1/4 mile times

[Rdhanded2]

How many of you run cars/trucks at the drags? Lets see some times, stories, etc. I ran my first run last night. 04 GTO cold air, custom tune through Predator software, 3200 stall, slp intake and throttle body so far. 13.6 at 101mph on stock tires and 13.1 at 102 on drag radials. I was nervous as sh*t, but man it was a blast.

[Mxjunkie]

We use to drag race when I was younger.

One of my dads cars was a vega with a 327 in it, tunnel ram etc it ran 11's. He did his burnout, then the car next to him broke so my boss said do it again LMAO, The tires were hot as anything, My dad launched it off the line it went up on the bumper back wheels up in the air, came down and just totaled the car lmfao, the drive shaft went into the car totaled the front suspension. He about killed everyone that day lol..

[FHKracingZ]

Unless he put the engine in the back a 11 second car wont pull the front wheels up. A low 10 high 9 second car is what ya need.

[LTZ400rider]

maybe the tires were sticky as hell

[fasterz]

Originally posted by Mxjunkie69
We use to drag race when I was younger.

One of my dads cars was a vega with a 327 in it, tunnel ram etc it ran 11's. He did his burnout, then the car next to him broke so my boss said do it again LMAO, The tires were hot as anything, My dad launched it off the line it went up on the bumper back wheels up in the air, came down and just totaled the car lmfao, the drive shaft went into the car totaled the front suspension. He about killed everyone that day lol..
Ha Nice, Ive seen something like that before. It was just a friday night open race night, and 2 guys in the nastyiest 5.0's went up against each other for pinks, they were sooo pumped and did the most rediculas burnouts and on the start, the one went up the rear bumper and lost the race and his car:eek2:

[underpowered]

Originally posted by FHKracingZ
Unless he put the engine in the back a 11 second car wont pull the front wheels up. A low 10 high 9 second car is what ya need.
Ever seen a Vega? it dont take much to loft the wheels of a car that small. I know of a 1996 camaro that runs 10.8's and can loft the tires about 8-10". It is all in the car, the stall, what RPM it is lauched at. My buddy has a Pinto that runs high nine and braley lofts the tires.

I helped someone build a 1979 malibu, has my dads old 350 out of his truckin it. swapped the cam and heads and now runs low 12's. he is plaaning on putting the motor in an s-10 for a street truck. when he does this he plans on rebuilding it, high comp pistons, possible 383 stroker.

[Mxjunkie]

Yeah Vegas are tiny cars. My boss has a wagon he cut to make a truck its a pro street car and one he use to drag race in the shop. I wouldnt mind having one my self :p
http://www.cds4kids.com/drvin/east/images/cliff.jpg

this is simular to the one my dad had.
http://www.v8monza.com/album/images%5Cvega%5Cvega-72-ylw-prostr-225.jpg

[KH426]

Originally posted by FHKracingZ
Unless he put the engine in the back a 11 second car wont pull the front wheels up. A low 10 high 9 second car is what ya need.

you need to spend more time at the track I have seen cars in the high 12s get a wheel up. Its funny what you can do with air bags and a bunch of weight, you can lift the wheels of pretty much any rear wheel drive

[Cody_300ex]

My brothers h23 Vtec prelude did the quater in 12.5 with slicks. With street tires it lights the tires up until 3rd. I don't have the mod list handy, but it's saved on my home comp. To bad he had to be a dumbass last semester in collage and not get apporved for a student loan or it would have been mine as my first car. And this is not ricer eaither, has 5,000+ dollars in the motor alone. This is n/a also.

you sure it wasn't 12.5 in the eight?

[Cody_300ex]

Originally posted by blackpred
you sure it wasn't 12.5 in the eight?

Positive smartazz. :rolleyes:

MY BAD!!

[honduh440]

Originally posted by FHKracingZ
Unless he put the engine in the back a 11 second car wont pull the front wheels up. A low 10 high 9 second car is what ya need.

this big boat hit 11.53 back in 2002

[JForestZ34]

I had a 74 trans am 455 SD with race cam, heads, and full port and polish job. I would run mid 12's and with the right tires and right launch rpm you could pull the wheels up about 5" if done right..


James

my predator probably rnus a 16sec. 1/4 and it'll pull the front wheels up every time

[RasinCain]

2001 Camaro Z28 ran 11's all day long stock internal, then put the H/C on and ran high 10's. Never got a chance to run it in the cooler weather though :( Had the car for about 3 1/2 years.

Lynda

[UglyMotha™]

my 2.3L 4banger, runs a mid 12 in the 1/4


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid188/p42c967b3515670f8fea1a52cebb1b22c/f2214a80.jpg

[cotttonwoody]

haha, no it doesnt

[UglyMotha™]

Originally posted by cotttonwoody
haha, no it doesnt


no seriously it does 12.68@108 425hp at the rear wheels 25psi boost, think before you speak:o

[smorris]

Nice t-bird, I got the engine from a 86 or 87 turbo coupe on the stand at the shop....We put one in a ranger 4x4 a few years back and turned up the boost to bout 18- 20 psi......yee haa!!!
We embarassed a lot of full sized trucks , and quite a few sports cars!!Only thing it really needed was MSD with the Boost timing control.If it had that it would have been a lot better.I'd like to do a swap with a super coupe engine in a small truck.Course now with all those modular motors ford has, a better one would be the 4.6 blown cobra motor!! I got a buddy makin 625 or so hp at the rear wheels with the stock bottom end! Valve covers have never been off the car!All they did was the Kenne Bell charger , and remap the computer , and a fuel system upgrade.....My aluminum head ,stroker motor isnt doing that! Havent seen his time slips yet, I think hes keepin it quiet so he can get some runs on the street..

