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Old 10-25-2010   #137
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Re: What does it take to run a 10? 500whp@DB, practice, or both? Neither?

End of the day, run your own race.

FWIW I'd consider myself mediocre at best and was running pretty solid 12.5's@115 with 414whp dynojet and was able to get it down to 12.3@116. With more practice and technique coaching I think I could ultimately get it down to 12.2 and mayyyyyybe 12.1 if stretching it. Previous trip I was running 13.1@106 with ~310-320whp dynojet so I picked up 1.0sec/10mph with about 100whp.

So even pouring in race gas the car felt quite a bit quicker but I was only up ~35-40whp. I figure my car with 500whp and more practice would get me another .7sec/7mph or maybe .9/9 (mix in the law of diminishing gains?) and that would put me in the 11.5@125mph range. Throw in another 70whp and the math says that yea you're on the cusp of 10's. Go for gold, but again, run your own race.
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