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Old Jan 18, 2005 | 09:08 PM
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hey guys, I'm in the middle of a project, and need to know how fast my car is gonna be in order to build it up accordingly. It's a Big chevy with about 850 hp and tq. not sure about tranny, dana 60 rear with 4.10s and 325/50/15s in the back. This car will be the stock weight + the added weight of the big block/rear end/ tranny/ subframe connectors. Any help on estimated E.T. in 1/4 mile would be greatly appreciated. Thanks guys.
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 08:05 PM
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Well if that is 850 to the wheels I would imagine a 3800lb car with driver would go around 9.5s.
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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 11:16 PM
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is this an f-body? if so i would imagine a lot more than 3800 lbs with driver. A fully built big block weighs a good 200+ lbs more than a ls1. then the rear will probably add 30 lbs, and the other necessities that make it reliable. But built right, it should still go 9's.

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Old Jan 20, 2005 | 10:16 PM
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850 hooked up right from the start and geared to use the power effectively should run anywhere from 9.40's to 9.90s depending on a bunch of factors (trans and convertor of choice, or manual and such to go with that, suspension, hook, etc etc)

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