Big Assed Snail

General Discussion
#1

Saw this brutal thing today at Cars and Coffee at the Aston Martin dealer. I can’t recall if the owner said 1500 to the wheels or crank but its got drag radials and the guy said it pulls high 7’s in the 1/4 mile.

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww127/owenjp/IMG_9245.jpg

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww127/owenjp/IMG_9244.jpg

Also saw this familiar sight in the engin bay of a Spyker

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww127/owenjp/IMG_9227.jpg

#2

I want that oil cap from the Spyker!!!

Thanks for sharing the pics!!

#3

Here are some more pics, there were lots of Gallardos blah blah but these are a few of the more interesting cars.

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww127/owenjp/IMG_9237.jpg

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww127/owenjp/IMG_9234.jpg

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww127/owenjp/IMG_9242.jpg

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww127/owenjp/IMG_9238.jpg

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww127/owenjp/IMG_9231.jpg

That last one is a '62 twin grill owned by a work colleague.

#4

Nice shots, the guy with the Supra told me the same, 1500whp, but apparently he has gotten better at shifting, because he told me 8.5@177.

#5

Yeah, he did say the 7s were with a different transmission.

#6

that’s the $100+ dollar a barrel oil versoin of cars and coffee. PRetty fucking awesome.

#7

Sweet rides. No time to make it down yesterday :frowning:

#8

Went back today for the fitst time since may and it was pretty slow. The only two interesting really:

Friends Lambo:

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww127/owenjp/photo3.jpg

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww127/owenjp/photo2.jpg

Vanquishy goodness.

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww127/owenjp/Vanquish.jpg

Love the 3 Corolla discount:

http://i712.photobucket.com/albums/ww127/owenjp/photo1.jpg

#9

LOL ^^ 4 grand rear seat entertainment? Is that a couple of hookers or something?

#10

Lol @ supra owner saying it goes 7s

#11

possible…however at altitude I’d love to see it. Pretty improbable. Also the gap from 8.5 to 7.XX is gigantic. I can’t see a transmission shaving 6 tenths off his time.

http://www.google.ca/search?q=supra+quarter+mile+record&rls=com.microsoft:en-us&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1&redir_esc=&ei=QnX8T9bRCKHH6wGSjpnHBg

#12

At what point do you need a parachute? Is that just based on trap speed or ET as well?

Just kinda curious. When you’re getting into the 7’s, it seems like that’s getting close to needing a parachute on the back of the car.

There are/were a couple supra’s around me ranging for 800-1000+rwp, but most ran 9’s from what I recall. It’s kinda funny too, the guys really interested in the 1/4 all switched their manual Supra’s to automatics b/c they could control the launch and shifts so much better at that power level with a auto vs manual, esp when talking about a light RWD car.

#13

150 mph

If you’re well into the 10s you’re probably threatening parachute territory. 7s is a guaranteed parachute.

The rule is

10.00-10.99 = parachute at 150 mph
7.50-9.99 = double parachute at 200 mph

i.e. 10.8 @ 130 is fine without a parachute, but 10.8 @ 150 needs one.

#14

Correct