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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 10:06 AM
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Hey everyone, im looking for a bolt in cage for my C5. Got booted off the track wednesday night for going faster than 11.50. Does anyone have on in your cars? Which one and how do you like it?

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By the way the car ran an 11.20@123.97 with a 1.65 60' na
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Old Nov 30, 2012 | 10:23 AM
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Beside custom jobs most of the ones I see are from Wolfe. <11.5 requires a 5 point right?

Also did you hit up SAR? I was only able to pull a 2.0 60' ft there two weeks ago.
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Beside custom jobs most of the ones I see are from Wolfe. <11.5 requires a 5 point right?

Also did you hit up SAR? I was only able to pull a 2.0 60' ft there two weeks ago.
They told me 6 point cage. yes it was at sar. I was running 26x11.50/17 et streets at 34psi. When I went in august I was cutting 1.7s all night on drag radials. My cars auto also
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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 08:10 AM
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They didn't say whether it could have a removable door bar?
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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 11:51 AM
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They didnt say. Just saod I need a minimum of a 6pt roll cage. Right now im looking at wolf, rsd, and pfadt. Any others that make vette cages?
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I believe the NHRA rule book says 5 point......
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I believe the NHRA rule book says 5 point......
I need to get a rule book. What is a 5 point? 2 door bars, 1 hoop connection on each side, 2 rear bars. Isnt that 6 or does the hoop count as 1?

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Old Dec 3, 2012 | 03:22 PM
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I think it's 5 pt too which is !door bars iirc. Just 2 rears, 2 hoops, 1 cross?
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Correct, you just need the door bar by the driver.

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If you are going to go with a Wolfe, it does not work if you have Corbeau A4's for seats. I was going to go the Wolfe cage and Corbeau A4's until i found out there was clearance issues with the top of the seat and the cage. Currently exploring new options for both cage and seats.
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Old Dec 22, 2012 | 08:37 AM
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RSD bolt in 6 point? Thats the one I'm looking at...
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The RSD is a nice piece. That is what I have in my car. The install took some "customizing" to get the door bar to fit. When the rear hoop was in the car the door bar would not contact the floor flush. I had to do some bending to get it to bolt up. Once I got it in there I was happy with it, just not while I was putting it in. What I don't like about it is when the door bar is in I have to open the door by the manual release on the floor. But the only time I have the door bar in is when I'm at the track.

You only need a 5 point to run to 9.99 or 135 mph.
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I believe Wolfe makes the bolt in 6point.
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