This is the cheapest route. Every guy ever had one of these told me they ran 10s. Get a couple and stick em on your car.
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How would you build a low 10’s street car
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j par
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Strip the car to the ground. NO glass, wires, trim, rubber.... doors, fenders.. Everything. FREE!!
Now said bucket-O-money....
Everything blasted and treated 1500-2k?
Light weight very custom cage 5-8k?
Light weight very custom front suspension 4-7k?
Same 4-7k? For rear axle and suspension.
Paint?? 2-15k you pick...
Wiring 4-600+ 2-5k install.
Very custom interior to go around very custom cage. 5-8k?
Custom breaks to stop it all 2-3k?
3-8k? in light weight body parts.
Wheels and tires 1-3k?
Engine 10k+
Transmission 3k+
About 40k on the low side...
And about 70k on the high side...
Now said bucket-O-money....
Everything blasted and treated 1500-2k?
Light weight very custom cage 5-8k?
Light weight very custom front suspension 4-7k?
Same 4-7k? For rear axle and suspension.
Paint?? 2-15k you pick...
Wiring 4-600+ 2-5k install.
Very custom interior to go around very custom cage. 5-8k?
Custom breaks to stop it all 2-3k?
3-8k? in light weight body parts.
Wheels and tires 1-3k?
Engine 10k+
Transmission 3k+
About 40k on the low side...
And about 70k on the high side...
j par
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^^^ Actually that low number should be about 50k because who would spend 38k and have a 2k paint job...
LOL! I know those guys! They are the same ones that tell you their car runs 10's, 9's or whatever ........ as I stare at their BFG radial tires
Everyone wants or thinks they have a 10 sec street car. A 10 sec track car is a 12 sec car on the street. lol maybe slower. lol
Spend 80k on a Hellcat and be fast on the street and track
Spend 80k on a Hellcat and be fast on the street and track
j par
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My absolute favorite is they all have a 3/4 cam? LOL I had this lady customer (on the phone) I could tell it was coming out of her mouth as she was saying it and before she could finish I was already saying there's no way you have a 3/4 cam. Then she goes on to argue that two people have told her so LOL I said then two people were wrong!...LOL! I know those guys! They are the same ones that tell you their car runs 10's, 9's or whatever ........ as I stare at their BFG radial tires
Oldiron440
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In 1990 I did it for just under 10k, mid 10s with a 440 Volare. Fun to drive on the street but not practical to drive, I had a large radiator and crank driven water pump so it never got hot. Loud and rowdy with 12.5 cr and Comps 650 lift cam, 290 duration at. 050 like I said rowdy.
weedburner
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Not a mopar, but I have a car that gets 20mpg with a 355/4spd, 28" tires, 3.73, no overdrive. Burns 91oct pump gas, even has a Edelbrock 600 carb. With a Powershot plate, it's been 5.73 in the 1/8th with a 1.30 60'. Pretty sure it would run 8's at a 1/4mi track, but don't want to jump thru all the hoops for the tech guys 
Grant
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j par
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Well yeah do it with a Chevy and cut that price at least in half if not one quarter...Not a mopar, but I have a car that gets 20mpg with a 355/4spd, 28" tires, 3.73, no overdrive. Burns 91oct pump gas, even has a Edelbrock 600 carb. With a Powershot plate, it's been 5.73 in the 1/8th with a 1.30 60'. Pretty sure it would run 8's at a 1/4mi track, but don't want to jump thru all the hoops for the tech guys
Grant
j par
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Also dammit my mind keeps thinking about that stupid clutch Tamer of yours.Not a mopar, but I have a car that gets 20mpg with a 355/4spd, 28" tires, 3.73, no overdrive. Burns 91oct pump gas, even has a Edelbrock 600 carb. With a Powershot plate, it's been 5.73 in the 1/8th with a 1.30 60'. Pretty sure it would run 8's at a 1/4mi track, but don't want to jump thru all the hoops for the tech guys
Grant
If I'm going to give that a try it will definitely be a winter project..
I’d follow the “Tips” within here except the following;
Edelbrock Victor heads, a better cam for pressurizing an engine and a forged lower end at 8.0-1 so your turbo/supercharger can pump in the psi.
Click here—-> “Speed Tips” from MP/DC Hustle Stuff
I would also look towards a different transmission with a scatter shield and a bigger badder rear end. A Ford 9 or DANA. Also a F.I. system that handles pressure and timing.
Edelbrock Victor heads, a better cam for pressurizing an engine and a forged lower end at 8.0-1 so your turbo/supercharger can pump in the psi.
Click here—-> “Speed Tips” from MP/DC Hustle Stuff
I would also look towards a different transmission with a scatter shield and a bigger badder rear end. A Ford 9 or DANA. Also a F.I. system that handles pressure and timing.
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That would be a fun budget build...…. 10 second street car. Drive it 1 hour to the strip, race it as it was driven, and come home. I'd start with a 440, though. 727, 8.75 with 3.55's...… 
I can see it now! LOLThat would be a fun budget build...…. 10 second street car. Drive it 1 hour to the strip, race it as it was driven, and come home. I'd start with a 440, though. 727, 8.75 with 3.55's...…
I wonder what the life span of a 340 - 422ci engine capable of 10 sec passes at the track on a budget.
Set a side 15 k at a minimum for the engine budget.
I still have the " Dream Weaver " song in my mind from a few other threads. lol
Set a side 15 k at a minimum for the engine budget.
I still have the " Dream Weaver " song in my mind from a few other threads. lol
I think I could get there with a cast head - 440 - with 2500 into the 440. pump gas, and it would live fine.
Fuel mileage ? street friendly ? good luck !
Oldiron440
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One more thing one the road at 50 mph you could watch the gass gage go down, 3 mpg was all it got.
I've never gotten more than 7 or 8 with a modified 440 even with a DC Hemi grind cam.
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well, what is expected of fuel mileage?? 12 mpg? Street friendly to me is I can drive it 1 hr to the strip, and return home. That's a true street car.
Oldiron440
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Get a stock pile of Abody four speeds, 500 hp will kill them quickly third gear especially.
Why?
Ditto as long as you add in, “Stuck in traffic from N.J. Through NYC crawling in stop and go for 30 miles without overheating or breaking down.”
“Streetabilty” is a term that varies by perspectives and things like fuel mileage, street friendliness & creature comfort. What ever your willing to live with and live without is also a wide and varied field. If you don’t mind driving to the track on hazy, hot, humid 99* days without A/C, God bless ya!
You could not build a 440 for 2500 bucks and run 10's and get 12mpg.
Your budget tells me the 440 won't live very long. lol
Oldiron440
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This can be done but you need to realize that if your going to use castiron heads you will need good valves 2.14/1.81 good springs keepers and retainers. Cut the open chambers down to 80cc closed down to 70cc pocket port and do a performance valve job if you can find a good set the aren't cracked. Your going to have close to a grand in your castiron heads that don't flow. You also need a cam with more duration to make work than the new aluminum heads.
Just not for under 7k with you doing as much as possible.
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- I will never drive my classic in NYC, nor do i ever plan to go there. I hate big cities.
- I already drive all 4 of my classics without A/C on summer days that's hot and humid. In fact, last September we went through 9 states and almost 4k miles on vacation in one of them with no A/C. Does that qualify as a street car???? LOL (oh, we went through OKC, Tulsa, Amarillo Tx, Flagstaff, Albuquerque, NM) She got 13 mpg.
Never said I'd get 12 mpg, I asking if that was a target because "gas mileage" was a topic.
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