You Think Your Car Is Fast???

I doubt it....don't challenge this guy....you will loose

http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg/videos/view/56-Electric-Drag-Racing

I'll stick with the old gas guzzling muscle cars!

It is fast as all hell for being electric. I have to have the noise of a big block with a nice sound. I guess you could use a recording of a big block?? naa, need the real thing.

I don't understand how it is environmentally "correct".
What happens to the old batts? the lead acid ones can be recycled to an extent but the lithium ions go to a land fill (not to mention the strip mining to get the material in the first place). Where does the power come from? There is water pollution from the dams, natural gas and coal power plants pollute the air, and nuclear pollute as well. I don't understand how this is any better for the environment??????:no::no::no::no::no::no:

It is cool to have something different but 11.5 isn't all that fast. And yes I understand about the instant torque.

I don't understand how it is environmentally "correct".
What happens to the old batts? the lead acid ones can be recycled to an extent but the lithium ions go to a land fill (not to mention the strip mining to get the material in the first place). Where does the power come from? There is water pollution from the dams, natural gas and coal power plants pollute the air, and nuclear pollute as well. I don't understand how this is any better for the environment??????:no::no::no::no::no::no:

It is cool to have something different but 11.5 isn't all that fast. And yes I understand about the instant torque.


See....there's the problem. You just aren't wearing BLINDERS like the environazis that think we should all drive electric because it will fix everything.

screw that ,it dont go rumpity rumpity rumpity

Also I forgot my '68 Newport is more environmentally friendly then a prius. I am recycling a car not manufacturing a new car and discarding an old one. Yes it is pure big block but it is well tuned and maintained so it stays in good running order, it does pollute but what happens in 3-8 years when the batts go out on a prius and it costs more to replace them then the car is worth??? The lithium Ions like I said before are sent to a LAND FILL. How is a prius better then say a new challenger? yes it uses less gas now but I bet it's total "carbon foot print" is higher.

Al Gore would give this guy a medal. I'm really tired of shoveling all this global warming in my driveway! :rolling:

How many batteries do I need to power a 1964 Chrysler Imperial.350 or 462?
LOL Jim

...............There was a pretty good thread at FABO on an electric Duster.............It's interesting to see this develop, regardless of what your personal tastes are.

I'm fascinated by the tech...........:grin:

I would own a Tesla.....but I wouldn't pay $125K for it

http://www.teslamotors.com/

Al Gore would give this guy a medal. I'm really tired of shoveling all this global warming in my driveway! :rolling:

LMAO! I'm tired of shoveling too!

Electric dragracing??? Shocking!

I'd like to know the 60 ft. times, that thing leaves!

I don't care about the political bs / tree huggers / global warming / :blahblah::blahblah: end of it.
The guy built it in his garage and it's flat out cool! I dig it.

I'd like to know the 60 ft. times, that thing leaves!

I don't care about the political bs / tree huggers / global warming / :blahblah::blahblah: end of it.
The guy built it in his garage and it's flat out cool! I dig it.

But its not very fast at 11.5

But its not very fast at 11.5

Your car is faster? And a daily street driver?

My point of this thread was not to criticize the guy for doing what he did....I like it....shows thinking outside the box....wonder if you could do better....show us what you built in your garage and will it go faster than 11.5?

But its not very fast at 11.5

Yeah sure, it's a real pooch. The guy should be ashamed, eh?

Electric dragracing??? Shocking!


Good grief.....................:sFun_doh2:

One word...boring...where's the drama and excitement in that? At least a rocket or jet car makes the earth shake a little! We need the Good Vibrations!
-J

The excitement is watching the faces and remarks by BMW & Corvette owners after they got beat by the Energizer Bunny :rolling:

Ok, point taken...as long as a Mopar wasn't embarrased...Ha!

11.5 may not be drag car fast, but I'm willing to bet it will whoop most cars on the street (including Mopars).

Dont get me wrong I love the sound (and the entire experience of driving) a Mopar whether it's a slant six, small block, or big block.
When fuel shoots up over $5.00 a gallon they'll lose alot of their cool factor real fast for me.
I'll never be able to afford to feed my cars once that happens.

my rumpity rumpity is gonna kick his a$$. new meaning to shoot the juice to it

i,ll race anybody heads up for a bottle of jack daniels!

i,ll race anybody heads up for a bottle of jack daniels!

I second this. Hell, gimmie the jack first and I'll hook a bottle up to my John Deere and race that.

And yeah 11.anything isnt that fast. I ran a 1st gen RX7 with just a little juice and got 10.6......of course all the apex seals blew out, and we had to add 2 quarts of auto tranny fluid to the fuel to help it get enough compression to get us home, where it sat under a tree for 8 years before i sold it for scrap.......

wow, now that I think about it, those cars are pieces of s@%t...........

And i also realize how much dumb s@&t I have done in the name of personal amusement. I can't believe I'm alive.:edgy:

I second this. Hell, gimmie the jack first and I'll hook a bottle up to my John Deere and race that.

