What HP to run 13's with auto trans & full weight?

[gstanfield]

OK, what HP/TQ would it take to make my ext cab 4wd long bed truck run 13's? The details of what I've done so far are in my sig. I might consider running Nitrous to be able to keep the smoke down, as I don't want to get into turbos with a lot of lag and can't afford twins right now anyway. I know 13's with a 12V should be relatively easy, and I'm not so much looking at what mods to do as just what HP number I need to shoot for.

Thanks for any suggestions,
George

 

[JQmile]

If you have good traction, and are geared within your power curve, (which you should be) then it mostly just comes down to power-to weight ratio. I had a little V8 Vega wagon (sleeper) that ran 13.6@102 weighing in at 3010lbs with 197rwhp, so I would say if you weighed around 7000# it would take about 450whp to be safely into the 13s. Give or take of course.

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