Regardless of whether there's a place on the street to use it, if you race the car, there's still a huge benefit. There's nothing that says you cannot use a good tight 5K converter on a dual purpose car.
I suppose the same question could be asked of bigger cams, single plane intakes, big carburetors, gears........................Maybe the question you should ask is there a street where you can use that 5k stall for all it's glory ?
I run a 528" Hemi with over a .800 custom 55MM roller bearing cam, tunnel Ram and two 1050's with 4:10 gears on the street.I suppose the same question could be asked of bigger cams, single plane intakes, big carburetors, gears........................
IMHO, if you have to ask, you don't get it.
You obviously get it! LOLI run a 528" Hemi with over a .800 custom 55MM roller bearing cam, tunnel Ram and two 1050's with 4:10 gears on the street.
Street able goes as far as your imagination and pocketbook will allow.I run a 528" Hemi with over a .800 custom 55MM roller bearing cam, tunnel Ram and two 1050's with 4:10 gears on the street.
Much like a pretty woman.Street able goes as far as your imagination and pocketbook will allow.
RadI run a 528" Hemi with over a .800 custom 55MM roller bearing cam, tunnel Ram and two 1050's with 4:10 gears on the street.
I gotta meet up and see this car sometime - talk about a street car!! (I'm near Detroit too)I run a 528" Hemi with over a .800 custom 55MM roller bearing cam, tunnel Ram and two 1050's with 4:10 gears on the street.
I gotta meet up and see this car sometime - talk about a street car!! (I'm near Detroit too)
82 Imperial you say? Pictures?"Streetable" is also defined by some extent by geography. What's considered streetable here in a small town of, say 15,000 people, with only a few stoplights might be way too much in NYC or Chi-Town. When I ordered my solid roller cam I told the guy at Lunati, "It doesn't need to be Big Apple streetable. Think 'Little House on the Prarie' streetable." It made him chuckle, but he got it.
Gotta be honest, reading this thread has somewhat made me reconsider converting my '82 Imperial to a 4-speed. I've got time to think, though--that car's still three projects away.
It is at most cruise nights or car shows all summer.I gotta meet up and see this car sometime - talk about a street car!! (I'm near Detroit too)
It's a no E.T./ Grudge car. It's anyone's guess.I just want to know what it runs.
It's a no E.T./ Grudge car. It's anyone's guess.
I'd love to see what you have in your dedicated race car lolI run a 528" Hemi with over a .800 custom 55MM roller bearing cam, tunnel Ram and two 1050's with 4:10 gears on the street.
Exactly. Since most all stock cars ever made can obliterate the speed limit, what's the point to hot rodding at all, right?I suppose the same question could be asked of bigger cams, single plane intakes, big carburetors, gears........................
IMHO, if you have to ask, you don't get it.
Alot less than everyone thinks. I do it all myself with help of friends. And it is not dedicated race car. It is street driven as well.I'd love to see what you have in your dedicated race car lol
Cool.Alot less than everyone thinks. I do it all myself with help of friends. And it is not dedicated race car. It is street driven as well.
That's true, but if you put 5 grand on the hood of a true grudge car, you might get a chance to find out. lolLol. That’s what they all say.
What cruise or show do you frequently attend ? Detroit area?It is at most cruise nights or car shows all summer.