went for a ride in a 812 hp car!

sda2mike
sda2mike Posts: 3,131
edited April 2013 in The Clubhouse
what a blast! it was a 2008 shelby gt500...had an upgraded blower, intake, exhaust and suspension...just a stupid car! i'm still grinning:cheesygrin: the owner was being cautious..wasn't from the area..so, he was shifting at 'only 4500'...:eek: 1st gear bang 2nd, you're at 90..it was about that fast too...i gotta get another hot rod..it's been a long time..oh btw, the 812hp was at the wheels!:eek:
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  • snake1
    snake1 Posts: 567
    edited April 2013
    Nothing like a good muscle car! Wish I had the $ to build something wicked like that!
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited April 2013
    Sounds like enough power... :mrgreen: Congrats on the fun ride and remind him not to get a ticket!
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  • David R
    David R Posts: 134
    edited April 2013
    Did you get to see how it cornered?
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited April 2013
    David R wrote: »
    Did you get to see how it cornered?

    just enough...i could see that it was lowered...it was very steady...the owner mostly showcased the goofy-grin inducing accelaration:)
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  • venomclan
    venomclan Posts: 2,467
    edited April 2013
    Awesome, a friend of mine had a Corvette like that with 735 at the rear wheels. The car would lunge at 135mph, blink and your doing 185. Did 216 on the track. 3 neighbors on my street build muscle cars/hot rods from the ground up in their garages. Always cool to see the various stages of completion walking around the block. There is a muscle car/classic show here once a month, nothing like classic muscle to me.
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,648
    edited April 2013
    I have a buddy who races Porches. He has a 996 that has been SERIOUSLY redone. Just under 1k HP twin turbo opposed 6...
    In the length of your average freeway on-ramp, he can hit 150+. He has had it up to 220mph at the Texas mile. The thing that amazed me the most besides the stuck to the pavement like gun on a hot day handling was how much it felt like getting launched into the sky on one of those amusement park rides.
    There was a video floating around YouTube of it vs a Techart GT on some show on SpeedTV but I am too lazy to look it up atm.
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  • madmax
    madmax Posts: 12,434
    edited April 2013
    sda2mike wrote: »
    the 812hp was at the wheels!:eek:

    That is just way too much power for any car. Anything over 800 is overkill.
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  • jbooker82
    jbooker82 Posts: 1,627
    edited April 2013
    I would just keep your current car and build a drag car to run at the track. That way you can actually use the power your making.
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  • Tbone289
    Tbone289 Posts: 661
    edited April 2013
    madmax wrote: »
    That is just way too much power for any car. Anything over 800 is overkill.

    Yeah, the guy is going WAY overboard with that extra 12hp. :razz:
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    edited April 2013
    I have a buddy who races Porches.
    You don't say!...I went ahead and looked it up. All i found was super expensive cars and not a single stick of PT or even stairs to be found. Take video next time he's ripping up the asphalt on a "PORCH". :lol:

    Sorry....:cheesygrin:
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited April 2013
    jbooker82 wrote: »
    I would just keep your current car and build a drag car to run at the track. That way you can actually use the power your making.

    it's his every day car..money is not an issue, i guess..i agree: one sane car, one not so
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited April 2013
    madmax wrote: »
    That is just way too much power for any car. Anything over 800 is overkill.

    the stock 550 hp is probably too much as well...from what i hear, they leave the factory with significant traction issues
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited April 2013
    mrbiron wrote: »
    You don't say!...I went ahead and looked it up. All i found was super expensive cars and not a single stick of PT or even stairs to be found. Take video next time he's ripping up the asphalt on a "PORCH". :lol:

    Sorry....:cheesygrin:
    Porsche

    i'm into porch racing...sda's singin with a gangster lean:)
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  • nguyendot
    nguyendot Posts: 3,594
    edited April 2013
    That's sweet - nothing like it. Friend (of same name as me) has a >1k hp GTR that was just built. Insane speeds + awd.
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited April 2013
    I keep checking back because pictures or it didn't happen...
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  • ZLTFUL
    ZLTFUL Posts: 5,648
    edited April 2013
    mrbiron wrote: »
    You don't say!...I went ahead and looked it up. All i found was super expensive cars and not a single stick of PT or even stairs to be found. Take video next time he's ripping up the asphalt on a "PORCH". :lol:

    Sorry....:cheesygrin:
    Porsche

    Sorry. Laptop keyboard at work is some ****ty chiclet keyboard.
    But here is the video.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIsr07Ucwyg

    Or just do searches for VRAlexander 996TT
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  • chefkungfu
    chefkungfu Posts: 638
    edited April 2013
    Wow!! My 92LX coupe is only putting 450 to the wheels! I can't imagine what a monster of 800+hp is like!
    You're very lucky to ride shotgun in that beast!! I'm grinning and I didn't even ride in it!
    sda2mike wrote: »
    what a blast! it was a 2008 shelby gt500...had an upgraded blower, intake, exhaust and suspension...just a stupid car! i'm still grinning:cheesygrin: the owner was being cautious..wasn't from the area..so, he was shifting at 'only 4500'...:eek: 1st gear bang 2nd, you're at 90..it was about that fast too...i gotta get another hot rod..it's been a long time..oh btw, the 812hp was at the wheels!:eek:
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  • Goldenboy72206
    Goldenboy72206 Posts: 126
    edited April 2013
    i love cars that are fast fast fast baby!!!!!!!!!!
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  • chris23120
    chris23120 Posts: 95
    edited April 2013
    I can tell I am getting old or don't drive my fun cars enough. I took my vette out for a quick spin yesterday. Its supercharged and puts down 620@the wheels. Since I run DRAG RADIALS year round I figured it would hook pretty good with the pavement finally a reasonable temp from the 80degree day. I rolled onto it in first, started breaking loose as boost came up at 4000rpm, short shifted second, had traction to 5000rpm, then when it settled down after the 2-3 shift I was going triple digits and thinking about how I could probably change the pulley back to a 7psi from the current 10 because this is more power than I need...
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  • chefkungfu
    chefkungfu Posts: 638
    edited April 2013
    Very fun, huh? Everytime the wheels break loose, it puts a smile on my face!! I'm glad you had some nice weather to enjoy that 'vette! I'm sure that's one sweet ride!! I absolutely LOVE GM & Ford cars. I recently sold a 71 camaro w/ a 396. That was a fun toy! Now I have my LX coupe & 87 GN.
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    Sorry guys, didn't mean to jack the thread.
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