ARE C5 9.25@155MPH
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Re: ARE C5 9.25@155MPH (John's vette)
Congrats to Nick and Wade on some killer runs yesterday!! :cheers:
With how hard Wade came off the line and ran the first half the track on the last run, I know he was going to SMOKE that 9.25 run. Oh well, thats racing, and I am very confident you guys will come back even stronger next time and break into the 8s!!
It was a great day at the track... Lotsa fast LS1 and LT1s!
I am very pleased with my 11.68 @ 122mph w/ 1.908 60' for my first day out at the track. I know with a better launch, some 11.4s are within my reach.
With how hard Wade came off the line and ran the first half the track on the last run, I know he was going to SMOKE that 9.25 run. Oh well, thats racing, and I am very confident you guys will come back even stronger next time and break into the 8s!!
It was a great day at the track... Lotsa fast LS1 and LT1s!
I am very pleased with my 11.68 @ 122mph w/ 1.908 60' for my first day out at the track. I know with a better launch, some 11.4s are within my reach.
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Re: ARE C5 9.25@155MPH (SLED28)
Great run Wade and Nick. On a freezing day on a cold track! Less than steller conditions. Can only go faster! The tranny is definitly getting the power to the ground with 154 and nearly155mph blasts back to back. This is on relatively small jets and has more , probably just enough for an 8sec pass later this year :D Nick will have more info later...
First pass: 9.7@154, 1.88 60'
Second pass: 9.25@155, 1.48 60'
First pass: 9.7@154, 1.88 60'
Second pass: 9.25@155, 1.48 60'
The LPE cars are real street cars. They still have the A/C, the power steering, the heater lines, power brakes, the ABS, etc. They will run on pump gas (this is a major point), idle nicely, and run cool. You can actually your SO out to dinner in the car if you drink too much toss them the keys and let them drive you home. If you live in Atalanta you can drive it to Bowling Green in the summer heat with the A/C running on pump gas -- and then drive it home.
But you can take it to the track, put some high octane gas in the tank, strap on the slicks and run low 9's -- take the slicks off and drive home.
Anyone can build a fast race car. Just spend some time at the track. The trick is to build a fast street car that still has street manners. Everyone needs to stay focused on the fact that the streetabilty/durability of the car is as much of the issue as the numbers run -- at least for those who plan to drive these things. As a group of end users we need to push the tuners to undertand that the streetablity/durability is as important as the 1/4 number produced.
Random thoughts....
Mark
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Re: ARE C5 9.25@155MPH (mcmonroe)
With all due respeoct -- if this car is anything like the Camaro on your web site I am not impressed. That car is a race car and from what I can tell from the photos has most all of its accessories stripped and it looks like the internior has had a pretty good number worked on it too.
The LPE cars are real street cars. They still have the A/C, the power steering, the heater lines, power brakes, the ABS, etc. They will run on pump gas (this is a major point), idle nicely, and run cool. You can actually your SO out to dinner in the car if you drink too much toss them the keys and let them drive you home. If you live in Atalanta you can drive it to Bowling Green in the summer heat with the A/C running on pump gas -- and then drive it home.
But you can take it to the track, put some high octane gas in the tank, strap on the slicks and run low 9's -- take the slicks off and drive home.
Anyone can build a fast race car. Just spend some time at the track. The trick is to build a fast street car that still has street manners. Everyone needs to stay focused on the fact that the streetabilty/durability of the car is as much of the issue as the numbers run -- at least for those who plan to drive these things. As a group of end users we need to push the tuners to undertand that the streetablity/durability is as important as the 1/4 number produced.
The LPE cars are real street cars. They still have the A/C, the power steering, the heater lines, power brakes, the ABS, etc. They will run on pump gas (this is a major point), idle nicely, and run cool. You can actually your SO out to dinner in the car if you drink too much toss them the keys and let them drive you home. If you live in Atalanta you can drive it to Bowling Green in the summer heat with the A/C running on pump gas -- and then drive it home.
But you can take it to the track, put some high octane gas in the tank, strap on the slicks and run low 9's -- take the slicks off and drive home.
Anyone can build a fast race car. Just spend some time at the track. The trick is to build a fast street car that still has street manners. Everyone needs to stay focused on the fact that the streetabilty/durability of the car is as much of the issue as the numbers run -- at least for those who plan to drive these things. As a group of end users we need to push the tuners to undertand that the streetablity/durability is as important as the 1/4 number produced.
I am not sure what fbody you are referring to that is a race car, but it is not fair to say all of ARE's cars are stripped down race cars. I think you would be very suprised if you seen just how stock looking this C5 was when you removed the race rims/tires.
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Re: ARE C5 9.25@155MPH (mcmonroe)
Anyone can build a fast race car. Just spend some time at the track. The trick is to build a fast street car that still has street manners. Everyone needs to stay focused on the fact that the streetabilty/durability of the car is as much of the issue as the numbers run -- at least for those who plan to drive these things. As a group of end users we need to push the tuners to undertand that the streetablity/durability is as important as the 1/4 number produced.
Random thoughts....
Mark
Random thoughts....
Mark
LPE does some great stuff, ARE does some great stuff, and a number of other tuners produce some great cars. What's interesting is how well most of these tuners get along, respect each other, and even help each other out. :cheers:
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Re: ARE C5 9.25@155MPH (mcmonroe)
Originally posted by: mcmonroe
The LPE cars are real street cars. They still have the A/C, the power steering, the heater lines, power brakes, the ABS, etc. They will run on pump gas (this is a major point), idle nicely, and run cool. You can actually your SO out to dinner in the car if you drink too much toss them the keys and let them drive you home. If you live in Atalanta you can drive it to Bowling Green in the summer heat with the A/C running on pump gas -- and then drive it home.
But you can take it to the track, put some high octane gas in the tank, strap on the slicks and run low 9's -- take the slicks off and drive home.
The LPE cars are real street cars. They still have the A/C, the power steering, the heater lines, power brakes, the ABS, etc. They will run on pump gas (this is a major point), idle nicely, and run cool. You can actually your SO out to dinner in the car if you drink too much toss them the keys and let them drive you home. If you live in Atalanta you can drive it to Bowling Green in the summer heat with the A/C running on pump gas -- and then drive it home.
But you can take it to the track, put some high octane gas in the tank, strap on the slicks and run low 9's -- take the slicks off and drive home.
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Re: ARE C5 9.25@155MPH (boweryboy)
LPE is a conservative shop and any thing similar that he built would carry no warranty and I'm guessing Nicks wouldnt either.The major differance is John wont build a motor if it wont meet his stringint strength parameters,if if has his name on it no one ever wonders how much more you can push it before the sleeves let go and will you try a C5R next>John just goes to the endurance winner C5R and put 1 BAR (14.7 Lbs.) boost adjustable for my 100 octane days.Can I do 9's not with me driving but my car has never lost a race and 80% of the time om on 5 Lbs max,even though its tuned so well with a can of Turbo 108(LAPD) and 91 octane there is no detonation and it will spin the wheels in 4th at 100mph.
I wish Nick continued success in his juiced motors but wheres the Twin Turbo
is that project on or off?Yours Truly David S.
I wish Nick continued success in his juiced motors but wheres the Twin Turbo
is that project on or off?Yours Truly David S.
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Re: ARE C5 9.25@155MPH (98 Pace)
Here are a couple pics I got of Wade's ride.....
And here is a pic of ARE 422 C5 and myself ready to launch in our semi-final run against one another:
And here is a pic of ARE 422 C5 and myself ready to launch in our semi-final run against one another:
