MAM April 4th!

[DSMMIKE]

Anyone wanna go down to mam on the 4th of april for the first night of street racing. its usually pretty slow on the first night of the year from past experience aka you get to run alot especailly if you show up early!.

[BossRoss]

i'll be in chicago :woot:

[Alley]

no

[Lepa]

Im sure hillbilly would be interested if he's got his car back together.

[Hillbilly]

I will try like hell. Doug has to get his heads back from larry before he can go.

[RabidB4C]

I will try like hell. Doug has to get his heads back from larry before he can go.

I thought Larry's brother Darrell has them

[Lepa]

Billy bob is actually doing the final work.

[JesterMX6]

but his sister's cousin's wife/mom is the one that does all the REAL work

[Hillbilly]

Ya,?

[DSMMIKE]

no

waaa waaaa waaa its an 1/8 mile. its doesnt really matter much after that with an auto cuz its all about getting outta the hole. Its just good pratice for when you spend the time and money to drive 2-3 hours to a 1/4 mile. It helps to be able to know how to get outta the hole.

[Cobra Commander]

That place is missing half the track.

[JesterMX6]

no

waaa waaaa waaa its an 1/8 mile. its doesnt really matter much after that with an auto cuz its all about getting outta the hole. Its just good pratice for when you spend the time and money to drive 2-3 hours to a 1/4 mile. It helps to be able to know how to get outta the hole.

thats his point. he doesnt want to go and run a shitty time because he'll have no excuse besides a shitty launch. he can't miss the 1-2 shift cuz....guess what. there's no 1-2 shift to miss :lol:

although i'd have to agree with his post though.

NO

[Thunder]

1/8th mile? uh, lame.

[DSMMIKE]

1/8th mile? uh, lame.

fine go uber emo on us when you cant launch for **** and you only get 2 passes at the 1/4 mile

[JesterMX6]

its for people who dont want to face the music of not having any power up top :p

[Lepa]

I'll be there probably, not sure if the truck will be attending or not

[Hillbilly]

Thunder you to scared to go or what? Lepa no truck no go.

[C.J.]

i will be in Topeka at a real racetrack

[Hillbilly]

i will be in Topeka at a real racetrack

Ur my HERO. We will never be as cool as you.

[89fox]

Mam?

[Hillbilly]

You know the best thing about the 1/8th mile? You don't have to wait as long for all u slow ****s to finish.

[Hillbilly]

Mam?

http://midamericamotorplex.com/2006/rt_default.asp

[Lepa]

You know the best thing about the 1/8th mile? You don't have to wait as long for all u slow ****s to finish.



That just plain hurts, now I won't even run at mam cause at best i'd pull a 12.:(

[Hillbilly]

At least ur not knocking the track cause you think ur too cool with ur 13 sec or slower car.

[89fox]

Ok where is that at?

[Hillbilly]

Ok where is that at?

http://midamericamotorplex.com/2006/directions.asp

[Lepa]

The truck will never make it to a 1/4 its too slow for that.

[Hillbilly]

Just get it running good and pitch that ghey aircleaner.

[rsisbetter]

i dont see why everybody hates on the 1/8th, let me put it this way...

WE'RE IN NEBRASKA, DEAL WITH IT!
unless you WANT to drive 3 hours out of the way, spend way more money, (gas) way more time, make a whopping two passes, and a shitty piece of **** track that you cant even run on at night.

then everybody whines about "oh noes, the cops, how can we race?" well, the more time we spend at a track the less the po-po is on to us, makes too much sense right?

besides, not EVERYBODY has the time to go 3 hours out of the way, besides, being a "veteran" of MAM, i think its a great facility, a nice track, and the people there are cool too.

[Hillbilly]

i dont see why everybody hates on the 1/8th, let me put it this way...

WE'RE IN NEBRASKA, DEAL WITH IT!
unless you WANT to drive 3 hours out of the way, spend way more money, (gas) way more time, make a whopping two passes, and a shitty piece of **** track that you cant even run on at night.

then everybody whines about "oh noes, the cops, how can we race?" well, the more time we spend at a track the less the po-po is on to us, makes too much sense right?

besides, not EVERYBODY has the time to go 3 hours out of the way, besides, being a "veteran" of MAM, i think its a great facility, a nice track, and the people there are cool too.

I think it is a great track and though I will go to the 1/4 a few times most of my passes this year will be at mam. To close not too. Of course I am have to street race a bit to knock the cocky outta few guys.

[89fox]

**** id rather go to kearney its closer.

[rsisbetter]

ya for you, but most of us are in lincoln, hell, MAM, is only about 30min for me, as of now

[Lepa]

I need to find another aircleaner to replace it lol.

[Hillbilly]

I need to find another aircleaner to replace it lol.

You don't need it, ask chad.

[STOK5OH]

I think the 1/8th mile is lame as well,but if the tech. is pretty soft there I may just go for shits 'n' giggles.

[Lepa]

^^^ do it.

[STOK5OH]

Not on april 4th,for certain.

[Jasen]

I think the 1/8th mile is lame as well,but if the tech. is pretty soft there I may just go for shits 'n' giggles.

I should get the 289 in and we can see if we can put 'em both on the back bumper. :woot:

[STOK5OH]

With my gear change i likely could on the brake.

[Beans]

I would go if I was old enough to go without my parents.

[C.J.]

I think the 1/8th mile is lame as well,but I may just go for shits 'n' giggles.

bingo

I really just don't care for 1/8 mile times, more power to all the lovers of the 1/8 mile, 5.70 gears and what not but if I am going to be straining my drivetrain on a 1.6 60' I might as well get the most out of that risk and get numbers that i myself and the internet in general care about.

