How fast is fast now??
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From: philly
The end of last season i did a 9.8 in my vett, Just shipped it to CARTEK for a th400 conversion and some other changes.. When all said and done it should be in the low 9s!!
So I guess Im good for a few years!! LOL!!!
So I guess Im good for a few years!! LOL!!!
I remember when I was younger 12 sec was fast for a street car>> How fast is fast now for a Street car?????????
hahaha no ****!!! i was up there 2 weeks ago and saw your car.your username caught my eye since the i saw your car up there. It Looks BADASSSSSSS!! youll have to come out to some meets of my car club in cherry hill. hope to see you around
-brandon
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From: Gainesville, Florida # of drag strips runs: ?!?!?
As mentioned, everyone has a different opinion of "what is fast?" and it depends on the factors (daily driver, street drive in good weather only, race car with tags, etc.) and where you live.
Florida has quite a few single digit cars that see regular street time. I still consider 10s fast b/c what most people think "feels fast" in a street car is likely a 12-13 second ride. Put them in a 10 second ride and their opinion changes quickly.
I'm hopefully for a single digit pass this year, than "maybe" I'll have a fast car too....
Derek
Florida has quite a few single digit cars that see regular street time. I still consider 10s fast b/c what most people think "feels fast" in a street car is likely a 12-13 second ride. Put them in a 10 second ride and their opinion changes quickly.
I'm hopefully for a single digit pass this year, than "maybe" I'll have a fast car too....
Derek
If you can run high 10's AND RUN IT ON THE STREET...thats quick.
Running high 10's at the track and running it on the street are two VERY different worlds.
I have seen high 9 second cars get that *** tore up by a low 11 sec car that hooks on the street.
David
Running high 10's at the track and running it on the street are two VERY different worlds.
I have seen high 9 second cars get that *** tore up by a low 11 sec car that hooks on the street.
David
Last edited by FASTFATBOY; Jan 23, 2008 at 07:24 PM.
To me a fast street car is something that can go 10 -11's on pump gas and be driven on the street every day if you want.
Having a car you built to race with a license plate that couldn't make it 200 miles of straight freeway driving or make it in stop and go traffic for 30 minutes isn't really a street car.
One other thing it should have more miles on the street than at the track.
Not a real requirement, but if you took out the radio and can't even listen to some tunes, it probably isn't a dedicated fast street car anymore.
Having a car you built to race with a license plate that couldn't make it 200 miles of straight freeway driving or make it in stop and go traffic for 30 minutes isn't really a street car.
One other thing it should have more miles on the street than at the track.
Not a real requirement, but if you took out the radio and can't even listen to some tunes, it probably isn't a dedicated fast street car anymore.
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From: Tucson, Arizona
it depends on what you are driving and what fast means to you. as far as the 1/4 mile goes 12's in a truck, 11's in a car, 10's on a bike is fast to me. as far as top speed goes anything over 150 mph in a truck, 175 mph on a bike, or 200 mph in a car is fast to me 
it only takes 100 mph to feel fast to me on the water
it only takes 100 mph to feel fast to me on the water
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To me a fast street car is something that can go 10 -11's on pump gas and be driven on the street every day if you want.
Having a car you built to race with a license plate that couldn't make it 200 miles of straight freeway driving or make it in stop and go traffic for 30 minutes isn't really a street car.
One other thing it should have more miles on the street than at the track.
Not a real requirement, but if you took out the radio and can't even listen to some tunes, it probably isn't a dedicated fast street car anymore.
Having a car you built to race with a license plate that couldn't make it 200 miles of straight freeway driving or make it in stop and go traffic for 30 minutes isn't really a street car.
One other thing it should have more miles on the street than at the track.
Not a real requirement, but if you took out the radio and can't even listen to some tunes, it probably isn't a dedicated fast street car anymore.
P.S. Cars love to stay cool in stop and go when they run on Alky
10.anything and faster is fast to me.
10 second pump gas cars also blow me away. I'm more impressed that I went 10.9 NA with a 3350 weight car and stock cubes than going low 9's with a turbo.
10 second pump gas cars also blow me away. I'm more impressed that I went 10.9 NA with a 3350 weight car and stock cubes than going low 9's with a turbo.
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Is the question "what is considered a quick (fast) time for street car on the track"?
There's no timing equipment on the street; if there was, there'd be a lot of disappointed people. Generally, the quicker/faster a car gets, the greater the difference becomes between its track and street times. These so-called 6 and 7 second "street cars" would wad themselves into a ditch or guardrail if they ever tried to lay that power down on the street...it just isn't reality.
I agree with most. Street driving is different than track driving. If you're running 8 or 9 seconds on the track I think that's more like a 10 second on an unprepped street. If you can run under 11 seconds on the street then that's awesome. I'm currently debating my project of how much power is at maximum ability for a DD & the street.
Build a turbo motor and run 33x17's on it and it'll hook any place.
Depends on how fast you want to get a ticket, driving around 1,000hp gets noticed quick, especially when you're racing down a street at 2am with a bunch of cars parked in a parking lot watching you go by
Depends on how fast you want to get a ticket, driving around 1,000hp gets noticed quick, especially when you're racing down a street at 2am with a bunch of cars parked in a parking lot watching you go by
Both of my WS6s are high 9 sec cars. The white car(nitrous car) wont go ANYWHERE in the street BUT it does have AC,PS, stereo and drive like a stock car while getting almost 20mpg(hwy). The wifes red car(all motor) will literally carry the tires halfway through first gear in the street ,but its also had the Madman suspension treatment! I guess fast is relative to what you are used to and suspension does play a big role IMO.
I still have the most fun beatin up on ricers with my high 12 sec. F250 diesel!LOL!
I still have the most fun beatin up on ricers with my high 12 sec. F250 diesel!LOL!
to me fast is a street car that traps 125-130 or more..now days in my area you have to trap 160+ to be competitive...
in other words high tens or lower for me...
high 8's to be competitive now
in other words high tens or lower for me...
high 8's to be competitive now
Last edited by daniel6718; Sep 16, 2008 at 12:07 AM.
I agree with this statement. I have had so much fun with my car. It started out at 13.10's and is now running 10.70's. I started with the roll cage first and have worked slowly towards where it is today during the last 5 years. I Just finished getting most of the bugs worked out of the new engine combo toward the end of last year and the during the two times I have raced this year so far.
The results have been great for me, it has gone 10.75 NA at 123MPH with a weight of 3,435 lbs. and is a 346 CI engine. It has been a lot of fun building this car!
I like it when people come up and ask me how much Nitrous I am using and the bottle is not even in the car the brackets are setting in the back empty. I do have a dry kit on the car but I have not used it yet on the new combo. I will be swapping out the 28.8 lb injectors for the 42 lb injectors I just got and finally installing my new fuel pump as well. Maybe I will get to add a 100 shot to it and see what it will do.
Until then I am still very proud of what it is running NA!
IMO a 9 to 10 second car is very fast for sure!