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Baylor: Those DA's are much better than I expected! Not great, of course, but I was expecting worse down there in the Gulf. We're at almost 1000' elevation to begin w/ here, and usually have DA's in the 1600' (on a beautiful spring/fall day) to ~3500' in the dregs of summer. I was in...

Nothing wrong w/ 12.3 - 12.4 in SE Texas. What's the DA for those runs (just curious)? A SC engine will be somewhat less susceptible to poor air than an NA engine, making the "11's all day" statement that much more suspect, given your results. For me, it's the BS games GM plays (or appears...

Yeah, > $70k seems very expensive. I have to wonder what could be done with ~$30k put into a used Boss 302. Also, in my opinion, "11's all day" means around 11.85 at the slowest, to cover weather and traction changes. That is a HUGE difference from 12.3, much less 12.7. Large enough to make...

Excellent news!

Several hundred # is a LOT, Dirk. Lighter materials with sufficient strength are generally pretty pricey. Not that I'm trying to be contentious. Just skeptical. We'll see soon enough!

Interesting. Would like to reiterate that a cage adds considerable chassis stiffness. Yes, weight is increased, but performance is generally improved through consistent and fine-tuned suspension behavior. Also, if I infer correctly from previous comments, if GM believes no one will notice the...

Damn, damn fine.

Good news. Thanks JarStang. I remain skeptical of the car shedding several hundred pounds while keeping its current 107" wheelbase. Would be thrilled if that's true, but...

Overboost and S550Boss: I don't understand what you're arguing over. From your last two posts, you're saying the same things, imo. I'm in the aircraft industry, sort of, and S550's description of the general, overall engineering process going from one model to its successor is essentially...

Thanks for the pix over the last couple weeks or so, JarStang.

I appreciate your reply, John. I completely agree that the car needs to have enough trunk space for a weekend vacation for two, say. And I overlooked that when I said that cutting 3"-6" off the rear would make the car look better, to my tastes. I do hope the S550 has less rear overhang than...

Nice work, Chaz. Thanks for all the effort.

Thanks for the pic, Pill. Doesn't show much of anything though. Looks to be for marketing and/or preliminary design use.

Guys, I think at some point you need to agree to disagree. Of course I hope the car loses weight -- many good things derive from it; Jesse is correct. But, I'm sure we all can imagine that maybe it won't. It's generally REALLY easy to add weight to any machine. People want all the bells and...

If I could expand on eurospeed's Track Package: 1. lighter rims 2. performance tires to wring the most out of the car 3. lighter rotors 4. heavy-duty clutch AND hydraulics (assuming the clutch is hydraulic, lets get a bullet proof slave cylinder in there) No sense getting into the...

Not much to say lately, but I'd like to thank Pill for his efforsts here and in the "CD4 Chassis School" thread. I find them both very interesting.

Thed, you need to put down the brewski while typing.

Ditto. Thanks Chaz.

Sorry folks, that rear end would definitely be a deal breaker for me. Looks fine from the nose to the front edge of the rear wheel well, but aft of that --- much too elongated for my tastes. I'd think there'd be a lot of mass behind the rear 'axle' (ya, I know...) in this design, w/ associated...

I can easily understand how the S550 could gain weight, but I'm firmly hoping for/expecting weight loss. I thought quite a while over buying a 2012-2013 Boss, but ultimately did not. Why? Even though I'm an engine guy first and foremost, and the Road Runner is one sweet little mill, the size...