Yes my car has all the typical bolt on's and some minor weight reduction.
It did run 11.4 with stock manifolds,with headers,1.6 rockers it went 11.25@119 1.51 60'.

That was all on a stock torque arm,although it is bent and has a lil' twist to it now.

 

I dunno about under 400RWHP cars not needing suspension though, especially if you count tires in that catagory. I dunno about you guys but I can roast the tires at any speed in 1st, and get really sideways going to 2nd...and my cars pretty much stock. Add some bolt ons or a 150 shot and I'll be going sideways in 3rd and barking 4th

I'd like to see what a stock car with no or very few power mods could do with a 12 bolt, slicks, good gearing and a matched stall...I'm willing to bet they could pull mid 13's easy, maybe more.

 

I friend of mine ran 12.7 with basic bolt on's but he had a 9" rear and Et streets. Traction is what will give you ET's.

 

I went 12.9@104 with stock heads, manifolds, borla, cam, 1.6 RRs, Yank 3200 stall, and Hoosier DOTs.

 

You should see my buddy's car.

97 WS6 convertible.

He has a bone stock suspension.

The only mods he has are: Vigilante 2800 stall converter, K&N airfilter, and BFG DRs.

He runs 13.1@104mph.

Alot to be said for BFG DRs.

Can you imagine how fast he will be after Hooker Headers and true duals?

 

list his setup for us?

 

Maybe I'll be able to help
Im planning on doing a lot of before and after with my car
before and after a propperly matched stall
before and after heads
before and after CAI
before and after full suspension

i'm expecting a range of mid 12 to low 11, maybe even a high 10 with some skinnies and properly tuned suspesnion

 

12.7 @ 115 on street tires
2.2 60
and on the way home i lay a smack down on my friends LS1 that ran 11.9 @ 116

 

Your car probably would have run twelve flat if you had a decent sixty foot time.
The suspension is the most important investment that you can make in your car.

Daren

 

yeah..........thats IF you care about 1/4 mile racing.


out on the street, alot of guys around here race on the highway.....50-150, or something like that.

suspension aint gonna do crap for ya.

 

Hey Smokn, what are your mods?

 

please note subject of thread

 

The way I see it is 350 rwhp and under don't worry about suspension. The best susp. mod u can do is ET streets, drags or drag radials whichever u prefer but ET drags being the most helpful. Over 350rwhp some suspension pieces will help u but u don't have to go out and buy every piece BMR offers to be able to hook either. Frank 95z ran 1.4 60's 11.40's@115mph on mostly stock suspension. I ran 1.60 60' on totally stock susp. with a 125 shot. It is the combination and it differs for different power levels and weight of the car. My .02

 

Trey: List all his mods including tires and rear end.

 

when i PMed him he said

"There isnt/wasnt anything fancy when it was cutting 1.51 60's.
No Front swaybar,QA1 shocks springs in the front. Stock Torque arm and mount (the arm is bent and twisted now).
Stock rear shocks,springs,swaybar. Spohn adjustable LCA's,LCA Reloc. Brackets,SPohn adj panhard.
Mac SFC's and a custom 8 pt Rollbar.
Rear is a moser 9" with a spool and 3.70 gears.
Tires were Hoosier QTP 27x11.5x15
If you need more info feel free to ask,i think i covered it all."

i'm going to start with the 9'' and slicks, then add front shocks, then LCA then skinnies
we'll see what develops