dtedrow

got a guy running his mouth bout how fast his trans am is, all its got is a 5 speed and a exhaust, my gta is got the L98 350, its got a automatic with a shift kit, a exhaust and a chip, who would win, ive been told my gta will but im not entirely sure any thoughts?

zraffz

5 speed or 6? Only 6 cylinders came with 5 speeds on the 4th gens. I can tell you stock with a good driver his car can go anywhere from a low 14 to mid 14. Bolt on 6 speeds can easily see low 13s with a good driver.

dtedrow

ok then its a 6 speed, and ive got no idea how he drives so what u make of it in ur opinion?

Guest

He'll beat you. From a dig, he will pull on you but you will hang with him a little. From a roll he will eat you.

LSJuan0068

GTA with basically just exhaust (''chip'' and Shift kit in reality are no mentionable gain mods) vs a LT1 with exhaust.

He will murder you if he can drive.

Javier87z28

iTrader: (1)

Unless its his first time driving a stick, hell take you hands down

92droptopws6

iTrader: (10)

You are not going to like the begining of this race...
You having an automatic L98 gives up plenty.. 5/6spd L98 with all bolt one is a much better match. At this point I will say from many years of experience you will need a 75-100 shot of nitrous to outrun that Lt1 if the driver has skills and mild mods...

Bullydawg

iTrader: (7)

My buddies bone stock 96 Trans Am M6 went 13.7 @ 102, that was with him only owning the car for 2 weeks, and his first stick car. He put me in the car because I was a much better driver, but I missed 3rd (used to my shortshifter) and still ran 14.1... I don't think you have a chance.

Thirdgen89GTA

iTrader: (5)

Car to Car is in favor of the LT1. Same weight, 40-50hp advantage to the LT1 depending on year.

zraffz

Truthfully from a stop it would depend on the driver. Launching those 6 speed cars takes more practice than most people think.

If he is descent at launching and descent at shifting I'd say he would beat you. Also the LT1 cars seem very hit or miss with power. I've driven one that was gutless even with descent compression across all 8 cylinder, new ignition, fuel pump and bolt ons; I've driven stock ones that would have killed the said car.

86White_T/A305

If you can get this race done at the strip..get some good tire..3.73 or 4.10 gear,shed some weight and launch the car hard you could take him right out of the gate but it will be damn close.Otherwise..leave the lt1 alone or he will take a bite out of your hide..especially from a roll which is not l98/auto territory. Your best chance is to use all that tpi torque and plant it down before his mid range gets in its power curve.

Guest

Do -NOT- listen to that non-sense...

86White_T/A305

Lol you are right..having a better tire and better gear ratio wont benefit him at all.Leave the car fully stock and go race an lt1 car that has exhaust.He should be favored to win,especially at the track in the 1/4.

92droptopws6

iTrader: (10)

I will also say that adding 3.73s or 4.10s to an auto TPI car will not do the trick. TPI cars make bottom end power and they will suffer bigtime on the top end if it was a 5/6 speed I would be inclined to believe an overall gain..
If you want to even up the odds you need to invest money into the 3rd Gen!

Bullydawg

iTrader: (7)

For a fair comparison... Again using my friends 96 Trans Am, His first run down the 1/4 ever with a stick car on street tires, he still ran a 14.5.

86White_T/A305

a 3.73 with decent stall,good tire/slick of some sort and weight reduction is not a bad setup on an auto tpi car dialed in correctly.many members on here have done it and ran mid-high 13s without extensive mods,which can take out a stock lt1 fbody.even then its still a drivers race still..and time/money is needed for the 3rdgen to pull it off.it wont mph like the lt1 would.

his only other shot is spray the way the car sits right now.

GenX'Motorsport

Ive hung with auto LT1 cars in my auto LB9 car stock off the line. Then theyslowly pull away from the extra HP. Then when I put 373's in the rear, 2400 stall, Cam and a procharger in. And they saw taillights.

LSJuan0068

Well no **** buddy of course they are, add those same mods to the lt1 and he will put bus lengths on you.

My advice is to just avoid this anus opening ceremony for yourself. Enjoy your ride for what it is and stop trying to race anyone. You want to be fast? Then make sure you have a good budget and not one of a 18 year old working at mcdonalds and head over to the tpi forums and research.