The quest for a 9 second street car

not at all. if you want to in the future go V8 then youll be set. not much out there for V6 unless you really get into it and by that point you might as well go Bigger,

Heres a picture of what im working with

i dont know why they loaded upside down...

said engine and spooly boii, and a little comic relief.

7991LXnSHO said:

Is this a preview of what will happen when the front wheels catch too much sir at the track? Safety equipment will negate the bad omen.
So how is a Mustsng better than a Camaro for this project? Is it the cowl that’s hangs over the engine bay?

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the cowl was a pain in the ass due to having to put the body over the engine. serious drag cars just cut that out to make it easier to remove and replace it. the biggest things IMO are the rear end and suspension set ups from the factory. the 7.5 GM 10 bolt in the camaro is a V6 rear end that gets shredded under stock power levels. when gm has a 8.5 rear end they use in Chevy S10 trucks and full sized cars, there is no excuse to use a smaller one in their Muscle car. the Ford 8.8 is much beefier in stock form and almost a direct copy off of the old GM 12 bolt they used in their muscle car days. the suspension set up in a camaro is a torque arm... there are plenty of cars running 9's with these set ups but again they are expensive as hell to beef up. a good brand name torque arm will run you easy 600+dollars. this also makes it very difficult to change out the rear end without buying a rear made for that set up. i prefer a 4 link, especially for a drag car. again its all personal preference, but when your a father of 3 and on a military salary, i like the easier cost effective platform. those are just the biggest factors, there are many more.