Tom-Guy

John Force drives a slow, inferior RWD vehicle. Here's a video of his obviously slower vehicle, he still won just because he can cut a damn light and shift gears like hotrex drops deuces.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvxinO3jjts



Meh, maybe. He got traction back really quick and the car noticably scooted down the track, so maybe it's something between boost controller and driver quirks. I think the car would be a hair faster with a taller gear, too. Even third he was barely in it before having to shift, not ideal IMO.

1Fast68

I would give courtney or ashley force the business no doubt. Ok I would give the ugly sister some love too if it meant i got to drive for his team.

seerex

The car is still being sorted out, they have been holding back for some reasons. ATX is the shop he works at/ helps with the car.

AgentMurdoc

haha thats why my cousin likes it when I drive his STI when he gets new mods... launched his car better than he did after driving it for no more than an hour and he had it for a year... I don't give a ----... I beat the **** outta the cars I drive... I have to forewarn the owners that I will RAPE their ----... and if they give me the keys, it's not my fault... all I will say is sorry.


I miss driving...

D16Y8-Z6

Reason I say it can go 8's is this.

My pals chevelle just went 8.86@154 w/ a 1.3x 60.

BUT this car is NOT steady down the track. It loses tons of time going up down and side to side. And the rear endgets loose right about 1200ft.

That evo doesnt lose anything going down that track.

Previously it went 8.96@151 w/ 1.4x. This is with less cam and a couple minor details.


That evo looks like it will gain 2-3 mph alone in driving.

1Fast68

I'd be surprised to see it go 8's how it sits. As a rule of thumb in the drag racing world you need 150 mph car and a GOOD chassis to go 8.99. That car is losing tons of time during the shifts and he is many tenths slow to 60' of where a comparable rear wheel drive drag car would be. He is going to need some chassis work/a decent driver or a bunch more steam up top to make up for it.

Thats how I see it anyway, and I fully expect for JD to tell me my car is a piece of ---- as usual, however irrelevant it might be.

D16Y8-Z6

It went 152 in the video. And as you said its losing tons of time on the shifts, along w mph.

I dont think it needs any more back half power. MPH talks.

rosario4124

carnage pics?

Tom-Guy

Bushur's Evo is hitting 8.9's at 162, so I dunno about 8s as this car sits. It's supposed to be his street car, he daily drives it, so it might be soft in the 60' department, too. There's also a good chance that the force of a 1.6 60' is what destroys their transmissions. :P

Those chassis have potential but there's something wierd about them. Watching the one crxvtec91 posted again, I really do think it's gearing is way too short of the power level. If it were my car I'd launch in second gear with the boost cranked up; easier to launch and you don't lose so much time shifting or trying to feather into second.

1Fat68, I only developed a problem with your car when I found out it only made 300 whp. That's like building a drag Honda to make 140 whp. Good job. I'll refrain from excessively bagging on the car if you don't bring it up until you've fixed it's obvious problem, ok?

Special ED

yeah. i wish more were made with better car audio. i didn't watch this video because i didn't want to listen to linkin park or disturbed. is that what was used? i like a low level of music, like 20/80 music to audio.