Originally Posted by bmorgan
.5 is a pretty big deal on these cars, and very expensive to do. Now, if it were a mustang where bolt on parts are readily available and cheap, I would agree. It would be interesting to see what it would cost to get a NA into the 13s, without sacrificing the car with weight reduction i.e. ripping panels, carpet, dash, etc.
No, I am not talk about the cars when it comes to knocking off .5 second. I am talking about, at the level of 14.5 seconds, it is VERY easy to drop .5 second. Unlike a 9 second ride going 8.5 second. That ride would need a few hundred horsepowers and torque to get there. The faster you go, the harder it gets to knock off a tenth from your time. what I am trying to say is, if you can run 14.5 second stock, then with full bolts on these cars will hit 13 second 1/4 mile. All you need is extra ~50hp and a bit extra torque and you are there.
I ran a 13.4 with a car on a HOT day which weighted 3500lbs made 300hp and 320 lbs of toque. (which had potential to run 13.2 or quicker but i sold it) xfire weighs 3000lbs and makes 85 less hp and 90 less torque. Yeah gears were a bit different but it shouldnt effect it dramatically. So dont you think extra 50hp and 30-40tq (about 260hp and 260tq at 3000lbs is good enough for a 13 second run? I would be VERY happy to prove the whole board if anybody has something like that in the area. In return, you can take my car down to 1/4 mile so we can be even
