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Old 01-26-2015, 02:33 PM
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We went to the WannaGoFast half mile event in Ocala this weekend. We brought the default car lol...actually the 5th default car lol....which is a mildly built 1996 LT4 Corvette. Every car we raced, probably SHOULD have won but...by the luck of the street(air strip in this case)...street racing is street racing. Power is no guarantee of a win. Such a great time...more videos we have...

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New Coyote mustang, stock.



C6 Z06..not stock...



BUILT C6 Z06...



and another C6 with "600rwhp NA" (will load in car tonight)




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Nice passes. My buddy made the long trip down there to run his Supra. I'd love to do a half mile event if I can ever get in another car.
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Originally Posted by sw07gt
Nice passes. My buddy made the long trip down there to run his Supra. I'd love to do a half mile event if I can ever get in another car.
Thanks.

It was a lot of fun but I will say, anything with 600PLUS RWHP and RWD had their hands full. I got loose in 4th gear in this car....it's a cream puff when it comes to power....it doesn't get loose in the upper gears ever lol. The track was very dusty..worse on Saturday.

Lots of spinouts.
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the Vette sounds awesome!
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Originally Posted by hardbones
the Vette sounds awesome!
Thank you sir!
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I regret not going to this event.

Nice car.
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Originally Posted by Captain Slow
I regret not going to this event.

Nice car.
I almost didn't go myself but, since my cousin was going both days, I figured I'd go for support. Ended up paying and driving myself. really glad I did. It HIGHLY motivated me to get to stepping on the two project cars and have them done SOON.

Half mile racing is AWESOME....it is funner to drag race someone for a half mile then to do 1 mile solo passes. At least when you have the outcome that we did. Good times,..you should have gone.... but, now you know for next time.

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Awesome vids man!! Stinks about the track conditions.
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Damn! That C4 is nasty. You took those other cars by a good amount. The built motor C6 race was most impressive. I did not think you were going to walk away like that.
It seem as thought you have more going on in that C4 than you are letting on.
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Originally Posted by MACHXLR8
It seem as thought you have more going on in that C4 than you are letting on.
Sounds like just a hot cam and a set of longtubes.

I'm not familiar with the 1/2 mile events, is this to allow the cars that can't hook worth a damn to have time to come around for a win? :dunno:

Car sounds and seems to run amazing.
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Originally Posted by Jay-P
Sounds like just a hot cam and a set of longtubes.

I'm not familiar with the 1/2 mile events, is this to allow the cars that can't hook worth a damn to have time to come around for a win? :dunno:

Car sounds and seems to run amazing.

As least you acknowledged that longtubes were installed also. I thought you were going to tell me "cam-only".

jk..
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Originally Posted by V-seriesTech
Thanks.

It was a lot of fun but I will say, anything with 600PLUS RWHP and RWD had their hands full. I got loose in 4th gear in this car....it's a cream puff when it comes to power....it doesn't get loose in the upper gears ever lol. The track was very dusty..worse on Saturday.

Lots of spinouts.
Yeah I've been in that situation before. Nerve racking experience thats for sure. Some of those guys that make 1200+ have it way worse.

Heres a vid of my buddy's supra.

and another buddies evo. He lost control and ended up in a field.
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Originally Posted by SoFla01SSLookinstok
Awesome vids man!! Stinks about the track conditions.
Thanks dude, more to come. The cross wind we had Saturday, wasn't there really on Sunday so I think that helped a lot.

Originally Posted by MACHXLR8
Damn! That C4 is nasty. You took those other cars by a good amount. The built motor C6 race was most impressive. I did not think you were going to walk away like that.
It seem as thought you have more going on in that C4 than you are letting on.
I think I/we honestly just out drag raced them. You'll see in a video I post,...the car isn't anything crazy. Heads and cam LT4....LT4....meaning a set of badass factory cylinder heads ported, possibly milled. I think it's safe to say we just drove the car hard..and we really are on a bunk tune...short shifting. So the car will go faster,..which is REALLY gonna bug people out then lol. I don't think we thought we were going to either....but you can tell we're both dialed in on the light.


Originally Posted by Jay-P
Sounds like just a hot cam and a set of longtubes.

I'm not familiar with the 1/2 mile events, is this to allow the cars that can't hook worth a damn to have time to come around for a win? :dunno:

Car sounds and seems to run amazing.
A tad hotter then a hot cam.

Half mile events are just like quarter mile events, just with less prep and another 1/4 mile to go WOT. It's a lot of fun...especially if you come from a street racing background like myself. I would rather do half mile races then any 1/4 mile race...or a half mile drag race vs a solo standing mile pass. Definitely pushes you.

Thanks for the props on the sound,...it's a custom exhaust we designed and built. All Vbands-aluminum and carbon fiber.

Originally Posted by MACHXLR8

As least you acknowledged that longtubes were installed also. I thought you were going to tell me "cam-only".

jk..
K&N air filter. Which honestly, is WAY undersized now that I mentioned it. Just wait till you see the car next time you. Your gonna ****. Guess I probably shouldn't mention a hellcat went in the 143s...we went 141...stock CTS-Vs went mid to high 130s.....

The car honestly just works. I have been telling people for years if you want to build a fast mile car start with a C4. **** just works.

Originally Posted by willizm
Yeah I've been in that situation before. Nerve racking experience thats for sure. Some of those guys that make 1200+ have it way worse.

Heres a vid of my buddy's supra.
WannaGOFAST Chicago 1/2 Mile Shootout - Sharkey's 1300whp Supra runs 198mph - YouTube

and another buddies evo. He lost control and ended up in a field.
WannaGOFAST Chicago 1/2 Half Shootout - Jason's 800+whp Evo runs 187mph & spin out - YouTube

Glad that dude was all good,...**** looked wild. At those speeds, anything can happen. You gotta be REALLY careful not to upset the car with weird lane changes or jamming on the brakes and throwing off the balance of the car. SinisterC6 had his hands full....I couldn't imagine driving that ****** on this track but I would love to try. Driving this thing has motivated us to finish the 3 vette projects we're close to finishing. Fueled our fire.


Here is another video from that day. This gent says he makes over "600rwhp na" ...you can see he was indeed running me the **** down. Unfortunately....not enough room. Everyone we raced, was all very cool, usually ended with a handshake or a "what the ****....that thing is an LT???"

Enjoy.

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This ******* guy....

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Yea that car is a seriously bad bitch.
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Originally Posted by sw07gt
Yea that car is a seriously bad bitch.
Definitely one of the sickest if not the sickest street going vette or LS anything on the street.
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Very Nice Vtech......I'm a fan. It looks to me like you guys just outdrove them. Very nice to see someone with skills getting down.
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These guys who take the wings off of there evos ALWAYS seem to spin out out the 1/2 mile events.
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Originally Posted by V-seriesTech
This ******* guy....

Scary Fast Corvette - YouTube
the AF sat at 10 the whole time? pretty rich or is it not on gas?
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needs more cowbell i think


was awesome to watch an old unsuspecting C4 lay the smack down like that.
Maybe i should have blown some vacation time and came down for that!!


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