Minivans are suprisingly fast. when my car was in the shop i had to use it. i raced 3 times, and won all three. first one i was at a light and it turns green and there is a buick that i hear starting to rattle alot next to me then i notice he wants to race. i floor it and catch up to him and pass him before i hit 45. i raced another buick pretty much the same way. i also raced a new explorer. beat him too. the minivan has a 200 hp 3.8 v6. i actually think it is faster than my car at times

 

my dad's family car is a new chrysler concord. it has the same engine as a 300m, some H.O. v6 it has 290 HP. from 45+ on the high-way it is dead even w/ my car when it was stock. it's amazing, we beat TBI camaros w/ it.

 

My dads "family car" is a 94 grand am. he thinks it is really fast. he has the 2.3 HO quad four that he talks about all the time. 175 hp and 150 ft lbs. he says he is going to beat me when he does his intake. he tries to race cars that are alot nicer but he actually thinks he could win. he was talking about "messing with an M5 coming home from work. when he did his exhaust he took his resonator out. once it gets to 3000 rpm it sounds like a *****. its embarassing

 

uhuh...fast minivan...right....just because something feels fast does not make it so....
betcha it runs mid 17's at best.

Chryslers 3.5 is rated at 253hp...no wonder it can beat a TBI 305- are you sure it's not a 3.2L V6?

Good luck for you Dad raicing a 400hp M5- he'll need it

 

17's for a minivan is still decent. i read an article in some magazine that some lady raced with her minivan and got like a 19.8 or something. it just feels fast because it is a large vehicle. i believe the chevy venture has the 4.2 liter inline six. 270 hp 275 ft lbs.

 

Got to watch those Buicks though. My friend has a real beater looking one (broken headlight, a lot of body damage, primer, etc) but it was an undercover cop car. That thing can haul *** for a V6. He takes down a lot of cars with that Buick who think his car is slow. It's pretty funny to watch.

 

the chevy venture has a 3.4 liter v6 with 180 hp. my dad has one.....

 

errr, i meant my mom. hehe, my dad has a silverado. now that truck can move for a big vehicle. 5.3 liters, 285 hp and something around 350 torque.....

 

Oh no...that's not the same 3.4 that went in the Camaro/Firebird is it?

 

last year when i was in hawaii i went to soem drag races and there was a 98 i think dodge caravan running 75 shot of NOS and was running i think it was like a 15.99 to 16.52 were its average range, dam fast for that big *** car