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<blockquote data-quote="wawazat" data-source="post: 3586398" data-attributes="member: 35603"><p>To explain my internal battle on whether I do one more round of parts or not, I should explain my goal for the car when I originally bought it. I wanted a comfy 4 door car that would go over 175mph in a half mile. It takes a LOT to get a 4500lb car to go that fast and there is a lot of strain on the drivetrain to handle the load. When I spec'd out the internals for the LSX block, I wanted to allow for enough ring gap to handle hours on the highway in the summer while making a minimum of 800whp boost only for the occasional romp on an open stretch. For the track, I wanted to be able to use nitrous to both cram more oxygen around the blower and help cool off the intake charge. The setup was built around reliably handling at least 1200whp on a track setting with spray and 800whp in something that could be driven every day. </p><p></p><p>I never got around to ordering parts for the nitrous setup and just enjoyed driving it in nice weather with warm roads and cool air as well as the occasional commute from OKC to Tulsa. It is such a mild mannered car in normal driving conditions that it catches you off guard when you lean on it a little. I really enjoy driving it, but you better have your milk money saved up for a road trip haha. On E85, I average about 10mpg around town with normal modest driving. A spirited drive around NW OKC typically sees between 7-8mpg hahaha. It is worth it and I am sure I will miss it if I let go of it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="wawazat, post: 3586398, member: 35603"] To explain my internal battle on whether I do one more round of parts or not, I should explain my goal for the car when I originally bought it. I wanted a comfy 4 door car that would go over 175mph in a half mile. It takes a LOT to get a 4500lb car to go that fast and there is a lot of strain on the drivetrain to handle the load. When I spec'd out the internals for the LSX block, I wanted to allow for enough ring gap to handle hours on the highway in the summer while making a minimum of 800whp boost only for the occasional romp on an open stretch. For the track, I wanted to be able to use nitrous to both cram more oxygen around the blower and help cool off the intake charge. The setup was built around reliably handling at least 1200whp on a track setting with spray and 800whp in something that could be driven every day. I never got around to ordering parts for the nitrous setup and just enjoyed driving it in nice weather with warm roads and cool air as well as the occasional commute from OKC to Tulsa. It is such a mild mannered car in normal driving conditions that it catches you off guard when you lean on it a little. I really enjoy driving it, but you better have your milk money saved up for a road trip haha. On E85, I average about 10mpg around town with normal modest driving. A spirited drive around NW OKC typically sees between 7-8mpg hahaha. It is worth it and I am sure I will miss it if I let go of it. [/QUOTE]
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