[89fox]

I think the 1/8th mile is lame as well,but if the tech. is pretty soft there I may just go for shits 'n' giggles.

I should get the 289 in and we can see if we can put 'em both on the back bumper. :woot:

That would be sweet.

[Hillbilly]

I think the 1/8th mile is lame as well,but I may just go for shits 'n' giggles.

bingo

I really just don't care for 1/8 mile times, more power to all the lovers of the 1/8 mile, 5.70 gears and what not but if I am going to be straining my drivetrain on a 1.6 60' I might as well get the most out of that risk and get numbers that i myself and the internet in general care about.

I don't change anything.

[89fox]

I dont know what i have to do ive never been to a track.

[89fox]

But im gunna go before i pull my 5slow.

[RabidB4C]

That place is missing half the track.


like you'd be going to the 1/4 anyway Brook:rolleye:

[STOK5OH]

DUDE SHO!

[89fox]

DUDE SHO!

Hey dude if you go and if i can get to lincoln mind if roll with you if you go?

[Lepa]

Shiiiit andrew only rolls alone.

[89fox]

True.

[RabidB4C]

DUDE SHO!

:lol:

anybody can hold it to the wood in the 1/4 mile
like Mike said it's "launching practice"

besides I can guarantee I'll get more runs than you all did
when you went to Kearney last time:rofl:
and won't hear all the bitchin' you guys were doin' about the track.

60 footers FTMFW

[DSMMIKE]

going to the dragstrip kicks ass period be it 1/8 or 1/4 it just funner being able to race yourself. plus at mam you get plenty of runs to be happy. **** i usually sit and watch for a while too and take breaks between runs instead of having to get right back in line and wait a bajillion hours

[DSMMIKE]

oh and drew as long as you have 4 wheels that are secured to your car and engine and a battery tie down you will pass tech

[Thunder]

I just don't seem to care much for the 1/8th... im sure I'd have fun, but I want 1/4 mile times. I'm a ricer with a slow 13 second car, deal with it. I'm not in my 30s workin for an uber business making good money that I can go pour all of it into 1 car... i'm makin the most of what i have.

I don't feel like jeopardizing my car launching if I won't get the desired time (a 1/4 mile pass)

I'll go on street tires so I can cut my 2.5s and run low 9s, just like all the other slow cars.

[C.J.]

I just don't seem to care much for the 1/8th... im sure I'd have fun, but I want 1/4 mile times. I'm a ricer with a slow 13 second car, deal with it. I'm not in my 30s workin for an uber business making good money that I can go pour all of it into 1 car... i'm makin the most of what i have.

I don't feel like jeopardizing my car launching if I won't get the desired time (a 1/4 mile pass)

I'll go on street tires so I can cut my 2.5s and run low 9s, just like all the other slow cars.

at least someone understands where i am coming from.

[Thunder]

honestly if i have a 9" i'd go... i don't want to flabergast my 10 bolt for a half track.

[Lepa]

Then don't launch balls to the wall lol.

[Thunder]

Then don't launch balls to the wall lol.

so then whats the point of going to an 1/8 mile track?

at least with a 1/4 mile, you can lay off the launch and see how much top end ya got.

1/8th mile... weak launch... go through 2 gears... well we're done. crappy time. oh , yay...

[Thunder]

^ theres your open opportunity for rabid2liter or 80427 to make fun of me, go for it, i don't care.

[Hillbilly]

I am done. I had nearly a page written but I deleted it. Belive what you want I will be looping while your sitting in your car pissed at the operators at the other track.

[Kelvin]

as long as the track surface is good, and they dont make the street cars race off the groove, ill go to either track.

[Thunder]

i've heard mams track prep is tops. kearney blows, won't lie. Although KRP Is under new management this year, so maybe it'll improve.

[Lepa]

Jimmy does an awesome job at MAM.

[Hillbilly]

i've heard mams track prep is tops. kearney blows, won't lie. Although KRP Is under new management this year, so maybe it'll improve.

Management yes but I bet they have that same asshat running the lanes.

[Thunder]

oh that bald/shaven guy? yeah he was a jerkface...

i'm hoping with new management, comes new employees.... I'm sure a ton of people had to complain about him, all he did was let the bracket jerkers go in front of the test/tune people, even during test/tune time. If hes gone, I'm happy.

[Hillbilly]

I watched him move a mech inject 57 on alcohal 3 times in 98 degree heat. The guy was wearing a firesuit and nomex underwear. He moved me 3 times. I drove to far to put up with the ****. This was during the cruise weekend. Never had problems like that at scribner or mam.

[AeroSS_87]

What if you already know hot to launch your car, have an automatic, don't feel like driving a little over an hour to get there, pay your way in, waste all this time, and don't care about times? uhhh... I'll race on the street. I really don't care about my 1/8 mile times. It's not a matter of who'd got the better track or why we're all dumb for not wanting to go. I just simply don't want to go and don't need to. You think a small cube chevy in a heavy car is going to blow past a 2500 stall and be all terrible hooking up?

Have fun at MAM, I'll have fun sitting around pointlessly talking in a parking lot somewhere.

[AeroSS_87]

Then again, I'll probably be forced to go, just so I have proof of whatever time this car runs.... and have nothing more than an estimate of 1/4 mile E.T.

[Lepa]

Justin i had to edit ur post, no names nooblet.

