what was it like your first time?

[1QUICK10TH]

What was it like the first time you left off trans brake and cut a 1.3-1.4 60'? The reason I ask is because I'm trading my 600+ hp street car for a 700hp street/strip car that has been 9.60's@144 with a 1.3 60 on a 275 drag radial setup. Now I have no plans on matching that any time soon but I've never driven a car like this and I'm trying to get an idea of what to expect when the day comes that I am confident enough to drive it looking for those times.

 

[NTXRockr]

Pure fun, trust me. I drove a door slammer like that and it was chaos in a small, well built package...totally nervous the first time out, but then it becomes routine to where you start to get in tune with it and can reliably drive it since it's more consistent than anything else you've driven prior.

I used to have a 220" rail dragster pushing over 800hp at 1340lbs, sbc 350 with 250 shot of nitrous on a transbraked powerglide...it was pure joy letting go of the transbrake button and simultaneously hitting the nitrous button, about like getting shot off an aircraft carrier (or so I've been told, I'll find out soon enough though!) and it ran consistent 1.3's and 5.80s in the 1/8 while barely shifting the motor at 5500rpm. It was a blast, if you ever decide to get out of doorslammers and go to the darkside of pure racecars I highly suggest it!

 

[1QUICK10TH]

That's what I like to hear, I can't wait for spring to get here to give it a shot

 

[Blackedout]

Haven't used the TB yet but 144 is MOVING as long as the brakes are up for the task at the other end... Any details on the new ride ???

 

[1QUICK10TH]

Yeah its a 00 Gt, 49k miles, built 2v with reichard sheet metal intake, comp stage 3 blower cams, max effort heads, 9:1 compression, tuned at 28 psi from a vortech ysi on c16 made 730 through a pa supercomp c4. Suspension is racecraft tube k, coil over front susp, strange shocks and struts, rear is an 8.8 welded tubes, 35 spline mosers, mosers spool, anti roll bar. Brakes are stock gt brakes all 4 corners. It's got an 8 point cage, aluminum kirkeys, and fuel cell in the trunk. Here's a couple pics.

I'm just not 100% sure im ready to give up my street car to go this direction with the hobby. Any thoughts?

 

[Blackedout]

Any idea on the weight ??? It's going to HAUL..

 

[1QUICK10TH]

Not sure but I would think 3500or so

 

[Evo2SVT]

That looks real nice. Hopefully I'll bump into you at Atco this year.

 

[crewchiefpro]

It is a religious experience.

Wait until you go to the dark side and go 1.03 to 1.04 ( or quicker ) 60 Foot times... We call it the "Come to Jesus Moment" because all you can scream in your helmet is "Jesus Christ".