Thanks for the info.
What is interesting is that I was thinking that around 500 hp would put me around 200 mph. So my guestimate was not too far off. I am sure a lot of it has to do with how well you get the horspower to the rear tires. Things like how much horspower the transmission will cost you by the time it gets to the drive shaft, how much power you lose when you make that 90 degree angel at the diff, etc.
Also, according to my calculations, then if the motor is running 7500 rpm, and if you use a 1:1 transmission ratio with a 2.91 rear and 28 inch tires, that would be 215 mph wheel speed.
Then how clean the car is. Of coure, the lower the CD, the less hp you need in the first place, but just the act of cleaning up the car should make quite a bit of difference.
This is where the time spent at the track just looking and talking to people who have done it will be very important.
I chose the type of car as I have seen 300 mph out of that body style already and I am not going to try and re-invent the wheel.
Instead of "building" a car (streamliner as an example) I am going to "modify" an existing example of what will work.
One thing I am going to do is that any modification will be done to meet the rules of /PRO. Even when I am just going after the 130 mph club.
I know that I can build the car when it comes to body, frame, cage, suspension, etc. but I also know that I do not have the expertise when it comes to the Drive Train. The engine, trany, etc. I will leave to those that have both the expertise and the tools to do it right when I head to the 200 mph part of the project.
If I buy well, the motor that comes with the car, should get me to 130 mph with only bolt on modifications.
I do want to go after a class record with the car. That will take me time. I want to sort out the car first, then the power.
When it comes time to go after a record, lets say D/Pro, then I will have to get a proper motor. And that will take proper dollars.
I think it was Mickey Thompson who said "The only substitue for cubic inches, is cubic dollars".
And I am also sure that the only sustitue for going 200 mph, is going 300 mph.
I know that when you double your speed, you quadruple the force on the front of the car. You know, at 50 mph it would be X, and at 100 mph it would be XXXX.
I am sure it works the same with cost.