And yeah 11.anything isnt that fast. I ran a 1st gen RX7 with just a little juice and got 10.6......of course all the apex seals blew out, and we had to add 2 quarts of auto tranny fluid to the fuel to help it get enough compression to get us home, where it sat under a tree for 8 years before i sold it for scrap.......

wow, now that I think about it, those cars are pieces of s@%t...........

And i also realize how much dumb s@&t I have done in the name of personal amusement. I can't believe I'm alive.:edgy:
lol, dude sounds like you need to stay away from that whisky they call fighting cock that they sell down south(years ago that stuff phucked me up)
:rolling:

I second this. Hell, gimmie the jack first and I'll hook a bottle up to my John Deere and race that.

And yeah 11.anything isnt that fast. I ran a 1st gen RX7 with just a little juice and got 10.6......of course all the apex seals blew out, and we had to add 2 quarts of auto tranny fluid to the fuel to help it get enough compression to get us home, where it sat under a tree for 8 years before i sold it for scrap.......

wow, now that I think about it, those cars are pieces of s@%t...........

And i also realize how much dumb s@&t I have done in the name of personal amusement. I can't believe I'm alive.:edgy:

i hear this out of a lot of people who cant run 11s and keep it together. pretty dam quick for a n/a street car

BTW: I remember the Portland Int. Raceway.

Toniflexin!! Just a question, do you have real NHRA type Drag strips in Germany, as in Baveria. I'm the Wisconsin German, and i'm just wondering..........Thanks John Lang

i,ll race anybody heads up for a bottle of jack daniels!
best i heard yet! screw the racin, let`s get the jack goin:sixpack: i`d buy, if you weren`t so freakin far away!

Toniflexin!! Just a question, do you have real NHRA type Drag strips in Germany, as in Baveria. I'm the Wisconsin German, and i'm just wondering..........Thanks John Lang


Hi John,

we have one real drag strip in Luckau near Berlin. It's a permanent preserved drag strip.

The second is in Hockemheim on the Formular-1 GP race circuit.

We are racing on both drag strips after DMSB-rules (Deutscher Motorsport Verband), that are equal to NHRA-rules. We run in Hockenheim all classes up to Top Fuel Dragsters (one run of the european mastership).

http://www.msto.org/

http://www.hockenheimring.com/Default.aspx?tabid=302

We have also one really good drag strip without adhesion in Bitburg.

http://www.1on1-motorsports.de/mambo45/

greetings

Jens

I doubt it....don't challenge this guy....you will loose
http://www.opb.org/programs/ofg/videos/view/56-Electric-Drag-Racing

Where is the sound and the smell (fuel)?! ;)

I love the smell of Hi-test in the morning.....

It's the smell of.......victory

With Lithium batteries his car is like 1800 pounds, if he adds another 1800 pounds to it I'll race him head up and beat him by at least 20 car lengths....Or I could lose 1800 pounds on mine and still beat him by 20...lol

If, if, if, if....
:ohthedrama:

Ok, I will whoop him heads up too, and spot him the 1800 pounds....The only electric powered anything I'll drive is a wheelchair, not too soon I hope...

Waste of time and money... It's like the guy who passes on a complete 340 4 speed duster project to get a running 1975 Chevy Nova. Just doesn't get it and probably never will. Sad, just sad. :(

Now how do I get the 7 minutes or so of reading and watching this BS?!?!

i wonder how much money in comparison he put into it in orfer to run in the 11's

Tree huggin,enviro,Ricer!!!!!
CRAP!

:ohthedrama:

The guy in the video is pretty indignant. Yay your car runs 11s, dont be an ass about it. I bet there were plenty of cars at the track that night that would woop ass on that lame import and then put some pump gas in it and drive it home. I bet that datsun wouldnt go 30 miles with a charge. Cordless drill anyone? Damn thing is always dead when I need it.:mad: While I am at it I think I need a gas powered cordless drill:tongueflap:

Ross's statements right up front of this thread are the ones that hit the nail on the head. Don't go all tree-huggin' bunny-lovin' if you're not willing to talk about the whole scheme: where do the batteries come from? How is the raw material processed? Where does the raw material come from? When you plug it in, doesn't that increase energy usage on the grid from fossil fuel plants? What happens to the batteries once they've outlived their usage? This idiot can brag all he wants to, but just like most tree-huggers he only points out the facts he wants to talk about and then conveniently looks the other way about the front end and back end of getting to the point where he wants to be. Confront a hybrid owner with some of these questions and watch the look on their faces: their either indignant that you even mention the fact that they're actually adding to the problem and not offsetting it, or it's a look of total ignorance because they bought into the BS of electric motors and hybrids.

Ummm.. I either prefer Po-Ta-To, Po-Ta-To, Po-Ta-To, Po-Ta-To...

Or ...Betty-Duke, Betty-Duke, Betty-Duke, Betty-Duke, Betty-Duke, Betty-Duke....

Not... ..... ...... ...... ...... ...... ..... ...... ...... "crickets"

Different Folks....Different strokes......... Skip the vanity! Am I going to brag to my neighboor about my new kick butt air compressor?....No, he really don't give a crap!

I think it's cool outside the box engineering. Did you see that holeshot? I want one.