[Hillbilly]

No don't come along. We are all slow and stupid cause we care about 60's and 1/8th mile times. If you go you will mess that up and put ideas of a track twice as long in our heads. Better to say home and pretend you are quick.

[AeroSS_87]

That's fine.

EDIT: all the solid roller cams and nitrous in the world won't push this thing over 300whp tops anyway, so it's no big deal. And i don't claim the car will be, or is fast.

[Hillbilly]

Quick, fast is at bonniville. If chad and pat can get 400 out of a 4 cyl and a 6 cyl you should be able to get 300. Hell I made 270 on a 2bbl 9 to 1 engine.

[Hillbilly]

I guess I go for different reasons than you guys. My goal it to better my times. I don't car if it is a 16 or 9 sec car. My goal it to race myself not brag about a time I ran. Same with dyno numbers. I just like the track and the people. Pluse there are some super quick cars there that are fun to watch. Until someone we all know builds me a 1/4 I will spend my fridays at mam.

[Lepa]

yeah reaction time and learning where u rar launches so its easy to hit up a 1/4 and know where to launch already or a good estimate. Plus if u break at mam launching ur only an hr away instead of 3+ everywhere else.

[JesterMX6]

real racers fix repairs at the track

[Hillbilly]

real racers fix repairs at the track

putting the belt back on your hamster wheel doesn't really count.

[Lepa]

real racers fix repairs at the track

putting the belt back on your hamster wheel doesn't really count.



:rofl:

[JesterMX6]

:(

[STOK5OH]

neither does bungee cording your gun rack in the back window.

[JesterMX6]

hey. when that thing fires out the rear its an added 25hp

[Hillbilly]

neither does bungee cording your gun rack in the back window.

I keep my guns behind the seat so know one steals em. But thats the truck not the car.

[Jasen]

No don't come along. We are all slow and stupid cause we care about 60's and 1/8th mile times. If you go you will mess that up and put ideas of a track twice as long in our heads. Better to say home and pretend you are quick.

I absolutely care about 60' times. Talk to anyone who is deep into drag racing will tell you most races are won in the 1st 60', not the last 320' of the track. If you're trying to win on the big end, you have yourself a Bonneville salt flat racer or a dyno queen.

[AeroSS_87]

No don't come along. We are all slow and stupid cause we care about 60's and 1/8th mile times. If you go you will mess that up and put ideas of a track twice as long in our heads. Better to say home and pretend you are quick.

I absolutely care about 60' times. Talk to anyone who is deep into drag racing will tell you most races are won in the 1st 60', not the last 320' of the track. If you're trying to win on the big end, you have yourself a Bonneville salt flat racer or a dyno queen.


average 1000 hp supra? :lol:

[C.J.]

most 1000 hp supra's i see get out of the hole damn good and then run 9s/10s at 150mph

[Hillbilly]

^Or 6s for all of you who only understand 1/8th mile times.

[rsisbetter]

real racers fix repairs at the track

my point exactly, is IF YOU THINK YOU ARE PUTTING YOUR CAR IN JEOPARDY BY RACING AN EIGTH MILE, THEN YOU ARE SEVERLY DOING SOMTHING WRONG!! PERIOD!

no matter what happens you are still driving 1/8th first, and you that disagree cant possibly tell me that your abusing your car any less by driving it on the street. holeshot is where it is, if anything the 1/8th is better, that way you truly put less abuse on your car since your WOT for less time, and slamming less gears. YOUR STILL GOING TO 60' THAT ***** FIRST WHERE IT MATTERS.

let me put it thsi way too, if somthing HAPPENS to break, it will be within that first 60' anyways, so that being said, then what the hell do you need the rest of the 1260' for.

seriously, my trans has got 220k miles on it and still strong because im not afraid to do somthing wrong, and im doing it right, or break it because thats what racing is about, build it, race it, break it, build it again.

if you were racing at mam, kcr, or on the street you 10bolt will STILL take a dump.

cj, what coudl REALLY happen to that sti while racing it???

if you think you are hurting your car by racing at an 1/8th track and not a 1/4, then your shits weak and shouldnt be discussing this topic.

[cole]

i love hostile and personal people get...

[C.J.]

Cody your just missing the point thunder and I are trying to make, we understand that you are running the same risks at any race track you take your car to whether it be 1/8th mile or 1/4 mile. We just would rather take the risk for numbers that we want.

[RabidB4C]

1/8th mile haters...don't go...we won't miss you
we'll be launching & having fun with a real light tree

who the **** cares if its 1/8th or 1/4...both are fun

SCR 1/8th mile haters.......turning pro?:rolleye:



We just would rather take the risk for numbers that we want.

perfect reaction times I guess...John Force call you yet CJ?:lol:

[C.J.]

We just would rather take the risk for numbers that we want.

perfect reaction times I guess...John Force call you yet CJ?:lol:

reaction time has never been a problem for me i am usually under a 1/10 of a second and that is with less than 10 passes EVER at a drag strip. Not that I really care, because I dont. I am more worried about the launch than being quick at the tree b/c I dont give a **** about beating the other car when I am at the track all i want is a good e.t.

oh and I talked to John yesterday, why?

[STOK5OH]

Why was everyone pushing for the 1/4 mile track here,if the 1/8th is just as good?? :joe:

[C.J.]

Why was everyone pushing for the 1/4 mile track here,if the 1/8th is just as good?? :joe:

haha s3rved

[STOK5OH]

let me put it thsi way too, if somthing HAPPENS to break, it will be within that first 60' anyways, so that being said, then what the hell do you need the rest of the 1260' for.
Uhh no noob,plenty of things can break beyond the 60ft..Ive seen it happen many of times. :doubt:


seriously, my trans has got 220k miles on it and still strong because im not afraid to do somthing wrong, and im doing it right, or break it because thats what racing is about, build it, race it, break it, build it again.

