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Re: What classifies a "fast" street car?? [Re: wheelsup68dart] #422653 07/29/09 10:52 AM 07/29/09 10:52 AM
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,013 Finally a HUSKER again Moparnut426 OP I Live Here
Moparnut426 OP I Live Here Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 12,013 Finally a HUSKER again	IMO in the top 2% of everything out on the road. As for your combination please don't take this wrong but I would suspect your car will run somewhere between 12.7-13.2 for your first outing, you will find your weak spots pretty quickly(traction). This is what I want to hear, I take critism pretty good, so Im hopeing Ill at least be in the 12's somewhere... Thanks Wheelsup

Re: What classifies a "fast" street car?? [Re: Moparnut426] #422654 07/29/09 10:53 AM 07/29/09 10:53 AM
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dustergirl340 Chicken Little Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 22,873 Chicken coop	Mine's slow, but I can idle it on I-94 for hours then run it at Milan that same day.

Re: What classifies a "fast" street car?? [Re: Moparnut426] #422655 07/29/09 11:01 AM 07/29/09 11:01 AM
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S/ST 3040 master S Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,595 On the south side of Nowhere	When I said, "I'd expect mid-11s......." I didn't mean you should expect mid-11s. That's just what 425 HP should run in a 3200-3300 lb. car. Just concentrate on smooth launches and clean shifts. Don't pay any attention to the E.T. Look at the MPH. That's where your HP will show up. Then you'll have a better idea of what it "can" E.T. Good luck.

Re: What classifies a "fast" street car?? [Re: dustergirl340] #422656 07/29/09 11:04 AM 07/29/09 11:04 AM
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greenmcode mopar G Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 518 ny	I agree 12 and 11 sec cars were fast street cars back 10 plus years ago.. Now 10 to 9 sec cars are out there.. Here is my 11 sec street/show car.. 440 stk stoke hyd flat cam.. [image][/image] 1969 A12 R.R. 11.61 117.96 F.A.S.T. STOCK STROKE..

Re: What classifies a "fast" street car?? [Re: dustergirl340] #422657 07/29/09 11:04 AM 07/29/09 11:04 AM
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plasticfantastic top fuel Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 2,110 toledo, ohio	i think if it can scare you, its fast enough.

Re: What classifies a "fast" street car?? #422658 07/29/09 11:17 AM 07/29/09 11:17 AM
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emarine01 master E Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,695 nc	Fred. come on, street car? Don't ya think you are pushing it a tad? Here in NC the state boys will have a field day with that duster, even if they couldn't ticket you with something you wouldn't make it 5 miles before the next one would pull you over, so If you plan on comeing down my way, think of spending some extra time with the locals & state guys and bring a ton of cash just in case, they don't except out of town checks

Re: What classifies a "fast" street car?? [Re: Moparnut426] #422659 07/29/09 11:28 AM 07/29/09 11:28 AM
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copchaser super stock Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 898 iowa	I feel a fast street car runs in the 12's or faster. You need to be able to drive it any time or any where, not over heat and run pump gas, full exhaust, interior, etc. There are street legal race cars and there are fast street cars. I have what I consider 2 fast street cars, both run in the 10's and can be drivin any where. I'm in building a street legal race car that should run in the low-mid 9's. Is it a "street car" no, street legal yes. Just my

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Re: What classifies a "fast" street car?? [Re: Moparnut426] #422661 07/29/09 12:08 PM 07/29/09 12:08 PM
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1Fast340 master 1 Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,578 sweden	for me anything that i can tolerate driving on the street is a streetcar,even if the law may have some objections about it, if it has numberplates,can run in normal trafic and working lights i consider it a streetcar.. that means there is 7 and 8second streetcars the way i look at it.. but i still feel that 12seconds and faster is very respectable from a car that can be driven alot and being comfortable enough for cruisenights

Re: What classifies a "fast" street car?? #422662 07/29/09 12:12 PM 07/29/09 12:12 PM
Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 30,455 Florida STAYcation dOoC The village idiot's idiot
dOoC The village idiot's idiot Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 30,455 Florida STAYcation	Pump gas, legal DOT tires and STREET LEGAL(no super-loud exhaust, huge scoop, etc)

Re: What classifies a "fast" street car?? [Re: dOoC] #422663 07/29/09 12:24 PM 07/29/09 12:24 PM
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BradH Taking time off to work on my car B Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,439 Val-haul-ass... eventually	Quote: Pump gas, legal DOT tires and STREET LEGAL(no super-loud exhaust, huge scoop, etc) Mine fits that category, but this has always been one of those debates for which there is simply no right or wrong answer. FWIW, other than having added a rollbar and removing the back seat, my car is just as "streetable" (by my defintion) running 10.5s as it was when it ran 12.5s.