The guy in the video is pretty indignant. Yay your car runs 11s, dont be an ass about it. I bet there were plenty of cars at the track that night that would woop ass on that lame import and then put some pump gas in it and drive it home. I bet that datsun wouldnt go 30 miles with a charge. Cordless drill anyone? Damn thing is always dead when I need it.:mad: While I am at it I think I need a gas powered cordless drill:tongueflap: love your name

See....there's the problem. You just aren't wearing BLINDERS like the environazis that think we should all drive electric because it will fix everything.

Exactly, how much air pollution was made while charging the batteries of the car? It seems like when it comes to electric cars the electricity they use just magically comes out of the air and not from coal fired power plant or anything like that. I am all for the environment but just because the car doesn't have exhaust pipes doesn't mean it doesn't cause air pollution. It just doesn't do it in a way that can be seen directly on the car. That bike is cool, they raced it this past summer at the track I work at.

So true. These idiots in the Republik of Kalifornia don't have enough electricity to run their A/C in the summer. Lots of rolling brown and blackouts. So where do they think they're gonna get the power to charge these cars up?

I mentioned I'd own a Tesla before. If I moved to Colorado (and had money) I could buy one and get a $42,000 REBATE on one:eek:

http://green.autoblog.com/2009/10/22/worlds-largest-rebate-save-42-000-on-tesla-roadster-in-colora/

love your name

If you gave me your birdable I would let you have my name.:tongueflap::rolling:

If you gave me your birdable I would let you have my name.:tongueflap::rolling: I can take REALWINGCARENVY :tongueflap::tongueflap::tongueflap::tongueflap:

They had some electric drag racing on speed channel a few months ago the funny thing was you could see them racing but the only sound you heard was birds and grasshoppers in the background. I'am not saying my car is faster cause I know its not but if I had to make a choice between the feel and the noise factor my 67 440 belvedere uncorked headers going down the track or the stealthy no thrills boring, get up grab a burger and coke at the snack stand electric car I do belive my choice would be a no nobrainer! tourqe twisting horsepower!! Mopar!! yeah baby! Besides could you ever had imagine Sox&Martin with a electric car?! NOT!! NOT A CHANCE!!

no...my car isn't fast.

I just got done watching that pic of the electric car let me tell ya the owner is a major a@#!! "Oh I just got done setting two track records in one night"!! If he thinks he is king crap then he needs to go over to the orlando speed week for the fastest street car shoot out I can say he would without a doubt get his dinner served on a silver plater and go home with his tail between his legs!! That just totaly ruffled my feathers and then some!! I need a drink!! Anyone buying?!

I would rather hear the sound of fuel dancing happily on the top of 8 high compression pistons any day !

I'am not saying thinking out of the box is a bad thing but it's the way the guy in the clip acted he was going up against 13 -12 sec cars so instead of just walking away and try to be humble-cool headed about it he went and took the low road road and his head swelled up the size of a beach ball. there was a part in the clip were he pulled up to the staging lanes against a muscle car and his buddy that was filming it was yelling "Oh here goes another one ready for another track record"! If I was there in the stands it would of took everything I had not "say shut up and sit down your making an a-- of yourself. Maybe I'am letting this whole thing get to me just alittle bit to much. I just belive that there is a line through out life between levle headed and being a horses butt. and after watching the clip he went over and beyond that line. I'll get off of my soap box and say thats all folks. have a good weekend.

Your car is faster? And a daily street driver?

My point of this thread was not to criticize the guy for doing what he did....I like it....shows thinking outside the box....wonder if you could do better....show us what you built in your garage and will it go faster than 11.5?

i got a street car for you, its a daily driver and i race it, except its on drag radials, so i try not to drive it every day to wear out the tread on them cause they are just as expensive as a new pair of slicks,but i guess what im trying to say iws that it is street legal, its a 68 dodge dart, with a 318, and it runs 10.40's n an 8th

i got a street car for you, its a daily driver and i race it, except its on drag radials, so i try not to drive it every day

:rolling:

I can take REALWINGCARENVY :tongueflap::tongueflap::tongueflap::tongueflap:

Darn it! I thought I was being clever:tongueflap:

By the way I drive the Swinger to work (12 miles) at least half the time and it runs tens.

:rolling:

whats the point of your message....your laughing at me for what reason?:tongueflap:

The reason is simple.
In the same run on sentence, you completely contradict yourself.

The reason is simple.
In the same run on sentence, you completely contradict yourself.

please tell me how i contradicted myself...


lets cut out the name calling shall we

Actually I'm 31.
But what does that have to do with anything?!?

As for me myself,......I will NEVER have a battle of wits with a unarmed person.......It just ain't right. :rolling:

My (ex) 69 Bee (number's matching 383 auto) ran 8.60's in the 1/8 mile and was a driver. Got 15mpg running 70mph. No juice either. You should be proud of what your car runs.

Theyre saying not 1 ounce of air pollution? Im pretty sure i saw tire smoke off that thing.
So are they saying burning rubber is not pollution? Cool, im down with that.

He says he doesn't rely on foreign oil, but clearly he still relies on a foreign CAR!!!

Just an overgrown R/C car!