Do you have a fast car?

[Metaltn]

those cobras came stock with the roots blower. even at that upgrading the roots blower to say a kenne bell blower would be MUCH better than any STS turbo. STS turbos are ok systems but they are not good for making big power, it is impossible to delete lag assocaited with the rear mounted turbo setup.

Actually you can make good power with a STS setup, thou I don't prefer their design. Saw one go mid 8's in the quater at the Orlando Street Nationals.

 

[Metaltn]

4.10 gear, supercharged at 10psi, full header back exhaust. On a modest tune. I could tune it much more aggresively with 100 octane and get 520 hp out of it, but I don't want to have to replace parts all the time. At the track I use slicks and my 60ft time is usually 1.6-1.7. It traps 120.

On the street i have the stock tires which are absolutely horrible. I have to drive it gingerly unless i want to make a huge cloud of smoke.

What size slick and suspension setup? I'm assuming 5speed, what rpm you leaving at?

That 60 ft can be improved on good bro.

Yeah, when you hit the 500hp mark and over, parts start wearing out faster. Before I installed valve cover oil spring oilers I was replacing valve springs about every 5 months.

 

[mwm5]

What size slick and suspension setup? I'm assuming 5speed, what rpm you leaving at?

That 60 ft can be improved on good bro.

Yeah, when you hit the 500hp mark and over, parts start wearing out faster. Before I installed valve cover oil spring oilers I was replacing valve springs about every 5 months.

1.6-1.7 is pretty fuckin good for a 120mph trap.


also about the STS, yes u can make good power but i guarantee what that guy did to go 8s what a TON more than it would take with a more "efficeint" system.

 

[Metaltn]

1.6-1.7 is pretty fuckin good for a 120mph trap.

The mph is good for the given 60 yes.

I'm saying there's more in that car ET wise and I'm sure he knows it.

low 1.50's on slicks, easy.

 

[Metaltn]

also about the STS, yes u can make good power but i guarantee what that guy did to go 8s what a TON more than it would take with a more "efficeint" system.

No doubt, that's why I like to keep them up front.

 

[UA_Iron]

Turbo lag isnt even that big of an issue. Gasses travel so fast within that system - and plus you're powering a V8 which isn't a bitch like a turboed 4 cylinder.
There's some interesting designs out there that store gasses so they can dump right when you hit the accelerator - that would be cool.

Torque profiles of turboes tend to look a little better than superchargers too.

 

[dabuffguy]

What size slick and suspension setup? I'm assuming 5speed, what rpm you leaving at?

That 60 ft can be improved on good bro.

Yeah, when you hit the 500hp mark and over, parts start wearing out faster. Before I installed valve cover oil spring oilers I was replacing valve springs about every 5 months.

Yeah, 5 speed manual.

Stock rear springs, but with upgraded LCA, UCA and panhard rod. to keep the rubber planted better. Wheelhop is a bitch in these with the stock LCA and UCA.


I leave at 4.5K. Problem is, my track does not prep on street car night. So I could get 1.5's with a prepped track.

Also, my rev limiter is set to 6100 where I could easily go to 6500 and be safe. I could trap 2-3 mph faster with it that way, and get another .1-.2 secs out of it. In fact, I should do that because I end up having to shift into 5th with the 4.10 gears at 120. Or just put in some 3.73's. It will make street driving a little nicer.

It is still a daily driver, so it's not a full blown drag set up. Full leather interior, spare tire and jack. everything.


If I wanted to go any faster, I'd have to put in a cage, and other shit to run it to meet the NHRA spec for 10 sec cars. Dates don't like a cage in their cars. It makes them nervous. Though, usually I take the M5 out on dates. Much classier. Depends on the chick. Either one has serious balls, and chicks get totally turned on by fast cars.





Lol, one night i ran it on the stock tires. I didn't get good traction til 4th. I trapped 115 but ran like 13.9 (which is slower than a stock GT). Everyone was like WTF? hahahaha. Hell I ran it at 13.0 before I put on the blower. It was with full exhaust, intake tune and 4.10 gears about 340hp.

 

[Six8]

and plus you're powering a V8 which isn't a bitch like a turboed 4 cylinder.

yea 4 cyls are such bitch cars

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwNzbcEXudE

 

[NEO1]

Ok

Last time I went to the track, some guy in a twin turbo porsche AWD was in the lane next to me. Asked what size my bike was, I told him 1000. He said "cool, I take them all the time". Apparently he was unaware of the lil blue bottle I have. I consistently run low 10's break into the high 9's if I can get a good launch. All on street set up.

I have beaten many many bullet bikes in the stang. It runs 11's in the 1/4 mile. The majority of bullet bikes run in the low-md 12's. There are a few that run 10's though, and those totally rape me, hahaha.

 

[mwm5]

Turbo lag isnt even that big of an issue. Gasses travel so fast within that system - and plus you're powering a V8 which isn't a bitch like a turboed 4 cylinder.
There's some interesting designs out there that store gasses so they can dump right when you hit the accelerator - that would be cool.

Torque profiles of turboes tend to look a little better than superchargers too.

supercharger = instant torque

turbo = high in rpm torque but possibly more space under line

that car in the video has a stock supercharger, it's not aftermarket addition why would he change it out to a turbo unless he is just looking for stupid hp, even then the upgraded kenne bell supercharger makes sick hp.