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NewHemi · 02-11-2010, 09:48 PM

As Jeff said, just make sure your bottom end bearings and journals are good. Your engine may or may not have been run before you got it. So check clearances and make sure it all looks good. Then if the bottom end is good, you should be able to run up to 6K rpm without a problem. Above that, you need top end work, but you probably already knew that..

Speaking of costs and these beauties. I am one of those poor souls who started out putting a large (over $40K) down payment on the car before we actually knew was in the package....Thinking it was a race ready car like the prototypes, I was expecting, and willing to pay more than what turned out to be the $37K list price for a car with "some assembly required".

My dealer was very understanding that it wasn't what we all expected, and he was ready to cancel my order....unless I agreed to let him keep the "down payment" as full payment for the car. So I started out paying more for my car than it should have paid... But the fun just keeps coming, and so do the expenses...

However as I told my son Drooze (Chris) one day as I was thinking about the costs.... If I had any idea this car was going cost me this much money.....

I still would have done it!

My girlfriend still doesn't get it though. (good thing we live in towns about 40 minutes apart...) She has asked me to explain this car a couple of times, and usually starts out by her saying "Let me understand this..."
You are paying more for this car than the house you just bought.. right? The answer is YES! The next question usually is; "and you can't drive it on the street, right?"

And my answer always is "That is the point!" It is a Drag Race Car, and only one of a limited number. And not everyone gets a chance to do what we are doing.

I have told her though that next time I take my SRT8 to my local track, we will put my grandson's helmet on her and she can ride shotgun... then when we are siitting at the tree and we hole shot the guy in the other lane, and get to end of track first, she just might understand...

Or maybe not, but it really doesn't matter. It is my money, and she is not my wife (after 3 marriages that were just all wrong, I just figure that I am not someone who should be married..) and I already have bought her enough diamonds and a Porsche Boxster, so I can spend the rest of my money any way I want.

David
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02-11-2010, 09:48 PM	#26
NewHemi Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 472 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Drag Pak Engines As Jeff said, just make sure your bottom end bearings and journals are good. Your engine may or may not have been run before you got it. So check clearances and make sure it all looks good. Then if the bottom end is good, you should be able to run up to 6K rpm without a problem. Above that, you need top end work, but you probably already knew that.. Speaking of costs and these beauties. I am one of those poor souls who started out putting a large (over $40K) down payment on the car before we actually knew was in the package....Thinking it was a race ready car like the prototypes, I was expecting, and willing to pay more than what turned out to be the $37K list price for a car with "some assembly required". My dealer was very understanding that it wasn't what we all expected, and he was ready to cancel my order....unless I agreed to let him keep the "down payment" as full payment for the car. So I started out paying more for my car than it should have paid... But the fun just keeps coming, and so do the expenses... However as I told my son Drooze (Chris) one day as I was thinking about the costs.... If I had any idea this car was going cost me this much money..... I still would have done it! My girlfriend still doesn't get it though. (good thing we live in towns about 40 minutes apart...) She has asked me to explain this car a couple of times, and usually starts out by her saying "Let me understand this..." You are paying more for this car than the house you just bought.. right? The answer is YES! The next question usually is; "and you can't drive it on the street, right?" And my answer always is "That is the point!" It is a Drag Race Car, and only one of a limited number. And not everyone gets a chance to do what we are doing. I have told her though that next time I take my SRT8 to my local track, we will put my grandson's helmet on her and she can ride shotgun... then when we are siitting at the tree and we hole shot the guy in the other lane, and get to end of track first, she just might understand... Or maybe not, but it really doesn't matter. It is my money, and she is not my wife (after 3 marriages that were just all wrong, I just figure that I am not someone who should be married..) and I already have bought her enough diamonds and a Porsche Boxster, so I can spend the rest of my money any way I want. David ________ Porn For Free Last edited by NewHemi; 04-05-2011 at 10:07 PM.