02-26-2024, 06:25 PM | #1 |
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Sub 9.0 second roll cage discussion
So let’s talk roll cages. There’s a few of us living in the low 9 second range so this discussion needs to be had. And fortunately one of us (ahem, Jason lol) is already knocking on the 7 second door! Maybe I should have just sent him a PM.
I see RPM makes a weld in cage that is supposedly good to 8.50 but the NHRA spec looks to be really crazy to run below 8.50…more braces than the Golden Gate Bridge! What are you guys running? RPM, another brand, or custom? Or just frequent a really friendly track that doesn’t enforce the cage requirement? I hardly drive my car on the street anymore and I’d hate to ruin that even farther with a crazy cage setup but not sure what else I can do if I want to race at my local track. I’m assuming you need a chute too…easy to remove if you want to drive on the street? What about the window netting? Or is all this stuff just a necessity and my street days are numbered? Thanks for any and all feedback.
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02-26-2024, 10:15 PM | #2 |
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Custom is the only way to go IMO. I had a couple variations of "bolt in' roll bars/4pt etc in other platforms, but it's never really ideal. Most are going to be mild steel, and chromoly is what you want.
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02-27-2024, 08:57 AM | #3 |
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I've been wondering about this myself. If the car itself is good to 9.0, all of a sudden it needs a lot more to go 8.50? Can anyone educate me on the break points? I took my Camaro to dinner last night and work today. Yes I want to go faster but I also don't want a jungle gym to bash my head off of while driving on the street.
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02-27-2024, 12:53 PM | #6 |
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Yep, exactly! I already broke 150 MPH so the guy in the ticket booth looked at my ticket, looked at my car, looked at the ticket and the finally just handed me the ticket. So I could see he was thinking of busting my butt already lol…
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02-27-2024, 07:14 PM | #7 |
I have the RPM bar in mine... more for piece of mind for me! I normally only do track rentals and they could give a rats ass if you run in the 8's without one! Put a Kirkey seat and a 5 point harness in as well! I ended up going off the deep end here with another Camaro! LOL! 2019 COPO that is certified to 8.50. NHRA also wants anyone under 10.0 to have a license! I need to get on that one...
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Friendly track rentals can’t be beat. Wish I didn’t live so far from Cecil County Dragway lol…those guys were great and that track is fast AF. Solid 3 tenths faster than my local track and less drama.
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Yea... Cecil is fast! Not sure if you had ever been to Capitol raceway? It is even faster than Cecil! Now its a no prep deal! I am not interested in putting my ride in the wall because of lack of prep! :/ April 14th Brandon is doing a spring brawl... I will be here to see what the 15 inch conversion and 100lb weight loss will do! Cant get here fast enough!
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02-28-2024, 03:10 AM | #10 |
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You’re welcome!
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02-29-2024, 12:37 PM | #12 |
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Roll Cage
Here's a few pics of my 8.50 cage on my 16 Camaro. Few other things to keep in mind. You will also need a window net and a parachute after 150mph. My cage is a 8.50 cert RPM and is fully welded in. It's not that bad getting in and out once you get use to it. The 16 Camaro has alot less chassis flex then my 18 Camaro with no cage. The rear view mirror and sun visors are useless.
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03-01-2024, 04:12 PM | #13 |
That looks good! I bet that bar that goes thru the dash up front is a major PITA to install! I would think the dash would have to be removed?
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03-01-2024, 06:08 PM | #14 |
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Agreed, probably pull the windshield to do that.
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