Get off the soapbox kid,you're the one always crying about how you're sicc fwd might break if you put slicks on it when we keep telling to sack up and put some on it. :rolleye:

[Js04sILVerBullet]

I would go if I was old enough to go without my parents.I was in the same situation 3 years ago when I was 17.I called MAM and they told me if the parents cant be present all you have to do is go to there website and print off a "parental consent form" with there names,signatures (or signature), and Drivers License #'s...then just present that to the tech when you get there and you should be good.

Now that was 3 years ago so they might have changed that recently?

[Js04sILVerBullet]

That place is missing half the track.Who ever said you have to stop at the 1/8th mile? If memory serves me right there isn't a guard rail at the end, sooo you could keep going until content?

[STOK5OH]

Why was everyone pushing for the 1/4 mile track here,if the 1/8th is just as good?? :joe:

haha s3rved


I wasn't trying to be a smartass,I was trying to get a real answer from the 1/8th mile fans.

[C.J.]

i know i just like seeing everyone get fired up

[RabidB4C]

Why was everyone pushing for the 1/4 mile track here,if the 1/8th is just as good?? :joe:


who the **** cares if its 1/8th or 1/4...both are fun


1/4 mile...1/8th mile...doesn't matter it won't happen in Lancaster County
not unless the University is pushing for it will it ever happen.

[Js04sILVerBullet]

^calling Tom Osborne now

[STOK5OH]

Why was everyone pushing for the 1/4 mile track here,if the 1/8th is just as good?? :joe:


who the **** cares if its 1/8th or 1/4...both are fun


1/4 mile...1/8th mile...doesn't matter it won't happen in Lancaster County
not unless the University is pushing for it will it ever happen.

Valid yes,but that doesn't answer my question.

[RabidB4C]

not sure an 1/8th mile was ever discussed...
Maybe Greg should have went for an 1/8th mile & then extend the
track to a 1/4 in the future...should've, could've, would've

doesn't matter at this point...

[STOK5OH]

Why was everyone pushing for the 1/4 mile track here,if the 1/8th is just as good?? :joe:

[rsisbetter]

let me put it thsi way too, if somthing HAPPENS to break, it will be within that first 60' anyways, so that being said, then what the hell do you need the rest of the 1260' for.
Uhh no noob,plenty of things can break beyond the 60ft..Ive seen it happen many of times. :doubt:


seriously, my trans has got 220k miles on it and still strong because im not afraid to do somthing wrong, and im doing it right, or break it because thats what racing is about, build it, race it, break it, build it again.

Get off the soapbox kid,you're the one always crying about how you're sicc fwd might break if you put slicks on it when we keep telling to sack up and put some on it. :rolleye:


first off, im not trying to offend anyone here, just come to a general consensus on 1/8th v. 1/4 v. street.

ok, i thought i stated that it is much MORE likely for somthing to break or have a failure while staging or launching because it is usually the most stressful, was that not the case at san antonio dragstrip? you need to exclude loss of control of the car for reasons of driver error/improper chassis setup. yes you CAN blow your car down the track, but you cant really get to that point if you dont leave the line.

and about my car, i never said "i got slicks and now its going to break", everyone else is TELLING me to get slicks, and i always reply,"well, i got some fat dr's right now, so im not going to get any"
and then i state what the weakpoint of the trans is...
then how to fix it...
and that i'll be likely to do that when i move up to slicks when the time comes,
so its a false statement to say that i was ever crying about putting slicks on my car and breaking somthing, though i said it was possible.

not everybody of have available funds to do failure prevention mods, and not only that but the fact that stuff isn't readily available FOR failure prevention

[Lepa]

What u mean theres not like 8 billion rs's laying around with ur drivetrain and edelbrock intakes like 5.0's and their tranny/rearend setup?

[DSMMIKE]

this thread is funny! Id love 1/4 mile times if there was a 1/4 mile a reasonable distance like mam is or a bit further id go there over mam but there isnt. i wanna have fun get some times and be ready for when i spend the money to go to a 1/4 mile. Now when im visiting my parents there is Bandimere about an hour away tops but thats a mile above sea level and my times will suck but im sure im gonna go atleast once.

[Jasen]

let me put it thsi way too, if somthing HAPPENS to break, it will be within that first 60' anyways, so that being said, then what the hell do you need the rest of the 1260' for.
Uhh no noob,plenty of things can break beyond the 60ft..Ive seen it happen many of times. :doubt:


seriously, my trans has got 220k miles on it and still strong because im not afraid to do somthing wrong, and im doing it right, or break it because thats what racing is about, build it, race it, break it, build it again.

Get off the soapbox kid,you're the one always crying about how you're sicc fwd might break if you put slicks on it when we keep telling to sack up and put some on it. :rolleye:


first off, im not trying to offend anyone here, just come to a general consensus on 1/8th v. 1/4 v. street.

ok, i thought i stated that it is much MORE likely for somthing to break or have a failure while staging or launching because it is usually the most stressful, was that not the case at san antonio dragstrip? you need to exclude loss of control of the car for reasons of driver error/improper chassis setup. yes you CAN blow your car down the track, but you cant really get to that point if you dont leave the line.

and about my car, i never said "i got slicks and now its going to break", everyone else is TELLING me to get slicks, and i always reply,"well, i got some fat dr's right now, so im not going to get any"
and then i state what the weakpoint of the trans is...
then how to fix it...
and that i'll be likely to do that when i move up to slicks when the time comes,
so its a false statement to say that i was ever crying about putting slicks on my car and breaking somthing, though i said it was possible.

not everybody of have available funds to do failure prevention mods, and not only that but the fact that stuff isn't readily available FOR failure prevention

Sell your car and buy some golf clubs. If you're scared of breaking things, you don't belong in the sport. Period.

