Couldn't think of a better man for the job! I have to admit I'm hoping to learn a few unexpected parts combos and uses, and I wouldn't be surprised at a few parts being thrown your way cause thats how FABO rolls.
10's on $5,000 ?
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Couldn't think of a better man for the job! I have to admit I'm hoping to learn a few unexpected parts combos and uses, and I wouldn't be surprised at a few parts being thrown your way cause thats how FABO rolls.
Thanks. Budget will most likely force me to use bargains before preferred choices... LOL
Time is the enemy of bargains and I have a hard time being patient!
Agree 10x !! LOLTime is the enemy of bargains and I have a hard time being patient!
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Except that car is a complete turd, and pretty slow from what I saw. I think you can do MUCH better!
Yeah, he's going to spray his with a 300 shot. But I would like to have the car itself for this project.
lead69
hopeless car junkie
So I guess turbos and blowers are wimpy as well,that guy weighs more,that guy has better gears lol, where are these rules written in stone. I say what is really wimpy is to disparage anyone from drag racing with whatever the hell they want to use run a number, from allot of your previous posts you're sounding like a hypocrite lol.
And to 318, you say you want a roadkill build but by your own standards you would have no respect for them at all,afterall they use nitrous to run 12s. Just saying
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First off again he said he didn’t want to use nitrous. Second of all you shouldn’t need nitrous to run 10’s with a 440 with aftermarket heads. Read the post.
lead69
hopeless car junkie
You should read your post, you're the one saying anybody who uses nitrous to run 10s is a wimp, doesn't really coincide with "trying to get people drag racing cheap" does it. And I am well aware that 318 does not want to use nitrous but just trying to wrap my head around the fact that he says roadkill is an inspiration for the build but those guys use nitrous on everything, so why does he respect them for using it?
lead69
hopeless car junkie
Yes, used nitrous parts, Frieberger and Finnegan approved
I admire and respect all motor builds that meet a certain goal. But most of my experience is that most of those who speak out the most against fuel and oxidizer or boost are the uninitiated. I call it the hard drugs version of hot rodding. Once you experience it, it’s hard not to get hooked and want in on the action.
- I've ran turbo's, and I like turbo/blown cars. Serious power to be made with boost.
- I said I like roadkill type of cars. Not all roadkill uses NOS. Their 440 cropduster? low 12's no NOS. The 318 dual quad Challenger? no NOS. no need to go on.
- I'm not using NOS, it's just not me. Again, I could hit my Duster now and go 10's. There are classes where it's a component. I'm not running them classes.
To me it has its place like for someone wanting to run 7-8’s in the 1/4 mile. NA takes some skill, work, and planning and some guys aren’t up to the task. The guy making this post takes pride in his abilities to get it done without pisss pissss and most of us admire him for that.
Not even tempted to use this on my low 9 second car. Now when I get my fast car going heck ya it’s going on. It’s been in my spare bedroom for three years.
j par
Well-hung Member
I don't think you run any class do you? I mean we really could say you have no class and be true..??
personally I would rather see you finally get one of your dusters to go fast whether it be with nitrous or with a big block and not buy pile of crap and try to make it go fast... My-2
But I'll keep watching and commenting from time to time....
I'd like to see both of your dusters go fast actually.. spray the hell out of one for $400 nitrous kit and build a big block for the other one... (Like you've always wanted)...
lead69
hopeless car junkie
The percentage of cars they have nitrous on vs n/a at the track is not even close, and the crop duster has nitrous now and runs 11s, the bee, nitrous and 10s, I could go on and on and it could easily be argued that these are street cars, basic add ons and full weight. They don't have a car that I know of that runs faster than 12s without a power adder and trying to say they are anything but pro nitrous is silly.
Do what you want and be happy.
j par
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Sell all of that extra junk the 318 it's transmission and rear end... Put all your big block stuff in it... Put the Speedmaster heads on the 360 and a big 300 - 400 shot of nitrous..
I agree, save the nitrous for the 8 sec pass. lol
lead69
hopeless car junkie
So some dude who's got a heavier rig and/or wants better streetability uses nitrous to get there and is not "up to the task", ok. I didn't know it was in the "how to drag race like a man" rules book that "thou shall not use nitrous unless trying to run 8s or better and not be looked upon as wimpy". You're a good dude but that's silly, I will not muddy up this post anymore,thanks
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you are right, I always try to run TnT. But sometimes they make me run Trophy. The reason I want a cheap car is so that I can gut till my hearts content with zero guilt.
Oh, I'd like to see your Duster go fast actually too... LOL
I'm not calling anyone anything. I don't care who runs NOS. I'm not using NOS, even if the hunk only runs 12.20's. I say we lay the NOS to rest in this thread.
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Can I hear an AMEN
A 10 sec pass really is not a challenge. Doing it from scratch with 5 grand is well...…………………. lol
5000 don't go as far as it did 40 years ago. lol
5000 don't go as far as it did 40 years ago. lol
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