Iam wanting to run 10sec with my car with a turbo on it and I was wondering if I had aroud 600 give or take with full drag/street suspension with a auto could I run in the 10's or close to it? whay do you guys think?

 

Yeah, with the right gears, tires, and driver. You could probably do it with 500hp.

 

That would get you in to the 9's as long as it wasn't 2 tons

 

well it will be a street car with ac and all that stuff not really looking for 9's now dont wana get lince and cage really Im just trying to get all my plains and thought in order to make sure IAm doing it rite

 

We had a notch going 9.50s with 550 hp at the tire through a c4.

Even though your car will be heavier, if you can't get into the 9's(if you wanted to) you're doing something wrong.

 

sure on a 3350lbs car

 

Just reinforcing what the others have already said. Unless the car is a boat you don't need 600 rwhp to get into tens... or nines for that matter. It's all suspension, weight and driving.

Thanks,

Ed

 

I ran 10.31 with 628 rwhp.

 

I went 10.30 @ 129.8 with 505hp car weighed 3250.

 

so this is good info thats the responce I was wanting to get

 

Re: The lightweight thing, we have a customer car with 650rwhp @ 3790lbs that went 10.1 @ 134mph. '70 Chevelle, 454HO, AFR 315CNC's, CSU 850, CC custom low-.600's solid roller shifter @5800rpm, YSi @11psi, TH400/ PTC 3400 stall, 3.50 gears. Suspension consists of QA1's at all four corners, Alston tubular rear arms top/bottom, tubular front control arms top/bottom and not much else. Car can be driven just about anywhere, Drag Week, etc. Good luck with your project!


---==Temio Williams
Yuba City, CA

 

Unless it's a pig, you could do that with under 500whp.

 

you realize that your post count doens't go up in this section, right/

 

600hp should get you into the 10's in most cars except a Supra or 03-04 Cobra. Then you're stuck in the 12's.

 

I had 580hp to the tires and went easily 10.80's with a full interior, 5 speed, 17" wheels up front and a tiny 26x8.5" 4 year old slick in the back.

 

That's hilarious!! Reminds me of that Motivational Poster with the Supra that mentions it having 1200hp and suckin' eggs.


---==Temio Williams
Yuba City, CA

 

20" rims that weight 200 pounds per wheel will do that to you.

Well, that and the zero traction that also comes with it.