Originally posted by Kremithefrog:
It's at the track and only at the track. (That's where you get the 1/8 mile times.) The point of running at a drag strip is to see how good of times you can get which is what he did (and what all the other people there do). At a non-nhra sanctioned event, this is allowed among many other things and is perfectly fine since you're just seeing how fast you can go. I guess if he added nitrous and used it to get faster times, that would be stupid too. 
Yeah, I understand that it's a 1/8 mile track seeing that you got a 1/8 mile slip 
I just think it's completely stupid to be yanking a 35lb hood off street car that is only capable of running 15s. Seriously, why stop there? Why not yank the trunk lid and all the seats. What sort of bragging rights does this get you? 9-second cars don't have problems with running a hood. If he added nitrous, good for him. Personally I think nitrous is a cheap way out to get 1/4 mile ETs, but it's still a true performance mod, not a ricer mod.
Dave
black 96 Maxima SE
Best ET/MPH: 14.31@99.3mph with a 2.18 60'
JDM intake manifold, ECU, intake, y-pipe, muffler
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