Well I know everyone prolly hates these threads but I got a bet going with one of my buddies. He says I can run a 7.9xx in the 1/8th with the car I'm buying. I purchased the vehicle today. When I run it should be on 315/17 nitto drag radials. I'm a pretty decent driver was able to get 1.9 60 fts out of my last car on stock goodyear street tires. (01 Cobra 4.10s, exhaust, intake)

Car is a 99 Trans am M6. I figured I should be able to get 7.9xx no problem but I may be wrong? I don't want to lose this bet hah.
Dynoed at 390 whp / 370 tq
The car I'm getting has these mods.
New block Ls1
- honed to 3.905
-blueprinted
- decked a couple of thousand an inch.
Diamond Forged Pistons with friction coating on the sides and thermo coatings on the tops with 7 cc valve relieves.
Eagle H Beam Forged Rods.
Federal Mogul Coated Bearings.
Ported Blueprinted LS6 Oil Pump
Adjustable Timing Chain
SLP Under Drive Pulley
160 degree Thermostat
98 Heads
- ported 2.02 1.60 valves
- o-ringed
- double valve springs
- custom length hardened push rods.
TR 230 Cam
LS6 Intake Manifold w/ ported Throttle Body.
Walbro 340 In-tank Fuel Pump.
SLP Cold Air Intake
SLP 85mm MAF
SLP Smooth Bellows
LS1 Motorsports Lid
Holley Proshot Filter.
Moser 12 bolt with all upgrades and 410 gears.
Chromoly Driveshaft.
Upgraded U joints.
Pacesetter Headers
Pacesetter Off Road Y pipe
Hooker Aerochamber Catback.
RAMBillet flywheel
RAM HD Clutch
RAM Adjustable Master Cylinder
RAM Slave Cylinder
T-56 Tranny rebuilt with steel shift forks and kevlar blocker rings
Pro 5.0 Shifter.
BMR Front Sway Bar
BMR Rear Sway Bar
BMR Adjustable Torque Arm.
BMR 1” Lowering Springs
KYB Adjustable Shocks.
BMR weld-in Rectangular Sub Frame Connectors.
Metco billet relocated lower control arms.
Torque Thrust 11 wheels 17 x 9 ½” front 17 x 11” rear. Goodyear GSD3 275 x 17 front 315 x 17 rear.
Powerslot Front Rotors, Stock Rears.

 

yea i dont think you will have a problem gettin a 7.9...probly quicker than that....

 

I dunno, on street tires, that's a pretty big bet to make. If you had DR's, i'd say heck yeah, as your car has busloads of power. I'm thinking your run a 8.0 sec. 1/8 mile at over 87mph. Then again you did say you are a good driver, so maybe you can do it. Let us know how it goes, and what you spend your money on

P.S. - how much did you pay for the car?

 

I'll be on Nitto 315/17 drag radials when I go to the track. I prolly won't be the best driver of this car though. It took my several passes to be able to cut 1.9 / 2.0s on street tires on the Cobra.

Nitrous will come soon and I should have no problems seing 7's

I got the car for 13,800 99 Trans AM 60k on body 4,500 miles on head/block, and tranny.

 

you shouldnt have any problems getting 7.9

**** my A4 car has the same bottom end as you, but you have heads, suspension, 12 bolt, intake manifold, headers; whereas i dont. my car runs 8.0x in the 1/8 on motor and has ran a few 7.9xs before.

 

Going Wednesday to see if I can do it wish me luck

 

The car from your sig runs 8.0 1/8th mile?
and that puts you at 11.3's?

I ask because my last time at the track i pulled 7.8 1/8th mile times and was not close to 11's.
1.61 60fts but seems to be missing something on the last part of the track.


And yes, Your new T/A will have you deep into the 7's with a little practice launching.
Good luck!!

Dave

 

i was wondering the same thing????

 

He said it ran that on the motor. The times in his sig for 1/4 mile are probably on the bottle.