How bad is it really

[junior]

I raced a 95-98z28 with my 90gt, my car is bone stock, i beat him out the hole and for about 20ft and then it was all over, he got to third and he was gone

should i be upset he killed me

[Da Prez]

nope, a z will kill a stock 5.0 anytime...

[FlowJack]

(but those are the slow Z's!):o :)

[junior]

thats what i tought they have the lt1 right well obviously im slower
what should i get to be able to beat them (beside naws)

[mach1]

Originally posted by junior
thats what i tought they have the lt1 right well obviously im slower
what should i get to be able to beat them (beside naws)
Full Exhaust, Gears, gt40ish intake, should be a good race :)

[Ted]

Originally posted by junior

(beside naws)

Maybe a double stack aluminum wing and some decals, a big Chinese ford logo across the hood, that would be off "da" hook yo

[junior]

what gears, out of maybe 20 people i have asked they have been split, 10 say 4.10 and 10 have said 3.73's

[junior]

Originally posted by Teds03gt
Maybe a double stack aluminum wing and some decals, a big Chinese ford logo across the hood, that would be off "da" hook yo

i pray to god your foking joking right :D

[Ted]

Originally posted by junior
i pray to god your foking joking right :D
Yea, i would probably actually get like a flat black wing instead,

[GTChick01]

Originally posted by junior
what gears, out of maybe 20 people i have asked they have been split, 10 say 4.10 and 10 have said 3.73's

How often do you drive the car?
Everyday? Get 3.73's.
Just the weekends? Get 4.10's.

[Saladbar]

Originally posted by junior
thats what i tought they have the lt1 right well obviously im slower
what should i get to be able to beat them (beside naws)

Not all LT1's are slower ;) ... For some you might need a full bottle of naws in addition to motor mods.

[racinreid]

Originally posted by junior
thats what i tought they have the lt1 right well obviously im slower
what should i get to be able to beat them (beside naws) Nawz wont even do you any good agianst some of them!!

[racinreid]

Originally posted by junior
i pray to god your foking joking right :D LMAO!!!:D

[GRAYHORSE]

Originally posted by junior
what gears, out of maybe 20 people i have asked they have been split, 10 say 4.10 and 10 have said 3.73's

I wouldnt waist my time with 3.73's unless you plan on putting a power adder on it. I have some 4.30's i'll sell you. If you fear the 4.30's for some reason, then go 4.10's all the way!!

[junior]

why would i fear 4.30's i dont know much about gears,
i drive my car everyday, its my daily driver

[Skidmark]

i drive my car daily and have 4.30s in it...

with 4.30s, full exhaust, weight reductions, and other little bolt ons.. lt1s are a peice of cake.

then with the 125 shot ls1s are peices of cake.

[Lason]

I know the feeling (from the oppostie point of view though lol). Seriously though, get some gears, a good intake/cam and a shot of the giggle gas and you should get the LT1's, the LS1's on the other hand...........

[junior]

for intake im trying to get a explorer intake is that good, and what exhaust should i get,
what other bolts on actually help and what cam should i get a crazy cam or a e=cam

i think i should metion the unfortunet fact that i have a auto :(

[Lason]

Originally posted by junior
for intake im trying to get a explorer intake is that good, and what exhaust should i get,
what other bolts on actually help and what cam should i get a crazy cam or a e=cam

i think i should metion the unfortunet fact that i have a auto :(

Uh o, if you got the auto then add either a T5 swap to the list or a heavy duty AOD plus a decent converter to boot. As far as intakes I would only use the explorer lower withw GT40 or cobra upper. The explorer upper is trash. The cam will depend on what conveter you get.

