Originally Posted by BoilerUpXFire
I am wide awake, and been messing with these cars for 5+ years and spent many thousands modding, and you? You talk about a 275HP XF as if that is easy because you have read about it, there are many here who have been after that kind of performance in an NA, and none have 275 at the crank, as Franc just said, he is highly modified and only at 200 to the wheels, assuming a 20% drivetrain loss, a 275HP car would have at least 220 to the wheels, a sizeable difference. Maybe squeezing another 20HP out of a mustang V8 is easy, but these cars are not fords or V8s.
You have raced a completely stock XF a few times at the track and now you are some John Force pro driver. I am sorry if I deflated your ego, but some of us have modded our crossfires and know what they are capable of, the difference, we would not be stupid enough to do 4K+ launches to prove that a car that was never intended to be drag raced can gain an extra 0.1 second. I enjoy the road course, where brakes, suspension, etc all come into play, straight line is no fun for me. Enjoy your 'stang, I think you will be much happier with that platform as they have much more potential to be drag kings.
And you think you know about cars and racing? ROFL. I have raced many cars and broken multiple records. and you? I would love to see what you have accomplished. Dont give me that I enjoy road racing, etc. If you enjoy road racing and not intending to drag race, then STFU and dont make any comments on drag racing since you obviously lack of knowledge when it comes to it. Yes you sure can squeeze a 20hp on an 8 cylinder car easier than a crossfire. But I dont think i have mentioned anything about making more pwer is easy with the crossfire. I think you need to re-read my post, or are you having trouble reading? Damn public schools. I am pretty sure I have said that it is a lot easier to cut down some tenths from a 14 second car. and it is the case.
200 to the wheels would be around 230-235hp at the crank. Are you telling me that a highly modified crossfire only gains about 15 - 20hp at the crank and that is it? I am pretty sure I can dig through my PMs and find a PM which a member told me he made around 275 at the crank with his modified crossfire. If I am not mistaking, he had cams as well.
Just because I havent modified a crossfire doesnt mean I dont know anything about them. I know physics and I KNOW drag racing. The way the car performed stock, should hit 13s modified N/A. Period.
You can't drive your car, and you take the credit off from the car. The car can perform, but can you? It appears not since you are all defensive on my comment that a modified N/A crossfire should see 13s.
Again, this is a bench talk and it will always be. If you want, I can drive your modified crossfire, run a 13 sec and throw you back the keys. Just let me know.
I think you are trying to feel better about your driving abilities by defending a modified ccrossfire is a 14 second car since you couldnt get her into 13s.
ttyl
