New Texas Mile Record!
11-20-2008, 07:16 PM
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Ridiculously fast... And I think people are focusing too much on the car instead of the team's success... I think they would have done it no matter what car they used... I also agree the MKIV Supra is probably the best platform for a car enthusiast to use inasmuch as OEM parts don't get any better... But at the level of these guys, I imagine so many details must be rethought anyway.
11-20-2008, 08:59 PM
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its great for this but there is a TON of money in this car and its shop supported. six speed up wormboy's car and see what happens. the supras got a 94mm turbo on 20 dollar a gallon fuel with n20. take an old regular c5 and do that and it would have a great chance. just not something people with c5's or c6's and money do... yet. a c6 could do it im sure but its a lot of money, this kinda **** is more justifiable with supras cause it sells parts. 250 in a vette wont sell parts like it will for a supra based shop. sick car though
11-22-2008, 02:43 PM
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its great for this but there is a TON of money in this car and its shop supported. six speed up wormboy's car and see what happens. the supras got a 94mm turbo on 20 dollar a gallon fuel with n20. take an old regular c5 and do that and it would have a great chance. just not something people with c5's or c6's and money do... yet. a c6 could do it im sure but its a lot of money, this kinda **** is more justifiable with supras cause it sells parts. 250 in a vette wont sell parts like it will for a supra based shop. sick car though
11-22-2008, 06:14 PM
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There is a ton of money in any car that is capable of running these times, Supra or not. The fact is there is NO other car doing it and plenty of them are trying, it is a difficult achievement. Everything else is just could be, should be and would be if only... In other words excuses.
a bit sensitive lol. i dont have a vette im not making excuses for them. im just simply explaining imo why vettes arent pushed that hard for that event thats all. lifes about money and it wont help a vette shop like it does a supra shop. and trust me a supra is a ton more expensive to mod and intially purchase. im not trying to take anything away from the supra
11-23-2008, 08:31 AM
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There is a ton of money in any car that is capable of running these times, Supra or not. The fact is there is NO other car doing it and plenty of them are trying, it is a difficult achievement. Everything else is just could be, should be and would be if only... In other words excuses.
I mean, there must be dozens of euro and porsche teams like RUF entering that competition each year
Ooh, and I'm sure an LSX based vette couldn't make that much power, let alone hook up that well or be slippery enough to get up to that speed
And lets not forget the dozens of tuning shops that are far more concerned with the texas mile then they are 1/4 mile events, NMCA, or track racing
Yeah, every single big player is heavily involved in the texas mile...
HOLD ON A SECOND, nope only the supra's industries biggest player is involved, boost logic. And they won this year.
Credit where credit is due of course, but to say it's impossible to duplicate by another car is fundamentally flawed.
It hasn't happened yet, but it's very possible.
SO, for now it goes to the top end supra. In five years, who knows.
11-23-2008, 11:30 AM
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its actually a 91mm turbo
a bit sensitive lol. i dont have a vette im not making excuses for them. im just simply explaining imo why vettes arent pushed that hard for that event thats all. lifes about money and it wont help a vette shop like it does a supra shop. and trust me a supra is a ton more expensive to mod and intially purchase. im not trying to take anything away from the supra
a bit sensitive lol. i dont have a vette im not making excuses for them. im just simply explaining imo why vettes arent pushed that hard for that event thats all. lifes about money and it wont help a vette shop like it does a supra shop. and trust me a supra is a ton more expensive to mod and intially purchase. im not trying to take anything away from the supra
11-24-2008, 05:35 PM
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Yeah you guys might be right. Who are Lingenfelter, RUF, SVS, Hennessey, LG and Heffner anyways? Probably just a bunch of chump tuner shops. I'm not speaking of just the Tx. mile but any standing mile competition.
11-29-2008, 12:02 PM
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Damn, the #1, #2, and #3 street-car class record holders are all Supras? And they went faster than any car in the race-car class? What gives? Just a stupid stock-bodied 6-cylinder riceboy car with a giant wing and a fart can.
I'm sure a Camaro will beat that 241.8mph speed next year.
I'm sure a Camaro will beat that 241.8mph speed next year.
Id rather do topspeed if it was in my area
11-29-2008, 12:04 PM
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