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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Houston, Texas
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![]() I was wondering about how much horse power or torque it takes to lift the front wheels of a 95 mustang car a foot or more off the ground? Could you do it on street tires?
Just wondering, any help would be great! -Ace |
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![]() Not sure about the HP portion, but it is a combination of traction, and weight transfer.. you could have a car with enuff hp, but not enough traction or weight transfer to the rear...
probly could'nt do it on regular street tires, they would break loose before they hooked enuff to lift the front of the car... ------------------ Black,84 GT,ground effects,shorty headers, 'open' dual exh.,302 HO(no pollution control crap)bored .060,T5,89 ported heads,edelbrock Performer manifold, Edelbrock 2122 cam,600 Holley, high volume oil pump... Some day (3:73 gears & N2O)!!! will this ever end???? |
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#3 |
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Join Date: Jun 1999
Location: Walker, MI, USA
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![]() There is a guy that has a car with Shot 150HP and it does that.
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#4 |
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Join Date: Apr 1999
Location: Overland Park, KS, USA
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![]() JerryIII's dead on. Some cars that have been race prepped (interior padding removed, rear seat deletes, lightweight seats, etc.) with tubular K-members, good rear control arms, and slicks could probably do it with near stock HP. It's 90% weight transfer and traction, 10% power.
------------------ 1984 1/2 GT350 (#842 Hatchback w/ T-tops), 302HO, Comp cams Xtreme Energy cam, Carter 625cfm carb, Weiand Stealth intake, MSD distributor, MSD coil, FMS 9mm wires, 1 5/8" MAC unequal shorties, 2 1/2" MAC Prochamber H-pipe, Flowmaster 2 chambers, KYBs, 16"x8" 4 lug Cobra Rs, Falken 245/45ZR16s So I pushed it up to 110, That flathead motor was about to give in, I crossed my fingers and prayed to the lord, Don't let me down you fuct up ford!" "5-Oh Ford" by The Reverend Horton Heat |
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#5 |
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Join Date: Dec 2000
Posts: 31
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![]() Just go down to the nearest hardware store and buy 5 or 6 bags of concrete mix. Place them as far back in your hatch as possible, so you have a ton of weight behind the axle.
Launch like normal and watch the wheelstand! ![]() |
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#6 |
Tubbed and Juiced
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Posts: 1,861
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![]() No you could not lift the wheels off the ground on normal street tires, if you have that much power, you will just roast the tires hardcore. About lifting the front wheels off the ground, it all depends on your set-up.
------------------ 1989 GT, 3:55's, full exhaust, 4 in. hood, Pro 5.0, All parts for sale now. 2000 Camaro SS-A4 =P 1989 Chevy S-10, EX. Cab-383(500+hp on motor), trick flow heads, trick flow pistons, etc... autometer phantom gauges, "built" 700R4, roll cage, lexan back window, corbeau seats, R.H.S. 5 harnesses, Fuel cell, convo pro wheels, 15x14's with 29x18.5 M/T'S on back, 15x4's on front, nitrous, and so much more! http://www.geocities.com/i8urvpr/JM.html |
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#7 |
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Ontario canada
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![]() well what if your "normal" Street tires are cheater slicks. Yes it can be done but not consistantly. i lifted my car the first time and almost pissed myself it was right after some pro stock cars layed down some numbers and they soaked down the track with traction compond before the "street" event it was the best launch i ever have had also ruinned my torque boxxes.
------------------ 89 with 395 single stage n2o .garret t3. 373's Suspention worked out finnaly . need cage . |
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#8 |
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Join Date: May 2001
Location: Houston, Texas
Posts: 33
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![]() Thanks, I dont have a mustang but I SHOULD by christmas
![]() Thanks again, -Ace |
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#9 |
Dirk Diggler
Join Date: Feb 1999
Location: SLOATSBURG, NY
Posts: 1,931
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![]() 4 differnt people swaer up and down that i did a wheelie on the street with my street tires b4
------------------ 1987 black notch(ex 4 banger) DSS 306 w/ main support...Elderbrock 6028 heads..gt-40 intake..24# injectors...70 mm tb..77 pro-m...accel 300+..mac full legnth..tremec w/ pro5oh...full MAC exhaust,off road h-pipe,long tubes, catback...ron davis radiator..subframes, control arms...CFDF II..o yea holley FPR sucks..dont buy one.. AIM=onesillynotch ![]() |
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