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Lol I had all the safety gear helmet, firesuit and gloves. The vette is fully race prepped cage and fire suppression system. As for parachute and ejection seat not so much
just fingers crossed and eyes closed if things go wrong.
Ya - I see your realistic about it ...
On the other video where your tires weren't hooking up ... tell us about that cars set up and how it breaks the tires in 3rd ?
Speed is fun and all but is it really worth it ?
All good questions is it worth it yes. Major bucket list item for years has been to hit 200mph in the mile.
How much money did it cost you to modify that engine to the 500+ HP ?
I actually bought the car with its current setup at a good price. Granted I have already put a decent amount in it since I bought it for miscellaneous stuff and nitrous system was not cheap.
Now how much is it going to cost you to rebuild/swap/replace to your new goals? For my new goals with labor and parts I would say 13 to 16k. Basically it's gonna take a year or two to come up with the money.
Now you've got a lovely car sitting on blocks and you cant even enjoy it.
Any regrets at all ? Just curious
My regrets are going through too many different cars trying to achieve my goal. My current platform is by far the safest however. A well built cage and proper seats etc. My wife has never understood my dream however she is the one who told me to keep the car and rebuild. I would love to have endless pockets as some do but I am just an average guy with kids who has a crazy dream. At some point I will reach my 200 just have to stay patient I guess.
Very cool videos. Thanks for sharing. They have that mile run here in Arizona to. I've never been yet as I work most weekends. I actually grew up about an hour south east of Wakefield and remember playing them once in a while in High School football. Town's about the same size to. If I had lived in one of those farm houses I would have gotten the lawn chair out with a cooler of beverages to watch. The 2 lane hiways are about as good as it will get in Nebraska I think. Be safe and good luck on your new engine.
The car was putting down about 560rwhp on a Mustang dyno. Its a 427 high compression running 110 octane. It also has a nitrous system for an extra 70hp but I think that was part of the reason it went boom on the second run. Plan is to rebuild a motor that is actually meant for nitrous. All said and done goal is for 750rwhp and 200mph.
As for the road it was a bit sketchy given how narrow it is. There was also a 25mph crosswind that kept things interesting.
I don't see why 560 rwhp couldn't get you to 200mph.. Or are you just wanting to do 200 from a dead stop in one mile?
That would be incredibly impressive if the C5Z platform could do a standing mile @ 200 MPH, with only 750 WHP. I would think it would take more than that, but, I certainly am no expert. I would love to see it though - good luck!
I'm trying to find a good mile event near me that I can get my 850whp c5 z in on.
On a side note, oh how I miss good ole Nebraska. I grew up in York, NE and I am very familiar with those back country highways and high speed runs I was never lucky enough to get one closed down for me though
From what I know about the car in the video: Stock Trans, Stock Rear, No Cage, No Harness.
That would be incredibly impressive if the C5Z platform could do a standing mile @ 200 MPH, with only 750 WHP. I would think it would take more than that, but, I certainly am no expert. I would love to see it though - good luck!
It is right around that power level to get to get to 200 with decent weather conditions. Other key factor is the gearing. My previous vette I switched over to the Gforce overdrive so .83 for 5th and .70 for sixth. This made a huge difference unfortunately I never did any runs with this setup before I sold the car.
08-21-2015, 09:06 PM
I was never lucky enough to get one closed down for me though