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Cool list, but I have a few reservations about their data sources. I'm not sure about the Hemi Barracuda and Dart being 10 second cars bone stock. I'd have to see one out there on skinny bias ply tires tick off 10.5 s to believe it. Modified sure, but I find it very hard to believe they did it stock. I'm a bit skeptical on the ZL1 Vette too, but I'm not really that familiar with those cars.
S/S as in Super Stock. Hemi Barracudas and Darts were basically factory racecars given to or sold to a select number of drag racing teams. Not everybody could get one. Under 100 Hemi-Darts were made. Don't know about the Hemi Barracudas. After the teams tuned those Hemi engines, yes, they were that fast!
By the way, Tasca Ford won the Super Stock class that year with their 428 Cobra Jet Mustangs. In 1968, Bob Tasca decided to stuff the 428 c.i.d. Ford 'Police Interceptor' engine into the 68 Mustang. The largest 'factory' Mustang engine that year was the 390. They went racing with it and were very dominant. The next year, the 428 Cobra Jet engine became a factory option and credit is often given to Bob Tasca for this.
The 1968 Hemi Darts and Hemi Barracudas are held among the greatest of cars ever made by Mopar afficionados... but..:biggrin:
The 1968 Hemi Darts and Hemi Barracudas are held among the greatest of cars ever made by Mopar afficionados... but..:biggrin:
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this doesnt make sense to me. How does the 2003 Ferrari Enzo have a 1/4 time of 10.8s @ 135mph, yet the two cars before it have faster times but slower mph's???
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wow its kinda werid that theres like ferarris and lambos mixed in with with "normal cars"
how much those poeple think there getting such a fast car cause there paying so much but there really not
well after the the top 20 anyway
how much those poeple think there getting such a fast car cause there paying so much but there really not
well after the the top 20 anyway
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why is the 2005 mustang in there already but who cares damn thats quick any idea on $$ for the '05 tang
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I will retract my statement about the Dart/Barracuda SS not being able to run tens, but I will add the caveat that they were for track use only.
As per this site.
The big news for '68 A-bodies was the Super Stock 426 Hemi package, available in the Dart and Barracuda. This was a drag race only package, featuring a race-tuned Hemi and a seriously lightened body. Acid-dipped doors, lexan in place of glass, factory delete of anything not essential to life on the dragstrip (e.g. back seat, sound deadener, window cranks). Lightweight van seats on aluminum brackets were used in place of the factory bench. They had a little sticker which indicated that the car was not for use on public highways, but for "supervised acceleration trials" only. It ran the quarter in the mid 10's in '68. Today, these cars dominate the top NHRA Super Stock classes (SS/A and SS/AA), and have broken into the eights! (Mopar Muscle Apr/94, Mopar Action Dec/93, Mopar Action Apr/94, Chrysler Power Mar/94).
As per this site.
The big news for '68 A-bodies was the Super Stock 426 Hemi package, available in the Dart and Barracuda. This was a drag race only package, featuring a race-tuned Hemi and a seriously lightened body. Acid-dipped doors, lexan in place of glass, factory delete of anything not essential to life on the dragstrip (e.g. back seat, sound deadener, window cranks). Lightweight van seats on aluminum brackets were used in place of the factory bench. They had a little sticker which indicated that the car was not for use on public highways, but for "supervised acceleration trials" only. It ran the quarter in the mid 10's in '68. Today, these cars dominate the top NHRA Super Stock classes (SS/A and SS/AA), and have broken into the eights! (Mopar Muscle Apr/94, Mopar Action Dec/93, Mopar Action Apr/94, Chrysler Power Mar/94).
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yea its on there i think about 5 or 6
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Just because a car has a huge HUGE v8 doesnt mean it will be fast. 5000+ lbs is alot to move
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·"I've never seen the Lancer Evo beat a WRX STi in a dragrace...the scooby has about 30 more hp and tq at the same weight... "
trust me it is, the STi gearing requires a 2-3 shift to hit 60, the EVO will pull off 0-60 in about a 4.8-5.0 range STi 5.2-5.5
plus the EVO's mad boost makes it much quicker and the STi does weigh more, the EVO is just devilishly fast, the STi is just quick. ive never seen an EVO loose to a STi (both stock) with equal drivers.
trust me it is, the STi gearing requires a 2-3 shift to hit 60, the EVO will pull off 0-60 in about a 4.8-5.0 range STi 5.2-5.5
plus the EVO's mad boost makes it much quicker and the STi does weigh more, the EVO is just devilishly fast, the STi is just quick. ive never seen an EVO loose to a STi (both stock) with equal drivers.
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