8s with a 347??
Originally Posted by TN94Z
Well my car was 2967 before adding the other suspension pieces....kmemeber, a-arms, etc.. So it may be lighter now. And I am thinking about pulling all of the wiring and installing a custom harness, hood, and some other pieces. So that should save some more weight. It is a very light car.
If you could stay under 3200lbs raceweight then a D1SC would have a good shot at 8s in some good weather. But I would probably just go right into an F series either way.
Originally Posted by DrTurbo
Will make power, but you can forget spooling it anytime soon....lol
Originally Posted by kp
But I have lost most of the drive to make it any faster and invest any more money in it, that just happens over time. I'll fix what breaks/wears out and keep it around ...
Originally Posted by TN94Z
I just hate to copy someone's setup exactly
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Cartek built this 8-second stock cube C5 back in 2005 , the car ran 8.40's at 159 , it was a custom built Cartek in-house twin-turbo kit , 346 with a stock crank , Cartek prepped LS6 heads , LS6 intake , hydraulic roller cam with stock rockers and an air to air intercooler , it also had a 12 bolt rear to get that power to the ground .
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Originally Posted by kp
Forgot about Paul's car, thought he had a bigger engine when it was running solid 8s. Nice car though.
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Originally Posted by PHIL H
Then how do the ford boys do it with less stroke? I have seen alot of 33x ci engines with bigger turbos run pretty stout #'s...What about outlaw 10.5 cars with small blocks with twin 91's? They seem to spool ok...
Also the twin 91 SBC's are on alcohol......different story all together. You can spool ALOT bigger turbo on alky.
Originally Posted by DrTurbo
With a huge stall and transbrake while on the line for 4-5 secs, its still tough to spool an 88-91. A 101 would be flat out HARD to spool.
Also the twin 91 SBC's are on alcohol......different story all together. You can spool ALOT bigger turbo on alky.
Also the twin 91 SBC's are on alcohol......different story all together. You can spool ALOT bigger turbo on alky.
I remember Spetter back in the day had a 101 on his 33x ci engine and it was in the 7's with an igloo..SUrely the turbos are a little better now than they were 6 years ago.
Originally Posted by kp
Dont forget you will adding about 100lbs for whatever forced induction setup, also the the extra weight of making you bar a cage.
If you could stay under 3200lbs raceweight then a D1SC would have a good shot at 8s in some good weather. But I would probably just go right into an F series either way.
If you could stay under 3200lbs raceweight then a D1SC would have a good shot at 8s in some good weather. But I would probably just go right into an F series either way.
I will go with a F series regardless. I don't want to get the D1 and then want to upgrade soon after. I just want to do it right the first time.
It didn't bother me one bit. I copied a well proved combo and have had a very fast dead nuts reliable street car for the last couple of years. Different strokes for different folks.
Just about every car out there is a copy of something, most builders take other's ideas and modify or add some of their own. The best way to get a solid baseline is to copy someone else's setup that works. No shame in that at all..
If the iron blocks were the same weight it would be a no brainer but on a race car 100lbs on a front may as well be 500 at times. My block has a crapload of passes on it and its a weak LS6 block according to some. If you dont constantly detonate it or overheat the thing I think the aluminum blocks will hold quite a while. But I'm also prepared to throw it away at rebuild time..
If the iron blocks were the same weight it would be a no brainer but on a race car 100lbs on a front may as well be 500 at times. My block has a crapload of passes on it and its a weak LS6 block according to some. If you dont constantly detonate it or overheat the thing I think the aluminum blocks will hold quite a while. But I'm also prepared to throw it away at rebuild time..