I know you didn't ask me but maybe he means that he was right with this guy on the street.

 

mmm just a thought... scaring your passenger all depends on the person each person may take mroe or less to be scared.... or either u be a really bad driver.
with that said.. I have scared many just normal not realyl car ppl in my car many times on motor with just 400rwhp and on spray it does alot better job with close to 500rwhp(which isnt alot to me anymore). of course im just a really bad driver too

 

Just strapping a blower to the stock motor will impress 99% of the people you take for a ride, and smoke the local Cobra's. Most everyone is used to their 4 banger econo cars.

 

25k woulda bought you a tuned/running/150mph+ trap car :-D

 

Not just anyone can have a 150MPH 1/4mi car, well not for long. Even if you purchase a car that is allready built, you will have to do alot of maitenance on it.

If you wan't to bury the speedo in the 1/4, just get a smaller speedo. (120)

 

Just an FYI. . . I would consider my car to be very streetable. It idles smooth, in gear, with the A/C on. . . runs on 93 octane. . . has full accessories. . . full exhaust. . .

I've pulled 133 mph in the quarter and the car feels stupid-fast on the street. It will SMOKE the 275 Nitto Drag radials from a 60 mph roll-on in 2nd gear.

Basic combo: 8.3/1 383, AFR210 heads, Extreme 224/236 - 114 cam, 13 psi T-trim Vortech, Aftercooler, Hooker LT headers, TH-350 trans and Vigilante 2800 (broke 2 4L60E's).

BTW, you will need a roll bar, driveshaft loop, 5 point harness, etc. . . to race a car under 12.0.

Also, a Hayabusa will typically run 9.90 - 10.10 at 140 - 144 mph stock. 9.60's at 145 mph with a few mod's is relatively easy.

My brother has a modded '03 Cobra that pulls 117 mph.

And about that 2000 LS1. . . I raced one the other day from a 50 mph roll. He jumped me by about 2 car lengths, but as my speedometer swung past 90, I was blowing back by him. 133 mph is worlds faster than 106 mph (stock LS1).

Mike

 

159.64 mph in the 1/4 and I do drive the car on the street on nice nights

 

Wow. Is that a normal weight f-body with an lt1 in it? I'm speechless. How much do you think it would cost me for labor/installation to get that kind of work done? You and Jordan are really making me anxious to get something done. Almost 160 in the 1/4 in a car that is street legal. Wow. Nice work. So, for 25k I can have a streetable 150 MPH car? I'm looking forward to getting some serious work done in the near future. I honestly think I would **** my pants driving a car that fast. But that is my dream and that is what I want so I'm going to try and get all of the cash as quickly as possible.

When I do something I like to go for the best I can get so the faster, the better. I'm sure some of you guys think I'm nuckin futs but I just want the best. If these guys say they can get my car to go 150 and still be streetable then I really want to give them a go at it. Thanks for all the help,
TJ

 

IMO going from a stock car to 1 that is capable of 9 second et's is a 1 way ticket to the ER.
it takes an incredible amount of control/respect to own a car like that,and from what i have read,you want it for all the WRONG reasons. I think you should best work your way up to it,considering you admit to onl;y driving a stock LS1 car as the fastest car you have driven.

my car has run 11.0's@124,my roommates car has run 9.27@151,driving the 2 is night and day. roomates car is streetable (will run all day on 93),and it will SMOKE 28x12.5 ET Streets's @75mph when you nail it.

 

also try to keep in mind that anything capable of 9 second ET's may be streetable, but is going to require a lot more maintenance and tuning knowledge than your standard heads/cam LT1. The term Streetable doesn't just mean will it run on the street without puking coolant everywhere or dying at every stoplight, theres also the idea that you have to be able to perform emergency maneuvers sometimes to avoid getting killed, and with a 9 second car you either have a suspension thats weak enough in the handling department to cause issues, or a motor that so strong every time you hit the gas you lose traction. The most experienced drivers can make up for some of that, but its NOT something you want to jump into straight from a basically stock car. IMO, RacinLT1 is right, your going to kill yourself the first time you nail it.

I think your 25k estimate is way low...you will likely spend more than that in the engine, and now you need to build a tranny/rearend/suspension that isn't going to get destroyed the first time you punch it. Thats a helluva lot of torque to put into a car...

Do yourself a big favor, build your car steps at a time and learn more about it before you do this, or I think you will end up either disappointed or injured in the end. Most likely any 11 second car can scare the wee out of 90% of the people you know anyway

 

I dont think he can run 9.27@151 on pump gas (93).

 

I am a careful person since my football injury. They actually had to revive me because the anesthetic they gave me caused an allergic reaction. What happened is the quarterback (we were on offense) missed the hand-off to the running back and the ball fell next to my right foot. Unfortunately I did not see this and a defensive player dove for the ball, snapping my shin completely in two with his helmet in the process. I was unable to walk normally for 4 months after the accident.

What I am getting at is that I do know what being hurt feels like and I am a much more careful person because of it. I realize that 1000-1100 rwhp is some very serious $hit. Granted I have never been in or seen a car that fast, I'm sure that it can be extremely dangerous. Trust me, I will definitely not be stupid in it. I will drive it carefully until I know what it can and will do. Besides, couldn't I just turn the boost down some if it got to be too much? Also, the streetable issue isn't really that big of a deal because I don't live in Albuquerque any more. I live in a little retirement community with less than 6000 people in it.

In other words, in the 18 years I have lived in this town I have never had to use evasive maneuvers to avoid an accident. We have like one accident every couple of months. Hell, an accident makes the front page of the local newspaper here,lol.

I think what I'll probably end up doing is get everything ready for 150 MPH but turn the boost down for a little while and gradually work my way up.

 

Just last night I saw the show "rides" for the first time and in that show or just after it they were showing Tim Allen and he had this hotrod truck that was slammed and had a huge hemi with a gigantic blower on top of it. It was cranking 1100HP and had exhaust pipes the size of my head. He drove it down the street and set off every car alarm within a mile radius all at once.

That thing had HUGE tires too and he could just roast em.

After seeing that thing jerk around at the slightest blip of the throttle I really think you ought to get around and see what a car like that sounds and behaves like. I can't imagine driving it in any kind of situation where you have to inch forward or do tight space maneuvers.

If you're dead set good luck to ya but try to get some experience along the way with more and more power building up to that kind of monster.

 

i didnt say it ran 9's on 93,it will run all day on 93 (as in cruising/driving). at the track we run a mix of C16 and pumpgas.

 

that is what is nice about turbos. I daily drove my ~1000hp camaro (tuned down to about 750hp) for several months. with out a SINGLE problem.. its similar to a head/cam motor.. if everything is done right!