbow on the horizon over my destination.

Track is still wet, we wait for it to dry, first set of runs, everyone is all over the place. I pull a 13.0 @ 109. No way I am going home with a 13-second timeslip, but the 109 is very intriguing.

Mind you, a couple changes on my car: weighed in at 3785, 80 lbs less than my last run at this same track (took out only the spare and jack); borrowed a set of rims with drag radials (stock size, 17's, 5 lbs less than stock); and on top of a quarter tank of 93 gas, I added 3 gallons of 100 octane unleaded.

I get to the track, and guess what? I'm missing a lug and another is lose. I spent hours putting on those d*rn rims, even bought a new torque-wrench. Sigh. I didn't like these rims to begin with, but whatever.

Also, I've never raced on drag radials before. It showed. First run, a 2.1 60-foot. The drying track might have had something to do with it, but maybe I just smoked 'em too much.

Next run, I decide to do what I'm good at: I just flash-torque the converter (rev it to 1500-1800 and then just punch it).

12.556 @ 109.67 with a 1.855 60-foot. :eek: :cool:

So, next, someone blows up and the track shuts down for an hour. "Tony" comes to tell me that he just won $100 off me. Seems the announcers said I was a Mustang, and he won a bet with a friend who said I wouldn't run better than a 12.8. I told Tony he owed me a case of beer. :)

Next and final run: 12.505 @ 109.54 with a 1.792 60-foot.

Before the night began, I told everyone that if I ran a 12.5 @ 110, I'd be a happy camper. Close enough, so this means we get the dancing smilie:

http://pages.prodigy.net/frpaul/dance.gif

Padre

*** I'll scan the slips tomorrow. Bedtime now. :)

[PadreGTO]

Oh, and on my first 12-second run I did all GTO's proud by smoking a modded-Cobra on slicks. Pulled an 0.077 reaction time. :) He ended up with a 13.154 @ 104, a good 6/10ths behind me. :)

What was sweet this time was that I didn't need the holeshot. :D

Padre

[phobos512]

Great runs!

[FLORIT]

Awesome. :D

I love the idea of Padre heading for the track, weather threatening, and the Big Guy shines a rainbow for him. God must drive a GTO.

I must say, your 1/4 mile runs are much more impressive than that 1/8th mile vid. Not that an 8.29 is shabby, but with all you've done I expected more. What you're seeing in the 1/4 is more evidence that our Goats need a little room to stretch their legs. And then WATCH OUT!

Dude, you've got a fast car. Go with God.

[Warren]

God must drive a GTO.
I think he is a member of this site, but he doesnt post a whole lot. :D

[OrangeCrushM6]

Nice runs Padre. Way to let um know the bite of the GTO. WOOHOOOO!

[Old Goat]

My Momma always said that God fearing clean living would pay off. :) Too bad I didn't listen as well as I should have :sneaky: Padre gets the Big Guy for a co-pilot, I get a slightly tarnished guardian angel with a smoker's cough and who gets the hiccups now and then and spills beer on the interior for me to clean up....sigh. ;)
Great runs Padre. Get some for the Big Guy! If anybody gets a better ride than most of us, it should be you! :thumbs:

[PadreGTO]

I must say, your 1/4 mile runs are much more impressive than that 1/8th mile vid. Not that an 8.29 is shabby, but with all you've done I expected more. What you're seeing in the 1/4 is more evidence that our Goats need a little room to stretch their legs. And then WATCH OUT!
Yeah, I agree. The 8.29 was on street tires at a bad track. And these things are built for the 1/4, which is why I drove the 2.5 hours. But I knew from the 8.29 that I was shooting for at least 12.7 @ 106. The 12.5 @ 109 was just awesome. :)

Padre

[PadreGTO]

Weight: 3785 lbs. Temp: 85F. Humidity: 80%. Barometer: around 30. Altitude, about 600 feet. Place: Silver Dollar Raceway, Reynolds, GA. (Ignore the time stamp on the slip - it was 8-10pm.)

