george wrote:those little hondas run 11's on a fully stripped car..i mean stripped nothing on the car. independant engine managment, race gas, slicks, drag shocks front and rear, and launching the car at 8000rpm and a pro driver, not to mention thousands of dollars invested in an engine who's cleareances are within micro meters of colliding. a mustang 5.0 or a camaro z28 with a thousand dollars in mods will run an 11 IN STREET FORM, blasting the a/c and with street tires on pump gas. Reason....torque wins races, horsepower sells cars....Steve saleen. oh and torque gets you to that 5000rpm on the track.
That just goes to show that there is a replacement for displacement. The Honda that I'm talking about was built by a 17 year old, and driven by the same "kids" that built it, nothing pro. That same shop built a civic that in street form, on pump gas and street tires hit a 12.1@121mph, full interior, just coilover suspension. Also, on the track it isn't a drag race, the torque doesn't get you 5K, downshifting does.