[Saladbar]

Originally posted by Lason
the LS1's on the other hand...........

aren't much faster... The owners just got some hella big mouths :p

[Lason]

Originally posted by Saladbar
aren't much faster... The owners just got some hella big mouths :p

I for one dont have that big a mouth when it comes to my LS1 since I can admit that I have been drug by a honda and a AWD VR4 (they were fast I swear). But I can say the last LT1 I ran had a blower, ported heads and intake along with a lingenfelter cam and all the other crap and he only got my automatic LS1 by half a car on the highway, er I mean dragstrip at around 130-140mph, yes it was a LOOOOONG dragstrip and we both took off from a 35-40 punch. BTW all I have done is a lid, exhaust (homemade catback) and a S1.

[junior]

so should i just get the lower explorer, does that make a big or small difference and why is the upper not good?????

[Lason]

Originally posted by junior
so should i just get the lower explorer, does that make a big or small difference and why is the upper not good?????

The lower explorer only works with explorer, GT40's or cobra uppers. The stock explorer upper is that, stock and isnt worth it in my opinion. I would either get a GT40 complete or look fro someone selling just the upper and get a explorer lower. For your application a cobra would be so bad either if you could find one cheaper. The explorer uppers were made for tourqe and no top end.

[junior]

im also in the market for explorer heads they are the gt40's right

[GR8WHITE]

the reason you lost was the primer on the car. It creates ungodly drag and costs you .4 seconds in the 1/8th mile.....:D

[Saladbar]

Originally posted by Lason
I for one dont have that big a mouth when it comes to my LS1 since I can admit that I have been drug by a honda and a AWD VR4 (they were fast I swear). But I can say the last LT1 I ran had a blower, ported heads and intake along with a lingenfelter cam and all the other crap and he only got my automatic LS1 by half a car on the highway, er I mean dragstrip at around 130-140mph, yes it was a LOOOOONG dragstrip and we both took off from a 35-40 punch. BTW all I have done is a lid, exhaust (homemade catback) and a S1.

An S1 is what?? A ported TB right?


<~~ Can't keep up w/ all the LS1 acronym mumbo jumbo.

[Skidmark]

Originally posted by GR8WHITE
the reason you lost was the primer on the car. It creates ungodly drag and costs you .4 seconds in the 1/8th mile.....:D


my car is primered :D

[junior]

would a c4 be good in my car and can the tranny handle being a daily driver

[Lason]

Originally posted by Saladbar
An S1 is what?? A ported TB right?


<~~ Can't keep up w/ all the LS1 acronym mumbo jumbo.

Yup it is a ported throttle body by mark shaner off ls1.com. I knew him when he first started doing them and now he does them full time. Awsome work

[jakesford]

Against an LT1 I've won some and lost some...I've only beatn' one LS1 but it was because he missed a shift...

this is an AOD coupe with 3.73's

these races were only at the track;) street racing is bad Um' Kay...

[Avatardt]

Start slow and easy, go from there with your mods...

for a car that will see none to very little track use(slicks) I would go with 3.73(with a 5spd you might even see better mpg)

After the gears are installed work down this list

14-16 degrees of timming, 92 oct gas
good cold air/airfilter kit
pullies
off road h-pipe/x-pipe
headers
cat back
fuel pressure regulater/gage

at this point you will have about 1k in parts on your car, and you can expect your track times to drop by about 1-1.5 seconds and pick up about 8-10 mph, you might not beat all the z-28's you come up against but you will give them a good run for the ones you dont beat.

With mods like these I took a 88 lx 5.0 with 150k miles that ran stock 14.9@92mph to 13.7@101mph(on very sh*tty 225 series tires, a good set of BFG's would have put it about 13.4@103 or so)

If you have some questions about this and want to talk email me with your phone # and I will try to give you a hand avatardt@yahoo.com

Joe

[Futurama]

a 5spd fox 5.0 will beat a 93-97 fbody, if they are both stock. thats my opinion, then again it would be so close that it would come down the the driver.

[junior]

Originally posted by jakesford
Against an LT1 I've won some and lost some...I've only beatn' one LS1 but it was because he missed a shift...

this is an AOD coupe with 3.73's

these races were only at the track;) street racing is bad Um' Kay...

can you tell me your combo