1/4 mile time?
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If you do hook it hard in first gear, be prepared to shift to second QUICK. You'll figure it out after a pass or two. I hit the rev limit the first time it hooked with little or no tire spin. That's on a 10 sec pass and standard C6 gearing. A 9 sec pass with Z51 gearing....you're going to be shifting your a$$ off
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this theoretical stuff is nonsense. The track doesn't lie - which is why people like to post dyno numbers and not track times. The car is only as fast as you can drive it. It could be 12s and it could be 9s. put a good tire on it and go to the track .. I seriously doubt you'll be low 10s given it's a stick car.
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This theoretical stuff is nonsense. The track doesn't lie - which is why people like to post dyno numbers and not track times. The car is only as fast as YOU can drive it. It could be 12s and it could be 9s. Put a good tire on it and go to the track .. I seriously doubt you'll be low 10s given it's a stick car.
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If you do hook it hard in first gear, be prepared to shift to second QUICK. You'll figure it out after a pass or two. I hit the rev limit the first time it hooked with little or no tire spin. That's on a 10 sec pass and standard C6 gearing. A 9 sec pass with Z51 gearing....you're going to be shifting your a$$ off
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The motor makes 9 second power, but I'd be happy with 10.60s or better at 135 or better the first time out on good tires. To go 9s is going to take seat time and you need to lose the fear of braking the car.
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The best I ever did with a similar setup and 50 hp less than the OP was 10.8 at 133. That was with a rather solf 1.88 short time. I only take my vette to the track a couple of times a year. More seat time and an "I'm going to go fast or break something" attitude would have me in the mid 10's. Maybe better with some good air. My best was done with a DA of 2500'.
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Thought we were talking about running at a single lane track rental not TNT night
On another note, my hat goes off to the guys back in the day who used to shift a manual w/o a rev limiter!
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I would say you will be a high 9/low 10 car depending on how well you can drive.
I would say that I am a decent driver and I've hit a 10.6 at 138 with a 1.7 60' and I have 50 less hp and 100 less tq.
I would say that I am a decent driver and I've hit a 10.6 at 138 with a 1.7 60' and I have 50 less hp and 100 less tq.
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Not at all. I have done it for many years. You have to to get to run some decent tracks. I find it very satisfying to drive my car to a track run some pretty good numbers, most of mine have been 10-11 or 12 sec passes, but then drive that same car home and to work every single day. That's the challenge for me. I haven't ever tried to have a 9 sec or quicker car because I drive mine and roll bars and street driving don't go together very well. Fender benders beome life takers and at 9 sec or quicker breaking things become regular business, for a true street car anyway.
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Not at all. I have done it for many years. You have to to get to run some decent tracks. I find it very satisfying to drive my car to a track run some pretty good numbers, most of mine have been 10-11 or 12 sec passes, but then drive that same car home and to work every single day. That's the challenge for me. I haven't ever tried to have a 9 sec or quicker car because I drive mine and roll bars and street driving don't go together very well. Fender benders beome life takers and at 9 sec or quicker breaking things become regular business, for a true street car anyway.
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I have WAY more 11sec passes than 10sec passes. What is consistant about my vette is that I ALWAYS have a good time at the track. If I was obsessed/concerned about the number, I wouldn't be chasing said number in a really nice vette. The guys at the track, that I've known for years, always get a good chuckle out of one of my less than stellar 11sec passes. I do too
