I have a 1989 Camaro RS 5.0 TBI Auto and all i have done is a open element and good plugs wires and rotor and cap. I raced my friend he has a 2005 Scion TC with the 2.5 or whatever 4 cyl 5 spd and he beat me up to 60mph by like one length. on the road going over 100 he couldn't loose me then i hit my 110 limiter but anyways one of my other friends have a 1999 Mustang with the 3.8 5 spd i believe.. i know its not a 4.6 or whatever the GT is but do you think i could take him? I am planning on getting headers sometime. I have a flowmaster muffler and tailpipes. How would we match up?

 

Probably not, you're going to need some mods to hang with the Mustang. He won't just run away from you but I don't see you edging him out. Keep reading through the TBI forum and you'll get a good idea of what you'll need to be competitive with your car.

 

I beat an old Oldmobile cutlass surpreme a week or so ago .. i know they weighed alot but i beat him pretty good i'd say. It was really nice too

 

You would probably lose but not by much, but whats the deal with the screen name?

 

its just an old SN i have used for so long and i don't want to make a new one.

 

Did you really own an 04 Viper, if so it must be rough going from that to a TBI car?

 

no never owned one just liked the Viper and put 04 random on it...

 

The other day i raced a 2004 Hyndai Tiburon with the v6 and got beat, this kid passed me maybe going 20 mph faster than me on a road thats like 1/4 or half mile mile lol idk. he got me at about 1/2 way i was going about 80-85 mph at the time and he claims he beat me in 5th gear. it took him awhile to catch me but i mean why would you risk loosing a race just to try to win in 5th gear? sounds like bs to me.what do you think?

 

your car is somewhere around high 15s in the quarter. id say a 99'+ V6 stang is around low - high 15s depending on trans and driver

 

Its worse than that. i drove an O2 for 3 years. they suck. i put an air kit in it, and it was around 2OO horsepower. barey any reached the ground. an O2 runs 17s. they arent that scary. toyotas used to beat me.

 

My friend went 15.4 with his, and good driving.

 

Maybe the O2 is different. I dunno. I can say that the O2 i drove is nowhere near the camaro i drive now, and its pretty basic. tranny is the ony difference.

 

Could just be a SOTP thing. I know an Fbody will feel a lot faster than cars that will run with them. There are some cars (LS1s are an example) that don't really feel insanely fast yet are. The power comes on through a wide powerband, a thirdgen it is short and quick where the power hits, and feels fast on the street.

Either that or the thirdgen is faster than the 02 was, I just witnessed what my friend ran in his, and thats all I can share. (to note he just went 13.0 @ 105 in his stock Mach 1)

 

 

the v6 stangs are faster than most people think

 

i test drove an 03' for my girlfriend and was actually quite impressed. My buddy has a 94 v6 stang convert. that I could smoke with my 92 camaro 3.1 all day long, but in his defense he picked up a lot of chicks for it being a convertable. I'm a camaro guy, but I'd definatly have to agree with this quote. Ohh and if you were wondering my girl went with an 06 Saturn Ion

 

V6 rustangs are decently quick but are by no means, fast. I'd say that after test driving one, it would be a mid to low 15's car. Nothing to worry about really. If you have an iron duke, you'll get smoked but anything else and with very little modding, you'll beat it.

 

What I cant believe is ya got beat by a scion? Time to pull the motor buddy and drop a 350 2brl in from a 1979 truck or something...roflmao!

 

nothing i could do he beat me..... also when we got up to around 100 he didn't pull at all but then i hit my limiter..... and i'm planning a 350 swap this winter.....

 

If you wanted to make your ride get up and go on the cheap, swap out those granny gears for something like 373's or 411's...and get a posi for off the line.

 

If i get 3.73 gears what kind of speedometer gear/s do i need? Thanks

 

Anyone have a 3.73 Gears they want to sell me? Also 3.73 will work right... b/c i read there are 2nd and 3rd series rearends and stuff... my car is stock with 2.73s....

 

Put a 350 in your car before you bother with other stuff.

 

planning on it for this winter but i want to do everything this winter...... want to have everything to do it.....

 

also if i get a 350 tbi this winter and have heads, cam and maybe some mods to the intake and stuff what gears do you think i should get? i would prolly race ppl only to about 100mph at MAX! or the limiter on my maro.... what are the best gears for me?

 

Or you could do it the right way and race legally at a track. Build your car for the 1/4 mile.

 

Ummmm last time I looked this was the street racing section...if you go one section up there is a legal drag racing section to post in.

 

I just get sick of all these posts. Who builds a car to race up to 100 mph? Some immature kid who thinks his car is hot ****.

 

don't let it get to you Codename47

 

Look at you some ppl think its stupid to run 1/4 miles so don't act like your ideas are best b/c based on your posts.... they're not..... no offense but you get sick and tired or ppl like me? i get sick of ppl like you... who always have to be right..... so lay off i just want some answers... thanks

 

Umm... building a car that will do well in the 1/4, should also make it run well on the street last I checked.

 

i know a camaro 3.8 will walk u easy but a mustang. a tad bit weakerr so u got it .

 

I've kept up with a 4th gen v6 camaro............

 

I did. My car sees a lot more street time than track time. Most of my street races I shut the car down around 100MPH for 2 reasons: I'm uncomfortable with triple digit speeds on most streets, and the fact most of my races I'm so far ahead by 100 there is no need to keep going.

And LOTS of guys build 1/8 mile race cars that trap around 100