Originally Posted By Dave Hall
When you have an 11 sec. car, everything is like $900 to make it go 10's. When you have a low 9 or high 8 sec. car, everything is 4K to get it to go faster! After you spend the money and get the trans. you still have to deal with the converter, flexplate, trans. X member, starter, driveshaft and shifter, none of which are cheap. Stupid money...

Oh I know this very well. I've helped friends w/ their stupid fast cars and seen what it costs to do it. I'm perfectly happy that my car is now a real 8 sec car, but now I'm taking a step back from it due to the costs involved. My footbrake bracket car should be track ready this spring. ('69 road runner, 446" Indy headed wedge, 727, Dana 60, etc.)


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'70 hemicuda, 575" Hemi, 727, Dana 60
'69 road runner, 440-6, 18 spline 4 speed, Dana 60
'71 Demon, 340, low gear 904, 8.75
'73 Chrysler New Yorker, 440, 727, 8.75
'90 Chevy 454SS Silverado, 476" BBC, TH400, 14 bolt
'06 GMC 2500HD LBZ Duramax