Quote (FMX_89 @ Mon, Mar 23 2009, 07:27am)
Yeah there are plenty of cars like that on the street. David Childress has a full weight full interior heat and AC Trans Am that runs 8.80's on DOT drag radials. He drives it every day 30 miles to work. 1050rwhp. That particular car is set up to be a drag only car. The engine is definitely streetable though. Kurt Urban is one of the best engine builders in the country.
That car probably has 50k invested. Maybe more. Hard to say without an exact run down of parts. Shit starts to add up when you break into the single digits. Much less the 7's. I would guess 1400rwhp when it is fully tuned and broken in. Several other guys are making 1200-1300rwhp with smaller turbos.
i would imagine so, when you start getting over 800-900 HP you start having to replace almost everything on the car, cv shafts, suspension, driveshafts, differential, brakes, and prolly rebuild the whole engine with a heavy iron block or high grade alluminum block and forged internals, anways ou get the picture new tranny i mean everything. i was looking at rying to get my gto up there in a few years, and i was looking at some arts that would be needed, idk if it is worth it lol, around 30k in parts.
i think my goul for right now within about 1-2 years is 550 or so hp, i dont wanna have to upgrade the internals cuz that is what will cost the most(3k alone for new internals) and the stock internals can handle 700 or so hp
so prolly only engine mods for me are going to be
exhaust
headers
cams
valve springs
pushrods
fast fuel rail
42lb injectors
fuel pump
supercharger
thats about it that should get me to 550-600 hp