me and a friend are probably going to race this upcoming weekend

he has an 85ish monte ss, with a L69 atuomatic tranny and 3.73 rear gears

i have an 85 iroc, with teh L69 t-5 and 3.73 rear gears


both of the motors are basically stock and both are complete cars

i know it will be close but who will be the faster car

and im fairly good at shifting


the race will be a half mile drag, at a fairly safe location

 

you will win if you can drive. you are lighter and have a slight hp advantage.....

 

did the montes get a tammed down version of the L69, i figured they would have about the same hp rating

 

yup, the L69 in the z's have a 10 hp rating over the monty. not much but its gotta be worth something.....

 

thats good to know,at least i will have one advantage

will the automatic give him a very good avantage or will it be ofset by teh hp and weight

 

it might give him an advantage out of the hole, but his greater weight and drag force are gonna slow him down.....

 

cool

 

anybody else got anything to say to give me words of encouragement

 

Kick *** and take names later man... I like Montes but i cant go back on a fbody! good luck man. kick his rear

 

This race belongs to you. You have less weight and more power. Go beat up on him!

 

Dude if I can beat them with a pretty much stock TBI and good shifting, you'll murder him.

 

yeah you should win, good luck

 

i say you win

 

i have a feeling that im going to win by your guys' thoughts


the kid has to go out of state this weekend to go race in spokane washington, but hopefully we will race before he gets teh new motor there building for his car and the new tranny

ill keep you guys updated

 

He better get a new motor, b/c if you can drive at all you'll hand his *** to him the way he sits...good luck

 

as much as i like montes, Kick his @$$, Seabass!! my uncle had an 85 SS with an L69 in it, he says it was nice, but his 69 Ram Air 400 bird is better...lucky bastard...

 

yup you should kick his *** .... more power, less weight....sounds like a winner

 

well when the kid gets back from racing at spokane we are going to race with in a week, cause they plan on getting the new motor shortley after that


and with a 400+ hp sbc 400 and new tranny he will kill me

 

You also have more torque---I believe the Monte SS was only 225ft-lbs. I owned one---only 0.3 faster then my 2.73 TBI 305 Camaro