what sort of engine do you prefer? - Page 3

prasac · 19-01-2010, 09:07 PM

i love my turbo's and at the moment i do believe SC make the best drag cars but i reckon in 5 years time we are going to start seeing some Turbo funny cars. they have the doorslammers in the US down around the 5.8's and over 250mph, turbo's are reasonably new technology give it a few more years we will see the TD's in the 5.5's for sure.

it is harder to get a radical hp car on the street because of the tough laws, a mate has a 426ci Twin Turbo in his XB Falcon ok the things weighs 4000lbs

it will be making over 800rwhp imagine that in a 2800lb car. 500hp+ on the street is plenty im building a turbo drag car will be close to 2000hp yet im getting more excited about the little NA engine im going to do afterwards, u need something to excite u the other 350 days of the year u aren't racing a strip car

myss427 · 20-01-2010, 09:18 AM

Last summernats I was told I should not be in tuff street, because I had no Tubs or sheet metal interior or blower sticking out of the bonnet. My car is street legal with a big block and has made 687 on an engine dyno, but I would not call it an every day type car. Its just tuff streeter in the legal sence.

pro pain · 20-01-2010, 11:20 AM

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Originally Posted by myss427

Last summernats I was told I should not be in tuff street, because I had no Tubs or sheet metal interior or blower sticking out of the bonnet. My car is street legal with a big block and has made 687 on an engine dyno, but I would not call it an every day type car. Its just tuff streeter in the legal sence.

thats abit retarded your car would be what i consider a true tuff street car! for the last couple of years ive been seeing the "tuff street" at summernats and i couldnt say any of them would even see the street, what defines a "tuff street car" wheel tubs (illegal), sheet metal interior (illegal) or a blower hanging out the bonnet (illegal)! maybe they need to call it tuff race! or have another catagory for the true tuff street cars!

btw welcome to the forum mate, your torry looks tuff as f@#k! sounds like it has the goods to back that up too! got any more pics?

myss427 · 20-01-2010, 11:40 AM

I've been slack and my image account has lapsed, there are heaps of pics in the club cars section of the Canberra Torana Club Canberra Torana Club

prasac · 20-01-2010, 12:11 PM

Summernats 21 & 22 my brother was runner-up in Tuff Street, the car is fully registered engineered and was driven on the street daily, the car has run 140mph on the 1/4 and that was from 330' it couldn't get up on boost till then, the cams were dodgy. he was told pretty much the same thing, it doesn't have visual appeal to win.

i reckon they should do a drive to Parliament House and back or something like that, if the car can make it or is allowed to even be driven on the road legally then it can be in Tuff Street, i guess they don't follow the rules closely as it would exclude alot of entrants and cost them money!

prasac · 20-01-2010, 12:25 PM

actually just remembered he did win Engineering Excellence last year, it's a prick to get everything to stay under bonnet.

myss427 · 20-01-2010, 12:43 PM

Prasac, hell and I thought mine was tight under the bonnet. Amazing, would want to drop your car keys in there, loose them forever!

tomfish · 20-01-2010, 04:29 PM

I like the sound made by sprintcars they make a brilliant sound so fuel injected & NA

Dynoryder · 20-01-2010, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by tomfish

I like the sound made by sprintcars they make a brilliant sound so fuel injected & NA

what about superboats they sound tuff i like the ones with the hillborune injection setups ****ing quik ****ers

prasac · 21-01-2010, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by myss427

Prasac, hell and I thought mine was tight under the bonnet. Amazing, would want to drop your car keys in there, loose them forever!

amazingly haven't lost anything, but i don't know anyone who hasn't got burnt doing something in there

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Carby	17	30.36%
Fuel Injected	10	17.86%
Rotary	4	7.14%
Naturally Aspirated	24	42.86%
SuperCharged	21	37.50%
Turbo	14	25.00%
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19-01-2010, 09:07 PM	#21 (permalink)
prasac Gear Cruncher Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sydney Ride: 1991 Dodge Daytona Posts: 277	i love my turbo's and at the moment i do believe SC make the best drag cars but i reckon in 5 years time we are going to start seeing some Turbo funny cars. they have the doorslammers in the US down around the 5.8's and over 250mph, turbo's are reasonably new technology give it a few more years we will see the TD's in the 5.5's for sure. it is harder to get a radical hp car on the street because of the tough laws, a mate has a 426ci Twin Turbo in his XB Falcon ok the things weighs 4000lbs it will be making over 800rwhp imagine that in a 2800lb car. 500hp+ on the street is plenty im building a turbo drag car will be close to 2000hp yet im getting more excited about the little NA engine im going to do afterwards, u need something to excite u the other 350 days of the year u aren't racing a strip car

20-01-2010, 09:18 AM	#22 (permalink)
myss427 Newby Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Ride: Monaro V2 CV8 427, LX hatchback View My Photo Gallery Posts: 21	Last summernats I was told I should not be in tuff street, because I had no Tubs or sheet metal interior or blower sticking out of the bonnet. My car is street legal with a big block and has made 687 on an engine dyno, but I would not call it an every day type car. Its just tuff streeter in the legal sence.

20-01-2010, 11:40 AM	#24 (permalink)
myss427 Newby Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Ride: Monaro V2 CV8 427, LX hatchback View My Photo Gallery Posts: 21	I've been slack and my image account has lapsed, there are heaps of pics in the club cars section of the Canberra Torana Club Canberra Torana Club

20-01-2010, 12:11 PM	#25 (permalink)
prasac Gear Cruncher Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sydney Ride: 1991 Dodge Daytona Posts: 277	Summernats 21 & 22 my brother was runner-up in Tuff Street, the car is fully registered engineered and was driven on the street daily, the car has run 140mph on the 1/4 and that was from 330' it couldn't get up on boost till then, the cams were dodgy. he was told pretty much the same thing, it doesn't have visual appeal to win. i reckon they should do a drive to Parliament House and back or something like that, if the car can make it or is allowed to even be driven on the road legally then it can be in Tuff Street, i guess they don't follow the rules closely as it would exclude alot of entrants and cost them money!

20-01-2010, 12:25 PM	#26 (permalink)
prasac Gear Cruncher Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sydney Ride: 1991 Dodge Daytona Posts: 277	actually just remembered he did win Engineering Excellence last year, it's a prick to get everything to stay under bonnet.

20-01-2010, 12:43 PM	#27 (permalink)
myss427 Newby Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Canberra Ride: Monaro V2 CV8 427, LX hatchback View My Photo Gallery Posts: 21	Prasac, hell and I thought mine was tight under the bonnet. Amazing, would want to drop your car keys in there, loose them forever!

20-01-2010, 04:29 PM	#28 (permalink)
tomfish Newby Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 32	I like the sound made by sprintcars they make a brilliant sound so fuel injected & NA