Analogy: If you're afraid of falling, don't go skydiving. If you're afraid of water, stay out of the pool.

It's really that simple.

[Jasen]

BTW: I fully intend on having to replace my oil pan from it slamming on the ground....

Am I scared of that? No. CODB (Cost of Doing Business).

[STOK5OH]

No,youre wrong Jasen. You're a newb,you dunno.

[Hillbilly]

let me put it thsi way too, if somthing HAPPENS to break, it will be within that first 60' anyways, so that being said, then what the hell do you need the rest of the 1260' for.
Uhh no noob,plenty of things can break beyond the 60ft..Ive seen it happen many of times. :doubt:


seriously, my trans has got 220k miles on it and still strong because im not afraid to do somthing wrong, and im doing it right, or break it because thats what racing is about, build it, race it, break it, build it again.

Get off the soapbox kid,you're the one always crying about how you're sicc fwd might break if you put slicks on it when we keep telling to sack up and put some on it. :rolleye:


first off, im not trying to offend anyone here, just come to a general consensus on 1/8th v. 1/4 v. street.

ok, i thought i stated that it is much MORE likely for somthing to break or have a failure while staging or launching because it is usually the most stressful, was that not the case at san antonio dragstrip? you need to exclude loss of control of the car for reasons of driver error/improper chassis setup. yes you CAN blow your car down the track, but you cant really get to that point if you dont leave the line.

and about my car, i never said "i got slicks and now its going to break", everyone else is TELLING me to get slicks, and i always reply,"well, i got some fat dr's right now, so im not going to get any"
and then i state what the weakpoint of the trans is...
then how to fix it...
and that i'll be likely to do that when i move up to slicks when the time comes,
so its a false statement to say that i was ever crying about putting slicks on my car and breaking somthing, though i said it was possible.

not everybody of have available funds to do failure prevention mods, and not only that but the fact that stuff isn't readily available FOR failure prevention

Sell your car and buy some golf clubs. If you're scared of breaking things, you don't belong in the sport. Period.

Analogy: If you're afraid of falling, don't go skydiving. If you're afraid of water, stay out of the pool.

It's really that simple.

I am scared I will never go quick enough, then what?

[Lepa]

sell the camero for a mustang.

[Hillbilly]

Ya that will happen.

[STOK5OH]

get a mopar,that way youre not surprised by the slowness.

[Hillbilly]

Careful not all mopars are slow. There may be one that comes up thats not too bad. No its not a LRE.

[Lepa]

yes john all mopars are slow every single one of them...

[STOK5OH]

you shoulda seen some of them at the pinks all out event,ROFL.

[Hillbilly]

yes john all mopars are slow every single one of them...

Fine I'll tell that skinny kid that and he will try harder just to prove you wrong.

[STOK5OH]

There was an AMC spirit there than ran pretty hard.....
OH...nevermind,it has a BBC in it. :lol:

[Lepa]

ohhhh sicc amc.

[STOK5OH]

AINT
MY
CAR

[Hillbilly]

I always wanted a javelin.

[STOK5OH]

rebel SST,DAWG.

[Hillbilly]

401 AMX in red white and blue set up for super stock.

[STOK5OH]

i knew a guy that had one of those with a 401 in it,geeeeze it was slow as aids.

[Hillbilly]

i knew a guy that had one of those with a 401 in it,geeeeze it was slow as aids.

Ya but don't judge all engines by one engine. Some winsors and bbcs suck too.

[86Shelby]

Why was everyone pushing for the 1/4 mile track here,if the 1/8th is just as good?? :joe:

BECAUSE IT WAS IN OUR OWN BACK YARD!

I am not about to spend 6 hours driving to have the opportunity to get 30 seconds on a gravel-laden drag strip. :rolleye:

I've only heard glowing reviews of the long lines at KCIR and the 2-3 passes accomplished there. Yup, still really worthwhile for all the time spent driving. :rolleye:

[Jasen]

Kinda strange after watching 400+ drag races in two days over the weekend. That doesn't include the wheelie contest, True 10.5 cars showin off, quick ET competition or the jet cars that were thrown in there.
Management and professionalism is everything.

[Thunder]

let me put it thsi way too, if somthing HAPPENS to break, it will be within that first 60' anyways, so that being said, then what the hell do you need the rest of the 1260' for.
Uhh no noob,plenty of things can break beyond the 60ft..Ive seen it happen many of times. :doubt:


seriously, my trans has got 220k miles on it and still strong because im not afraid to do somthing wrong, and im doing it right, or break it because thats what racing is about, build it, race it, break it, build it again.

