Will my car be 9's capable?
Will my car be 9's capable? Trying to decide if I want to spend the money on a 10 point cage, or just get an 8 point.
So .... Will my car be capable of 9.99 or better quarter mile:
Full weight 1999 TA plus 600 lbs for big battery, roll cage, stereo, sound deadener, fluid coolers, rear end, and me.
I am hoping for 625-650 RWHP on Ethanol. 345/40r17 drag radials
So .... Will my car be capable of 9.99 or better quarter mile:
Full weight 1999 TA plus 600 lbs for big battery, roll cage, stereo, sound deadener, fluid coolers, rear end, and me.
I am hoping for 625-650 RWHP on Ethanol. 345/40r17 drag radials
Why 8 and 10? I'm old and maybe out of date, but it was 6-point roll bar to 10.00 and 8-point roll cage to 8.50.
I'm a little less horsepower and little less weight than you, and I'm a 10.0 car all day. But I'm also auto with 1.3x 60'.
I'm a little less horsepower and little less weight than you, and I'm a 10.0 car all day. But I'm also auto with 1.3x 60'.
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Last I knew was like above... 6 point good to a 10.0.
I think 9.90's "might be" ok at some tracks when the weather's good and some techs might turn a blind eye ?
Once you're talking 9's or faster... now you need your cage cert'd, get a comp license, just for starters.
I think 9.90's "might be" ok at some tracks when the weather's good and some techs might turn a blind eye ?
Once you're talking 9's or faster... now you need your cage cert'd, get a comp license, just for starters.
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8 is a 6 point with sub-frame down bars. Just more structurally sound.
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6pt Roll Baris NHRA legal in a hard top car from 11.49 to 10.00 qtr mile times at the time of this writing and would add a driver and passenger side diagonal door bar to a 4pt bar.
8pt Roll Bar
Same as a 6pt with the addition of two (NHRA D bars) commonly called kickers by many. The addition of kickers to a roll BAR are not required by NHRA and don’t allow you to run any faster than a 6pt BAR. Kickers do add additional cage and chassis structure especially when attached to frame connectors or some type of undercarriage tubular structure in a unibody or full frame car.
8pt Roll Bar
Same as a 6pt with the addition of two (NHRA D bars) commonly called kickers by many. The addition of kickers to a roll BAR are not required by NHRA and don’t allow you to run any faster than a 6pt BAR. Kickers do add additional cage and chassis structure especially when attached to frame connectors or some type of undercarriage tubular structure in a unibody or full frame car.
Last edited by Doug G; Apr 6, 2024 at 06:36 AM.