0-60 in 1.4 seconds?
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Re: 0-60 in 1.4 seconds? (corvette0096)
It is $49K in modifications, actually, on top of the price of the C5. So, you are looking at $80-90K. Still not bad for a car that will slaughter everything else on the street.
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Re: 0-60 in 1.4 seconds? (corvette0096)
there's no way they could be selling this car for 49,900... and i wonder what it's 0-60mph time really is if it does the 1/4 in 9's at almost 150mph... might be close to 1.4!?!?!?!?! some genius ought to be able to figure this out (pretty close at least) using the timeslip info...
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Re: 0-60 in 1.4 seconds? (Mr. Sharky)
I'm with Mr Sharky. How can u trust any of the data on the site when they put 427 cu in in one place and V6 (displacement unknown) in another.
:lol: It could have been 0-60 in 14.0 just as easily :lol:
:lol: It could have been 0-60 in 14.0 just as easily :lol:
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Re: 0-60 in 1.4 seconds? (96LT1)
Take a look at the new Motor Trend. They have the REAL car in there this month racing an FA/18 and it does 0-60 in 1.97!!!!! 1/4 Mile is 9.2X @150mph (can't remember exact #'s).
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Re: 0-60 in 1.4 seconds? (Timmy!)
I don't think 1.x seconds 0-60 is even possible on a 'normal' car..
MAYBE a full out stripped dragster.. but even then.. Thats like perfect launch, no wheelspin and liek 1200HP at least...
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MAYBE a full out stripped dragster.. but even then.. Thats like perfect launch, no wheelspin and liek 1200HP at least...
:eek:
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Re: 0-60 in 1.4 seconds? (92TripleBlack)
think about this... the thing gets to 150 MPH in 9 seconds!!! how long do you really think it's gonna take to get to 60 lil ol measley MPH? ferarri's advertise around 4 seconds for 0-60 and they only do 12's in the 1/4 mile... this car does the 1/4 in 9's!!! i believe it could be less than 2 seconds 0-60.
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Re: 0-60 in 1.4 seconds? (SonnyinVA)
The Lingenfelter car, in this month's Motor Trend (Vette Vs. Jet) on, Mickey Thompson 'cheater' slicks (their words) ran the quarter in 9.24 seconds at 150 mph. It did zero to 60mph in 1.97 seconds.
The writer said it felt like being slammed backward into a brick wall.
It also beat the F-18 all the way down the 1/4...but the jet wins top speed and skidpad (Mach 1.8+ and 8g's, vs. estimate 240mph and 1.01 g's for the car)
They said that street tires were not worth talking about, that the car spun the street tires up through 100mph.
The transmission was a 4L60E by 'Rossler', whoever that is...sounds worth investigating.
The writer said it felt like being slammed backward into a brick wall.
It also beat the F-18 all the way down the 1/4...but the jet wins top speed and skidpad (Mach 1.8+ and 8g's, vs. estimate 240mph and 1.01 g's for the car)
They said that street tires were not worth talking about, that the car spun the street tires up through 100mph.
The transmission was a 4L60E by 'Rossler', whoever that is...sounds worth investigating.
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Re: 0-60 in 1.4 seconds? (SonnyinVA)
... and i wonder what it's 0-60mph time really is if it does the 1/4 in 9's at almost 150mph... might be close to 1.4!?!?!?!?! some genius ought to be able to figure this out (pretty close at least) using the timeslip info...
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Re: 0-60 in 1.4 seconds? (Eric Fischer)
BUt how do you get that power down to the ground? What sourt of tires are these??? I only do mid 13's with mine, and still roast the tires if I dont feather them off the line..
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Re: 0-60 in 1.4 seconds? (MrNuke)
Guys,
I saw an exhibition in Gainesville, FL back in the late eighties.
They ran 0-60 times on Don Gartlits’ Swamp Rat Top Fuel dragster. It was over 1 second.
This was a car that ran 5.5 second ¼ mile times at 280 mph. Lots of rubber hitting the asphalt!!
In summary, I don’t buy 1.9 second ¼ mile. I’d believe 3+ as one poster has already noted.
The issue here is traction. Nothing to do with power. I'm sure the car has the power to do it, but does it have 3 foot tall and 2 feet wide "gumy" slicks on it? The first 60 mph down the strip take the longest to achieve. Its a traction and momentum issue.
[Modified by Torre, 3:12 PM 5/8/2002]
I saw an exhibition in Gainesville, FL back in the late eighties.
They ran 0-60 times on Don Gartlits’ Swamp Rat Top Fuel dragster. It was over 1 second.
This was a car that ran 5.5 second ¼ mile times at 280 mph. Lots of rubber hitting the asphalt!!
In summary, I don’t buy 1.9 second ¼ mile. I’d believe 3+ as one poster has already noted.
The issue here is traction. Nothing to do with power. I'm sure the car has the power to do it, but does it have 3 foot tall and 2 feet wide "gumy" slicks on it? The first 60 mph down the strip take the longest to achieve. Its a traction and momentum issue.
[Modified by Torre, 3:12 PM 5/8/2002]