Get off the soapbox kid,you're the one always crying about how you're sicc fwd might break if you put slicks on it when we keep telling to sack up and put some on it. :rolleye:


first off, im not trying to offend anyone here, just come to a general consensus on 1/8th v. 1/4 v. street.

ok, i thought i stated that it is much MORE likely for somthing to break or have a failure while staging or launching because it is usually the most stressful, was that not the case at san antonio dragstrip? you need to exclude loss of control of the car for reasons of driver error/improper chassis setup. yes you CAN blow your car down the track, but you cant really get to that point if you dont leave the line.

and about my car, i never said "i got slicks and now its going to break", everyone else is TELLING me to get slicks, and i always reply,"well, i got some fat dr's right now, so im not going to get any"
and then i state what the weakpoint of the trans is...
then how to fix it...
and that i'll be likely to do that when i move up to slicks when the time comes,
so its a false statement to say that i was ever crying about putting slicks on my car and breaking somthing, though i said it was possible.

not everybody of have available funds to do failure prevention mods, and not only that but the fact that stuff isn't readily available FOR failure prevention

Sell your car and buy some golf clubs. If you're scared of breaking things, you don't belong in the sport. Period.

Analogy: If you're afraid of falling, don't go skydiving. If you're afraid of water, stay out of the pool.

It's really that simple.

i bought slicks knowing that one of these days i'll puke out my 10 bolt... things break, i go temporarily emo, but i go about my business and fix them. I just dont know if I want to consistantly eat life outta my car making multiple passes on a strip where I don't care about any times other than my 60'.

thats just my stance, not saying you were calling me out specifically (unless you were lol)

to me thats no different than andrew turning down a race against a 16 sec honda in his stang. Too much put into it to jeopardize it in a meaningless race.

[Jasen]

No, what's a waste to me is breaking on the dyno. I'd be upset about that. Dynoing isn't racing. NOW...breaking when you're racing, that's an acceptable risk to me and I'd be less upset about it.
I've never thought of you being afraid of breaking your car Ahmad. Pretty rare you're not out bending the floorboard racing whomever will race you. I respect that.
My point is, why build something to race with, then be afraid of racing? That just seems absurd to me.

[Thunder]

I can agree with that. I've got a sick addiction that cost a lot of money, takes up a lot of my time, and changes my attitude.

And it isn't drugs :lol:

[Jasen]

As long as you accept that, you'll be happy with the sport. :)

[Thunder]

3 cars in and havent quit yet. i like going fast, it makes me feel happy. When I was able to actually hook yesterday, i fell in love. The poor fail-bolt in back got another reason to hate me :rofl::rofl:

[Hillbilly]

It only gets worse. Some how now I am buying parts for engines I have yet to build, and engines for vehicles I don't have.

[Jasen]

It only gets worse. Some how now I am buying parts for engines I have yet to build, and engines for vehicles I don't have.

HAHA! I have that disease! :rofl:

[Hillbilly]

I really don't like small blocks but I have 2 built ones and bought a 96 vortec today.

[Thunder]

I really don't like small blocks but I have 2 built ones and bought a 96 vortec today.

i've got an edelbrock performer RPM air gap for vortec style heads... there was a small crack (like, literally a hairline) on it.. i'd sell for cheap if you want, its never even been run.

[Hillbilly]

But yu don't like me cause I spell bad.

[Thunder]

i dont think i ever said once that I didn't like you, merely that you were annoying with the same posts over and over again. im sure i annoy my friends too and vice versa:lol:

[Jasen]

I really don't like small blocks but I have 2 built ones and bought a 96 vortec today.

Wanna sell that Vortec? I need one for my truck. Getting tired of pouring a quart of oil in every 500 miles.....

[AeroSS_87]

where was that engine 4 months ago? :lol:

[Hillbilly]

It has 170k and a broken crank.

[AeroSS_87]

ick

[Hillbilly]

I want to get a 3.875 crank and a hot cam or use the stock lt1 cam I have. I don't know just want it for now.

[AeroSS_87]

cc306 cam ftw

[Jasen]

And? Is the block hurt? Heads?

[Hillbilly]

I am interested in that intake thunder shoot me a pm with the price.

[Hillbilly]

And? Is the block hurt? Heads?

I am betting the heads are ok and hoping the block is. Locked up on the owner so we are putting in a new motor. I can wiggle the damper so its broke up front. Have to see when the pan gets pulled. 062 heads.

[Jasen]

I'd still be interested in it with a broken crank. My crank is fine.

[Hillbilly]

K I will look at it more once the swap is done just told my boss I would buy it. Still swapping parts off it onto the long block.

[STOK5OH]

thrrrrrrust bearing failure?

[Hillbilly]

No I think crank snout.

[DSMMIKE]

thrrrrrrust bearing failure?

crankwalk

[STOK5OH]

^seems to be common in the one piece seal motors for some reason or another.

[swaggy853]

wow I got into this one late. This is what I have read so far:

1/8 boys want to know how good they/their car can launch.

1/4 boys wanna know how quick their cars are.

Personally I know im not the best driver in the world, but I wanna see how fast the car will go, that includes top end. Not only will the slip tell you how well you launched your car, it will also tell you how hard it pulls up top. I'll stick to the 1/4 cause its only 45 minutes away from where I grew up. And honestly, on the street where no rules are set in stone, why does everyone want to run the quarter?

[STOK5OH]

And honestly, on the street where no rules are set in stone, why does everyone want to run the quarter?

You aren't allowed to ask stuff like that in this thread.

[Hillbilly]

Stop light to stop light I usually only raced though 1st cause by then I was usually 2 cars ahead. That was from getting them outta the hole (60 ft's ya see). It was were nearly all races are won and lost.

[Lepa]

ls1

[RabidB4C]

slicks:woot:

[Hillbilly]

I don't think I can go. I won't get it done and back on the dyno by the 4th. I am going to ride 4 wheelers in the sand on 3-27.

