Breaking 200 in standing mile?!?!

**BIG CAT** · 06-04-2013, 06:45 PM

Originally Posted by MeanTA

Ya a bank account will come into play. This build won't start immediate. My wife will be dine with school in 1 year. Then i will have a great deal more money to play with(160,00 year combined)

I know this is a tall order. Bit figure its about time we break through that wall..... So lets talk engine dynamics. What kinda setup am i looking at? What kinda FI setup. Possible to be done reliably with a factory LT1 block. Or do i spend the coin. And have a gen 1 turned into a LTX(opti provision and all)

imo i would look for a 6 speed vet. they have better a setup for speed. your going to need north of 1k to run the number. but the biggest thing is getting the combo to make big power below peak hp. when you shift at that speed the engine needs to make enough power to pull it back up. turbo would probably be the best choice. also you want the last gear change close to minimize rpm drop.

4.1 rear gear. 7k shift point. .8 5th gear and a .63 6th gear. if you shift at 7k it will drop back to 5500 rpm. at 7k in 6th it will do about 207.

***Fastbird*** · 06-04-2013, 07:09 PM

FWIW, my old vette with a 3.42 rear went 202 at Texas last year, with about 875 to the wheels. But Vette's are so much lighter and aerodynamic than F-cars.

**MeanTA** · 06-04-2013, 07:33 PM

I have been reading up on the lmr car. It hit 239mph at 15 pounds of boost. Making 1300 fwh.

On paper it looks possible with the LT1. Just got to make the power and be able to spin that high for that long without letting go.

Plus side i can get access to K-States wind tunnel(friend is head engineer of department). Where they can push the wind speeds. So i can test if needed. lol

**MeanTA** · 06-04-2013, 07:39 PM

From what im finding the LT1 drag coefficient is .08 higher then the C5

**firebird_1995** · 06-04-2013, 07:54 PM

Is your car a hardtop or t top?

**MeanTA** · 06-04-2013, 07:55 PM

Originally Posted by firebird_1995

Is your car a hardtop or t top?

Hard top

**firebird_1995** · 06-04-2013, 08:01 PM

I think you could find some aerodynamic tricks to do to the body to help it out. Wind tunnel testing will be a big plus to see what helps.

***popo8*** · 06-04-2013, 08:27 PM

Originally Posted by firebird_1995

I think you could find some aerodynamic tricks to do to the body to help it out. Wind tunnel testing will be a big plus to see what helps.

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**BLK95-Z** · 06-04-2013, 08:32 PM

200 mph is a pretty tall order .......C6z's are barely getting 180. Maybe run it once and see what your car will do then go from there. Id be interested to see what it does

**MeanTA** · 06-04-2013, 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by popo8

Dont forget the duct tape!

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Red duct tape cause it makes you faster.

Originally Posted by BLK95-Z

200 mph is a pretty tall order .......C6z's are barely getting 180. Maybe run it once and see what your car will do then go from there. Id be interested to see what it does

C6 has a higher drag coefficient then the C5. The way i see it. If 4th gems with LS/gen1/Big blocks are doing it. Why not a LT1

I honestly thank it is possible. The race game has been changing. And the 1/2 mile and standing mile is getting bigger. And its something i thank we are missing out on. Because we focus on the 1/4. And no one is really paying attention to this sport in our community.