in order to do well in the 1/4 mile you have to get some traction and i guarantee with all that power and even all wheel drive and the best slicks in the world ..and the best driver you ever saw... it would launch and everyone would be like.. spin out....blow out the diff.. .... be stuck at about the 1/8 mile mark and have everyone at the track be like .......

 

Lmao. Right cause I'm sure the pro rwd cars hitting mid 6's have no where close to that kind of power.

 

Guess you never heard of this guy? I don't see anyone laughing at him.

He's running 1000+ HP.

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/J...7728_78193.htm

 

all this conjecture doesn't mean a thing when it comes to streetability and driveability. sure, the shop can tune a 4 cylinder motor to make 1000 HP and have it be a high revving, peaky, lumpy and good for doing one thing. as far as drag racing goes, good for them, but i'd rather tune a motor to run 500 all day every day, take to the track and then drive it home after. what they don't say in any of those builds is that the motor has to be rebuilt in less than 20k miles. it's the price you pay for having such a high strung motor. it doesn't matter how good your engineering and parts are, the end result is the same. you can't have it all and my preference is towards something more driveable which to me is money better spent.

 

I don't see why people hate on other's projects; especially if there isn't any info besides a video.

However, everyone is entitled to their opinion. Both sour or appraising. Just keep in mind that everyone has different tastes or goals.

 

Thank you. I'm glad somebody said this. Not everybody is going for a 1/4 mile time, peak horsepower, autocross ****, or blingalishisness.

 

thats my thoughts exactly......... and its funny that people think hp is sooooooooooooooo bad *** probably never even ran a 1/4 mile track.....or old enough to remember seeing 7 second turbo vws blow up at the track because of too much power or seeing me blow out my axles on my 10 sec. civic because of too much torque and when i say blow out my axles i mean explode my axles...... well actually only one of em but damnnn i remeber everyone being like whoa you think you can do a better run than your first one and me being like uhmmmmm yeah!! then and i was like then being all embarrassed when everyone just and having guys like my friends dan and brian be like i fricken told you you need to beef up your axles but i too was young and dumb......wish i would have listened id probably have some money in my pocket hahaha

 

Who cares about driveability on a day to day basis if it's a purpose built track car? So you saying formula1 cars are retarded because you can't use them as daily drivers? If I had the money to make a car strictly for track purposes I wouldn't give a rats *** if I couldn't drive it on the street. Cause obviously I'd have a daily driver. Also I wouldn't care about having to rebuild it constantly because frankly if I had the money to start that kind of build in the first place, I'm pretty sure I'd have the money for repairs replacements.

 

^^^ my question to you is .....have you ever driven your car at the track???? i havent driven my suby on one yet due to the lack of one but have driven a crapload of my dds at the track and have to say its nice to know you can drive there set up....drag......tune.....drag some more...... tune ...drag some more....then drive home..... im sure the point is its a waste if you plan on driving a car like that other than on the track cause its not going to happen or at least not comfertably and i hightly doubt that the first car on the dyno is a track car anyway otherwise they would post up its runs.... sure would be nice to be able to afford to "waste" money like that though........ but i have to work hard for my money and dont have the parents or trust or heck even a good enough paying job to spend that type of cash!!

 

LOL did you really just ask if I drove my car on a track? If I remember correctly I was probably the most ballsy out of everyone taking my brand new lgt with under 6k miles to maui to run the **** out of it. OH I also kicked major *** up there killing every single sti I went up against, time and time again.

And the whole driving the car to the track, racing it, then driving home thing is alright. But if your making a living off of racing, you don't use your dd. So while you sit here hating on the build and working a normal job to get by, these guys are racing and having the cars they build make their money for them.

 

before this blows up anymore let me clarify one thing - i have the utmost respect for those who drag race and build their cars to the limits. what i was trying to say was that it's not for the street. that's the only point i was trying to make. i love the racing scene and all of it's aspects and even though drag racing isn't my cup of tea, i still respect the guys who do the building and driving. for the rest of us, a build like this isn't that practical. if you're gonna build your race car for autocross, tracking, etc.why do you need a drag motor? the two aren't related at all. different venues require different things to compete well and motor power is just a small portion of the total experience. in that light, a 1000 HP 4 cylinder is impractical. hopefully this clears up some bad vibe. no hate for the guys, just kinda saying it's not for everyone.

 

^^^^ uhmm yep but damn kids these days think theyre all bad *** and dont really pay attention to what is being said and think everyone is just a "hater" instead of just taking in what is said and being like uhmmm ok i can see your point and living with it and by the way i could give a rats *** who you beat and how you kicked *** on maui with your brand new car..... all that dont mean **** if you dont have a kind and respectful attitude to back up your driving!!

 

No one is saying this car was built for auto-x though? So I see no reason why that came up. It's obvious it was built for drag racing. I don't see how this car is impractical if it is strictly built for drag racing, seems like its actually a very successful build to me. I'm not saying I want this kind of power for my car, hell I'm satisfied where I'm at right now. What I don't get is why you guys can't see that not everyone wants to take turns and that these guys built this car for what they wanted, drag racing! Also I can't see why you guys aren't praising them for hitting such high hp numbers as we all know suby's aren't the easiest to extract power from.

 

Why should I be respectful when you're talking to me like I'm some kid who has no experience running on a track? I was just making a point that yes I have gone down the 1/4 mile, and was pretty damn successful at it. It does mean something that I did so well up there cause frankly, I didn't see any of you guys running. Don't give me bs about it's not your guys' thing to drag. It is the only way to legally race besides auto-x and I don't see much i-clubbers there either. So basically you guys are dumping money into performance parts for nothing, cause you guys just do speed limit everywhere and participate in no form a legal motorsports. Which is MUCH more lame than a 1000hp wrx.

 

tell you what youngin...hahaha sorry couldnt help myself....first off you are a kid with no experience period!!..how old are you 19-20? ive been driving longer than that!! hahaha actually ran my first drag with a 76 honda civic with a mini holley on it before you were born..(damn i feel old now haha) and like i said i could care less how good you did mainly because you have the need to brag about it..(shows your age)..no problem with the young guns by any means but maybe you should take a look at how you "talk" to other people before you even mention the word respectful.. i have no prob with you but when you come off abrasive and "talk" down to people or come off a little too big for your britches dont expect people to be all peachy keen with it!....... and as far as to why you should be respectful......just think about it.... why shouldnt you be????