[rsisbetter]

let me put it thsi way too, if somthing HAPPENS to break, it will be within that first 60' anyways, so that being said, then what the hell do you need the rest of the 1260' for.
Uhh no noob,plenty of things can break beyond the 60ft..Ive seen it happen many of times. :doubt:


seriously, my trans has got 220k miles on it and still strong because im not afraid to do somthing wrong, and im doing it right, or break it because thats what racing is about, build it, race it, break it, build it again.

Get off the soapbox kid,you're the one always crying about how you're sicc fwd might break if you put slicks on it when we keep telling to sack up and put some on it. :rolleye:


first off, im not trying to offend anyone here, just come to a general consensus on 1/8th v. 1/4 v. street.

ok, i thought i stated that it is much MORE likely for somthing to break or have a failure while staging or launching because it is usually the most stressful, was that not the case at san antonio dragstrip? you need to exclude loss of control of the car for reasons of driver error/improper chassis setup. yes you CAN blow your car down the track, but you cant really get to that point if you dont leave the line.

and about my car, i never said "i got slicks and now its going to break", everyone else is TELLING me to get slicks, and i always reply,"well, i got some fat dr's right now, so im not going to get any"
and then i state what the weakpoint of the trans is...
then how to fix it...
and that i'll be likely to do that when i move up to slicks when the time comes,
so its a false statement to say that i was ever crying about putting slicks on my car and breaking somthing, though i said it was possible.

not everybody of have available funds to do failure prevention mods, and not only that but the fact that stuff isn't readily available FOR failure prevention

Sell your car and buy some golf clubs. If you're scared of breaking things, you don't belong in the sport. Period.

Analogy: If you're afraid of falling, don't go skydiving. If you're afraid of water, stay out of the pool.

It's really that simple.

I sure hope that wasnt directed towards me, because i didnt say i was afraid to break somthing.

everytime now i've said "i got tires i want for right now, and i dont want slicks now" thats quite a different statement than "im afraid to break it"

[DSMMIKE]

it was directed more twords cj i think chill. oh and my wall is still busted?

[rsisbetter]

chill?
yes i'am aware, should i look for replacment panels?

[DSMMIKE]

haha ya we have to replace them all now :rolleye2: so i think we will just buy em and let you know what one costs.

[rsisbetter]

others got broke as well? i.e beer pong?

[DSMMIKE]

ie me and nick playing beer pong and getting overly excited and putting various body parts threw it

[Jasen]

it was directed more twords cj i think chill. oh and my wall is still busted?

No, it was directed at Cody.

He's a N00b and he WAS sleeping. :lol:

U know I lub ya Cody....just gotta keep ya motivated. :icon_poke:

[C.J.]

Stop light to stop light I usually only raced though 1st cause by then I was usually 2 cars ahead. That was from getting them outta the hole (60 ft's ya see). It was were nearly all races are won and lost.

only thing is most "stoplight to stoplight" style races anymore have no launching involved and are all done from a roll. The days of leaving a light on the street are gone and past. Not saying that it is a good thing but it is a growing trend where top end matters more than 1/8th mile performance.

[Hillbilly]

Stop light to stop light I usually only raced though 1st cause by then I was usually 2 cars ahead. That was from getting them outta the hole (60 ft's ya see). It was were nearly all races are won and lost.

only thing is most "stoplight to stoplight" style races anymore have no launching involved and are all done from a roll. The days of leaving a light on the street are gone and past. Not saying that it is a good thing but it is a growing trend where top end matters more than 1/8th mile performance.

Thats just dumb. I want from the go not some 3 honks and run b.s.

[C.J.]

my 1.6 60'ing car wants to run from a dig too, but its just not what goes down on random street race similar to stoplight to stoplight racing. Only time it goes down from a dig is organized street racing.

[DSMMIKE]

psh ill race anyone that wants to from a stop light i used to do it alllll hte ****ing time in hs

[Hillbilly]

I stoplight raced in hs and college but ur like 8 years old and I am like 50 so at least the spread in age does have something in common.

[Lepa]

^^^ ya cause model T's took 8 minutes to go stoplight to stoplight.

[Hillbilly]

It was a Model a truck with a riley 4 port head, ***** and it only took 6 min.

[Lepa]

lol

[86Shelby]

It was a Model a truck with a riley 4 port head, ***** and it only took 6 min.

It took you that long? My Model A a no-port head took less time.:rofl:

[DSMMIKE]

oh **** i remember that thing where is it now?

[Hillbilly]

A ftw

[86Shelby]

oh **** i remember that thing where is it now?

Hibernating in my parent's garage.

[RabidB4C]

wanna sell your hibernating model A?

[86Shelby]

** NO!

[Hillbilly]

Lets build a hot OHV Model B engine for it.

[Hillbilly]

Get u your poop in a group its less than 2 weeks away.

[RabidB4C]

did you figure out where to mount your tranny brake switch yet?:lol:

[Hillbilly]

Yep the console. I can keep my hand on the shifter and touch it. Super uncomfortable.

[RabidB4C]

should've mounted it in the glove box...noob

[Hillbilly]

want it uncomfortable so I will let it go.

[Lepa]

skipping, sounds lame.

[Hillbilly]

Only cause you will have to push your truck there.

[Lepa]

no cause pushing it down the 1/8th would be faster than WOT.

[Hillbilly]

I am trying to get you a ride with thunder. Hell he won't even need 3rd at mam.

[DSMMIKE]

**** mam im not going anymore

[Thunder]

I am trying to get you a ride with thunder. Hell he won't even need 3rd at mam.

ohhhhhhh so thats why you want me to go... just to be the ride giver :joe:

[Lepa]

No i think he wants to see a camaro where the clear isn't fading off and rusting along with having all the body panels on the inside still look good.

