Hey Everyone!

[FAHHQUE700]

a buddy of mine has 1600hp in his viper...tracy knows him. and he's not into the 9's either....just because you have mad HP doesn't mean your car is quick.

Well, isn't that a shame.

Oh yea, I know him I always tell people when they come to the shop that you have to think about more than HP #'s to get a certain time. You need suspension components and a good wheel/tire combo. Not to mention you need practice driving the car. I always hear, "I want 500whp and that should put me in the 10's". They never think about the things I mentioned and most of them think I am just trying to make more money off of them. They also never think about brakes, tranny, transfer case...etc, things that may break with upgraded power. They only want HP #'s. Oh well. It took Dan like 2 years to get into the 8's on the same exact set up. That was 2 years of tweaking to get it right.

Even with fully built cars, you would agree with me when I would way at least half of your customers can't drive them to 80% of the vehicles' capabilities. A lot of kids think just because some guy did it at so-and-so, or in a magazine, that they could at least get close to it... Not that, it's wrong it's just reality.

[AnthonyF]

Well, isn't that a shame.

no...not really. with an IRS suspension with very little room to do anything with the suspension. We told him to remove it and install a Ford 9", but that would defeat the purpose. For him building this car himself and tuning it himself....I would be quite proud.

[FAHHQUE700]

no...not really. with an IRS suspension with very little room to do anything with the suspension. We told him to remove it and install a Ford 9", but that would defeat the purpose. For him building this car himself and tuning it himself....I would be quite proud.

There are quite a few 03-04 Cobras still with IRS going sub 9s..... also vettes as well... I hate when people use IRS as an excuse.

[AnthonyF]

There are quite a few 03-04 Cobras still with IRS going sub 9s.....

w/ 1600hp to the ground?

[FAHHQUE700]

w/ 1600hp to the ground?

horsepower doesn't turn the tires.

[AnthonyF]

horsepower doesn't turn the tires.

O RLY? what does then? wind? gavitational pull? a caveman inside the rim?

[FAHHQUE700]

O RLY? what does then? wind? gavitational pull? a caveman inside the rim?

Now I understand why you drive a V6...

the viper may make 1600, but no where near the torque. Torque, something you're not familiar with, is a derivative of horsepower. This is what turns the tires.

A race ready Cobra with a higher output supercharger with nitrous will make around 800hp/900tq

The reason why the hp on the Viper is so much higher than the tq numbers is because of the "stroke" of the engine. (to put it simple) You will probably see anywhere from 200-250hp difference between torque and horsepower with a 1600hp Viper.


I know what I'm talking about... and if you remember correctly, I advised you to get your junk tuned... and what did you do? Blew your motor? yep do you know who I am yet?