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Salt flats fantasy

I have an old Chrysler - Peterson publication about Lindys attempt at the flats if interested. He was buildng a Hemi Bird. Age old tech but maybe worth a read.
 
mopar 3 B said:
I have an old Chrysler - Peterson publication about Lindys attempt at the flats if interested. He was buildng a Hemi Bird. Age old tech but maybe worth a read.
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I'd be very interested! How can I get a copy from you?
 
I think this is a great project, something I've always wanted to do too.

Echoing others here, but it's going to take more than 600hp to push a vintage car to 200mph. Car Craft did a '93 Mustang Cobra...took 720hp to go 201...The 2013 Shelby GT500 made 650 hp and could run 200 mph, and of course someone's already posted on the Hellcat. All those cars have a C/D less than any vintage iron.

Please keep us posted on the progress, I think it'll great fun!
 
Average Joe said:
I think your plan is awesome.I ran the airstrip attack here at the Colorado Springs Airport in my charger back in June. I was able to get to 150MPH in 1/2 mile. I run a F1 Procharger on my Hemi and put a little over 800 to the ground and I was pushing the engine to its limits to do the 150 in half mile.It was a little sketchy when I got to 150 but a lot fun. I am planning on trying to do 160 next year with some changes.This was my first time doing high speeds but I felt the car did well and could do a little more with a air dam and different gears. I know its not quite what your doing but if you want to see any of the set up I have I would be more than willing to share.
Thanks,Joe
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Hey Joe,
Yeah, I'd love to see what kind of setup you have and what you like and don't like about it. So what year Charger do you have?
 
GrabberOrange69 said:
I think this is a great project, something I've always wanted to do too.

Echoing others here, but it's going to take more than 600hp to push a vintage car to 200mph. Car Craft did a '93 Mustang Cobra...took 720hp to go 201...The 2013 Shelby GT500 made 650 hp and could run 200 mph, and of course someone's already posted on the Hellcat. All those cars have a C/D less than any vintage iron.

Please keep us posted on the progress, I think it'll great fun!
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Yeah, I'm reading more and learning more thanks to everyone's input. I'm still researching to come up with a good recipe for the engine. that is why I like to hear what other guys (or gals, if you've seen Emily in Flying Sparks garage videos on YouTube) have done and parts they've used. A lot of guys are recommending Trick Flow heads. Anyone have their favorites/
Also I've also been reading the SCTA rule book and trying to decipher that. for instance, I'm not sure if I need a 4, 8 or 10 point roll cage. It says things like "a minimum four point roll cage is required if the front hoop is continuous and directly connected to the lower frame rail and bars are mounted to the shoulder bar." I need to talk to people in the know so that I build it right the first time. Luckily I've found a number of sources for things like the roll cage and they only run about $300 to $400. So I'm still gathering information and parts...
 
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