Both opponents in the left lane were Mustangs. :) #70 seemed to have missed hitting his nitrous, #2 was a modded Cobra on drag slicks. :)

Padre

http://pages.prodigy.net/padregto/sdr-ts2.JPG

[Shocker]

The Last ride, wasnt that great of a movie but, I can see, "The Holy Goat" coming soon!!! You rock Padre keep it up!!!

[PadreGTO]

For those who wonder whether or not horsepower calculators work, go here (http://www.rpmoutlet.com/dyno.htm) and type in my weight (3785) and my traps (my best of 109.84) and voila, a number within 0.5% of my what I dynoed: 393.5 hp.

Pretty cool, Padre

[PadreGTO]

"The Holy Goat"
Haha! :D

I've been calling it "the Inquisitor", kind of a combination of priest and judge (as in GTO Judge). :judge:

But I like it: The Holy Goat. :)

Padre

[Rob]

Here's what I get when I put in your numbers at smokemup.com:

You Entered:
Vehicle Weight - 3785 (lbs)
Trap Speed - 109.84 (mph)
Drivetrain Loss - 17 (%)


Results:
Rear Wheel HP - 340.6
Crankshaft HP - 410.4
Power to Weight (rwhp) - 11.1 (lower is better)
Power to Weight (crank hp) - 9.2 (lower is better)

You Entered:
Vehicle Weight - 3785 (lbs)
ET - 12.505
Drivetrain Loss - 17 (%)

Results:
382.6 Rear Wheel HP
461 Crankshaft HP

[Warren]

Mr. Coloradogoat can finally find it!

[bengood24]

Radar shows showers popping up all over. I put my trust in the Big Guy. As I get closer, sure enough, a rainbow on the horizon over my destination.

LOL! Not only is it not raining, there is a rainbow :)

[Opticz06]

LOL! Not only is it not raining, there is a rainbow :)

Well well you got it to the track nice work, sorry it was so humid for you but those times are very good now its time for a 100 shot and a 3.73 you will be bottom elevens.

Cheers
MDMC

[mlc]

Padre is the leader of the pack and I proudly follow :driving:

[Huntress]

Haha! :D

I've been calling it "the Inquisitor", kind of a combination of priest and judge (as in GTO Judge). :judge:

But I like it: The Holy Goat. :)

Padre
I do like "the Inquisitor"

You are having your very own Holy War (Inquisition) :gr_jest:

[Adam4356]

Padre is my hero.

Dispense the ownage to all those GTO doubters and haters :hail:

rock on

[TprGTO-[Robo Fuzz]]

Great times PadreGTO. Another name....God Goat.

[ColoradoGoat]

Great PadreGTO Just Great !! Peace and Speed be with you. :)

[nikivee]

Great runs!!! Nice, Very nice!!!

[Tails]

Padre,
Since we have the same car is it alright if I assume that I would have the same times?...........okay okay, not the same mods.........
Thanks in advance for your understanding.
:hail: :hail:

[kbaba]

Nice work Pads!

[AmesGTO]

That is awesome. I'm impressed.

[johmol]

My Momma always said that God fearing clean living would pay off. :) Too bad I didn't listen as well as I should have :sneaky: Padre gets the Big Guy for a co-pilot, I get a slightly tarnished guardian angel with a smoker's cough and who gets the hiccups now and then and spills beer on the interior for me to clean up....sigh. ;)
Great runs Padre. Get some for the Big Guy! If anybody gets a better ride than most of us, it should be you! :thumbs:

Kind of reminds me of the movie "Michael" with John Travolta. Now that guy was a guardian angel!! :gr_jest:

[Old Goat]

The Last ride, wasnt that great of a movie but, I can see, "The Holy Goat" coming soon!!! You rock Padre keep it up!!!
Hmmmm. If Padre adopted an Assistant Pastor to ride shotgun, we'd have the Father, the Son, and the Holy Goat!..... :eek2: :wall:

[Tails]

GROAN!!!!
:drink::drink:

[READYtoROCK]

.......................................Next and final run: 12.505 @ 109.54 with a 1.792 60-foot.............................................. .................
Before the night began, I told everyone that if I ran a 12.5 @ 110, I'd be a happy camper..............................

