The MPH you can run @ 8.50 is 155 and can be up to 165...

Even 150 is easily 4.80's in the 1/8th..

When you start hitting 5.0's you really need to upgrade your chassis, but you do have to be aware that a minor accident can cause you severe damage if you hit your head with no helmet on a roll bar even if it is padded with the SFI stuff

 

The MPH you can run @ 8.50 is 155 and can be up to 165...

Even 150 is easily 4.80's in the 1/8th..

When you start hitting 5.0's you really need to upgrade your chassis, but you do have to be aware that a minor accident can cause you severe damage if you hit your head with no helmet on a roll bar even if it is padded with the SFI stuff

That's my thing. I'm really not sure how fast my car will be. I do hopefully plan to run some mid 5's or a tad lower. I just don't want the hassle of having to look around the funny car cage on the street.

 

i have a 8.50 cage and thats my limit, if i get booted from the 1/8 times so be it. i went 5.62 yesterday with room to go. i refuse to 25.5 it cause i street drive it alot

 

Exactly how I feel. I'm more on the street cruising during the week than I am at the track.

 

You would probably be safer on the track with a 8:50 cage than on the street with a 25.5, unless you plan on wearing your helmet when you go to get milk.

 

tree'd lol


I figure 8.50 until its time to pull it off the back streets.

 

8.50 cage since late 90's-dash bar and door bars included,just make sure you got head room so you avoid a nice bump on the head

 

Cool. Looks like I'll stick with an 8.50 cage.

 

I have a Wolfe 10 pt (8.50) cage in my car. It's a nice fit. Been street driving for years with it. I don't think I'd ever add more bars unless I stopped street driving it.

 

That's exactly the cage I plan on running with through the floor subframe connectors. I think I'm set on the Wolfe 8.50 cage.

 

My car still had the 8.50 cage when I ran 4.80's. The tech guys were tired of giving me 1 race waivers. lol. Seriously IMO the chassis was unstable at that point. 5.0 and 8.50 is OK in my eyes.

 

Thanks Dustin!!! Haven't seen you in a while, how's life?

 

build the 8.50 cage so that you can make it the 25.5 later and be done

 

^^^^Bingo! That's how my car was done. When the custom Chassis work was done to my car it was all done in a fashion that I could bring the car back at a later date when I was ready to move to the 25.5. And now the car has a full Moly 25.5 cert chassis

 

Cool! Thanks man!

 

I would like one of the dumbasses from SFI come in here and explain how putting bars around your head make you safer!!!!! BTW the bars will still kill you with your helment on!!

 

 

4.90's to 5.0's...i just updated my 8.50 cage with some x bars in the doors...just that makes it feel alot safer to me.

 

No problem with the bars in the doors or the floor its the ones around your head that will will KILL you helment or not!!!

 

Unless you plan on using a helmet on the street forget the 22. 5 idea.

 

I think I know how tyre101 feels. But I get what you mean for sure.

 

I'm about to get my nova finished up within the month, and I went with a 8.50 cage. 25.5 would be too busy for a street car. my old man's saturn has a funny car cage in it (it runs low 5s wanting 4s) and is street driven every day it can be during nice weather. only reason we went with it in his car is because we knew it would eventually be to the point of "needing" it. its a pain in the butt to see out of his car though.

 

The 8.50 "cage" now used to carry a 7.50 certification until the geniuses at SFI decided that you needed the killer bars around your head. I still hope someone from SFI will come in here and explain!!! BTW I built my car all 25.5 except for the funny car cage part!!

 

LOL @ killer bars.

 

Nice! Yeah I have no problem doing the full 25.5 setup and leaving out the funny car cage.

 

ive wondered what is the difference between a 14 point with a funny car kit.. and a 25.5 ?

 

25.5 has more bars.

 

i kno wthat but where like how the frame is attatched to the frame? or what.. i need to order a sfi kit.. i just ordered a 14 pt with funny car, for my toyota