Thread: 11 second street rod?

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So i was out mowing the yard last night when a guy i know stops over (this guys kinda an a$$) to show me a car he just bought from Michigan. The car is a 90 Mustang with a Pro-charger and a lot of go fast parts. I took it for a drive and i have to say whoever built it did a great job because it handels the power well and it pulls like mad. I might say it's somewhere around a mid 11 sec. car. We get back to my house when the sh#t talk starts, how he's never seen a car pull like that and nobody would beat him in a street race.
Well this guy knows how to get under my skin, just the fact he didn't have anything to do with the build and now he has a 11 sec. car. Okay with that said how can i beat him??? Ive never driven a street rod so i don't know if you can get them to hook or not. What do think, does anyone have a 10 or 11 second street rod ??

Takes a good car, street rod or whatever to run in the 11's or quicker.... It also takes a cage, drive shaft hoops, 5 point harness and a bunch of other safety equipment.


I had a purpose built 'glass 34 coupe that ran 9.90's... But it had a tube chassis, 12 point cage, 501 cubes, Neal Chance glide and converter, 4 link rear and all the rest of the goodies. Very few would actually call it a street rod, but more a drag car with a coupe body.

You can run 10's in a T.... but IMO it had better be a car that is built to run that fast, and not just a lot of horsepower and a set of slicks with a light car and no safety equipment....

Mustangs are big around here. I know two guys running prochargers. One runs high 9's and the other mid 10's at Cordova. It amazes me how the bottom end of a 302 can stand that kind of power but they do, for awhile at least.

Don't sweat that he has an 11 second car. One thing you will find out that is no matter what you have, someone always has something faster. 11's aren't all that fast any more, there are a lot of cars running around that run deep into the 9's.............all it takes is $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. Plus, he BOUGHT his car.

As for a street rod running in the 11's, sure.......here is one that runs low 10's.


YouTube - 10 second T


Don

I had a high school boy with a very nice 89 stang. He would gun the hell out of it every day that he passed by my house after school. He told my son Charlie that his car could beat my monte. I told charlie to just smile and tell him that I do not race children. Especially ones that did not know how to treat a car. It was less than 2 weeks that he tore the tranny out. When people are like this you just smile. Because when their car goes bad and sooner or later it will. They will not have a clue as to how much it is going to cost or how to fix it. I would not street race that guy that is bugging you. It is far too dangerous and expensive if you get caught.

11's are not all that quick for a purpose built "street car".

There are street racers capable of mid - low 7's @ 200 mph on 10.5 slicks. .....they are only a little slower on drag radials.

If you have the money and follow a proven recipe for power and traction, it would be fairly easy to absolutely waste an 11 second car.

Build a VW and then tell him ANYTIME he's ready. No V-8 guy likes loosing to a aircooled VW Bug! There are many "ten second capable" VW"s driven on the street everyday.

You don't have to drag him on the streets or strip or go faster than 100 mph for that matter to have a feel for what he's got compared to your rail job. Get the T out and go out with the stang on a 4 lane road when traffic is minimal. Start from 20 or 30 mph stab it and cut it back at 80 to 100 mph and see how you do. Either way that should shut him up.

For about $5k in its entirety you could also Pro Charge the T. But without all the safety stuff like Dave said I would be nervous racing it.

Kitz

Originally Posted by kitz

You don't have to drag him on the streets or strip or go faster than 100 mph for that matter to have a feel for what he's got compared to your rail job. Get the T out and go out with the stang on a 4 lane road when traffic is minimal. Start from 20 or 30 mph stab it and cut it back at 80 to 100 mph and see how you do. Either way that should shut him up.

For about $5k in its entirety you could also Pro Charge the T. But without all the safety stuff like Dave said I would be nervous racing it.

Kitz

I think i have the motor i just don't know about my rear suspention setup. My T is about three or four month away from driving so i don't know.

I had a 29 hiboy last year,that had a 10.90 engine from a steel 56chevy--didnt take long to feel the power that it was capable of. I got rid of it and last I heard it was in LA. My underware are getting cleaner every wash!

Originally Posted by bigdude

I had a 29 hiboy last year,that had a 10.90 engine from a steel 56chevy--didnt take long to feel the power that it was capable of. I got rid of it and last I heard it was in LA. My underware are getting cleaner every wash!

that's sweet did you ever take it to the track?

No-couldnt wait to peddle it! just a stab at the gas and it would light em up-the frame wasnt built to take that much.

Originally Posted by John Palmer

Build a VW and then tell him ANYTIME he's ready. No V-8 guy likes loosing to a aircooled VW Bug! There are many "ten second capable" VW"s driven on the street everyday.

Had a friend years ago that had gotten his G-ma's 67 VW Beetle w/32,000 after she passed away.
He commenced to take it apart & built a mid 10 second street legal grocery getter. He was running a type4 VW mtr case punched to over 2800cc w/dual Weber Carbs. That thing could do a 1/8 mile wheelie on good days. And knowing G-ma she would of approve 100% of what he did w/the car...joe

Back in the late 70's we raced at a track in Missouri that was dominated by several VW's. I used to hate run those things. One guy worked at a speed shop in the small town of Poplar Bluff. He drove his bug to work everyday and ran low 11's all day long at the track on Sunday. There is somehow a feeling of dispondency that comes over you when you see the tailights of a bug pass you in the traps.
John

When my Son Dan was in his teens he got into Cal Look VW's. We built him a nice little bug with a 1915 cc engine we had done by Fisher Buggies and a race transmission out of California. That little thing would fly.

I borrowed it one day and took it to a car show and when I was leaving a 5.0 Mustang in front of me kicked it down. My old instincts took over and I punched Dans VW, and when I hit 2nd I went around the Mustang. He hit the brakes and did a U turn. Surprising what a little work does to make those things quick.

Don