Impala SS track results
12-19-2011, 10:08 PM
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I haven't gotten my car to the track in anything better than a 500ft DA and mine is only a couple hundred pounds lighter than your's, not one of the sub-4000lbs cars. You have displacement, more head, solid roller, more available rpm, a LOT going in your favor vs. my setup.
I think Frank is right that you should be able to get high 10s with some work. Only thing I could see holding you back would be if the converter is really dialed in for the jug.
I run 4.10s and 28x10.50 ET Drags with the stiff sidewall on a 10" rim, a set of airlifts and BMR lower rear arms. That is all my traction mods. It is on Impala springs too.
I thought about a 26" tire but the local track SUCKS and I bought a big sticky tire I knew would hook with little effort.
I think Frank is right that you should be able to get high 10s with some work. Only thing I could see holding you back would be if the converter is really dialed in for the jug.
I run 4.10s and 28x10.50 ET Drags with the stiff sidewall on a 10" rim, a set of airlifts and BMR lower rear arms. That is all my traction mods. It is on Impala springs too.
I thought about a 26" tire but the local track SUCKS and I bought a big sticky tire I knew would hook with little effort.
12-20-2011, 07:16 AM
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I haven't gotten my car to the track in anything better than a 500ft DA and mine is only a couple hundred pounds lighter than your's, not one of the sub-4000lbs cars. You have displacement, more head, solid roller, more available rpm, a LOT going in your favor vs. my setup.
I think Frank is right that you should be able to get high 10s with some work. Only thing I could see holding you back would be if the converter is really dialed in for the jug.
I run 4.10s and 28x10.50 ET Drags with the stiff sidewall on a 10" rim, a set of airlifts and BMR lower rear arms. That is all my traction mods. It is on Impala springs too.
I thought about a 26" tire but the local track SUCKS and I bought a big sticky tire I knew would hook with little effort.
I think Frank is right that you should be able to get high 10s with some work. Only thing I could see holding you back would be if the converter is really dialed in for the jug.
I run 4.10s and 28x10.50 ET Drags with the stiff sidewall on a 10" rim, a set of airlifts and BMR lower rear arms. That is all my traction mods. It is on Impala springs too.
I thought about a 26" tire but the local track SUCKS and I bought a big sticky tire I knew would hook with little effort.
This set-up definitely likes the 26" tire on the motor. Everything improved vs the 28" tire. I have never run a 1.5x sixty on the motor and that was only the 2nd pass on these MT Street Radials. MPH picked up at the big end going through the traps at 7500 vs 7000 rpm. The converter still has room for a 1st stage nitrous hit, but I am a ways from that. Really want to see how far I can dip NA.
12-20-2011, 05:43 PM
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Awesome, Chett! I knew we were going to see some good stuff from you with that new top end 
And I know there's more in it 
For all of you outside the world of ImpalaSS fanatics, Chett's car has always been one of the trailblazers when it comes to performance with style. He's just been out of the picture for a few years. He's always wowed us by showing up at events with this show car, stereo thumping, ripping off some 10-sec nitrous passes, and then driving it back home, like from Atlanta to Tampa!
Oh BTW Frank, don't worry about Chett running out of revs......with the FAST and the GV overdrive, he's got plenty of headroom
I know that's a heavy @ss car with all he's added to it, so I'm not surprised it's 4400 lb. 118 mph trap translates to about 480 SAE at the wheels, which is damn good through an 8" TC, TH400 and the GV.
And I know there's more in it For all of you outside the world of ImpalaSS fanatics, Chett's car has always been one of the trailblazers when it comes to performance with style. He's just been out of the picture for a few years. He's always wowed us by showing up at events with this show car, stereo thumping, ripping off some 10-sec nitrous passes, and then driving it back home, like from Atlanta to Tampa!
Oh BTW Frank, don't worry about Chett running out of revs......with the FAST and the GV overdrive, he's got plenty of headroom
I know that's a heavy @ss car with all he's added to it, so I'm not surprised it's 4400 lb. 118 mph trap translates to about 480 SAE at the wheels, which is damn good through an 8" TC, TH400 and the GV.
12-21-2011, 06:09 PM
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Awesome, Chett! I knew we were going to see some good stuff from you with that new top end And I know there's more in it
For all of you outside the world of ImpalaSS fanatics, Chett's car has always been one of the trailblazers when it comes to performance with style. He's just been out of the picture for a few years. He's always wowed us by showing up at events with this show car, stereo thumping, ripping off some 10-sec nitrous passes, and then driving it back home, like from Atlanta to Tampa!
Oh BTW Frank, don't worry about Chett running out of revs......with the FAST and the GV overdrive, he's got plenty of headroom
I know that's a heavy @ss car with all he's added to it, so I'm not surprised it's 4400 lb. 118 mph trap translates to about 480 SAE at the wheels, which is damn good through an 8" TC, TH400 and the GV.
And I know there's more in it For all of you outside the world of ImpalaSS fanatics, Chett's car has always been one of the trailblazers when it comes to performance with style. He's just been out of the picture for a few years. He's always wowed us by showing up at events with this show car, stereo thumping, ripping off some 10-sec nitrous passes, and then driving it back home, like from Atlanta to Tampa!
Oh BTW Frank, don't worry about Chett running out of revs......with the FAST and the GV overdrive, he's got plenty of headroom
I know that's a heavy @ss car with all he's added to it, so I'm not surprised it's 4400 lb. 118 mph trap translates to about 480 SAE at the wheels, which is damn good through an 8" TC, TH400 and the GV.
Me too.
12-21-2011, 08:15 PM
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Awesome, Chett! I knew we were going to see some good stuff from you with that new top end And I know there's more in it
For all of you outside the world of ImpalaSS fanatics, Chett's car has always been one of the trailblazers when it comes to performance with style. He's just been out of the picture for a few years. He's always wowed us by showing up at events with this show car, stereo thumping, ripping off some 10-sec nitrous passes, and then driving it back home, like from Atlanta to Tampa!
Oh BTW Frank, don't worry about Chett running out of revs......with the FAST and the GV overdrive, he's got plenty of headroom
I know that's a heavy @ss car with all he's added to it, so I'm not surprised it's 4400 lb. 118 mph trap translates to about 480 SAE at the wheels, which is damn good through an 8" TC, TH400 and the GV.
And I know there's more in it For all of you outside the world of ImpalaSS fanatics, Chett's car has always been one of the trailblazers when it comes to performance with style. He's just been out of the picture for a few years. He's always wowed us by showing up at events with this show car, stereo thumping, ripping off some 10-sec nitrous passes, and then driving it back home, like from Atlanta to Tampa!
Oh BTW Frank, don't worry about Chett running out of revs......with the FAST and the GV overdrive, he's got plenty of headroom
I know that's a heavy @ss car with all he's added to it, so I'm not surprised it's 4400 lb. 118 mph trap translates to about 480 SAE at the wheels, which is damn good through an 8" TC, TH400 and the GV.