Really nice runs Padre!!! Fast and some GREAT looking rims. Good combination! :)

[COSMO GUY]

Well, folks my youngest is on the site... She does enjoy the many conversations on the board. She is over 21yrs. She is on her own... And if see reads this THE ANWSER still "NO". To the GTO keys....& Camaro's. It's amazing the lit' Honda is still on the road!!!! Cos

[Dark]

That a message for all Ford spies in here :secret: , yes i'm talking to you stang riders :gr_jest: , you guys better stay home and stick with your PS2's because Padre is out there hunting ! :gr_devil:


Great job Padre :thumbs: :thumbs: :drink:

[Angus]

That a message for all Ford spies in here :secret: , yes i'm talking to you stang riders :gr_jest: , you guys better stay home and stick with your PS2's because Padre is out there hunting !

While I fully appreciate the loving thoughts behind your message - and respect the times that Padre's car runs - let's not forget that there's always someone faster...

...even Mustangs in Padres' case.

Here's a naturally-aspirated Mach 1 that hasn't even opened-up the motor yet:

Jeff Schmell's 11-second run. (http://www.mach-1.org/flash/1183jeff.html)

Nice runs BTW Padre... :cool:

(Editted for spelling)

[PadreGTO]

let's not forget that there's always someone faster...
I agree. Heck, I almost got beat by an SRT-4 at the street races in El Paso. :rolleyes:

Padre

[PadreGTO]

Well, folks my youngest is on the site... She does enjoy the many conversations on the board. She is over 21yrs. She is on her own... And if see reads this THE ANWSER still "NO". To the GTO keys....& Camaro's. It's amazing the lit' Honda is still on the road!!!! Cos
Not to interfere in the whole father-daughter thing, but... let her drive it. :) Maybe compromise: go to the dragstrip and let her drive it there (safe, legal, fun, all that). It'll be a father-daughter bonding thing. :)

Padre

[PadreGTO]

Here's a naturally-aspirated Mach 1 that hasn't even opened-up the motor yet:

Jeff Schmell's 11-second run. (http://www.mach-1.org/flash/1183jeff.html)
Just checked that out. Very very nice. :cool:

Padre

[COSMO GUY]

PadreGTO, That's a thought. The worst she could do is scrape the outside retainer
barrier.. Ha Ha.. The Goats insured.. 6 kids way toooo many.. The bonding is removing the hard earned grey hair... Cos

[2004Goat]

Padre, are these all the mods you had done to the car to go 109mph?

How big is your cam and how much are the heads flowing?
Just wondering.

2004 GTO, auto, Black/Red, 12.505 @ 109.54 w/ 1.792 60' /// 393rwhp, 389tq: 3/4 LT headers, ceramic coated, 4" induction, high flow cats and race pipes, Borla 2.5" exhaust, CNC ported 6.0 heads (59cc w/ new valve train and springs), custom lunati cam, ported TB, 170 thermostat, custom length push rods, ATI dampener/underdrive pulley, 2800 stall ProTorque TC, tuned, rev limit raised to 6800rpm.

[PadreGTO]

How big is your cam and how much are the heads flowing?
114, 236/238, 590 (if I recall correctly). About as aggressive as I could get with a street-driven automatic.

Heads, don't know the numbers.

MDMC (click on the left) did the work and I tweaked their 510 package a bit.

Padre

[Opticz06]

114, 236/238, 590 (if I recall correctly). About as aggressive as I could get with a street-driven automatic.

Heads, don't know the numbers.

MDMC (click on the left) did the work and I tweaked their 510 package a bit.

