Rule #1 - ET's and horsepower mean nothing on the street. Anything can happen.

The end.

Not thirdgen related, get out of here Mustang ***!!!

I agree, thats why I run ET Streets on the street, makes life easy at any stoplight battle!

so true :lala:

*going in sig*

, (well on the first part).

True anything can happen on the street.


But if Nic pulls up next to me in a bone stock 1996 Geo Metro and I'm driving a bone stock 2003 ZO6 Corvette, then ET's and horsepower does mean something.

See my point, you can't just throw those factors out, but they do mean less on the street.

Later, Garrett

Uh oh, looks like Nic is on to something!

Sticky.

but like nic said "anything can happen on the street". the vette may break and the geo can cruise on home.

OK I stated ealier that the fact that anything can happen is true, but not entirely. But a bone stock geo can't run 8's in the 1/4. (And I said Run not Fall, so pushing it off a cliff doesn't count, but I think that comes out to mid 9's )

Later, Garrett

youre still not going to pull the 60fts on the street that you do at the track. on the street theres no burnout pit, no VHT prepped surface, and no concrete launch pad.

im run my "drag tires" on the street also, but theres no way i can pull my consistant mid 1.7 60fts on the street

My car just hooks and moves on the street the exact same as it does at the track

Is it just me, or can anything happen on the track too?

Street racing just isn't regulated.

Horespower means NOTHING on the streets...? I wish my old '91 Metro knew that, I could've won some races.

Pretty true to the most part. Anything can and will happen on teh street.

Dont worry, after my brother becomes a millionaire and I move in with him I plan on doing teh dreaded Quad 4 HO swap into a Metro and converting to AWD and will own so bad. Just think of the looks I will get by pulling on LS1 with a Metro.

its true to a point like i think we all agree hell i ran 15.0 @96 in my 93 z28 on a terrible track and beat a mustang on the street by 3 cars that claims to have run 13.9 @ moroso which is a much better track than what i ran on but still i guess that means et isnt really that important in a race like that

Lets see... yes anything can happen on the street hehe. Couple of friends of mine finally lined up their cars. One being a blown injected 1000 hp car and the other being a 700 hp car running a 210 shot. They both leave, 700 hp car got the jump.. about the 60' mark, the 1000 hp car's engine wings really high all of a sudden Broke something in the rear lol Time before that, the blower belt broke :/

LOL! I'd have to agree! One of my co-workers owns a 13 second 2003 Sierra. Problem was, for some strange reason I got traction, and he didn't....

roasted him....

Bruce (90RS305)

WTF, This shouldnt be a sticky.
For one, horsepower is one of the main factors during a race, regardless of where it is.
I understand what you mean by the post but you could have worded it differently

Just a # bro, not only is TQ what wins races, but you could have a 700hp car get wooped by a 200hp car, given the conditions of our everyday streets are so unpredictable...

Bruce (90RS305)

Its the difference between a street car and a race car. If your car will only hook up on an NHRA prepped track, its not going to make a killing on the street.

Street racing = 80% driver, 20% car.

The driver (or "manager") must know what HIS car runs, and not set up a race w/ a promod. Then it comes down to the driver. Run a good race and loose, then the other guy had a better car. Don't cry about it. Pay up and then build something better.

Rule #2
When you loose, give up the money w/o making excuses or bull $hitting. You lost, get over it, or get your *** kicked.

that reminds me....


anyone remember the option on a 68/69 camaro that would get you a setup that sprays VHT (or any other traction compound) on the tires??


that was cool.

oh. so you're slow then?



dont forget though.. anything could happen.

Ya I really dont think that this should be a sticky either. Its not really all that useful info, and doesnt eliminate any debate in the who would win category. If it did there wouldnt be a forum on racing at all...ETs and HP DO mean !SOMETHING , just not EVERYTHING... The end of my 2 cents.

nate:lala:

Sounds like you need more torque . Your car shouldnt hook up on the street like it does on the track. My friend's Nova doesnt hook up on the street on ET Streets and doesnt spin at the track.

I wonder how my friend's car would have done at the track when he hit the 400 shot lol. He went all over the road on a test run near his shop. He runs a powerglide and he hit the button right before short shifting it and just blew away the Hoosier QT Pros weeeeee The marks were there for weeks hehe.

lol sweet. I guess it would depend on where in the track he hit the button...

Now if he went with a progressive 400 shot...

You are wrong. They do mean "something".

3 a.m.

Sometimes thats nothing to brag about

Thats why AWD cars can be the death of a faster car. I wouldnt race a low 13 high 12 second talon at the street races for money if all I had was a low 12 high 11 second ride. I saw a 12 second talon destroy a 9 second nova at street races in colorado.

My car hooks up better on the street than it does at the track. I have BFG drag radials (235/60/15). At the track, they spin through most of 1st gear, no matter what RPM I launch at. I've gotten my best 60' times by launching at 1800 RPM - though the tires still break loose badly. If I launch at 1800 RPM on the street, the tires usually don't spin at all - the car just goes.