To me street strip car is a car where the strip is primary focus driveability takes a backseat basically a racecar with a plate. Street Machine whatever you want call it all out performance is still important but willing to compromise performance for a more street friendly ride and just trickles down from there to warmed over to dead stock. Obviously there's no hard lines about this ****.
Ford 272 C.I. runs low 11's. Why do Mopar guys need 408's?
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You are wrong. The faster car (more mph) has the advantage at the big end, and more of what to do and sees more - stay in it or get out of it. And much easier to cut a light in a quicker car. IF your car spins, that's on YOU. Hooking up in a bracket car is usually the least of concern. And the more power and better ET, less off the dial the car will run if the breeze is off and on. Try that in a 140 hp mini van. Again, if the mini van puts you on the trailer, look in the mirror. Not your wallet
Rat Bastid
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Rat Bastid
Dunamis Metron
You are wrong. The faster car (more mph) has the advantage at the big end, and more of what to do and sees more - stay in it or get out of it. And much easier to cut a light in a quicker car. IF your car spins, that's on YOU. Hooking up in a bracket car is usually the least of concern. And the more power and better ET, less off the dial the car will run if the breeze is off and on. Try that in a 140 hp mini van. Again, if the mini van puts you on the trailer, look in the mirror. Not your wallet
What’s the fastest bracket car you’ve tuned?
Kind of like the guys here in stock car racing building 50 thousands dollar entry level thunder cars instead of a couple classes up where that money makes sense, guess there happy being a big fish in a little pond.
Rat Bastid
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You said hooking a bracket should be usually the least concern.
I’m asking what fast bracket cars have YOU tuned.
I didn’t think it was a hard or tricky question.
Lead69, Let me give you a real life example. Last year at NNN, I literally was in a slow van. When I had the competition coming around me by 30 mph in the 1/8 mile race, it was so hard to know if I should stay in it, back off a tad the last 20 ft, or anything else. There also was a head/cross wind and how did that effect the vans run?? You don't know till it's too late. It wasn't a cake walk by no means. But I had the van tuned and consistent. Only ran 400ths off from the worst pass to the best pass
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You are wrong. The faster car (more mph) has the advantage at the big end, and more of what to do and sees more - stay in it or get out of it. And much easier to cut a light in a quicker car. IF your car spins, that's on YOU. Hooking up in a bracket car is usually the least of concern. And the more power and better ET, less off the dial the car will run if the breeze is off and on. Try that in a 140 hp mini van. Again, if the mini van puts you on the trailer, look in the mirror. Not your wallet
Easier to cut a light in a quicker car. Lol. I thought you were smarter than that.
Simple. Don't build faster than you can tune. Period. If you can't hook up a 7 second full tube chassis car, then don't build one. If you need a spool, 10 inch slick and only run a 12.50, then so be it. But build what you can manage or plan on going home early. It's why I said car and driver work together.
lead69
hopeless car junkie
Nope, did this stuff for years and it rarely works out that way if ever. In a field of cars where the faster cars outnumber the slower cars the slower cars most always outnumber the faster cars in the final rounds. The faster guys have more to deal with when they make a pass, it is the price of having a faster car. I used to be the slow guy and clean house and the faster I got the greater the challenge. That's probably why I have stick car with drag radials and the potential to run mid to low tens n/a if I can ever finish it lol.
easier to leave on the last amber as opposed to when the second amber goes off. At least for most
Again, that's why I say a guy shouldn't build a bracket car faster than he can manage.
And again, many have the money to go fast and it's more thrilling but can't match it with their driving, so on the trailer they go. Common.
Rat Bastid
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That’s not what I asked YOU. You said a bracket cars least concern is (usually) hook.
And I’m asking what is the quickest and fastest bracket car YOU have tuned for hook.
Pretty simple question.
lead69
hopeless car junkie
And I say if a guy doesn't try to go faster in a drag race where is the challenge in that?, you should at least be tens by nowAgain, that's why I say a guy shouldn't build a bracket car faster than he can manage.
My van. Last year it dead hooked and cut a 2.5 60 ft time.
Because the topic we've been on the last few posts was "bracket racing".And I say if a guy doesn't try to go faster in a drag race where is the challenge in that?, you should at least be tens by now
10's? Is that a fast bracket car to you??? LOL
Of course, can always get a delay box.... crosstalk ... then it takes a .005 or less to be competitive, at least at my track lol
Rat Bastid
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My van. Last year it dead hooked and cut a 2.5 60 ft time.
So you have no clue how to hook a 10 second car. No clue about initial shock settings and where to tune from them.
You have no clue about using a 2 step as a tuning tool.
Or no clue about getting anything with power to hook.
Your van should hook in a car wash. See if you can get a 12 second car to hook in a car wash.
You make it sound easy and any bone headed dolt can hook a 10 second (or quicker) like falling off a log.
That is your ample inexperience talking.
That's the game.
LOL...... ^^^^
lead69
hopeless car junkie
I understand but the weather/track conditions are experienced by all the racers so it's really how much do you trust your vehicle?. Every "slow" car I have owned/bracket raced I made a full pass out the back door and it was rare that I ever broke out/lost on a "decent" pass. Out of all the times I had to chase a car down it was 50/50 most of the time if they made a decent pass and I was making a better one. Less room for error when things happen faster.
All i can say to that is in my opinion, you tried to bracket race in a car that you couldn't manage.
lead69
hopeless car junkie
And the game is easier when you are the slower car, I have more fun winning less and being faster.
Rat Bastid
Dunamis Metron
Well there you go @lead69. The resident hook expert has explained to you what your next move should be.
Get a van, go slow and post goofy **** on a forum.
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