I asked him some questions today for clarification.
He has never actually run high-9s, but he runs low 10s on street tires, so he thinks he can run high-9s on slicks. He showed me a video of his car running 10.3 at the strip a few weeks ago, with a near-140mph trap speed. So perhaps the car might not actually get into the 9s, but it would come close.
Apparently lag IS an issue. He says it takes forever to hit boost, but once the turbo spools it is like hell breaking loose.
Here's another shot of our shared stable, with a very impressive early-October sunset.
