fast caprice station wagon

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  1. Phantom SS

    Phantom SS New Member

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    haha this thing is BAD to the bone!!!

     
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    Dayummm....SO reminds me of my 88 Electra, 455! :banana:
     
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    I have watched that video so many time I swear it should be worn out. That boxer is baddddd! I love the way it launches and almost drags the bumper from the weight transfer on the launches. Its all done the way it should be!
     
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    Mine launched exactly the same way. Dropped the ass end to the ground. I would have fixed that if I wouldn't have wrecked it.
     
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    Why fix it Fox? For drag racing, that the ideal way for cars to launch, transfer as much of the weight to the rear as possible, to help them hook and book.
     
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    speakin of draggin bumpa!!
     
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    Get rid of the wood panelling and he can drop a couple tenths.........
     
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    HAHAHA KK, thats probably true!

    Rick, that guy needs a wheelie bar and he could gain over 1/2 a second and 5+mph. Wheelies are cool, if you do not care about true bracket racing.
     
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    Yikes, I'll bet if that Caprice was towing a boat trailer and loaded with kids, it still would've beat the Mustang
     
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    ...bracket racing has nothing to do with HOW FAST..
    ..its about HOW CONSISTENT....and if hes consistent with the wheels in the air...then its all good(y)
     
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    How consistent can you be when the front is off the ground and you have to lift and correct it? I watched his vids and he lifted in several of them because he was into the center line. He would find that car more capable of consistent numbers if it was under control the entire track.

    Like here, same guy, same car and he could have killed somebody or himself.



    Or here, had to lift.



    I agree, you can win a big payout bracket session with a 22 second car, if you are consistent, but that car is far from it, not pulling wheel stands like that. Sure its cool as hell to watch and I bet even more to do, but he could actually do something with that car and win some money if he were to make it go down the track on all 4.
     
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