I reckon you'll go close too...you'll certainly get him at the start..so practise your standing starts and even take it to the Creek for some runs against other cars similar to the one youre running. Tell him in the meantime that if you had the money to spend on your ute that he spent on his XR6, then you wouldbeat him in every aspect with the Datto, including looks!!
I watched a race at the old Seven Hills round about between a 1200 Ute and a R33 GTS-T Skyline and the ute got him at the start, but the Skyline was slowly getting it back after 100m. By the way I would never endorse street racing, try and get him to race you at the creek when youre ready. You mentioned that your engine is being built by Jeff Taylor,,,youre definately in good hands there, and Johns suspesion geometry will help get the power to the ground.

corners that could be interesting and jeff and john definately know what they are talking about and erery thing helps
any idea what id be lookin at 0-100 with practice?

Demojob..
i got my motor bored out close 2 2lt and forgd pistons the lot i spent about 6000$ so when it goes in i dont have 2 take motor out very often i got a gt28 rolla bearing turbo up 2 600hp and to top it of im getting nos installed i wanna beat my mates ute which does low 10's its staying stock colour yellow so cops dont pick on me besides wheels and cannon exhaust! guages it will b looking stock!

10 seconds is quick...not much on the road registered that can beat that..A Nissan GTR R32 does 14.2 stock so thats flying. No XR6 can deal with that unles he spends $20k plus.

my last car was a 200sx which was 2 slow they have 2 many boost problems nice car but not my style! mind u it wasnt stock it ran a 12.4 at eastern creek!

Daniel,
From memory, an el xr6 auto is good for low 15s qtr miles. Tell him hes a butt head who doesnt know sh!t. Just make sure u get that cam sorted, something full on. im sure those guys who are doing the work for you know whats going on. Because u have a manual u already have an advantage on launch as long as the tires match. And yes, bet the money. and if u really wanna freak him out and make him back out, do this....come to work one day with a big smile on you face, when he asks you what you are smiling about, ask him if he wants to ten fold the bet...he'll be freaking out, if he asks you why, dont tell him. that kind of confidence cant be fake (can it, heh heh). he will back out of the bet all together, all at the expense of your bluff. If he doesnt pull out and u win then he'll be in debt to the new datsun king, if he doesnt pull out and u lose, then go to the nearest airport, buy a ticket to Mexico AND GET YOUR A$$ THE HECK OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
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A nissan R32 GTR will do mid to low 13s. A GTR V-spec will do high 12s. i have seen a standard R34GTR V-spec pull a 12.8 against an NSX Type S-zero on a Best Motoring performance video (Propaganda?). This is very close to the mark, im sure many of you have variations on this, thats fine im just trying to clear it up a little. To say a GTR will do 14s does them no justice, no offence converted, if u would like to contest this you are more than welcome. once again to ofefnce intended. perhaps you were refering to a gts4? still, may be slower than 14.2s.

yep.. i recall reading that a R32 GTR Vspec will do the 1/4 in 12.7secs

but who has ever run their own 'stock' car as quick as the maker has claimed to....?

if u are really not sure u will beat him why not go out and get some NOS and then race him if he pulls on u...give it a squirt and then sy u were playing wit him soryy inm just crazy!!

I was just talking R32 GTR. By the way they are one of my favourite all-time cars...so Im not out to put crap on them. They are 1600kgs with "only" a 210kw motor. I think Ive seen a figure of 13.7 for non-Vspec but I was being conservative. There are cars like the HSV GTS which is 300kw and 1700kg that will struggle to do it in the 13's. Here is a top link to the many cars around the world and their respective and approximate 1/4 mile times. Enjoy...1/4 mile times

Daniel, the only thing I would be worried about is you said standard ute diff. If its not LSD he may get a huge jump on you while you're sitting on the line cooking one of your tyres.