Who has the lightest car?
03-18-2002, 06:33 PM
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Re: Who has the lightest car? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I weight about 175 in race form</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">LOL I've heard of cars race form, but not a driver <img border="0" title="" alt="[Razz]" src="gr_tounge.gif" /> What does that consist of? Maybe I could get some secrets to get my 230 street trim down to a 190 race trim <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
03-18-2002, 06:37 PM
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Re: Who has the lightest car? It consists of a #1, a #2, !pockets, lightweight shoes, and a helmet. <img border="0" alt="[Burnout]" title="" src="graemlins/burnout.gif" />
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Re: Who has the lightest car? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Terry Burger:
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I don't think you'll get below 3100# and still be able to street drive the car. If you have setup that is trailer only, it becomes irrelevant to the board, so why would you go that route?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">BUWAHHAAA! That shows it all....Uhm, maybe, just maybe, Bob doesn't really giving a rats *** about any 'board' and what the people on it think? I know it seems impossible to you Terry, but maybe Bob isn't too concerned about proving anything to anyone....The guy has a house, wife, and kids. I highly doubt he is losing sleep wondering if 'the boards' will accept his car....
<strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">
</font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">I don't think you'll get below 3100# and still be able to street drive the car. If you have setup that is trailer only, it becomes irrelevant to the board, so why would you go that route?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">BUWAHHAAA! That shows it all....Uhm, maybe, just maybe, Bob doesn't really giving a rats *** about any 'board' and what the people on it think? I know it seems impossible to you Terry, but maybe Bob isn't too concerned about proving anything to anyone....The guy has a house, wife, and kids. I highly doubt he is losing sleep wondering if 'the boards' will accept his car....
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Re: Who has the lightest car? On all this lightweight talk, I have a question.
If 2 cars, we'll say car #1 & car #2 weigh within 100-150lbs of each other, and we are talking lightweight cars here.
Each car has an identical 60', but car #1 has a big bore stroker motor, and car #2 has stock bore.
Car #1 runs about 5-6 tenths faster than car #2.
I realize that the big bore stroker car will outshine the stock cube car on the top end, but shouldn't it as well outshine on the 60' being that they have nearly identical raceweights?
The big bore stroker should have gobs more tq to out 60' the stock cube car.
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If 2 cars, we'll say car #1 & car #2 weigh within 100-150lbs of each other, and we are talking lightweight cars here.
Each car has an identical 60', but car #1 has a big bore stroker motor, and car #2 has stock bore.
Car #1 runs about 5-6 tenths faster than car #2.
I realize that the big bore stroker car will outshine the stock cube car on the top end, but shouldn't it as well outshine on the 60' being that they have nearly identical raceweights?
The big bore stroker should have gobs more tq to out 60' the stock cube car.
Tim <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
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Re: Who has the lightest car? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Tim98TA:
<strong>On all this lightweight talk, I have a question.
If 2 cars, we'll say car #1 & car #2 weigh within 100-150lbs of each other, and we are talking lightweight cars here.
Each car has an identical 60', but car #1 has a big bore stroker motor, and car #2 has stock bore.
Car #1 runs about 5-6 tenths faster than car #2.
I realize that the big bore stroker car will outshine the stock cube car on the top end, but shouldn't it as well outshine on the 60' being that they have nearly identical raceweights?
The big bore stroker should have gobs more tq to out 60' the stock cube car.
Tim <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Depends on if you can hook or not and utilize all or most of the available torque...my 87 Turbo Regal (low to mid 11's at 124+ mph) has TONS more torque than my Formula, yet, with it's almost bone stock suspension and skinny slicks, I can't leave very hard or I blow away the tires. Best 60' for it is 1.60', though it is about 600+#'s heavier. My buddy's Regal, about the same race weight and engine tune/mods but has quite a bit of suspension work, different rear brake cylinders (to hold more boost without pushing through the lights) and has much larger slicks (11's vs. 9's as he's trimmed his fender well and notched his frame). He is able to leave at 12#'s of boost vs. 5-6#'s...he's around 1.45-1.50 60', though both us still have the stock torque converters. As a result, he runs low, low 11's at about the same mph as mine.
That said, unless the stroker has the traction / ability to leave utilizing much / all of its torque, you could easily have a less powerful car 60' better. That said, the power-to-weight difference should show on the big end, especially mph. Take care.
<strong>On all this lightweight talk, I have a question.
If 2 cars, we'll say car #1 & car #2 weigh within 100-150lbs of each other, and we are talking lightweight cars here.
Each car has an identical 60', but car #1 has a big bore stroker motor, and car #2 has stock bore.
Car #1 runs about 5-6 tenths faster than car #2.
I realize that the big bore stroker car will outshine the stock cube car on the top end, but shouldn't it as well outshine on the 60' being that they have nearly identical raceweights?
The big bore stroker should have gobs more tq to out 60' the stock cube car.
Tim <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" /> </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Depends on if you can hook or not and utilize all or most of the available torque...my 87 Turbo Regal (low to mid 11's at 124+ mph) has TONS more torque than my Formula, yet, with it's almost bone stock suspension and skinny slicks, I can't leave very hard or I blow away the tires. Best 60' for it is 1.60', though it is about 600+#'s heavier. My buddy's Regal, about the same race weight and engine tune/mods but has quite a bit of suspension work, different rear brake cylinders (to hold more boost without pushing through the lights) and has much larger slicks (11's vs. 9's as he's trimmed his fender well and notched his frame). He is able to leave at 12#'s of boost vs. 5-6#'s...he's around 1.45-1.50 60', though both us still have the stock torque converters. As a result, he runs low, low 11's at about the same mph as mine.
That said, unless the stroker has the traction / ability to leave utilizing much / all of its torque, you could easily have a less powerful car 60' better. That said, the power-to-weight difference should show on the big end, especially mph. Take care.
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Re: Who has the lightest car? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by RUQWIKR:
<strong>Depends on if you can hook or not and utilize all or most of the available torque
That said, unless the stroker has the traction / ability to leave utilizing much / all of its torque, you could easily have a less powerful car 60' better. That said, the power-to-weight difference should show on the big end, especially mph. Take care.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">No I'm talking both cars dead hooking off the line. Ya know, the usual wheel up launches from both cars, no spinning from either car.
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<strong>Depends on if you can hook or not and utilize all or most of the available torque
That said, unless the stroker has the traction / ability to leave utilizing much / all of its torque, you could easily have a less powerful car 60' better. That said, the power-to-weight difference should show on the big end, especially mph. Take care.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">No I'm talking both cars dead hooking off the line. Ya know, the usual wheel up launches from both cars, no spinning from either car.
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Re: Who has the lightest car? </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by RUQWIKR:
<strong>One other thing...if I was doubting stuff, I'd probably doubt some of the weights of the heavier cars vs. the lighter ones...
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Me too man, me too.
<strong>One other thing...if I was doubting stuff, I'd probably doubt some of the weights of the heavier cars vs. the lighter ones...
</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Me too man, me too.
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Re: Who has the lightest car? I dint dought it may be possible.....but certainly an extreme...... I have a plasma cutter.......so someone else probably does too......it doesn t make much sence for them to just make one for me...
Hell Ive got a truck that lifts the wheels and it ran a 13.90...........
Hell Ive got a truck that lifts the wheels and it ran a 13.90...........
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Re: Who has the lightest car? Plasma cutter....
I guess I'm not the only one.
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I guess I'm not the only one.
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