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Bill
Totally agree about top end speed, but
most streat freaks are geared (rear/trans)
to max out at 120/130 mph anyway, so
aerodynamics isn't a big deal for 1/4 mile.
And you'd be surprised how quick a heavy car
can go. My stock Hemicuda ran 12.90 at 3900
lbs! Most 5.0 Stangs are 3000 to 3300 lb
depending upon body/modifications.
The rule of thumb is .1 sec in the 1/4 mile
for every hundred lbs. So if a Stang weighs
1000 more than a GT40 (probably less) it's
only giving up 1 second in terms of weight.
And you can EASILY lose more than a second
trying to gingerly get a stick car off the line, and "granny" shifting. I don't doubt there are some GT40s capable of running fast in the quarter mile, but those seem to be "track cars", rather than mostly street driven.
Gordon, what does your car turn in the 1/4?
MikeD
Totally agree about top end speed, but
most streat freaks are geared (rear/trans)
to max out at 120/130 mph anyway, so
aerodynamics isn't a big deal for 1/4 mile.
And you'd be surprised how quick a heavy car
can go. My stock Hemicuda ran 12.90 at 3900
lbs! Most 5.0 Stangs are 3000 to 3300 lb
depending upon body/modifications.
The rule of thumb is .1 sec in the 1/4 mile
for every hundred lbs. So if a Stang weighs
1000 more than a GT40 (probably less) it's
only giving up 1 second in terms of weight.
And you can EASILY lose more than a second
trying to gingerly get a stick car off the line, and "granny" shifting. I don't doubt there are some GT40s capable of running fast in the quarter mile, but those seem to be "track cars", rather than mostly street driven.
Gordon, what does your car turn in the 1/4?
MikeD