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What classifies a "fast" street car??
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How fast would you guys consider a fast street car would be? 13s, 12.50s, what? Full street trim, DOT tires, full exhaust, basic stock fuel system, mechanical pump, 750 DP... etc, etc.
Id be proud If my Demon runs a 12.50, or lower.
360, 4 Speed, 3:91s, estimated 425hp roller cammed 9.5 comp, Profetionally ported J heads, TTI headers, 2.5 flowmaster U fit exhaust.
Im heading to the track in a few weeks, and dont know what to expect.
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Re: What classifies a "fast" street car??
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A lot of it depends on what is a street car. To me a street car has to be able to drive from Conn to E-town over the GW in the summer with the wife and kids. 
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Re: What classifies a "fast" street car??
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07/29/09 09:12 AM
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A twelve second run is very very respectable for a street car. It isn't exactly cheap or easy to get a car to run twelves and still be street legal. I personally consider a street car anything that is fully insured, has working head lights, tail lights, and turn signals, an exhaust system, D.O.T. approved tires, all glass windows (no lexan), and gets driven at least twice a week.  Good luck at the track BTW 
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Re: What classifies a "fast" street car??
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My challenger had no cage and ran on DOT tires / 100% Pump Gas and full exhaust with a full interior...... Only time out untuned @ 3800lbs went 10.6 / 128.3 all motor the way she sat in my garage was still at 13.8 at WOT butit started to rain..... no special ET tricks here! Im sure she would have went quicker but will never know now! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gz-szQ1yrgY
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Re: What classifies a "fast" street car??
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Relative of mine has a 03 cobra twin turbo intercooled Mustang that you can drive anywhere you want and makes 800+hp at the wheels.
Last summer he took me for a ride and we cruised around with the windows up and the AC on listening to CDs before he busted a 140 mph 1/4 mile pass...
Street cars standards today are just plain sick.....
When I was in school if you could run 12s you were the king.....
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Re: What classifies a "fast" street car??
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I regularly drive this car, it does elevens with out even driving it hard.
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Re: What classifies a "fast" street car??
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360, 4 Speed, 3:91s, estimated 425hp roller cammed 9.5 comp, Profetionally ported J heads, TTI headers, 2.5 flowmaster U fit exhaust.
Im heading to the track in a few weeks, and dont know what to expect.
I would expect mid-11s with 3200-3300 lb. car and 425 HP.
I also expect you will be a disappointed 1st-timer like the rest of us.
......and I expect, before long, you'll wish you had an automatic.
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Re: What classifies a "fast" street car??
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360, 4 Speed, 3:91s, estimated 425hp roller cammed 9.5 comp, Profetionally ported J heads, TTI headers, 2.5 flowmaster U fit exhaust.
Im heading to the track in a few weeks, and dont know what to expect.
I would expect mid-11s with 3200-3300 lb. car and 425 HP.
I also expect you will be a disappointed 1st-timer like the rest of us.
......and I expect, before long, you'll wish you had an automatic.
Honestly I already wish I had a good 904... But the gear grinders are cool though!!
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Re: What classifies a "fast" street car??
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I think running 12s or faster is a fast street car. Nowadays if you're not atleast running 10s, it's hard to get noticed. CHIP
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Re: What classifies a "fast" street car??
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I think running 12s or faster is a fast street car. Nowadays if you're not atleast running 10s, it's hard to get noticed. CHIP
 Years ago out in Ca my old dart ran very low 12s and was one of the fastest cars there in 89. Today I think you need to be 10s on motor and help it with NOS to get the 9s. My old cuda would drive anywhere and it ran 10.ohs...Phill
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Re: What classifies a "fast" street car??
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Things have definitely changed in the last 5-7 years with the changes in technology and improvements in cylinder head design.
Used to be 12's was pretty fast but I've personally ridden in late model cars that were well into the 10's that had a/c, full interior, no lightweight parts, and looked like a stock bodied car!
It's kinda depressing that my old school iron with a bigblock is starting to be passe.
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