wagner Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 On the second pass after taking delivery from GM. Man these cars are going to be nasty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty2Hotty Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 GM finally wants a piece. Thought they'd put all their energy in their hybrids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagner Posted August 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 GM finally wants a piece. Thought they'd put all their energy in their hybrids Nice to see the Cobrajets have some competition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SLOWLX Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 They use a Ford 9 inch haha No title Means No street use Hmmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickey4271647545519 Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 They use a Ford 9 inch haha No title Means No street use Hmmmm None of the drag pack cars have a vin/title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10phone2 Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 wagner should have his own video post of links as a sticky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedfocus1647545489 Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 So, I assume this is the full-tilt big blower option? I think I read they were going to do 2 or 3 versions for different calsses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 8s out of the box? Wow. Though I'm curious about something. What's the point to this? If it's to get a chassis pre-setup and built for drag racing, why drop a big expensive engine into it? But if it's to get a really fast car, that's cool, but I don't think there are national Stock classes in Drag Racing, and you don't need to do 8s for bracket racing. If you want a platform to start from, it seems to me that to get from 8s to 7s or even 6s the engine would need to be practically rebuilt, making it a waste. Wouldn't it be cheaper to build a 7 or 6 second car from scratch than to pitch most of the engine on an 80K+ car? What is the goal of a purpose-built, title-less, 8sec drag car? It's an impressive feat. But I think I'm missing something here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattKatz Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 I'm with you...I see no purpose to these cars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagner Posted August 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 8s out of the box? Wow. Though I'm curious about something. What's the point to this? If it's to get a chassis pre-setup and built for drag racing, why drop a big expensive engine into it? But if it's to get a really fast car, that's cool, but I don't think there are national Stock classes in Drag Racing, and you don't need to do 8s for bracket racing. If you want a platform to start from, it seems to me that to get from 8s to 7s or even 6s the engine would need to be practically rebuilt, making it a waste. Wouldn't it be cheaper to build a 7 or 6 second car from scratch than to pitch most of the engine on an 80K+ car? What is the goal of a purpose-built, title-less, 8sec drag car? It's an impressive feat. But I think I'm missing something here. These are built for super stock and other class racing. There are very strict rules and these along with the cobrajet and drag Pac challengers are made for it. To be competitive at the highest levels in these classes you need a car like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 These are built for super stock and other class racing. There are very strict rules and these along with the cobrajet and drag Pac challengers are made for it. To be competitive at the highest levels in these classes you need a car like this. Ok, so there are "stock" classes. I see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagner Posted August 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 Ok, so there are "stock" classes. I see. Yep, there are guys in stock that have put lt1 fbodies in the 10's if memory serves me right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickey4271647545519 Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 There a guys in s/a "stock/a" that have gone high 9s with ls1 F-bodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draco-REX Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 Makes me wonder just how "stock" they are... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagner Posted August 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 Makes me wonder just how "stock" they are... You are limited to stock displaced motor, limited cam, ect, etc. They use about every trick in the book to run all out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagner Posted August 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 http://www.competitionplus.com/08_19_2004/stock_elim.html Great read on how limited you are in stock class. Now super stock is a bit more open, but still big money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KennyFKINPowerz Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 I have been following these cars for a while and I get all the GM newsletters about them. This is a badass piece but I am not sure that I would pay the 90k price tag for one. The car is still gangster though and has a really cool story behind the Copo concept, dating back to the originals in 69. And like Wags said, Copos are strictly built for NHRA Super Stock class. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otis Nice Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 On the second pass after taking delivery from GM. Overnight parts? Also, 43 sec vid for an 8 sec pass. :dumb: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedfocus1647545489 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Overnight parts? Also, 43 sec vid for an 8 sec pass. :dumb: Drag racing is typically a much higher Wait Time:Racing Time ratio than that even. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buck531 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 Drag racing is typically a much higher Wait Time:Racing Time ratio than that even. I'd much rather see a video of a 2 hour wait in the staging lanes and then a 8 second pass. :gabe: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistedfocus1647545489 Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 I'd much rather see a video of a 2 hour wait in the staging lanes and then a 8 second pass. :gabe: That's all I remember about drag racing. I spent an awful lot of time stopped or going slow for a "fast" sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EssFo Posted August 13, 2012 Report Share Posted August 13, 2012 They use a Ford 9 inch haha No title Means No street use Hmmmm Strange 9 inch, not Ford. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallard Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 8s out of the box? Wow. Though I'm curious about something. What's the point to this? If it's to get a chassis pre-setup and built for drag racing, why drop a big expensive engine into it? But if it's to get a really fast car, that's cool, but I don't think there are national Stock classes in Drag Racing, and you don't need to do 8s for bracket racing. If you want a platform to start from, it seems to me that to get from 8s to 7s or even 6s the engine would need to be practically rebuilt, making it a waste. Wouldn't it be cheaper to build a 7 or 6 second car from scratch than to pitch most of the engine on an 80K+ car? What is the goal of a purpose-built, title-less, 8sec drag car? It's an impressive feat. But I think I'm missing something here. The S/C cars are 5.3L's based on the LSX block (the same block in Marc's Vette). If someone wanted to push it farther I don't think tehy'd have to start the build over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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