Padre

Padre bring the goat by and we will get ride of the rest of the codes and tweak the top gear from 155mph where you got shut down to 185mph. Next time film it so I can be in the car just not with you at the time... :)
I took a look at the mustang run it was nice i see where the time came from 4.30 gears in the rear wow that is steep but great for the 1/4 mile and as stated before their is always someone faster.

Cheers
MDMC

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[Angus]

I took a look at the mustang run it was nice it see where the time came from 4.30 gears in the rear wow that is steep but great for the 1/4 mile...

That gear is actually quite liveable on the street the way the Mustang trans is geared.
After driving a Mach 1 (or any 4V Mustang except '03/'04 Cobra) with 4.30's/4.10's in it for 15 minutes, you'll wonder why they didn't come from the factory that way... ;)

[Old Goat]

Checking over at Sean Mattingly's, using the A4 numbers and the 4.30 axle ratio it would appear an A4 Goat rev limited to 6500 RPM would still bounce off the 155 MPH speed limiter in 4th. Wow! Hmmmm..............

[Opticz06]

That gear is actually quite liveable on the street the way the Mustang trans is geared.
After driving a Mach 1 (or any 4V Mustang except '03/'04 Cobra) with 4.30's/4.10's in it for 15 minutes, you'll wonder why they didn't come from the factory that way... ;)

I agree they need a gear we had one of the first 03 Sonic blue cobras in Atlanta to mod out, after two months at the end of 2002 we had the thing at 501 RWHP cold and 498RWHP hot with no headers, I ran it to a 11.2 at 126.5 mph it was a blast to drive. All I was stating is gearing gets you ET it is easy to shave off a half second with a change from 3.46 to 4.10 and as with the mustang it is a heavy car as is the GTO.

Cheers

[STi]

Very nice runs Padre, I am especially impressed with the 60' time without having previous experience with grippier tires :thumbs:

Maybe we'll talk when you hit low 12s!!! :p


Haha, just kidding! Excellent runs in the GTO!

[PadreGTO]

Very nice runs Padre, I am especially impressed with the 60' time without having previous experience with grippier tires :thumbs:
Thanks, I miss my AWD. :( It was so easy to pull a 1.8 with the WRX. But a 1.7 was pretty cool. :)

Maybe we'll talk when you hit low 12s!!! :p
Low 12's? Is that all? :rolleyes: Just you wait. ;) :D

Padre

[STi]

Thanks, I miss my AWD. :( It was so easy to pull a 1.8 with the WRX. But a 1.7 was pretty cool. :)


Low 12's? Is that all? :rolleyes: Just you wait. ;) :D

Padre

Well, by the time you're low 12s, I'll *hopefully* be mid-high 11s with a bigger turbo... :cool:

[PadreGTO]

Well, by the time you're low 12s, I'll *hopefully* be mid-high 11s with a bigger turbo... :cool:
Indeed, very cool :cool: (we'll have to chat sometime about your upgrade path on the STi).

But I intend to skip the 11's altogether. ;)

Catch me if you can, Padre :D

P.S. Just put together a much better video of me running the 1/8th: click here. (http://pages.prodigy.net/padregto/gto-8b.wmv)

[PadreGTO]

Dear Dad Dearest/CosmoGuy, listen to the Mr. Padre Dude about bondo, ummm- wait, I mean bonding, today IS my birthday... and... can I have the keys, please? please, one real quick spin, and this time it wont be a 360 degree one, that WAS a one time thing- was a TRUEbizarreonceinalifetime happening. I promise I wont make you scream again. and you can keep your eyes uncovered too this time. and ride in the front seat... it will be fun! honest. really. ?please????? yes? am hoping (group prayer here please) ever so much. !Thank You! The Birthday Girl
Cosmos Guy, sounds like you got your hands full. :) In my profession, we say to ourselves, "Ah, the joys of celibacy!" Good luck, Cosmos Guy. ;) :D

Padre

[Warren]

Cosmos Guy, sounds like you got your hands full. :) Good luck, Cosmos Guy. ;) :D

Padre
I was thinking the same thing, about the hands full thing. But, over 21..... Nah, I wont say it..... This is the good Padre's thread.

