Street legal full weight N/A drags

[blk6.1]

I really would like to see 6.1 and 5.7 drags set up under the following conditions: Street Tires (No DR's), No blowers or nitrous, no strokers, No weight reduction (no stripping interiors etc)(in other words street legal). Anything else is fine, cams/heads, headers, intakes, converters, tuning,etc. This will really even the playing field as far as engine performance and the only other varialble would be the driver (which is always there).

Right now we have some people running great times but some are stripping weight out, using DR's, taking off serpintines, etc. lets even the playing field by using the above mention criteria and then run em'. Just a more accurate assesment (not foolproof though) of the performance combos people are running.

Anybody else like to see something like this?

[MAGNUM8R]

Running my set up tomorrow.
Not super moded and nothing removed 'cept the Wife, she's running the video camera and making sammies for the guys!

[BrilliantBlackHemi]

I really would like to see 6.1 and 5.7 drags set up under the following conditions: Street Tires (No DR's), No blowers or nitrous, no strokers, No weight reduction (no stripping interiors etc)(in other words street legal). Anything else is fine, cams/heads, headers, intakes, converters, tuning,etc. This will really even the playing field as far as engine performance and the only other varialble would be the driver (which is always there).

Right now we have some people running great times but some are stripping weight out, using DR's, taking off serpintines, etc. lets even the playing field by using the above mention criteria and then run em'. Just a more accurate assesment (not foolproof though) of the performance combos people are running.

Anybody else like to see something like this?

I'm pretty legal normally, except for DRs, but I could run without them...maybe. Normal race weight is 4640 with less 1/2 tank gas and nothing in the trunk but rags and small hand tools.

[mjc1241]

"Run what you brung" is what I say. I love the idea of guys running cars full weight, street tires, no F/I power adder, full accessories in tact. I get my ass handed to me in the street, I am not going to say "If I had on my drag radials...." Running in FULL street trim is the true indication of what your car will run to me. I did not buy my car to strip it down, without a/c and put a smaller diameter tire/wheel with drag radials out back just to run and pull a number at the track. If I can't beat the same car at the track AND on the street while in full street trim, what do I have to be proud of? Anyone can make a drag car and run like hell but the fact of the matter is if you want a lightweight car that hooks like hell and runs like a bat out of hell, SAVE UP AND BUY A Z06!!!
If I can't beat a C6 Vette in full street trim without having to go through the drag tire/weight reduction/accessory delete process then...
DAMNIT I CAN"T BEAT ONE!!!!!
What are going to say to someone on the street that might want to race you..
"Wait, let me go to my house and pull my seats out and put on my drag radials.."
??????

[PaCharger]

Hmmm, interesting idea, but why would I show up to the track and run street tires if I'm trying to run as well as I can. They make street legal D/R's...mine are. I also don't need/want to shred my daily donuts.

Anyone dropping weight and/or belts, etc...is trying to see how fast they can that 4 dr down the strip right? What does it matter? Not sure I fully get the point of the post I guess.

If we were running some LX drags and wanted a level field....then i think this makes some sense....

interesting....

[Hemi31]

If it's run on the street with a blower or other power adder it should be allowed to run that way.SRT-Hardware drove his SC 300SRT8 2k miles to the shindig and back......you can't say thats not street trim.I agree with street tires and full interiors.....but to limit it to N/A just cause you think anything else is not street trim is silly......IMO

[JonzMgnm]

As much as I see your point, the only thing this would be good for is a friendly 'grudge' match between two LXers. As Doug stated above, if I'm at the track, I want to know how fast I can possibly get my car down the 1/4 mile. As for the comment, ' ....wait, let me go get my drag radials and take out my seats' is before a street encounter? I have those from time to time, but that's more driver versus driver and certainly no comparison to what a car is truly capable of.

In fact, one of the best races I ever had was against bklynmag at Etown. Our cars are almost identical as far as mods (including N2O) and the margin of victory was only .001 seconds!

[PPP-Tech]

I say, run as fast as you can, if that means stripping the interior, then by all means strip the interior. SOme of us are in this to see how fast we can get our cars to go, in that case, weight removal and slicks are the way to go.

[Redfox0099]

I drive a Magnum....the heaviest of the cars and with all the option stuff it came with it is even heaver.

I am 6' 2" and weight over 300 pounds, if I am racing a lighter vehicle with a lighter driver then I do not see a problem with me taking my interior out to make up for the size of my car and myself.

BTW...when you start getting high in the HP #s you really can't launch well without DRs...not having them on a mostly stock car is not that big of deal but when you start really putting the ponies to the ground you need some help transferring the power.

[PaCharger]

I say, run as fast as you can, if that means stripping the interior, then by all means strip the interior. SOme of us are in this to see how fast we can get our cars to go, in that case, weight removal and slicks are the way to go.

...and cause it gets the girls... LMAO

[WIMP]

I agree with the "run as fast as you can group". I'd like to see someone take a used LX base SE model and stuff a 5.7/6.1 in it (tranny and drive train too) just to see how it would run without all the added weight. The running with all street trim (tires, etc.) is somewhat meaningless unless you are at the same track (same time). The tracks up in Minnesota don't seem to have near the prep. that some of the tracks out East/West have. Traction can be way more than a good driver.

[mjc1241]

Forced induction is cool; not disounting that but I am into N/A power so I think that may fall into another category if you are running F/I against F/I. I just like to race how I drive on the street and that is at full weight, etc. Now if you are at the track and you are comparing apples to apples and we both level the playing field in all of those areas then fine. Running in full trim eliminates all of the BUTS which is what you hear A BUNCH when a guy someone loses a race.....again this is just my opinion and not knocking anyone who may disagree and this is all healthy conversation. Go as fast as you can however you want!

[mjc1241]

And I want to clarify, I think that this is just for healthy discussion as you will have different schools of thought. Not trying to piss on anyone or their accomplishments at the track.....

[LX HEMI]

I'll be hitting the track tomorrow with a half dozen other LXs. We'll post some times.

[blk6.1]

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I say, run as fast as you can, if that means stripping the interior, then by all means strip the interior. SOme of us are in this to see how fast we can get our cars to go, in that case, weight removal and slicks are the way to go.

I think some of you missed the point. For example, if I wanna see how fast an 6.1 will go, why not drop it in that dragster chassis (just saw this in one of the Mopar mags) and run 8's? My point is I don't want to turn my LX into a dragstrip only car. Meaning I would not be anywhere near as fast on the street cause of all the weight I pulled out, DR's, etc. Sure the cars with the interiors pulled etc will go faster but its no longer the car you drove in off the street (so some guy you barely beat at the track might smoke you on the street) . Even if you don't agree do you see my point?