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Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to"
Posted By: B3422W5
Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 08:29 PM
I think in my old age i have reached that point.
For two reasons
1. Walletary concerns
2.High 9's is fast enough to where i have as much fun as i need to.
Anybody else going as fast as they want to???
Posted By: AndyF
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 08:33 PM
Sure, I have a street car that I can drive to the track and run high 11's in. If I go much faster I need a bar and I don't want to put one in. If I can drive to the track with cast iron exhaust manifolds (quiet) and run high 11's then I'm happy. I sometimes pass cars on trailers that don't run that fast and I'm glad I don't have that investment into a truck and trailer just to run upper 11's.
Posted By: Quicktree
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 08:35 PM
once you have been fast it really doesn't matter. I had as much fun footbraking as I did running 7s at 175+.
Posted By: dannysbee
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 08:36 PM
My car ran 10 teens beforeI broke it and this engine should run 10.0's which is fine for me. I don't want the hassles of going 9's.
Posted By: B3422W5
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 08:40 PM
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My car ran 10 teens beforeI broke it and this engine should run 10.0's which is fine for me. I don't want the hassles of going 9's.
Kinda where i am at. If my car ran 10 flat when it was 200 degrees out, and 10 flat when its 50 out, i would be more than happy.
I dont like having to buy a bunch of extra stuff to run 9.80's and 90's at NHRA tracks, as i currently need to.
I cant feel the 1/10 or two in the seat of the pants, so running in the 9's doesnt have as much allure to me as it once did.
Posted By: Chassisman
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 08:42 PM
I've got a low 7 sec blown altered....and have ZERO desire to run that thing...I'm happy with my 9 second car running 10.70's...all day long.
Posted By: Triple Threat
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 08:46 PM
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I've got a low 7 sec blown altered....and have ZERO desire to run that thing...
I have a desire to drive it If your looking 
Posted By: wildcargo
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 08:54 PM
I think 10.0 is fast enough for this old guy
, but a 9.99 slip would be nice to have
. I tryed for 2 years to get a 9.99 slip but it was not there
the 10.08 was easy so I thaught
. Looks like the next owner will have to get the 9.99
Posted By: wildcargo
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 09:01 PM
Now it just sits in the dark
Posted By: MegaDart
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 09:03 PM
It is kinda ironic for me as I was quite content with my 8.2x leadsled running 9.90 in SG trim or 5.2x in our quick32 bracket race.
The very rule that allowed me to enter and win Top Sportsman at the IRR Sports Nationals is the same rule that demands you run 7.60 or quicker at Nitro Jam and National events...
So I was somewhat forced (no one held a gun to my head!) but this could certainly be a once in a lifetime opportunity, to buy a lightweight roller so I can race for an IHRA World Championship.
Going fast is fun but turning on win lights is MUCH more exilerating for me. I covered the second half of the 1/4mile 2 weeks ago in 2.7 seconds! And I was only qualified 19 out of 22!That is gettin' it on!!
Posted By: dbran451
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 09:03 PM
I keep saying a 9.999 and I can retire the car I did get close
Posted By: dartman366
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 09:06 PM
Yep,,,10.00 flat is good for me as that put's me right where I want to be with an occational 9.90's when I feel the need to, I would rather have the ability to run 9.90/.80's then back it down to run 10flat for the reason of all the added money that a fellow has to spend to be able to run quicker than 10.00 on a consistant basis.
Posted By: max_maniac
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 09:08 PM
Right now I run 9.90;s and my thoughts are to be able to get my car into the 9.40's in another year or so and then evaluate it once I get it there (and DoubleD will make sure it gets there
). I always thought I would like to run 8.90's and stop there but maybe I'll be happy at the 9.40's
but I doubt it
I guess DoubleD's work will not be done at 9.40's
Russ
Posted By: Thumperdart
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 09:08 PM
HELL NO..........I don`t have enuff money to as fast as I want to.
Posted By: dartman366
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 09:08 PM
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Now it just sits in the dark
did you have to grease the sides and use a shoehorn to get that thing in there???? 
Posted By: Wv68charger
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 09:14 PM
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I keep saying a 9.999 and I can retire the car I did get close
We have been saying that since we went our first 12.0 then again at 11.0 and so on and so on......
Posted By: BradH
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 09:16 PM
"I am going as fast as i want to" - NO
"I am going as fast as i can AFFORD to" - YES
Posted By: wildcargo
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 09:18 PM
No I drive it in the back door.
