What does it take to go 8's?
06-06-2004, 12:17 PM
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well, it takes a lot for you and the car.
besides all teh nhra safety stuff you are gonna have to find a wya to get the weight of the car down. no offense gang, but 4th gens are sort of pigs. the basics of gutting teh car will make your life a ton easier. some race classes require a "full interior" which means there is gonna be a good amount of weight in carpet and dash and stuff that you can't get rid of.
for the chassis you will have to decide if you wanna go with a "stock" suspension or if you want teh car back halved. stock is actually teh easier/cheaper option. all you would have to do is go through the after market offerings and grab teh lightest/strongest/best geometry version of everything. back halving a car costs a ton of bread and has to be certified.
the motor is the biggest expense. it takes a bunch of power to go that fast. adn as we all know, power = $$$$.
tranny is pretty easy, a built th400 or pg should be abel to take care of it.
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tim
besides all teh nhra safety stuff you are gonna have to find a wya to get the weight of the car down. no offense gang, but 4th gens are sort of pigs. the basics of gutting teh car will make your life a ton easier. some race classes require a "full interior" which means there is gonna be a good amount of weight in carpet and dash and stuff that you can't get rid of.
for the chassis you will have to decide if you wanna go with a "stock" suspension or if you want teh car back halved. stock is actually teh easier/cheaper option. all you would have to do is go through the after market offerings and grab teh lightest/strongest/best geometry version of everything. back halving a car costs a ton of bread and has to be certified.
the motor is the biggest expense. it takes a bunch of power to go that fast. adn as we all know, power = $$$$.
tranny is pretty easy, a built th400 or pg should be abel to take care of it.
later
tim
06-06-2004, 02:40 PM
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Originally Posted by TXLSS
You want f-bod 8's? Yank the LS1, put in a Reher-Morrison or Shafiroff mountain motor, add nitrous and susp., enjoy. Oh yeah, cut the hell out of the engine bay, too.
06-06-2004, 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by taqwache
**** with a BBC all you need is a merlin tall deck 4.5" bore block, eagle 4340 4.5" crank, good rods and pistons, $3k heads and a fogger. put it in a leaf sprung f-body like a '79 model and take out a crap load of weight. can all be done for less then $10,000 if done all by your self and you got an 8 second car that will last a whole lot longer then a 8 second LS1.
06-07-2004, 09:52 AM
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Originally Posted by silverbeast
less than 10,000??? i dont think it would be that cheap. if it was everyone would be going that route.i know i would.
