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Old October 13th 06, 08:41 PM posted to alt.autos.corvette
RicSeyler
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Default Whats the fastest car youve been in : 10 second, 9 second,fas...

Ahhh 16sec quarter, that's more like it :-)

Bob I wrote:

> That would be in the 1/8 mile.
>
> RicSeyler wrote:
>
>> You are a great guy, very smart and help everyone. But there ain't
>> no way a stock
>> Vega will do 8sec 1/4. There is no way a stock suspensioned Vega will
>> do 8 sec 1/4 with
>> a frikkin cammed up rat motor in it and a powerglide w/transbrake.
>> The car would fold
>> itself around it's center and rip the control arms out of the unibody
>> with enough tire and launch
>> to get into the 8's.....
>>
>> Timing errors can happen. So I'm absolutely not saying you aren't
>> telling the truth about your time slip.
>>
>> Tom in Missouri wrote:
>>
>>> Why not? I did it. Actually, it was one of the slow cars there
>>> that weekend. Lot of cars with lower times. I never took the Vette
>>> down there, so I never got to see how fast it was there.
>>>
>>> http://www.i55raceway.com/track/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "lab~rat >:-)" > > wrote in
>>> message ...
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 12 Oct 2006 05:51:01 GMT, "Tom in Missouri"
>>>> > >
>>>> puked:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> All stock. Ran it at Pevely one weekend. I-55 Dragway.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> A stock 8 second Vega? I don't think a stock one can do 8 seconds in
>>>> free fall...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> "dave" > >
>>>>> wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> 'I ran a Vega once with times in the low 8 sec. I think I still
>>>>>> have a
>>>>>> slip around, 8.16 or something like that.'
>>>>>>
>>>>>> REPLY: What it heavily nitrous'd ? How much h.p/tq . just out of
>>>>>> curiousity ?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> lab~rat >:-)
>>>> Do you want polite or do you want sincere?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>

>>
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