DOES THE HDK SUSPENSION K-MEMBER HANDLE BETTER THAN A T-BAR SUSPENSION?

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Here is the actual info for the BMW used in the Hot Rod Magazine tire test:

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Mopar_Taxi_Guy said:
What info would you like?

The Taxi was built in 2011ish with nothing more than off the shelf bolt on parts that anyone could bolt on and replicate with ease back then and today. The only thing that was not a true bolt on was the Hotchkis subframe connectors that require a bit of welding to install. The front brakes were only had 11.75" x 1" front rotors. LOL! It didn't even have lower control arm brace plates welded on like everyone does.

Even the front seats and brackets were bolt in off the shelf parts.

The engine was a basic 400 B-engine with 440 crank making it a 452" engine with headers. Again, nothing exotic and quite common and economical back in 2012.

The 18" x 10" Weld wheels were a catalog item. Nothing custom. The tires used most of the time were Falcon 615's 275/35R18 on the front and 295/40R18 on the rear. For the Tire Rack testing, 275's squared were used on off the shelf Mustang wheels.




Exactly what level do you thing the Taxi is at? Anyone can replicate everything on the car with ease today.



No one would do that after laying out so much cash to fit a "modern" suspension into their car. They have to justify spending that much coin and leave it in there.



I've heard if the Taxi comes back out, that the Dart Lite will also get the dust knocked off of it.



I'm not knocking David and his car in any way. But his lap times at any of the Motor State challenges have not improved or changed enough to say the the QA1 coil over setup or the latest round of Speedtech "upgrades" were any quicker the the torsion bar setup he had with the less than steller wheel and tire combo at that time.
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Thanks very much for the inside info and the links. Very informative!
 
racerjoe said:
Video of my car? There’s a few on my Instagram. Search 1205_Garage The last one was from the CAM challenge in St. Louis this past May.
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Unfortunately racerjoe, I don't use social media.

Guess I'll have to wait until Denny uses it in his promotional videos LOL!

Have fun at Moparty!

Cheers!!
 
I take issue with the idea that drag racing is simply who has the most power wins racing. You can’t just bolt a thousand horsepower into a vehicle and win races unless you’re racing another idiot without a clue. Front and rear suspension Technology is constantly evolving for drag cars. We have street driven cars that are running times as fast as prostock and even the fuel cars ran a few years ago. It’s foolish to think that it’s all hp and no suspension technology just because there’s no turns on the track, just foolish.
 
Oldiron440 said:
I take issue with the idea that drag racing is simply who has the most power wins racing. You can’t just bolt a thousand horsepower into a vehicle and win races unless you’re racing another idiot without a clue. Front and rear suspension Technology is constantly evolving for drag cars. We have street driven cars that are running times as fast as prostock and even the fuel cars ran a few years ago. It’s foolish to think that it’s all hp and no suspension technology just because there’s no turns on the track, just foolish.
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Just curious....have you looked into what it takes to be the MoParty Vintage Champion?
 
I'll use this gigantic trophy as an exclamation point to end this entire conversation. I could be a smartass and address each and every dumb comment, but I'll take the high road and just let the pictures do the talking for me.

2nd in autox out of 20 vintage cars, 4th in autox overall out of 71.

Grand Champion is a total package based on points given for finishing position in autox, drag race, and speed stop. That superbee in front of me has all the new Speedtech suspension. All the cars behind me, torsion bars...

Was I the fastest at every event? Nope. Does that matter? Nope. What matters is putting a car together a well performing car that can survive the grueling weekend of abuse and place high enough in each event to get the most points. As a driver, the car is very confidence inspiring. Leaving people speechless after they go for a ride is my new favorite thing. There's plenty more for me to learn as a driver, but dammit its a blast to drive.

Huge thanks to @HemiDenny for the support. Let me know if you want to replicate my setup and I'll detail everything to the last part and Denny will sell them to you.

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