What will it take to do 190 MPH in a Mile Run?

If your referring to the the Texas mile, then I don't think its the top speed which is going to be limiting you, I think its the distance you have to get up to speed....Once you hit 160+ its going to take a lot of pavement to climb every 1-2mph...In 1 mile from start to finish you going to need to put the pedal down and get that mph quick!! Gearing is going to help your top end, but with the small distance you have, its going to make it worse off the line. Now if he had an unlimited runway, then thats another story :)

-Red
 
Im with Stinker. There aint shit you have to do but change the gears......Not in 1 mile...Go to the salt flats and do it in 3 miles....who cares....YOU HAVE TO LOWER IT THOUGH>>>>ALOT!
 
just hit 190 int eh 1/4 mile and dont worry about making it last for a mile :-D

that would be what, a 6 sec 1/4 mile?
 
I've been 180+ on a motorcycle..... that was wild enough...but at least it felt controllable.

190 in something as tall and bouncy as an SRT-10 truck would require wearing a whole box of Depends under yer fire suit.......

SD
 
K-80-123 said:
Heck Jack I have been in my friends Black wingless QC here in Tulsa at the sod farms where there is no access and flat smooth pavement and we have been 155...and his truck only has the cat back Magna Flow and CAI.....seems to me it sould not be to much of a stretch to do another 40 mph with my truck :dontknow:
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Walt,

I am quite sure your truck will run that fast, or even faster.
I am worried about what happens if something fails at that speed.
There is no margin for error.
Vehicles literally explode at that kind of speed.

I have been 175 in a corvette I was driving and it is like a video game.
The tires were Z rated and the C/G is much different that of a pickup truck.
These are trucks that are designed to haul things, not haul ass on a top speed run.

You are one of the most important members of this family and I don't want to see you get killed or hurt.

Put a driver in the truck if you are going to make that run.
 
FSTJACK said:
Walt,

I am quite sure your truck will run that fast, or even faster.
I am worried about what happens if something fails at that speed.
There is no margin for error.
Vehicles literally explode at that kind of speed.

I have been 175 in a corvette I was driving and it is like a video game.
The tires were Z rated and the C/G is much different that of a pickup truck.
These are trucks that are designed to haul things, not haul ass on a top speed run.

You are one of the most important members of this family and I don't want to see you get killed or hurt.

Put a driver in the truck if you are going to make that run.
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Thanks Jack, I will do that if the attemp is done.....right now a business in Denver is falling a part and will take all my time.....sorry to miss you guys at the meeting next week.....I was really looking forward to meeting all of you.....take care and thanks for the kind words.

Walt
 
Hey K-man if ya need a driver:idea: You know I dont mind!

I like the idea, but definitly lower it and so on. good luck with the buisiness and dont let it drive ya nutts too quick!
 
To do it in 1 mile like the Texas mile, your talking at least 1000rwhp. You will need suspension and brakes big time also.
 
Sounds, fun, you only live once, and I think if your going to dump that much money into somthing, you may as well make the most of it. Dont frame it and put it on the wall is what I'm saying.
Also if you add a cage, it only makes it safer for racing when you'd have a helmet. So if you plan to drive with it normally and you have a wreck, the impact will be stiffer and you could get really f'ed up on that cage. However if it were me I'd wear the race suit and helmet around all the time just to be stupid, that would rock! lol
 
Azmal said:
Sounds, fun, you only live once, and I think if your going to dump that much money into somthing, you may as well make the most of it. Dont frame it and put it on the wall is what I'm saying.
Also if you add a cage, it only makes it safer for racing when you'd have a helmet. So if you plan to drive with it normally and you have a wreck, the impact will be stiffer and you could get really f'ed up on that cage. However if it were me I'd wear the race suit and helmet around all the time just to be stupid, that would rock! lol
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Hell Yeah!! Put a flap in the roof too, just in case you get turned around!!:D :D
 
Walt....just 1/4 mile her....

Let me be the ass.....I don't think it will run 190.....or 180 for that matter...too big....too much drag.....too heavy...and way.....way....too unstable...I have run a viper GTS at 180 + and it is a handfull.....1 imperfection in the road and someone is going to get hurt.....

just hit the 1/4 and be the King.....:D
 
K-80-123 said:
OK guys what do I need....I have the motor and tranny....please give me a list...I know I need to be lower....race seats?....Belts?.....Tires?.....Rear end?....Cage?.......What else :dontknow:
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Big Balls!!:D
 
I can understand why Walt wants to do this. It's what he built the truck for.

My advice is to let a hired shoe do it. If things go okay, get the feedback and then decide if you want to try it or not.
 
Silverback said:
My advice is to let a hired shoe do it. If things go okay, get the feedback and then decide if you want to try it or not.
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That is EXACTLY why I have a driver for the Impala.Not much upside for me @ 45 years old to go down the dragstrip for the first time in a 10 second car @ 128 or so.Need to practice on a 12 second car .
 
Since I will not be in Houston next week my truck will be shipped back to me next week.....I will post some more pics for you guys....also I will get some vid of her running wide open and some drive by footage......I would like to do the mile run....but I will hire a driver....too many people counting on me right now.....I would like to do it...it would be a rush.....can't quite get that need for speed out of my system....:):)

Walt
 
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