im driving home today and this guy in a black escalade i say 07 or newer big rims the works i see he starts playin around so i give he some he punches it i punch it mind u i have a th350 and im doing about 60 so my rpm are around 2500 he manages to pull away from me not by much but it suprised me he let off around 80 me the same and we go at it again this time a little more even i think from a dead stop i would kill him anyone ever go up against one of these

 

no i havent, but i have raced several vehicles that have really suprised me. sometimes old 350 motors have bad top end speed....it just deppends. you would most likely get him from a digg

 

i got to say it realy suprised me i figured ahh luxury its going to be way to heavy to keep up i did some research i guess they put out a little over 400hp stock wich i no i dont put out that much im hanging around 270 to 320 im realy not sure theres no dyno around here i think if we were at a 45 to 50s roll i would have taken him but doing 60 not being able to down shift to 2nd is what killed me

 

Your (rear-end) brought down your top end? I love my Stock top end on the E-WAY..>>> Throttle = Bye, Bye<<<<<. Jumps great on the line too.....

 

well i no i got a killer launch when if i stab it for a second or 2 and let off i feel a bang and the car drops back down about 5 or 6 inches lol just not enough to get the driver side tire off the ground wonder how much hp i would need to do that

 

I am certain you would walk all over me like a day in the park at the tree..... It's all a compramise >>>> My LO3 will show you the way home!

 

i guess nobody has been up against a escalade???????

 

Be a waste of gas for me.

 

Pinto or not I thought you had a Tani leak! SORRY TO WASTE MY TIME...

 

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im sure it would with those specs

 

My Bad >> Few beers. I Apologise! LOL.... My LO3 will still show you the way home........

 

lol yes your top end is probly way better than myn with your stock rear end and 4spd tranny i top out at about 140 150

 

LQ9....close to 390 hp.....the lS series motors are badazz

people wonder why the big fad is lS motor for engine swaps....hell ive got a LQ4 waiting to go in my trans am

 

...can't say that I'd bother lol

 

again i dont blame u either with a the motor you have it would stand no chance but im only pushin maybe 300hp give or take 20

 

i have a 2004 silverado SS with the lq9, and its a pretty quick truck, nothing like a viper truck, or lightning, but still pretty quick.

I think they run 15's? maybe better in the quarter.

My car would eat it alive though

 

You would be surprised as to what those tanks will do! People told me when i took my 03 yukon xl (suburban) to the track to run the 1/8th that id run around a 13 hell i ran a 10.5 at 68mph! Althpough not a speed deamon but for weighing 6000lbs and having a 5.3 with just an intake it did great. Hopefully ill break into high 9s with it now that it has a tune exhaust vette servo and shift kit. Never underestimate something with a ls style motor.

 

At 2500 rpms I would expect you should be well within the beginning of your powerband, and I don't see how you wouldn't have a solid pull. Even then a downshift to second shouldn't put you above 4000, that should save at the very least a grand for acceleration.

The only SUV I've run against was an '06 Expedition a buddy of mine bought, purely stock with a 5.4L, and it was only because he wouldn't shut up about how fast it was. So one night I had him put a little cash where his mouth was. As it turned out he wound up paying for my wasted gas and then some.

 

second gear tops me out at 5grand thats why i say a 40 to 50mph roll 2500 is the starting of my powerband but with the new trannys these things have they can shift right into the middle of the band 6spd auto compared to a 3spd auto

 

Car looks sweet in your profile/sig.. Got any daytime pics to post up?

 

just got a tsp rumbler put on last night

 

Love the Deep Dish Slotted rims..... Look'in Tough !!!!!!!! Considered some myself but went another avenue.... Nice choice!

 

yea i get alot of compliments on the car its one of the nicest ones around here most are falling apart