Posted By: superwrench
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 09:36 PM
If my wife ever heard me say that, she'd definitely think I'd lost my marbles!!!
Then she'd figure that she'd be able to sneek the old "do you think you've drank enough" one in there to see if that'd work!!!!
In otherwords, heck no...faster the better!!
Posted By: rt66jim
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 09:43 PM
Well I'm thinkin' that if I can get the new car to go 10 flat that's enough. Actually whatever I get out of this new combo will have to do. I'm broke. Jim
Posted By: 340B5
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 09:46 PM
Even at 12.02 I'm happy doing that. I have 2 kids to send to college and me to send to retirement. At one time I thought 12.20 was all I thought the factory headed smallblock could do. Now should be capable of 11.8's with decent weather. I was thinking of running the 12.0 index. ( index classes seem to be on the comeback.)
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Posted By: 340B5
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 09:59 PM
No, was originally meant for street. Emissions tests too much of a pain, and then theres insurance. Not too far from streetable, the mufflers are laying right next to it, but I think I nixxed that putting a spool in.
Posted By: emarine01
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 10:08 PM
Hmmmmm,
could be
mabey
need more bucks
cut out more weight
NO NEVER
Posted By: dustergirl340
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 10:20 PM
I'm happy with 12's for my small block street car....FOR NOW.
Posted By: RodStRace
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 10:28 PM
Like others here,
want? No, I'd like to experience a lower time
Afford? I'd like to put the cuda back together so it gets a 9.XX slip and back it down to avoid the huge bump in cost.
Posted By: cgall
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 10:59 PM
There are several barriers that it takes a jump in expense/program to cross. The 11.49 is one, then 10.99 the next, then 9.99, and so on (NHRA tracks).
The question to ask yourself, aside from whether you can afford the next level, is what class do you want to be in? A 10 or 11-second car is relatively easy to build, and can run Super Pro, Pro, and/or Box or No-Box in bracket racing.
In my case, it does not make sense to change the heads, cam and carb to run 9.50's, as the 10.20's I run now will find me in the same classes.
Posted By: Chassisman
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 11:06 PM
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I've got a low 7 sec blown altered....and have ZERO desire to run that thing...
I have a desire to drive it If your looking
sure....23k deposit and have at it...all the loud pedal you can handle...
Posted By: 2QUICK4U
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 11:16 PM
I WANT TO GO AS FAST AS I CAN,MY WALLET STOPS ME,SO EVERY NOW AND THEN,I GET STUPID AND RUN MY HAYABUSA 190 ,WHEN THE FREEWAY IS OPEN,OR I JUMP ON THE TOLL ROAD TO SAN DIEGO.HOPEFULLY WHEN I GET BACK TO WORK,I CAN BUILD THAT LOW 7 SEC CAR,
SO FOR NOW,I JUST GET TO DO SOME OFF ROADING WITH MY WR450 DIRT BIKE,JUST NOT AS FUN AS THE RACE CAR WAS.
Posted By: 69B3GT
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 11:31 PM
Well my car isnt even on the street yet so....NO im not going as fast as i want.....and the 273 wont allow me to go as fast as i want...until i can afford to build the 340 and set up the rest of the car ill be goin slow...but when the 340 is done then ill be happy......oh and im shootin for 11.50s on motor...with the 340 of course
Posted By: quickd100
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 11:39 PM
With my truck in it's current state, it's getting close.
Last summer I ran it up to 7000 rpm in high gear on my semi-private test track.(440 street, really!) The air got under the front end and it instantly swapped lanes on me, I'm guessing somewhere in the neighborhood of 125-130 mph when it happened. I don't think I needed my 5 point harness, I was puckered down to the seat pretty hard. Dave
Posted By: Kindafast
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 11:47 PM
I put my old car together (again) about 3 years ago with the hope of 11.70s or so. I never thought of the street car going any faster.The first pass was a 11.40 and it got faster from there. 11.17 and now im looking for 10s. So in a word no, not there yet.
Posted By: 65dragnet
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/15/09 11:48 PM
Anybody else going as fast as they want to??? Yes and NHRA has helped a lot; stay under 6.39 @1/8 th mile and No certification No license and don't run ET finals so their is No outrageous permanant number fee
Posted By: 340RICK
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 12:03 AM
10's hit some 9's now ...... Im ready for some 8's
Never fast enuff
Posted By: bonefish
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 12:41 AM
YEH!!! my passenger
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Posted By: 10 o to go
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 12:48 AM
No i'm not fast enough yet .
this should be the motor that gets me into that
3 digit number .
back in 70s 14s 13s 12.99 yes that was the magic number .