[Old Goat]

Oh Man! I think Cos is sunk. My neighbor Dan has two daughters. He is normally about as moveable as the iceberg that sank the Titanic, but either of them 'turn it on' like that and he melts like ice cream on a sidewalk in August. Maybe he can put a block under the Loud Pedal... :D

[Old Goat]

Yup! He's doomed..... :rolleyes:

[STi]

Dear Dad Dearest/CosmoGuy, listen to the Mr. Padre Dude about bondo, ummm- wait, I mean bonding, today IS my birthday... and... can I have the keys, please? please, one real quick spin, and this time it wont be a 360 degree one, that WAS a one time thing- was a TRUEbizarreonceinalifetime happening. I promise I wont make you scream again. and you can keep your eyes uncovered too this time. and ride in the front seat... it will be fun! honest. really. ?please????? yes? am hoping (group prayer here please) ever so much. !Thank You! The Birthday Girl

Happy B-day! I remember my 21st like it was less than a year ago...wait, it was! :D

You should definitely get to take the car for a spin, it's not like you're 16 and just got your license or anything, so we'll keep pullin for ya here. Sorry CosmoGuy ;).

BTW, I have grandparents that live in Sacramento, anywheres close to you?


But I intend to skip the 11's altogether. ;)

I assume you'll be running giggle gas to accomplish that feat, but even so, that's easier said than done ;).

[gto_in_nc]

Dear Dad Dearest/CosmoGuy, listen to the Mr. Padre Dude about bondo, ummm- wait, I mean bonding, today IS my birthday... and... can I have the keys, please? please, one real quick spin, and this time it wont be a 360 degree one, that WAS a one time thing- was a TRUEbizarreonceinalifetime happening. I promise I wont make you scream again. and you can keep your eyes uncovered too this time. and ride in the front seat... it will be fun! honest. really. ?please????? yes? am hoping (group prayer here please) ever so much. !Thank You! The Birthday Girl

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

[2004Mystic]

Cliff notes: 12.505 @ 109.54 with a 1.792 60-foot. :)

Wow. What a day. First, I had the "funeral from hell" - a sweet old lady whose family left in the middle of the service to go to the local courthouse to sue each other. I thought I had seen it all, having done hundreds of funerals. Guess not. At least the ride out to the cemetary was fun - the local police and sheriff wanted to ride with me. :)

So, I decided to "declare myself a bonus" and took the 2.5 hour trip to the best local 1/4 mile strip at the end of the day. Radar shows showers popping up all over. I put my trust in the Big Guy. As I get closer, sure enough, a rainbow on the horizon over my destination.

Track is still wet, we wait for it to dry, first set of runs, everyone is all over the place. I pull a 13.0 @ 109. No way I am going home with a 13-second timeslip, but the 109 is very intriguing.

Mind you, a couple changes on my car: weighed in at 3785, 80 lbs less than my last run at this same track (took out only the spare and jack); borrowed a set of rims with drag radials (stock size, 17's, 5 lbs less than stock); and on top of a quarter tank of 93 gas, I added 3 gallons of 100 octane unleaded.

I get to the track, and guess what? I'm missing a lug and another is lose. I spent hours putting on those d*rn rims, even bought a new torque-wrench. Sigh. I didn't like these rims to begin with, but whatever.

Also, I've never raced on drag radials before. It showed. First run, a 2.1 60-foot. The drying track might have had something to do with it, but maybe I just smoked 'em too much.

Next run, I decide to do what I'm good at: I just flash-torque the converter (rev it to 1500-1800 and then just punch it).

12.556 @ 109.67 with a 1.855 60-foot. :eek: :cool:

So, next, someone blows up and the track shuts down for an hour. "Tony" comes to tell me that he just won $100 off me. Seems the announcers said I was a Mustang, and he won a bet with a friend who said I wouldn't run better than a 12.8. I told Tony he owed me a case of beer. :)

Next and final run: 12.505 @ 109.54 with a 1.792 60-foot.

