i can run up to 125 in the quarter also, but my top end runs out around 191+

 

I'm not that big on drag racing as you can tell, however, i'm not scared to break my rear end, i just hate downtime and setbacks, which makes everyday life very inefficient. Also, there is no point in going out a breaking rear ends and other suspension parts all the time if you're not going to make any money off of it... Why risk breaking a rear end running some egotistical youngster on a high-horse for free just to determine who's superior and coming out of pocket $2k....Roll racing is easier on the parts, which is why i prefer it. You should just respect my opinion and get over it... Besides, arguing about this isn't going to prove or resolve anything because it's a loaded subject and each has their own opinion, therefore, there is no right or wrong answer....Some like drag racing and some like roll racing, I just happen to fall into the roll racing category...

 

I would like to see your C5 Vette run 191mph.. My car is able to run up in the 160's..

 

Hmmmm, I am not sure if you are being sarcastic or not, but I have a video of me doing 193 in my car (sorry no speedo shot). Camera was on a tripod fixed fwd. FYI I have seen 200 mph on 3 occasions. Very top end of 5th is good for 204.591 mph @ 7000 rpms +/- 50 rpms So I was just about to hit the rev limiter when I clocked 200 mph on the HUD and then let off. The other times I did it I glanced at the actual speedo and she was pegged, then I heard the ugly sound when you hit the rev limiter and let off. Got to love those 3 mile straight aways. With all that said, if he's got a head/cam/exhaust C5 theres no doubt that he can go 191 mph. JMO

 

Yeah, I had to prod you a little bit! I like the analogy first time with a girl... Launching from a dig on the street is damn sure a hit or miss depending on the conditions and the pavement. You definitely had a much better launch on the last race with Fadi...that first one you did had me rolling on the floor...I could just see you losing your load early on that one!

Any more good runs lately?? I'm setting up a couple so I don't have to race shitbox ricers f'ing with me on the highway...it just wastes gas. Oh, and I got the nitrous in the mail today, so I'll be spraying in a couple weeks...talk about traction woes then!

 

I wouldn't doubt it if you had that stuff done.. My car is only making 440rwhp and it pulled the upper end with no problem at all.

 

im stock geared (3.42s) with a 7k rpm redline and H/C/I on my C5 coupe, there have been many people breaking the 190mph barrier with the same setup.....alln_c5 is one of many....
The only problem is that at those speeds, lot of air builds up underneathe the front end of the car and can actually lift the front end off the ground. Some guys actually install winglets and a rear wing to help keep the car planted at high speeds.

 

Smart guy.

I say be willing to do both. If you have too much power and too little tire, most should understand and go from a roll. In those instances where guys LIVE from a dig...Evo's and such, they want to run ONLY from a dig. Just be willing for both. The last EVo I ran across, he was saying from a dig over and over b/c we had run from a roll 3-4 times already and Im suprised he had paint on the side I was on but I agreed to run from a dig. We went from a dig and he had a foot on me until 2nd, then same story as the other races. I was WILLING to loose though but I told him....YOU BETTER STAY ON IT UNTIL 3RD.........dont ***** out and let of a few cars up and as soon as you hear me comming. 600+ hp cars are tough to even get traction from 2nd rolls.

 

Tell me about it.

 

I guess I missed the whole jump to top speed. Im sure 450+ RWHP in a C5 or C6 will get you right at 200mph. Id say it would take another 100 more for Fbods and Mustangs though. Stillen has a new Porsche Cayenne with 580hp that goes 180-181. Its an SUV. My .02

 

Bah roll racing is just gay to me . If you cant drive your car get a mini van . So lets hear these excuses why sticky tires wont hook on a 600hp car So alot of people spend a fortune to make there car fast from a roll and not put the supporting mods to there rear suspension to actually have a real drag race where the driver is the best mod you can have .

 

Why sticky tires won't hook on a 600 hp car? Are your serious? I'm not going to change my driveline to make the car a drag car. I also like to drive in the curves and other things.

Make a drag car... Go to the drag strip.

 

Damn right...

 

A race from a dig takes into consideration suspension, gearing, weight, and skill far more than a roll race.

Roll races only concern power, aerodynamics and to a much lesser extent weight and gearing. Suspension is totally irrelevant 99% of the time. Weight does not really mean much after 3rd.

Roll racing is cool and all, but I dont see how it shows which car is honestly faster at all. IMHO it shows that far less than a dig race. In a roll race you might have a car thats no faster than its competitor winning by quite a margin because the roll was from that cars sweet spot. And when I think of truly fast, I think of a car and drivers overall performance. To me, racing should be a contest of driver and machine. Otherwise we are all spectators.

I can understand not wanting to break parts. But thats racing. We dont do this because its cheap and easy. Go look at the road course guys. now thats breakage.

And legally, the only street racing Im interested in personally is dig races out in the country. For some thats not possible, and that sucks, but Im not too keen on running around heavily used public roads.

 

Well you and 2001z hit the nitrous off the line. Thats what its like trying to launch my car. I race everyone from a stop, but I also have 315 Nittos. If I know Im gonna race, Ill sit at the light and burn em for a sec. I have no problem with it, but driving MT ET's on daily drivers are not always fun when it rains. 60ft times can be 2.5-3+ but you can still see a car trap 130 if there is no traction. You cant tell me you would be happy beating that guy through first and second gear and assume your car is faster because he has too much power? There is a balance.

 

Not everyone has the money to do so. And put a cam in a m6 LS1 Fbody and trust me you'll be able to break the rear on stock tires. $300 cam vs $2500 rear.

That being said I too prefer to race from a stop. My favorite is at a red light not in the middle of a highway.

 

I prefer dig races because they are more exciting, but its so hard to get one going. Its always so rare for me to end up at a light with a car that wants to race or even a car thats worth racing.Most of the time I end up seeing someone who wants to race while crusing on the road, which is why roll racing is more frequent on the street for me.

 

I love racing from a stop but I hate changing clutches!!! What a dilemna!!

Going from a roll is safer parts wise though.

 

roll racing is just smarter on the street. It isn't better, the faster car is the one that wins from a dig BUT, when you are racing from a roll, most places won't consider it a race until you two floor it, as opposed to seeing two stopped cars on a stretch of road staging. If you don't have a built drive train to match the power you're making, a dig can fustigate it, at least if you are trying to launch hard. If you're not then what does it matter, any advantage you had out of the hole is lost. I dunno about you, but I wouldn't want my axle to snap out street racing someone. That aside it's just easier to come across someone on a deserted highway while you're out cruising and drop down to 20 or 40 MPH and just floor it to 110 or 120 then go your separate ways or shoot the ****.

 

I will forever believe roll racing was invented by ricers to make up for the facts of turbo lag and no low end tq.....its probally the only positive thing theyve contributed to the car world tho, cause now i LOVE to roll race in my cobra will all the power.