okay so after the softball tourney i was in (which i was constantly in and out of soberiet) i came home tired as all hell and was just cruising minding my own business and i see a 3rd gen t/a up ahead. so i thought perhaps i can get this guy to race, it was some spanish guy with 2 of his buddies, a nice looking black 89 t/a. so i pull up next to him and i hear him goto D so i was like scweet drop it into 2nd and i hear the chirp which made him realize i was ready to run. i hit the throttle at 3/4 and i pulled on him, not barely, but HARD. i was alone in the car and he had 2 people besides him but it wasnt a contest...i asked him if it was a 305 or 350 and he said 350. so i asked if he wanted to run, he said he needed a tuneup but his car sounded nice, i was like okayyyyyyy, wanna run and i let him go about 2 cars ahead and just stomped on it in first and reeled him. i dont know if that really was a 350 or not...

 

How fast were you goin when you went into 2nd?

 

heh i was outta powerband...about 40mph, i wasnt to bad tho. might of been 35.

 

cool kill....

 

::senses Mark's desire to show IrocZee what a real 350 can do...::

seriously iroczee, your the only 305'er around lately it seems like that is putting down great times and doesnt constantly talk crap to people.

 

Very nice! If my LB9 was able to hit low 14's I may have not been in such a hurry to swap it out.

 

Not at all, at least till I can get it in tune. We'll see this weekend when I go home from college.

 

If you guys like the feel of your 350's now, imagine mating it to a 5 speed instead the the 700Rslushbox4

 

oh please, i still don't see it making that much of a difference. New heads now that's worth the swap.

 

Mark, then you need to drive a stick buddy!

 

bah! a stick will slow me down

 

i guess fly is a girly man then since he cant drive with 3 pedals in the foot well.

 

yea at least ur not like that camaro 19 or wat ever trying to start **** with me and 90% of this board. props to u man. i got a 305 but i love my 350 more tho even tho a 305 is a nice revver

 

There is no substitute for a stick!!!

5-speeds are the only way to fly, I can't imagine having only 2 pedals anymore!!!

 

I wouldn't go back. And if the T5 breaks, I'll drop in another, or hand out the coin for a tremec or t56

 

Actually, if I understand the TTA motors, fly89gta is better off with an automatic because the 3.8 V-6, although making good power up top, would have to get over turbo lag in every gear with a manual, because of the blow-off of pressure when you shift. It is less of a problem with imports because they spin to like 8000 rpms, but I think that the TTA motor has a lower rpm limit. At least this is my understanding.

Nice race Iroczee .

 

Actually I think a manual on a tta would be insane. he could control where he wants to have his rpm's at shift and could always shift himself right into boost range. That combo would be deadly.

 

i have a 305 and i could lay down at least a 14.8 if i could get some traction...... stupid one wheel peels.(well i have a posi for it now) I ran a 9.78 @ 73 at the track a month ago, in 90 degree weather, with a 2.35 60ft. in the moutains of VA. this computes to about a 15.1, but my car really gets moving around 50-60 so the 1/8 mile does it no justice. But like i said im hoping for a 9.5-9.4 with some traction. Which is about a 14.7-14.8 thanks still not too bad... not fast but not too bad. oh yeah i dont talk crap about people.

 

i seriously hope you're just playing around with me

if not you're a moron

put a stick behind a buick turbo 3.8 and see your results...but oh wait...anything with a stick is faster than an auto

 

not it wouldn't, it sucks, its been done by GM and quite a few people around, there are no gains, in fact you lose performance unless you go insane with special parts and stuff which it totally ridiculous


I have total control over my trans and where it shifts...its called a manual valve body

 

you my friend are correct

don't get me wrong, there ARE ways to make it work, just better have VERY VERY deep pockets..

 

of course, you didn't know that?