Dig runs???!??!!!?

[Lankhoss]

If that was true the old skool v8's would be great 1/4 mile cars. torque is for the 1/8 mile.

They do, actually. A lot of full blown drag cars have old ass push rod carbureator big block V8's in them.

Keep in mind, people's "toys" that they like to race on weekends are NOT the same things as drag race cars.

[josh green]

They do, actually. A lot of full blown drag cars have old ass push rod carbureator big block V8's in them.

Keep in mind, people's "toys" that they like to race on weekends are NOT the same things as drag race cars.

That is comparing apples to oranges we are not talking fully built drag cars. To get an old skool v8 car to run fast in the 1/4 takes a lot of power. That is why most only race 1/8 mile, they make tons of low end torque and with a high gear they go fast for a short time. Hints why there is like 5 1/8 strips here in GA and 3 1/4, the 1/4 mile tracks cater to 1/8 racing as well.

As for the "i like it better statement" Where I live thats what people do, most have the older v8's that dont really have the power to run a good 1/4 time so dig racing is what they do. But not all the cars here are underpowered and old. There are a couple that have taken their cars well into the 9's and drive them every weekend. One of them being a vette, so he is equipped with the same rear end and irs setup as any other new chevy. I guess my question has been answered, hwy pulls are much less likely to get caught, and you cant break anything.

Mike, Deckers car is fast b/c he is learning how to drive it. Hell he has ran faster than 2j240sx has and with 1/2 the power. He went from running 13' and 14's to running 12's from seat time. Which kinda gets back to my original post. 2jdave can bust Deckers ass all day long on the hwy, but from a dig, my money is on Decker.

[198plus]

God I guess 427 L88 427 ZRI 454 LS6 454 LS7 Don't have no high end torque you got to be kidding and if you want to do a dig to 200mph let's get to it. That cover's all base's driver skills and who's got the biggest lol Just fucking with you it really just boils down what your car is set up for.

That is comparing apples to oranges we are not talking fully built drag cars. To get an old skool v8 car to run fast in the 1/4 takes a lot of power. That is why most only race 1/8 mile, they make tons of low end torque and with a high gear they go fast for a short time. Hints why there is like 5 1/8 strips here in GA and 3 1/4, the 1/4 mile tracks cater to 1/8 racing as well.

As for the "i like it better statement" Where I live thats what people do, most have the older v8's that dont really have the power to run a good 1/4 time so dig racing is what they do. But not all the cars here are underpowered and old. There are a couple that have taken their cars well into the 9's and drive them every weekend. One of them being a vette, so he is equipped with the same rear end and irs setup as any other new chevy. I guess my question has been answered, hwy pulls are much less likely to get caught, and you cant break anything.

Mike, Deckers car is fast b/c he is learning how to drive it. Hell he has ran faster than 2j240sx has and with 1/2 the power. He went from running 13' and 14's to running 12's from seat time. Which kinda gets back to my original post. 2jdave can bust Deckers ass all day long on the hwy, but from a dig, my money is on Decker.

[1civic]

.....You guys kill me.... ...............

[josh green]

God I guess 427 L88 427 ZRI 454 LS6 454 LS7 Don't have no high end torque you got to be kidding and if you want to do a dig to 200mph let's get to it. That cover's all base's driver skills and who's got the biggest lol Just fucking with you it really just boils down what your car is set up for.

We were referring to the old v8's that would be in cars from 1980 and older. Most of them that I have seen are running 1/8 mile. We go to steele quite a bit and most of the baddest older cars are only running the 1/8. It is cheaper and easier to go fast in the 1/8. A good suspension setup, heads, cam, headers, and gear on a 350 will net you a pretty nice 1/8 time. But talking to the guys running the cars, low redline with 3 speed and a gear they dont have any more gear left to go through the 1/4 and changing the gear, most arent making the power. Most of the old v8's running 1/4 are making some pretty big power, usually from a pretty big blower, big stages of nitrous, or turbocharging. I used to work with a guy who built turbo mustangs back in cali and all his cars made pretty big power and stock 2xx rear end gear b/c he was making the power to pull it.

I am not trying to step on people toes, just like to see some good driving once in a while.

[03CobraAV8R]

Jesus H. Christ in a chicken basket...

Just because a car is setup to run in the 1/8th doesn't mean it does not have the power to run in the 1/4 - that is one of the most retarded assumptions I have ever heard. It has the power, but it often times does not have the gearing.

Quit being such a silly goose.

[David88vert]

We were referring to the old v8's that would be in cars from 1980 and older. Most of them that I have seen are running 1/8 mile. We go to steele quite a bit and most of the baddest older cars are only running the 1/8. It is cheaper and easier to go fast in the 1/8. A good suspension setup, heads, cam, headers, and gear on a 350 will net you a pretty nice 1/8 time. But talking to the guys running the cars, low redline with 3 speed and a gear they dont have any more gear left to go through the 1/4 and changing the gear, most arent making the power. Most of the old v8's running 1/4 are making some pretty big power, usually from a pretty big blower, big stages of nitrous, or turbocharging. I used to work with a guy who built turbo mustangs back in cali and all his cars made pretty big power and stock 2xx rear end gear b/c he was making the power to pull it.

I am not trying to step on people toes, just like to see some good driving once in a while.

Try going to a NHRA, NMRA, or ORSCA event. Lots of all motor V8s running a lot quicker than you - in the 1/4.

1/8 mile tracks are easier and cheaper to build and insure. Hence, more of them.