Then in the 80s 12s got into mid 11s
90s was low 11s
2000 hit that 10.999
then 2005 got crazy 10.50s
last year 10.20s
2009 should be 9s why 32 years racing a feather in my cap
.
I'm 50 and still playing hopefully racing has no age.
don
Posted By: Bigcube
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 01:00 AM
I don't want to go to the expense of taking the chassis cert from 8.50 to 7.50, so I'd like to hit it with a small shot of spray and run right at my chassis limits. Then I'm done. I'm pretty sure a small Monty shot should get me yelled at for going under the cert
If I keep the car much longer I'll slow it down a little with a pump gas motor and turn up the spray. Then I can drive it more on the street and still go as fast at the track.
Posted By: dartman366
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 01:10 AM
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No I drive it in the back door.
dude, that is just wrong, you must rephrase, immediately!!!!!!
It's all in the mind of the beholder,,,,you been hanging around with Fred WAY too much.
Posted By: wheelsup68dart
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 01:40 AM
I like the E.T. and speed I have been 9.53@ 138, but dad keeps telling me that hitting 150 is a neat experience and I'd like to feel that in his car sometime. I'd really like to feel the acceleration of a .990 60' like a pro stocker, but if running mid 6's, 7's or 8's never happen for me, there are still very few people who have ever gotten to experience the thrill of the speeds we have achieved at the track.
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 01:43 AM
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No I drive it in the back door.
dude, that is just wrong, you must rephrase, immediately!!!!!!
It's all in the mind of the beholder,,,,you been hanging around with Fred WAY too much.
no fred doesnt talk to me like that, only BG!! 
well getting back to the post, after this last motor going in the 65 dodge, i think i should have plenty to deal with. hoping to go 8.65 on a 10.5 tire is more than enough 
Posted By: Anonymous
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 02:03 AM
Wow Chris,
Pick up 6 tenths.
must be one heck of a motor.Good luck with your goal...jim
Posted By: Al_Alguire
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 04:18 AM
NO I am not....I want, need and am actively looking for a lighter car so I can go faster. Have even entertained a couple of offers(roller) in the past few weeks and if the numbers were to get to where I feel they need to be for a car like the one I have I will sell and move on.
Posted By: MoparBilly
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 04:31 AM
This is a discussion my brothers and I have been kicking around a great deal lately. With the tightening economy, and NHRA's raising of all the fees necessary to maintain sub 10.00 cars, I'm really wishing I had rebuilt my 10.00 @ 133 combo, rather than stepping up to a bigger engine!!
The nice thing about my old combo was that I could fly over the 9.99 radar, but could hit the bottle and dip in the 8's when the desire hit, and truthfully, only about once a year was enough to satisfy the go-fast demon!
I'll be the first to admit that I want to go faster than my 8.92-149 best...I'm just not sure It's worth the money I'm spending to get there!!
The plan right now is to assemble the 514 Indy-1 combo, strut the Challenger, and build new headers. I'm 44 years old, and this is the last time I'm going to spend money for more performance...I'm figuring 9.0's or so on motor, some mid to low 8's on squeeze. The thing is, the faster you get, the more it seems like work, and I'm not talking about between round maintenance, I'm talking about ending up with a car that becomes dependant on track conditions, a handfull on marginal tracks..that's ok if you're just going for a timeslip, but if you're bracket or index racing, it's no fun.
Eventually the Challenger will leave, and I'll be happy with the smallblock 62 Valiant, it's running 10.90's now, but if I can get it to mid 10's with all the street equipment on, and then a little system for kicks, I'll be perfectly content.
Posted By: moparguy7074
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 04:35 AM
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10's hit some 9's now ...... Im ready for some 8's
Never fast enuff
Yeah Rick, Im hopin for those #'s this year also!
Posted By: Kevins493
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 05:05 AM
never. next car will be a front engine dragster with a blown alky combo...
Posted By: Cab_Burge
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 05:34 AM
Posted By: Stroker Scamp
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 06:19 AM
for now low 10's are gonna have to do, just too expensive, id like to go faster just to feel it, mabey someday
Posted By: John Burdine
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 06:37 AM
once i dip into the top of the 8's, thats where i'll be for a while. to much money to step up much more.
Posted By: Chris'sBarracuda
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 06:57 AM
NOT YET...
Top Sportsman or bust is my motto..
And do it in a 2800# Barracuda..
