[Half-Inch Stud]

Great variety there. Re-inforces my bias that Pontiacs accelerate very well under load.

The Hellcat seemed slow huh.

[ponjohn]

Originally Posted by Scott Stoneburg

Current combo is an N/A 474 with E-heads. 340cfm ported by Butler. Victor manifold, 1050 Dominator, SR cam 268@.050 .660 lift., 3" exhaust over the rear end with Flowmaster 40 series 3 chamber mufflers. 9" rear with 3.73s. 275 MT drag radial. 1967 Firebird full interior, Car weighs 3550 with me in it.

4.25 stroke or 4.375?

[OCMDGTO]

Great looking and running car Scott!

[Scott Stoneburg]

Originally Posted by ponjohn

4.25 stroke or 4.375?

4.25 stroke.

[Scott Stoneburg]

Originally Posted by OCMDGTO

Great looking and running car Scott!

Thanks.👍

[455firebird1969]

Nice little video to watch, thanks for posting it.

You have a good looking first gen there Scott, good job driving around the Tesla.

This makes me want to get my junk running, hopefully I will Sometime soon.

[Tesla Plaid Channel]

Originally Posted by Scott Stoneburg

It is fast, and he is honest enough to post his losing videos too. 👍

Generally speaking, I post every race video from every race night.

Thanks for the races Scott, good fun!

[Tesla Plaid Channel]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Zeppelin

Can give the Tesla guy some credit for at least trying to pick on someone his own size/speed.
Versus only going after 8 or 9 second cars.
Even though your original 7.07 probably mislead him to thinking you were the next kill sticker going on his battery charger.

Thanks for pulling his plug and draining his batteries


Fking Tesla was fast though

Thanks for noticing. I seek out cars running in the 6-s and faster. Most cars I race are on slicks, and many come in on trailers.
Have raced several Hellcat Redeyes on Slicks (797HP), haven’t lost to one yet.
I was a gear head first, many muscle cars; this just happens to be the fun car of the moment.

[Tesla Plaid Channel]

Sorry for red lighting on you again Scott! I know just how fast your Firebird is, so I cut it too close at the tree. (-0.007 this time)
A real shame too, since our ETs were so very close. That’s 3 wins for you, zero for the Tesla!
https://youtu.be/HoEV73cmmRg
(Last run of the night)

Looking forward to running again some time-

[dragracerx2813]

Originally Posted by Tesla Plaid Channel

Thanks for noticing. I seek out cars running in the 6-s and faster. Most cars I race are on slicks, and many come in on trailers.
Have raced several Hellcat Redeyes on Slicks (797HP), haven’t lost to one yet.
I was a gear head first, many muscle cars; this just happens to be the fun car of the moment.

I can’t say I am a fan of the Teslas. But your videos are pretty cool.

[Baron Von Zeppelin]

Originally Posted by Tesla Plaid Channel

Thanks for noticing. I seek out cars running in the 6-s and faster. Most cars I race are on slicks, and many come in on trailers.
Have raced several Hellcat Redeyes on Slicks (797HP), haven’t lost to one yet.
I was a gear head first, many muscle cars; this just happens to be the fun car of the moment.

I'm sure it's lots of fun at the track running the Tesla against those cars.
It's "shocking" to me how fast it goes.

Have you ever found a Demon Challenger to race ?
Have you ever raced another Tesla ?
Is yours optimized for competition - weight reduction, etc ...

...and thanks for letting Stoneburg outrun you - we needed that.

[johnta1]

Welcome to PY, Tesla Plaid Channel!

I think the Tesla is cool, it would be something I would do since I hate being like 95% of the others.

[Scott Stoneburg]

Originally Posted by Tesla Plaid Channel

Sorry for red lighting on you again Scott! I know just how fast your Firebird is, so I cut it too close at the tree. (-0.007 this time)
A real shame too, since our ETs were so very close. That’s 3 wins for you, zero for the Tesla!
https://youtu.be/HoEV73cmmRg
(Last run of the night)

Looking forward to running again some time-

No worries with the red light. I had a great time. Looking forward to our next match. I'd like to make it to the 1/4 mile track to do it too.

[Scott Stoneburg]

Welcome to the Board Tesla!

[Tesla Plaid Channel]

Originally Posted by Scott Stoneburg

No worries with the red light. I had a great time. Looking forward to our next match. I'd like to make it to the 1/4 mile track to do it too.

Sounds good! Bradenton has Test N Tune on Thursdays, I’m out there a couple times each month. Best ET so far is a 10.4 @ 125 with battery preheat, but usually 10.6s with no prep whatsoever.

[Tesla Plaid Channel]

Originally Posted by Baron Von Zeppelin

I'm sure it's lots of fun at the track running the Tesla against those cars.
It's "shocking" to me how fast it goes.

Have you ever found a Demon Challenger to race ?
Have you ever raced another Tesla ?
Is yours optimized for competition - weight reduction, etc ...

...and thanks for letting Stoneburg outrun you - we needed that.

I haven’t come across a Demon yet, but have raced many modified Hellcats with > 800HP (according to their owners). One runs 6.3s in the 1/8 (@113MPH!), but the Tesla has beat it 3 times now, due to either his unreliable traction or reaction times. See our closest run, it’s #3 in this one: https://youtu.be/Bbkp3eVCsY0

I’ve raced all other Tesla models, and none have laid down a better ET yet. I usually give them “the hit” to make it interesting, and a virtually identical 2020 Model S edged me out after I gave him the move. He was still a couple tenths slower, entirely due to his 21” wheels. (Mine has 19’s for this very reason.) You can find races against the S and X on my channel. Here’s an article written about a recent race I had with the fastest Model 3: https://www.autoevolution.com/news/t...ce-145381.html

No mods. I’ve tried other tires but the stock Michelins 4S have been fastest. I keep it empty and I rarely use the launch mode.

[Scott Stoneburg]

I have subscribed to the YouTube channel I enjoy watching all the races.