I have a 2.8L camaro V6 o yeah my car has 18 in IROC rims.... Can it beat a v6 accord..? no mods just bone stock..?


Well im not a street racing fan but the guy passed me( u guys know.. the "fly bye" ) so i was like f'it..

would my car win... let me add this was my first race ever..

 

sorry, but you would get destroyed

 

I think you will win. Those things are slow

 

they run 16s, a 2.8 runs 20s or something around there, I doubt it'd lose, the newest ones with a manual and beefed up motor run mid 14s

 

What year accord? If it is anything from the late 90's you will get murdered. That car probably weighs the same as yours but has more power. They are slow cars but compaired to yours they are faster. Sorry bout that and I am not taking anything away from your car, so no offense. Especially stay away from the new ones unless you have at least a full bolt on 305. now get him in the twisties and you'll show him whats up.

 

well i it looked like one of the new ones it wasn't the old box ones it looked like the sleek desighn.....and i left him behind.... all i know is i smoked him on the highway( which is a :nono: ) whethere or he was an awful driver or just not giving his all... i left behind him with my MIGHTY 2.8 an that goes on my scoreboard...

Got my first kill....(dont take that from me LOL)(i wanna get a 350 to replace it(eventually)

it looked like this

 

no offense but I doubt he was racing, this is actually a case where a honda HAS a larger motor than you do, they are slow, but not 2.8 slow, they are more 305 slow

 

ok ...my car can hear you... and she is upset.... (who is he calling slow)

 

If your car was in great condition, you might see a 17 or an 18 second time slip.

If it was a new accord, weather the 6spd or not he would eat you alive. Hell, the new Accord v6's with the 6spd and optional motor are running 14.5's @ 98mph!!! Thats damn near a properly working L98. Mines not, but hey. Ignorance will kill you. Find out what year accord it is. Don't be ignorant, just because you have a F-body doesn't mean you will automatically win.

If you ever see a Subaru Forrester XT, don't try to race it unless you are a low 14 second car. Damn things run 13.8's @ 100mph!

Owning a F-body means that you have good taste though.

 

That is the most important thing ever.

 

It's no fun picking on imports anymore (since I built the new motor). It's hard to find a good race with a comparable car(otherwise it's just wasting gas)!

Kills worth noting: '02 Z06 , and 2 different '03 Cobra's (the Z06 was a closer race).

I dont even count mustang GT's or stock LS-1 cars as kills (no competition and a dime a dozen).

 

lets keep one thing in mind, just cuz the cars name is Camaro, doesnt mean its fast

thats a hard lesson even I had to learn

 

Ok ok.... ill write back when i drop in a 350 ... or a LT1 or LS1... by the way which is faster? lt1 or LS1?

 

LS1

 

Correct. Unless the LT1 is in a muuuucchhhh lighter car. Lets say a Miata or s-10. I have seen an LS1 swap into a Miata before. That car must haul like no tommorow. But in the same exat car the LS1 makes more power and is significantly faster.

 

Ok then its settled imma gonna go out and pick races when i drop in the LS1 which might not be for a while thanx guys... o yeah im hopefully getting the new pics of my car in a couple of days....:hail:

 

well untill u get the ls1 i wouldnt even pick races against tricycles or old men walkin with canes

 

350, a wild *** 355 can be LOTS of fun and a direct bolt in with cheaper parts yadda yadda, 600 HP is possible

 

that 355 and possible 600hp sounds good.....
i'll let you guys know what i decide:lala:

 

Sorry I'm a little late to the post, but i'm gonna agree more with Bill (fruityOne) and tend more to disagree with shiftyCapone. The thirdgen, betting your bottom dollar, weighs alot more than an accord. If it was a new accord it is all plastic as opposed to his car which is primarily steel molded.
The lauch on those accords would throw you for a loop. i myself have a hard time shaking off a car of that magnitude, modded or not with my 3.4L. I raced some guy in traffic once in a WRX 2-door. I hung with him, but I know damn well he coulda blasted me if he wanted to.

 

and WTF was the point of that post in this thread?

 

Because reading different people posting about beating 50 hp civics is getting a little rediculous.........

Most of us own F-body's here, need I say more?

 

lol, yah im fuking with ya....

i hope i can start my car up this saturday...

 

I used to have a 82' Berlinetta Camaro with a 2.8L in it. I was destroyed by my friends Accord and it wasnt even a V6. I say you will probablly loose.

 

Okay, a 2.8 in a 3000+ pound car with 18" rims. I think the Accord hasthis one pretty easily, no offense, thats just how it is. I would wait till you get the LS1 to go after street races!

 

If you're in a postion where you can...I would keep the 2.8 Camaro and modify it sensibly and get ANOTHER Camaro (or something like it if that's what you like) and build it from the ground up.

Find a shot v8 F-body with as much of the stuff ALREADY there as possible. There's too many people that get v6 cars, drop v8s in them, and think that's ALL that needs to be done. Personally, I would get a second generation and find an old 454...

Keep the v6 around for mileage. When you modify it, make it faster, but keep an eye on economy with it.

There's nothing wrong with having more than one car and that one may come in handy.