Before the night began, I told everyone that if I ran a 12.5 @ 110, I'd be a happy camper. Close enough, so this means we get the dancing smilie:

http://pages.prodigy.net/frpaul/dance.gif

Padre

*** I'll scan the slips tomorrow. Bedtime now. :)

Hey I know this isn't exactly the right place to be asking this but why didn't you go with a higher stall than 2800?

[PadreGTO]

Hey I know this isn't exactly the right place to be asking this but why didn't you go with a higher stall than 2800?
Good question. Mainly because I wanted streetability. Also, in my experience, higher stall tends to be a tradeoff between ET and traps and your highway driving suffers (the TC will slip a lot more). However, the 2800 was about the lowest I could go given my cam.

When I go full dragrace and want only the fastest ET, then I might go higher.

Padre

[READYtoROCK]

..................................But I intend to skip the 11's altogether. ;)..............................

If you get it in the 10's.........................come on up to Detroit, we can cruise Woodward and maybe catch some people offguard. Maybe they will think it is a Cavalier! :gr_jest:

[PadreGTO]

If you get it in the 10's.........................come on up to Detroit, we can cruise Woodward and maybe catch some people offguard. Maybe they will think it is a Cavalier! :gr_jest:
Alas, when I ran my first 12-second run, the announcers thought I was a Mustang. :rolleyes:

And for STi: I think high-10's won't be that difficult, technically: 4:10 gears, 100-shot, ET-streets, good weather, and lose a couple-hundred pounds. I'm not saying nothing will break or that I could daily-drive the car, but I think it can be done.

Padre

[READYtoROCK]

Alas, when I ran my first 12-second run, the announcers thought I was a Mustang. :rolleyes:

And for STi: I think high-10's won't be that difficult, technically: 4:10 gears, 100-shot, ET-streets, good weather, and lose a couple-hundred pounds. I'm not saying nothing will break or that I could daily-drive the car, but I think it can be done.

Padre

10's with the stock driveshaft/differential/axles? Good luck Padre!

If there was a smilie that was praying, I would use it now for you, Padre.

[PadreGTO]

10's with the stock driveshaft/differential/axles? Good luck Padre!

If there was a smilie that was praying, I would use it now for you, Padre.
Here you go, close enough: :angel: :)

But Sean at MDMC ran an 11.4 on his M6 w/ a 75 shot (12.2 @ 113 without) on a hot muggy day (basically the same package as mine and I even borrowed his rims) and didn't break anything. Thing is, he was *trying* to break something, to find out where the weak link is.

Consensus is that the 4L60/65E A4 in the Goat is even stronger than the M6.

Guess we'll have to find out. :) :angel:

Padre

[2004Mystic]

Good question. Mainly because I wanted streetability. Also, in my experience, higher stall tends to be a tradeoff between ET and traps and your highway driving suffers (the TC will slip a lot more). However, the 2800 was about the lowest I could go given my cam.

When I go full dragrace and want only the fastest ET, then I might go higher.

Padre
Alright. I was just wondering because a lot of my A4 F Body friends run anywhere from 3500 all the way up to 4400, mainly PI's and Yank's. And these are all daily driven street cars with basically the same mods that you have.

Most of these guy's are slicked up though, mainly because a 4400 stall can and will blow street tires away up to 30-40mph. And yea the car is going to feel more and more sluggish when you up the stall and you are light on the gas, but you get used to it.

Oh and the other reason I asked this is because there are a few homos from other boards that are going around saying, "hey look at this guy, he's got heads cam and exhaust and he's only running a 12.5. Why is he so excited?" It's clear that some of these guy's don't know what the hell they are talking about and it would be nice if they would keep their comments to themselves.

