Cool, good luck with the pro stock My Dad had a Bickel pro stock Grand Prix back in 1996. I just want to run in some -da someday. It seems alot of guys have seen -da, and I want some

 

as stupid as it sounds it always pops 2nd gear wheelies with a respectable hit of the gas. with a trap of 148 mph, another 100 should get me closer, more like 150 more...at least i know it has the potential to break 150 mph too cool! problem with a strengthened yet stock trans is clutch and shift. i figure it is worth close to .15 per shift. just an "experienced" estimate from when i used to powershift the car, to my normal raping of the gearbox.

 

You guys are NUCKIN FUTS! I was reading on the vette forum today and saw some stuff dealing with pressure plate/clutch explosions.... dear god... i hope that **** never happens to you all! I'm sure you have the kevlar though... right???

 

I doubt we ever see a T56, LS1 car in the 8s.

 

Haha, why is that? there is a viper in the 8s with a t56, its not like the LS1 power plant can't make the power, its only a matter of time my friend

 

i spent a few bucks on a custom blanket, i ordered it through Atchison racing

race car driver,

it is comments like yours that has made me stick with the Six Speed! soooo much more fun to drive on the street and track!

 

Exactly why I 've haven't given up on it either. 8's will happen not sure when but it will happen

 

im with you taner, comments like that and getting to continously prove them wrong is what makes keeping the stick so fun

 

Oh, I agree with you on the "much more fun" part. My point is much more practical in nature. Why beat your brains out trying to put a hydraulic clutch T56 in the 8s? JMHO.

 

you are correct, an auto would rock in my car!
in that case i should have left my car bone stock no brain beating, just going out and having a ton of fun.
biggest thing for me is being able to jump on thei highway and still get 20 mpg, cruise 2 hours to the track, make some passes and drive back! wouldnt want to try that in a th400 with a 4500 stall

 

haha i agree..it will be an LT1, T56 car, and it will be mine, 140mm worth of turbo and N2O on top. If it doesnt go 8's, ima blow it up trying

 

I'll pray for both of ya "you and taner" hopefully ya could proudly make it guys

peace

 

Nice setup.....

 

Actually, two 70mm turbos combined have half the area of a 140mm turbo.

A = pi*R^2

But hey, who is counting. Awesome set-up either way.

 

haha yes i know...i was only kidding..hell my car is back on jackstands in the garage...so it doesnt matter what kind of turbos it has...IT DOESNT WORK...lol

 

Theoretically what kind of power is needed or what power to weight ratio?

 

power to weight ratio?
a lot to a little

with the 6 speeds its more about driver technique, keeping stuff from breaking, and of course traction

 

I respectfully disagree with you on this. If you get a lockup converter then stall size is irrelivent on the highway anyway. TH400 + GV OD + 3.73's should net you well under 3,000 rpm's @ 70 mph which will maintain decent gas mileage. I know the GV OD unit is $2500 bucks (or something like that). But I look at it like if you're spending 10K-30K on engine/suspension/transmission then why not another $2500 for OD.

 

gv OD and lockup will give you equivalant to our 6 speed's 5th gear (i think 0.72:1), 6th is double overdrive, 0.5:1 ratio....maybe you could do it with a TH400, lockup, and TWO GV OD units

 

The point wasn't to get the equivalant of 6th gear in a M6. I don't have to be cruising at 1800 rpm's to feel good about my gas mileage. If I can hold at 2000-2500 rpm's on the highway in a 600+ HP car then I'm a very happy camper regardless of what tranny I have.