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Where were all the fast STREET MOPARS?
#530677
11/19/09 09:53 AM
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I read through my new HOT ROD magazine and one thing was sadly apparent during drag week. Hardly any Mopars and the quickest Mopar was Mike's CUDA with a 10.51. That's flying for a full dressed Cuda with steel magnum 500's and a small block. Where were all the "FAST Street cars" from the Mopart's thread that argued about who has the fastest street car and what is a street car? Is it the economy,could it be that these cars can't drive 1,000 miles and make at least 1 pass a day for 5 days,owners can't take the time off? Or is drag week irrelevant to Mopars? Larson's chevy drove 1,000 miles, ran a 7.25 and a 204 mph on 2 different runs,all on the same tires! Where were all the 7,8,and 9 second Mopar "Street Cars"?
'33 Plymouth 5 Window Coupe Blown Aluminum HEMI w/bolt ons (under construction)
'69 Chrysler 300 Convertible 375 HP 440
'71 Plymouth Duster 360 W/EFI (Wife's Ride)
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Re: Where were all the fast STREET MOPARS?
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#530678
11/19/09 11:54 AM
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Re: Where were all the fast STREET MOPARS?
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#530683
11/19/09 02:01 PM
11/19/09 02:01 PM
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Marion, South Carolina [><]
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My reason for not doing it is very simple...I have no desire to drive 1000+ miles in one week in my car. CHIP
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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
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Re: Where were all the fast STREET MOPARS?
[Re: an8sec70cuda]
#530684
11/19/09 02:50 PM
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Between a rock & a hard place
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My reason for not doing it is very simple...I have no desire to drive 1000+ miles in one week in my car. CHIP
The info in your signature makes one ask: "Why not"??? Would seem like a FUN week to me!
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Re: Where were all the fast STREET MOPARS?
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11/19/09 02:50 PM
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THey said that no one over that way was interested in Drag Week. 
Thats incorrect, in San Fran, there is a huge turn out for Drag Week..  But since we;re talking cars, there is a lot of tracks and fast cars in Cali, Oregon, Arizona and the other surrounding areas.. You might be surprised as to the turn out.. but I guess we'll never know..
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Re: Where were all the fast STREET MOPARS?
[Re: cudadoug]
#530687
11/19/09 03:00 PM
11/19/09 03:00 PM
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Marion, South Carolina [><]
an8sec70cuda
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My reason for not doing it is very simple...I have no desire to drive 1000+ miles in one week in my car. CHIP
The info in your signature makes one ask: "Why not"??? Would seem like a FUN week to me!
Driving it to work a couple of times a week, around town on the weekends, and the occasional trip to the beach is enough for me.
Interstate driving would not be a very pleasant experience for more than 30 or 45 minutes w/ 4.10 gears and 4" exhaust. CHIP
CHIP
'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
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Re: Where were all the fast STREET MOPARS?
[Re: an8sec70cuda]
#530688
11/19/09 03:14 PM
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Interstate driving would not be a very pleasant experience for more than 30 or 45 minutes w/ 4.10 gears and 4" exhaust. CHIP
NOT pleasant ? .. then that is not much of a street-car IMO.
I have ridden in some of the fastest, most famous "streeters" on the planet ..... the Silver Bullet, Steve Lisk's Chally and the Jaws-Mustang ... and had ANY of those guy's wanted to have taken-a-trip-to-FL ...I would have gladly gone.
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Re: Where were all the fast STREET MOPARS?
[Re: an8sec70cuda]
#530691
11/19/09 03:49 PM
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My reason for not doing it is very simple...I have no desire to drive 1000+ miles in one week in my car. CHIP
The info in your signature makes one ask: "Why not"??? Would seem like a FUN week to me!
Driving it to work a couple of times a week, around town on the weekends, and the occasional trip to the beach is enough for me.
Interstate driving would not be a very pleasant experience for more than 30 or 45 minutes w/ 4.10 gears and 4" exhaust. CHIP
Chip, the only way I would think about that with a car like yours would be with a gear vnedors overdrive and some really quiet mufflers..lol
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11/19/09 03:51 PM
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Re: Where were all the fast STREET MOPARS?
#530693
11/19/09 03:56 PM
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Plymouth Meeting, PA
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I have no desire to do drag week. I drive mine around here and race it if and when i want. Not to mention i have to work for a living.
BB, TT5,Procharged 3300lb Street Car 4.79/154
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Re: Where were all the fast STREET MOPARS?
[Re: dOoC]
#530696
11/19/09 05:20 PM
11/19/09 05:20 PM
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Akron, Ohio
ProSport
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NOT pleasant ? .. then that is not much of a street-car IMO.
Geez, now a hot rod has to be pleasant to be a street car. 
I love driving my car locally, but drag week would be a 5 days of misery to me, I'll leave that to the diehards. I think my car would be fine but I couldn't do it. LOL!
1970 Challenger, all aluminum 528 Hemi, HDK suspension, Tremec 5 speed manual
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