overkillrc wrote:JWStevens wrote:overkillrc wrote:the 74' i'm building i eventually plan to turn into a outlaw 8.5 car with stock suspension it'll have to run 5.5's or 60's in the 1/8 to be competitive. we ran a torque arm car i built (not an H-body) at test and tune tuesday night and went 7.86 @ 174mph (1/4 mile) on a 275 drag radials...were racing sunday and hope to go atleast 7.60's or 50's weather is supposed to be a little cooler. on the 7.86 run he was on the brakes and off the throttle at 7.33 into the run....gonna be fun this weekend oh and had a 1.28 60ft time but only a 5.16 to the 1/8th
I've got a 4 link vega but it is coilovered and has a 28x10.5 on it. I've gotten to the point to where if it doesn't run LOW 5's I'm gonna be sick. My chassis guys promod was a torque arm car a few years ago but he changed it to 4-link because he was having issues which could have been a few things but he just eliminated that as a possibility. I don't think he ever went but 4.30's or so with the torque arm. I'm just a little curious how my car is gonna drive being so short.
ours is a 98' firebird full factory body. the floors are stock, only fiberglass on it right now is the hood. although we are getting a glass decklid. right now the car weighs 3450lbs
Yeah, I've got a couple F body torque arm cars. They're real popular in the 275 stuff down here. I can't afford to build something that heavy. It takes money to move that much weight.