Chris..
Posted By: HealthServices
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 07:31 AM
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NOT YET...
Top Sportsman or bust is my motto..
And do it in a 2800# Barracuda..
Chris..
Chris, The question for you is...
Are you stopping as fast as you want it to?
Posted By: Chris'sBarracuda
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 07:43 AM
Man...
That's just wrong..
Hey, but I think I've got that one covered..
Chris..
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Posted By: Gary67
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 10:55 AM
I'm going as fast as I want to now, I just want the ET to be more in line with the MPH....
Posted By: QWK_ENUF
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 11:18 AM
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My car ran 10 teens beforeI broke it and this engine should run 10.0's which is fine for me. I don't want the hassles of going 9's.
10.0's is as fast as i want to go
no liscense or certification hassels
Posted By: WadeMetzinger
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 01:14 PM
I did and tried to slow my car down over the winter. I got the car to run 9.45 at 144mph, it felt great and safe but I think that is pushing it for a heavy back-half car. I also let my wife drive it a lot so that's in the back if my mind. So I traded a fully ported set of heads for some out of the box head and went from a roller cam to a flat tappet trying to slow it down to 9.90s in good weather and 10.0s all year round. But it only slowed it down about 3 tenths, it's been 9.78 at 139mph so far.
But that was for my car. This year I'm driving a 7.90 dragster for a guy so it wasn't that I didn't want to go faster I just felts I was running to fast for my car.
This weekend I'll be putting the motor into my wife's car and I'm a little concerned that it will be too fast. 318 stroker, 390cid, Edelbrock and the car doesn't have a roll bar so I'm hoping it will run 12.00 but I have a feeling it will run 11.50s or better.
But it's cheaper and easier to slow them down.
Posted By: Al_Alguire
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 02:15 PM
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NOT YET...
Top Sportsman or bust is my motto..
And do it in a 2800# Barracuda..
My like the way you think...Sounds familiar too
Chris..
Posted By: Challenger 1
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 02:25 PM
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Anybody else going as fast as they want to???
No
Posted By: moparniac
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 02:27 PM
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My car ran 10 teens beforeI broke it and this engine should run 10.0's which is fine for me. I don't want the hassles of going 9's.
Thats all I want also....... N/A
Posted By: B G Racing
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 02:41 PM
How fast one can go is controlled by many factors. [list
affordability car capability Driver capability and the most important the effects racing has on you and others in your family. These are the things we discuss with our races before we envolve them in our race programs.I have seen many people dive head on into a race program and not consider how it effects their family and watched things go bad finanically,emotionally and even physically.Have a plan and consider the actions and results and make sure they are within your means and are considerate of those close to you.
Posted By: 383man
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 03:09 PM
On my budget I am close. I dont worry about being the fastest as I dont have the money for that. I have what I want in my 63 as it is a street/strip car. I would like to build another eng that would put it in the 10's on pump gas and still be a driver street car. That will be fast enough for me. Ron
Posted By: Steve1118
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/16/09 03:24 PM
Perhaps it's my age, or my station in life...but I am totally satisfied with the way it runs, high tens, mid tens on a good day. I have no desire to run quicker.
It's an antique car, with antique technology. I am comfortable in it (I've owned and driven it for forty years), the pieces in the motor are old school, I know the stuff. It's consistent, doesn't require much maintenence, and is fun to drive. More importantly, it gives me time to race with my sons and my old pals like BG who I've known since the stone age.
A few years ago Kyle had this idea that he would put a big stroker in, all the fancy stuff.....I shot it down because I wasn't ready to quit myself. He got so mad at me he went out and bought his own cars, which are much faster and quicker. Bully for him.
So, I'm totally satisfied. Life is good.
Posted By: 440Jim
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/17/09 12:35 AM
If I would have put the flying toilet alcohol injection on a smaller motor, I wouldn't have needed the extra cubic inches to run 9's. Now I am near the bottom of my class (limited to 9.00 in footbrake).
BG makes a good point. I didn't register for points last year. The year before I was dedicated to racing, went to the team bracket finals for my local track, etc. etc. Keep it fun.
Posted By: 1BadLiLCharger
Re: Anybody ever say."I am going as fast as i want to" - 04/17/09 01:22 AM
The Charger has seen 9.30's and the Dart 9.60's (with a lot more potential if I built the rest of the engine to match up with the 514) and I'm good with those #'s. Bracket racing is what I do and going faster than where I'm at isn't going to do anything for me. Just more money, anyways.
