This site is dedicated to the restoration and preservation of 1960's and '70's Musclecars. I will answer any and all questions about what is original, and what are "Period Correct" modifications. I will also post my personal opinion about what is and is not proper. People are encouraged to debate me or share their own opinions or experiences.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Another 100K+ race car with liscence plates.....That can't be raced!!
Saw a '55 Chevy featured in Street Rodder magazine. This car had the requisite 4-wheel disc brakes, narrowed 9 inch Ford rear end, etc but what got me was the powertrain-a GMPP 572 inch crate engine with a BLOWER and Hilborn Fuel Injection. Since the basic carburated 572 makes "only" 620 hp-of course you need a blower to give it 1000+ hp. And this was backed by a custom-built 4L80E trans with a high-stall converter and a trans-brake. Who needs that? He can't run it on the strip-because it doesn't have an 8-point roll cage or a driveshaft safety loop which most tracks require on any car that runs faster than 11.50. This monster would be a 7 or 8 second car if you could get enough traction. Why build something like that if your not going to run it at the drags? It's certainly not a daily driver so what do you do with it? Just show it to people? I don't begrudge anyone building a car as badass as their wallet and imagination will allow but to me this car is a waste-yes anything is drivable depending on what the driver is willing to tolerate-we've had that conversation before. But be honest-a car with 1,000 hp is not a "driver' in any sense of the word. Why build a car that can run 8 second 1/4's but don't install the equipment required by the track to legally run it? So you can show people your $100,000 piece of garage jewelry? And for what it's worth-come on-the 620 hp $14,000 crate engine-that would have put it easily in the high 10s-still well below the 11.50 cutoff where you'd still need a cage and a driveshaft saefty loop-isn't enough power-you need to spend another 5 grand on a blower and a fuel injection system so now you have $20,000 in an engine you can never unleash fully? I just don't get it. Or if you just "Gotta Have" a blown rat motor in your shoebox-he couldn't buy a 454 HO for $5995, and add a blower and for $10,000 live with "only" 700 hp, no you "GOTTA HAVE" 1,000 hp, in a vehicle you can NEVER run full-throttle. ( Don't say it-anyone who lets a 7 or 8 second car rip on a public street needs his liscence taken away FOREVER ).Just Chalk it up to the more money than brains crowd. Mastermind
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