Makes me love the LSx all the more. Big boost with no retorque from the initial assembly when GM torqued it only once. But anyway, I love this car. I love that it'll never be a low cD, but still has value and looks good. It's a huge investment for very low speeds, but I'm still appreciative of it, thanks for sharing your build.
Overdue,
For a guy who has never turned a wheel on the salt, thats a pretty ballsy thing to say wether you say your appreciative or not. I find it pretty Dodge impressive the challenge Buddy and his group have taken on to try to put this car into th 200 mph zone. To start with bascially a WWII tank engine and build one off parts as they have takes a lot of creativity, patience and talent. Its not nearly as difficult to run out an buy an LSX and coax 750-1000 hp out of it. Once you get a car on the salt and run at least as fast as Buddy has, then maybe you can run your mouth. But Im thinking folks would be more impressed with Buddys approach.
Of course it's ballsy, but hardly running my mouth, as I've driven big power before, only then I wasn't the owner, only the guy who chose the parts, machined them, and assembled them. My cred doesn't have to be salt to be real.
Anyway, the ease of 800+ HP from a stock LSx with a turbo is the whole entire point to true enthusiasts of fast cars, all of whom grew up too poor to ever own more than 500 real HP on nitrous. Running 200 on an obsolete engine is not more or less impressive, just impressive in different ways. It takes unreal money, not cool but not arguable either.
Look, the Sledgehammer did 254 on only 880 HP, and 1000 HP for the base Veyron means me having 1200 horses guarantees me capable of 254 on pavement. That fact alone proves I'm not running my mouth.
You want to declare me a fool? Or an enemy? Same thing to me, but not what I want. I had old guys giving me flack when I first hit the drags, until I built a combo they said wouldn't work and ran both quicker and faster than them. I've suffered enough razzing. I won't take it from you. New to salt doesn't mean clueless.
Now, back to the thread you jacked.
A few years ago I nearly bought a 38 Chevrolet 4-door in central Tennessee. So I'd love to follow this thread if an arrogant keyboard warrior can stop spouting off and thereby proving he's too big for his britches. Come back when your IQ exceeds 160.