Originally Posted By Supercuda
Originally Posted By Spartan040

Why do you say a big block auto will never be able to put its torque down? Doesn't that depend on the rear gears? I've seen a Hellcat swapped '70 Challenger putting all 650 pound feet of torque down (of course it was using the modern 8 speed auto), that's a similar torque number to what I'm looking at.


Because odds are real good you will never get the traction you need to put the torque to the pavement. You'll just end up blowing the tires off. You are only as fast as your traction.


I'm only planning to be making around 575-625 horses and probably similar torque. I may not even do the stroker part of it if it's going to be too much power. And the US Car Tool kit comes with mini wheel tubs so I hope to be able to fit a 10-11" wide wheel with at least 305 tires. Probably something like Michelin SP2's or Continental Extreme Contacts for street and road courses, and I'll pick up some slicks at some point for drag.