so 400rwhp, 300 shot of n20, good traction.......10s, 11s,?????possible

 

If you can get 700hp to the ground with good traction I think you can run 9's depending on weight, gears, and tranny. I'm not really big into drag racing or nitrous though so you would have to ask someone else.

You will still most likely end up way over budget.

 

i know im probly goin over buget. as far as trans,,,goin to be a race prepared 700r4 by CPT and 3.73 gears

 

james,
I have a much different opinion from most on the best way to archive low
11s/high 10s. You don't need NOs and all the expensive parts. A good engine
combination and a great chassis is what I like. On a tight budget, flat top 355
in a 3000 car will get you there when you get the 60ft time where it needs
to be (1.45 - 1.50).

Are you planning on driving on the street?

 

yea this is goin to be a street/strip car. i wanna be able to run with anything on tha street and KILL imports and mustangs.

 

That's going to be your problem. Like he was just saying, a well set up car and a good motor combination will get you some very consistent and low times at the track. The trade off is streetability. If you want a car that is at home on the street and still runs in the 10's, you need to make raw power. Nitrous is probably the easiest way assuming you drivetrain can handle it.

 

for the rwhp that you want you are going to have to triple your budget

 

There is a big problem building something that will run with anything on
the street. People will hang a plate on a 9 second race car and drive
it on the street. Others will take a good running combination and spray
the heck out of it. Still others set up with forced induction. Trying to
compete at that level on a budget is foolish. I would forget about being
the fastest in the area; build a realistic combination with in your budget.

 

well run with everything around here. i guess i should have mentioned that. the fastest thing around here is a mustang 5.0 runnin 12s.

 

So what you have will be fine. 400rwhp and some spray should cover it.

 

ummm,,,if i make 550fwhp, how much of that will make it to the wheels?

 

Auto with what rear end? Depending on converter and all that, probably around 430 or so. Auto's don't put down really good dyno numbers so don't get hung up on them. Track is a better indicator. You may only put down 425 and it won't sounds impressive as 600, but when you beat them by 10 cars they'll know

 

what kinda track times will 450rwhp get in a 88 camaro, 700r4, and 3.73s in the rear?

 

low 11's or better in a good set-up car

 

ok, lets say i put most of the same parts in a 400 block, then what kinda numbers expect??