Re: What classifies a "fast" street car?? #422664 07/29/09 12:41 PM 07/29/09 12:41 PM
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emarine01 master E Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 3,695 nc	Quote: Quote: Fred. come on, street car? Don't ya think you are pushing it a tad? Here in NC the state boys will have a field day with that duster, even if they couldn't ticket you with something you wouldn't make it 5 miles before the next one would pull you over, so If you plan on coming down my way, think of spending some extra time with the locals & state guys and bring a ton of cash just in case, they don't except out of town checks Nope all the locals all know me and most are car nuts. Add to that I have dealer tags which let me skirt nearly all the DMV rules. Plus my very close friend is a chief of police who gave me PBA and FOP family member cards . I put over 250 miles on it the first week I bought it. Even drove to the track and made pass Man, It must be nice being Mayor But if ya come down south don't say I did not warn ya, If they nail ya down here don't drop the soap cause Bubba loves politicians

Re: What classifies a "fast" street car?? [Re: Kam*Kuda] #422665 07/29/09 12:48 PM 07/29/09 12:48 PM
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Re: What classifies a "fast" street car?? [Re: plasticfantastic] #422666 07/29/09 12:51 PM 07/29/09 12:51 PM
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PS Arrow super stock Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 803 Fl. USA	Quote: i think if it can scare you, its fast enough. That about sums it up for me, the Arrow is a fast street car, but not a daily driver.

Re: What classifies a "fast" street car?? [Re: emarine01] #422667 07/29/09 01:10 PM 07/29/09 01:10 PM
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dusturbd340W5 master D Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 4,616 Kissimmee Fl.	Quote: Quote: Quote: Fred. come on, street car? Don't ya think you are pushing it a tad? Here in NC the state boys will have a field day with that duster, even if they couldn't ticket you with something you wouldn't make it 5 miles before the next one would pull you over, so If you plan on coming down my way, think of spending some extra time with the locals & state guys and bring a ton of cash just in case, they don't except out of town checks Nope all the locals all know me and most are car nuts. Add to that I have dealer tags which let me skirt nearly all the DMV rules. Plus my very close friend is a chief of police who gave me PBA and FOP family member cards . I put over 250 miles on it the first week I bought it. Even drove to the track and made pass Man, It must be nice being Mayor But if ya come down south don't say I did not warn ya, If they nail ya down here don't drop the soap cause Bubba loves politicians heii you see stuff like that on the street down here all the time no problems at all.If it is tagged,insured and has all its lights ect whats the problem 70 duster full chassis super pro 416 CNC Indybrock heads 727 w/brake best so far 1.212 60 6.219 in 1/8 at 110.88 9.768 at 137.81 1/4

Re: What classifies a "fast" street car?? [Re: Moparnut426] #422668 07/29/09 01:23 PM 07/29/09 01:23 PM
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fullmetaljacket master F Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,849	I'll tell you what is reallllllllly a street car. My friends 72' Duster with 360, mild mild cam out of a dodge van with 904 automatic, 410 gears in a 8-3/4, radio, JC Whitney rear springs, bone stock battered front suspension, Mickey Thompson sportsman pro's, full interior all metal body drives from Brooklyn, NY to Englishtown, NJ which is about 55 miles away in Summer heat or Winter bitter, goes low-low twelves at 107 MPH. His Fathers Duster with a nothing more than a little more cam and steel ralley rims goes 12 flat. All with junk parts. Low cost budget and just the right team of parts to get the job done. One of his most secreted tricks was and still is his Fathers 904 Transmission, because at the end of the day, all your power has to go through that gear box to reach the rear wheels.

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Re: What classifies a "fast" street car?? [Re: Moparnut426] #422670 07/29/09 01:35 PM 07/29/09 01:35 PM
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Thumperdart I Live Here T Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 19,318 State of confusion	The term "street car" is relative. I`m not the fastest(although no one here in the high desert has a quicker n/a slip) but, I drive it all over on 91 crap and it has NEVER left me on the side of the road. You`re going to get many different opinions on this so, enjoy what YOU have and call it good or.......SPRAY IT! 72 Dart 470 n/a BB stroker street car `THUMPER`...Check me out on FB Dominic Thumper for videos and lots of carb pics......760-900-3895.....

Re: What classifies a "fast" street car?? [Re: Thumperdart] #422671 07/29/09 02:13 PM 07/29/09 02:13 PM
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Re: What classifies a "fast" street car?? [Re: Thumperdart] #422672 07/29/09 02:34 PM 07/29/09 02:34 PM
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Monte_Smith master M Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,890 North Alabama	Whatever you can tolerate to drive, is a "street" car. Some may not like it, or him, but Eddie drives that Duster 1,000 miles during Drag Week, beats on it at the track, it goes 7s. Anything you can drive 1,000 miles, is definitely a Street Car. You could not positively gaurantee your everyday driver would go a 1,000 miles without incident, so that is not a legit argument. My GTX was a low 8 sec car and saw plenty of street duty. Some claim a streeter must have air, ps, pb and a bunch of other stuff, my Challenger had none of that when new, so why does it need it now to be considered a street car. Monte

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