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GT40FIED · 06-22-2004, 08:06 PM

Oh I know it's true. It's just that when I used to hit street races and drive my friend's '85 SVO (2.3L, 18psi boost, ported head/intake, cam gear, cam, etc), all of these douche bags with lightly modded Civics would tell me and him that they'd beat us because the weighed less and it was all about power to weight ratio. Nevermind the SVO was making damn near 3 times as much power.

My point was that, this car most likely being either a dyno queen/company showcase car or a track only car, you can mess with the power to weight ratio. I could gut my interior, backhalf my chassis, remove the glass and replace it with Lexon, use fiberglass doors, fenders, remove most of my electronics and wiring, etc. and probably be lighter than 2500lbs. But then again most race cars are built virtually the same and in accordance with their sanctioning body.

Edit: No, the new Vettes don't push mid 12s...from the factory anyway. I'm sure you could probably get one there with a little suspension tuning, slicks, and less than 489hp. I have, however, seen 500hp '03 Cobras running pretty deep into the 11s.

06-22-2004, 08:06 PM	#22
GT40FIED Best...mod...ever Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: At the end of the longest line Age: 43 Posts: 7,451	Oh I know it's true. It's just that when I used to hit street races and drive my friend's '85 SVO (2.3L, 18psi boost, ported head/intake, cam gear, cam, etc), all of these douche bags with lightly modded Civics would tell me and him that they'd beat us because the weighed less and it was all about power to weight ratio. Nevermind the SVO was making damn near 3 times as much power. My point was that, this car most likely being either a dyno queen/company showcase car or a track only car, you can mess with the power to weight ratio. I could gut my interior, backhalf my chassis, remove the glass and replace it with Lexon, use fiberglass doors, fenders, remove most of my electronics and wiring, etc. and probably be lighter than 2500lbs. But then again most race cars are built virtually the same and in accordance with their sanctioning body. Edit: No, the new Vettes don't push mid 12s...from the factory anyway. I'm sure you could probably get one there with a little suspension tuning, slicks, and less than 489hp. I have, however, seen 500hp '03 Cobras running pretty deep into the 11s. __________________ 1984 1/2 Mustang GT350 #842, Faster than you...nuff said Anna Fan Club President/Dictator Someday, in the event that mankind actually figures out what it is that this world actually revoles around, thousands of people are going to be shocked and perplexed that it was not them. Sometimes this includes me. "If you want a vision of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face - forever." - George Orwell Welcome to the new Amerika Last edited by GT40FIED : 06-22-2004 at 08:10 PM.