[PadreGTO]

Oh and the other reason I asked this is because there are a few homos from other boards that are going around saying, "hey look at this guy, he's got heads cam and exhaust and he's only running a 12.5. Why is he so excited?" It's clear that some of these guy's don't know what the hell they are talking about and it would be nice if they would keep their comments to themselves.
Really. :rolleyes: Let's see these fellows take their 4400-stall slicked-up F-bodies on a 4000-mile roadtrip (as I just did).

If I'd wanted to go that route, I could have, but by the numbers (dyno, weight, gearing, traction, weather), my car is doing exactly what it should do and what I wanted it to do. The haters can go :barf: .

Padre

[Doc GTO]

Cosmos Guy, sounds like you got your hands full. :) In my profession, we say to ourselves, "Ah, the joys of celibacy!" Good luck, Cosmos Guy. ;) :D

Padre

Nice . . . LOL!!! :gr_jest:

[Rob]

Actually, once that big stall converter locks up, its like a stocker on the highway. Its the constant engine noise and going nowhere without throttle that is a pain. High stalls are definitely not stop and go friendly.

[Opticz06]

Actually, once that big stall converter locks up, its like a stocker on the highway. Its the constant engine noise and going nowhere without throttle that is a pain. High stalls are definitely not stop and go friendly.

The largest thing I see as a problem with the GTO is its weight and the gearing it comes with, this car should have a 3.73 at the least in the rear end. What people forget is "wow my car makes the same power but weights 300 pounds less, has a 3500 stall and a set of 4.10 out the back" Now gee I wonder why its faster again? :sneaky: :sneaky:

O Padre I am going to brake this damn GOAT next time we have ET streets for the back and skinnys for the front a 150 shot of nitrous and a 4500 rpm launch something is going to give or its going bottom 11's or high tens in a 6 speed.

[PadreGTO]

O Padre I am going to brake this damn GOAT next time we have ET streets for the back and skinnys for the front a 150 shot of nitrous and a 4500 rpm launch something is going to give or its going bottom 11's or high tens in a 6 speed.
Hehe, go for it. Let me know where/when you do.

And then you can loan me the ETs and skinnies and we'll see what we can break on an auto. :)

Padre

[STi]

And for STi: I think high-10's won't be that difficult, technically: 4:10 gears, 100-shot, ET-streets, good weather, and lose a couple-hundred pounds. I'm not saying nothing will break or that I could daily-drive the car, but I think it can be done.

Padre

I stick with what I said, "easier said than done." ;)

I know of SO MANY people who are lingering right at 11.2, 11.1, 11.0001, etc and just can't break any lower than that for the life of 'em. If you get lucky and pick the exact right set-up suspension-wise, rubber-wise and power-wise the first time, then you're in the minority.

You definitely stand a much better chance at accomplishing this once the car is no longer streetable, so you can ditch the interior and gut all the audio/sound deadening material and put in a rollcage...

But if you keep it full interior and legal, well, you've got your work cut out for ya! But that's half the fun right? :)

[PadreGTO]

I stick with what I said, "easier said than done." ;)

And I don't disagree. That's why I added, "technically". :)


But if you keep it full interior and legal, well, you've got your work cut out for ya! But that's half the fun right?

It's gonna be fun trying, though, ain't it? :)

Padre

[GTOdriver7]

O Padre I am going to brake this damn GOAT next time we have ET streets for the back and skinnys for the front a 150 shot of nitrous and a 4500 rpm launch something is going to give or its going bottom 11's or high tens in a 6 speed.

geez, must be nice to go into work everyday w/ mindset. "i am gonna break this damn car" and not have to worry about paying for it. must be nice. :)

[Opticz06]

geez, must be nice to go into work everyday w/ mindset. "i am gonna break this damn car" and not have to worry about paying for it. must be nice. :)

O dont get me wrong when I break it I will be paying for it nothing in life is free, but I need to know for my customers. We did the same thing with the Z06 but at 9.8's still nothing in the drive train has broken. YET