[UglyMotha™]

thanks, yah she's pretty much got everything you can think of cept a front mount intercooler, but my plans are to pull the engine out next year and drop it in a 2wd ranger hopfully i can expect to see it in the low 10's i plan on doin some more work to her but she's got:

t3/4 hybrid ball bearing liquid cooled
msd
injectors, throttle body, flowed from top to bottom, complete fuel system, reworked lower end, header, s.s. 4" downpipe goin into 3" s.s. duals, cam, computer, and tons more

i wanna do a liquid cooled intercooler when i put it in the ranger which is supposed to be a large increase and i'm thinking bout maybe stroking her, we'll see, i can hardly wait

[smorris]

Do some research on the header before dropping it in the ranger.
We had some problems with the turbo location on the back.We ended up flipping the header upside down so the turbo was on the front, top of the engine.It had a lot more clearance that way.Otherwise it dropped right in.Same motor mounts that the truck came with and all.Even the wiring harness from the truck worked (just had to splice in the MAF sensor to the main harness.)

[UglyMotha™]

Yah, i've been doin alota research, i've read bout flipping the header i've also seen where guys notch the heater box and just flip the piece they cut out and fiberglass it back in, i'm probably goin to go this route cause i want to use the down pipe i have in the car since its custom and ran almost 400 bucks i'll see though, got a year to plan her out thanks for the heads up

[smorris]

If the truck has ac--just replace the heater box with one that came without ac.. Its a lot smaller and bolts right back in the same spot.This is the reason we had clearance problems---we kept the ac.Looked like a factory setup!Also--the radiator from about a 95 explorer that had a v-8 willl bolt right in and is a lot bigger.

[Smokin 440]

Originally posted by underpowered
Ever seen a Vega? it dont take much to loft the wheels of a car that small. I know of a 1996 camaro that runs 10.8's and can loft the tires about 8-10". It is all in the car, the stall, what RPM it is lauched at. My buddy has a Pinto that runs high nine and braley lofts the tires.

I helped someone build a 1979 malibu, has my dads old 350 out of his truckin it. swapped the cam and heads and now runs low 12's. he is plaaning on putting the motor in an s-10 for a street truck. when he does this he plans on rebuilding it, high comp pistons, possible 383 stroker.

Who is you buddy with the pinto? does he also have a SHO taurus, and a s/ced Mazda Protege? Only asking b/c i know of a guy from another forum with a very fast pinto...

[UglyMotha™]

Originally posted by smorris
If the truck has ac--just replace the heater box with one that came without ac.. Its a lot smaller and bolts right back in the same spot.This is the reason we had clearance problems---we kept the ac.Looked like a factory setup!Also--the radiator from about a 95 explorer that had a v-8 willl bolt right in and is a lot bigger.



That's cool I hadn't thought bout that, Thanks for the info, specially on the radiator

[Jonesy]

My bike, 2000 cbr f4 with slip on and k&n runs high 11's when i can launch it right.

Buddy has an 01 Chevy 2500 4x4 Duramax. Custom Edge box, upgraded trans, heavy duty driveshafts, front locker, Cold air intake, custom burnt computer, and some other programmer. Lofts the right front wheel when he launches in 4 wheel drive. Putting out around 500 hp to the wheels and somewhere around 1200-1300 lb/ft of torque. Have yet to get it to the track since the reprogram and the locker. Should run low 11's now, he originally built the truck for sled pulling at the county fairs.

I'll try to dig up some pics of it.

[Butters]

Originally posted by UglyMotha™
my 2.3L 4banger, runs a mid 12 in the 1/4


http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid188/p42c967b3515670f8fea1a52cebb1b22c/f2214a80.jpg


awesome :eek2:

[Killa250ex]

Does anyone know what a factory 5.4 330 does in a 1/4 mile in an F150 or F250, i just wanna know outta curiosity, I dont know if my k&N and strait pipes have made a difference in speed, but i can tell a huge difference in bottem end power and throttle response!

[lumpy300]

i've seen that wagon at wir. it's crazy, they cut like half the frame from it and it really goes, i think they have a 60's chevy truck setup the same way, wheelie kingers.

[K_Fulk]

Originally posted by ShiftFMX
Does anyone know what a factory 5.4 330 does in a 1/4 mile in an F150 or F250, i just wanna know outta curiosity, I dont know if my k&N and strait pipes have made a difference in speed, but i can tell a huge difference in bottem end power and throttle response!

My 5.4 f150 ran 15.6 new with the cold air and stock exhaust.

Nice T bird ugly I had a 88 5L back in the
day.

[400exstud]

It seems like snowmobiles are made for the drag strip.

1. 1000cc two stroke engine (that can be 350-400hp if build right)
2. About 600 lbs at most
3. Very large rubber track that almost never spinns.
4. Very low profile.

My dad's stock ZRT 800 is a little under 12 seconds.

Some sleds are in the mid 6's!!!:p