Thread: Can a 4000lb car pull loww 11?

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Has any one ever heard of a 4,000lb car doing 11 sec. runs?

Short answer: heck yes. It's just a matter of horsepower and traction.

yes, been there,done that with a 502cu.in.70 chevelle

Hey, lt1,

Wasn't the curb weight on a '70 Chevelle big block a little over 3300#? What did you have in the trunk?

Hey......if ya can get a Kenworth into the 9's......I think a 2 ton car can make it...all about POWER!!

Originally posted by Henry Rifle
Hey, lt1,

Wasn't the curb weight on a '70 Chevelle big block a little over 3300#? What did you have in the trunk?

250lb. driver, st tires and closed up = 700 lb.
i dont know what a loaded up 70 chevelle, full roll cage, 9" ford rear, 502 with a 250 lb driver , and tool box in the trunk weights and i doubt that you do either, but i bet its closer to 4000 than 3300.

My 68 GTO with a 200lb driver, no cage and no toolbox weighed 3706. Dunno about Chevelles, though. They looked heavier in my rear-view mirror.

Originally posted by Henry Rifle
My 68 GTO with a 200lb driver, no cage and no toolbox weighed 3706. Dunno about Chevelles, though. They looked heavier in my rear-view mirror.

if you was looking in the mirror you couldnt have seen this chevelle because it was in front of that GTO.

Funny you should mention that...

a GS weighing nearly 4,000 lbs just turned a 11.08@127 in the factory appearing Stock Tires class at Englishtown

That's with Polglas GT tires!



And I'm sure that the '69 Lt-1 Corvettes could turn a low 11 from the factory with the right tires. They are not light cars

Originally posted by 462cid
Funny you should mention that...

a GS weighing nearly 4,000 lbs just turned a 11.08@127 in the factory appearing Stock Tires class at Englishtown

That's with Polglas GT tires!



And I'm sure that the '69 Lt-1 Corvettes could turn a low 11 from the factory with the right tires. They are not light cars

I won't dispute you on the big Buick, some of those are awesome. But concerning the LT1 'vette, I don't think they arrived until 1970. And while they were pretty quick, high 12's would be a strong runner in factory trim, even with slicks.

Pat

Well, not really a big Buick, it's an A body, same as the '70 Chevelle, same frame and suspension

Remember the '69 COPO Camaros? The same production order put the aluminum 427 into two Corvettes that year, for a total of 71 of the engines installed by the factory. I could be mistaken, but if I recall correctly, those two Corvettes carried no badges except two small "Lt-1" emblems in the interior

Somewhere I have the Classic Auto Restorer magazine that features one. I'll have to find it now!

Stu-

you are absolutely right. I am thinking of the ZL-1, not the Lt-1. Don't know what confused me but you're right on the Lt-1 date

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Great to here some people besides me are building up this giants. I'm currently building up a 72 Caprice two door, with a factry 454c.i.d. I've most recently modified the factory exaust to a more staight and open design, to decrease back pressure.Most of my other mods are minor.Going to next add a nitrous plate with a 50-150hp boost.Trying to reach a eleven second run or better.

its totally possible. Ive seen diesel trucks pulling those times and i believe they weigh around 6000 pounds not to mention the aerodynamics are that of a brick.