How fast is a really fast street car?

[JekylandHyde]

"Passing" emmissions is something that is different in each state.

Removing emmissions equipment is against federal law.

[Raz_Kaz]

Here in Canada, only Ontario has this "Drive Clean" program for cars that are 15 years or younger. All other cars do not need to take the test

[lamehonda]

Originally Posted by Chevyracincamaro

they got it down to 8.95? thats beast, last time i looked at the lingenvette it was a low 9.

also, it stands to reason that there is a difference between driving a car on the street and being street legal (talking about the 990 hp supra)...

here it is: http://lingenfelter.com/images/CF427TT_eprint.pdf

[JekylandHyde]

Originally Posted by lamehonda

here it is: http://lingenfelter.com/images/CF427TT_eprint.pdf

Notice the cover says "street driven" ... not "street legal"

[lamehonda]

Ah, but notice that the third page says completely street legal

[GTStang]

If you have turbos or a S/C the times you talk about must be with the amount of boost you run on the street and pump gas. None of this I drive it on the street all the time at 14psi and pump gas but when I get to the track I use my boost controller/change pulley and run 25psi with 120 octane race fuel to run 9's BS either. (IMO)

[lamehonda]

I agree, it would be pointless to have a car running nines on the street anyway. Unless a top fuel dragster happened along.

[duplox]

Originally Posted by lamehonda

I agree, it would be pointless to have a car running nines on the street anyway. Unless a top fuel dragster happened along.

...and you'd still get your ass handed to you by a few seconds and over a hundred mph...

The goal for my car is mid-high 10s on pump gas, high 9s to low 10s in 'race mode'. With a 3150lb car(wet), thats roughly 500hp at the wheels for 'street mode'. to break into 9s, thats around 650hp to the wheels. So I'm shootin for 600flywheel-hp in 'street mode' and 800flywheel-hp in 'race mode'. Race mode consists of more boost and higher octane gas, and slicks. Hopefully the motor will be done in a month, then I can spend the winter finishing the rest of the car, and be ready to race come spring. This is a street driven '69 stang, not a trailer queen. Turbos are the way to go for a streetable car that really moves when told to.

[Raz_Kaz]

two words....high maintenance biotch.....ok, make that three then

[ac427cpe]

500 hp and a 3150 lb car... for 10 second runs in the quarter? yet the Ford GT only does it in 12.2...

[duplox]

The Ford GT isnt set up for drag racing and its more than 3150lbs according to Ford. I think its somewhere around 3400, dry. With a bit of fuel(enough to get you down the track) and a light driver(160lbs, thats what I weigh), you're around 3575lbs. Also Ford's HP readings are for flywheel-hp, so its probably putting 450-475hp to the wheels(if the 550hp is correct, some people report its more than that). So you've got a car not set up for drag racing with 475rwhp and weighing 3575lbs wet vs a drag car with 500rwhp and weighing 3150lbs wet... Not trying to be a dick, but yeah, 500rwhp in a 3150lb car set up for drag racing should get you into 10s. High 10s, like 10.8-10.99. But 10s none the less.

[ac427cpe]

3390 curb test weight w/ 550hp

and numbers look great on paper, i just think they'd be a bit higher

[streetrcr45]

quick question, what does "wet" mean, like full tank of gas?

"With a 3150lb car(wet)"

[SpaceManSpiff]

I think a fast car street car is either a) anything faster than a corvette or b) anything faster than a 13 second 1/4 mile. No one will tell you a corvette is slow. No one. Well, at least not anyone with half a brain.

And a "street car" is a car that's comfortable to commute in, can be used year round in whatever region it resides in, runs well off pump gass, idles semi-smoothly, has most of its interior still in place, is reliable enough to trust with multiple-day drives, etc, etc, etc.

[Stratocaster5292]

That depends on what year corvette your talking about. I think the Mustang GT is used more often as the barrier between not fast and fast. It runs 14 flat which is a number that is generally only reached or beaten by decently fast sports cars. Frankly I think the standards are different depending on the car at hand. If you have a camaro or mustang, your fast if your in low 13s or the 12s, but i would consider a a sport compact fast if it broke below the 14 second mark.