[Hillbilly]

I am trying to get you a ride with thunder. Hell he won't even need 3rd at mam.

ohhhhhhh so thats why you want me to go... just to be the ride giver :joe:

No I think you'd have fun.

[Thunder]

im afraid if i go i'll end up racing.

[STOK5OH]

I might have to shoot for some day in may,no way my car will be ready for the 1/8th by then cause I wanna make a gear change first.

[Hillbilly]

I leave My 1/4 mile gears in.

[STOK5OH]

the gear change Im gonna do will work with the 1/4 too,will just be more worth my time at MAM.

[Hillbilly]

What gear u going with?

[STOK5OH]

PM me and I'll tell ya.

[Hillbilly]

No i think he wants to see a camaro where the clear isn't fading off and rusting along with having all the body panels on the inside still look good.

Lepa my car is so old it doesn't have clear coat. Ready to go after I dyno in the morning on the 4th. Should be good if it will hook.

[RabidB4C]

are you sure about the 4th?:lol:

[Hillbilly]

Yep, are you?

[RabidB4C]

yeah I'm not going

[Hillbilly]

Cause your pussy hurts.

[RabidB4C]

1/8th mile is gay

[Hillbilly]

Ur gay and your momma wears army boots.

[RabidB4C]

anybody who runs 1/8th is afraid of going fast

[Hillbilly]

Yep, thats me.

[MeanGreenCamaro]

How much does it cost and is there like an age restriction or any other rules I need to know about? lol will they let my race with my studded tires?

[86Shelby]

How much does it cost

Reasonable question. Likely $20-25 to race

and is there like an age restriction or any other rules I need to know about?
I beleive you have to not be a minor, and the car must meet a basic inspection.


lol will they let my race with my studded tires?
Now that's just stupid.
:headchop:

[DSMMIKE]

ummmm doubt they will let you race with studded tires the 1/8th mile isnt a dirt strip only the 2nd half of the 1/4 is. Age restriction is you have to be 18 or have both your parents sign a waiver. You also need to have a battery tiedown

[DSMMIKE]

****ing ninjas on this board lately wtf

[86Shelby]

haha postblocked. you silly double poster.

[DSMMIKE]

i didnt "double post" i made a seccond post

[DSMMIKE]

seccond post blah blah blah blah lalalalalalalalalalalalallalalalalalalasa;kdhaidjg hoailfg

[Lepa]

hax post

[DSMMIKE]

zomg zomg

[DSMMIKE]

hax hax

[86Shelby]

lame.

[DSMMIKE]

your lame grandpa

[86Shelby]

Both my grandfathers are dead thank you.

[DSMMIKE]

i didnt say anything about your grandpas

[DarkSlide]

your lame grandpa

Actually you did Mike :ohnoes:

[DSMMIKE]

**** grammar i never learned that bs

[86Shelby]

It shows.

[DSMMIKE]

i had shitty english teachers in 7th 8th and 9th grade where you learn all the noun verb grammar bs. 7th grade the teacher got fired half way through so we had different subs all the time. then 8th grade she was a senile old bag on her last year of teaching so she didnt give a **** on top of being senile then 9th grade this was her first year teaching and she let the class walk all over her thus making it hard for her to teach

[RabidB4C]

blame it on the teachers:joe:

[Lepa]

i had teh shittiest teachers ever, now im retrdrded.

[rsisbetter]

so, who is ACTUALLY going on the 4th?

[Lepa]

people

[86Shelby]

If I can get my boost to stop creeping I plan on attending.

[Hillbilly]

Me Me I am going

[Thunder]

nope

[Hillbilly]

nope

pussy

[Thunder]

work/football practice > 1/8 mile runs.

[Hillbilly]

Quit that other **** race or die.

[DSMMIKE]

i wont be racing but may ride down. stupid cylinder number 4 decided it didnt like to have good compression anymore

[MeanGreenCamaro]

Umm I can't race then cuz I'm a minor, I dont have a battery tie down and the only rear tires I have are studded I cant put my old ones on because I blew a front tire and replaced it with a rear I took off for teh studded ones... sorry

[Hillbilly]

4 more days till tire smoking fun. I loves drag racin.

[rsisbetter]

so, this is going to be a pretty weak scr showing

[Hillbilly]

I guess so I know code 75 is going and maybe turbolesabre with the stang. Otherwise just me, but I am worth it I promise. I usually brake something cool like a ring gear.

[Hillbilly]

3 days till bad ass wheels up hole shots.

[DSMMIKE]

so umm would it be a bad idea for me to race with one cylinder at 90psi compression when the rest are 140's im really itching to race

[Hillbilly]

Na what you gonna hurt? Has to come apart anyway. Done a compression check to be sure its not valves or springs?

[DSMMIKE]

i did a compression check it was 90 on number 4 140ish on the rest. head is recently rebuilt havent done a leak down yet though

[Hillbilly]

did oil help the #s? Even rebuilt heads brake springs.

[DSMMIKE]

ya went up to 240 psi

[DSMMIKE]

and yes i know new parts can be bad or break lol. but if i had a broken spring id be hearing some noises as i still daily this bish

[Hillbilly]

ya went up to 240 psi

sounds like short block time.

[DSMMIKE]

ya its arelady in the works. im going to omaha friday afternoon to hopfully pick up a block from the junkyard and maybe a rod/piston combo from a dsmer up there