im very curious as to which one will win.....i will be switching to better heads in the summer and i was just wondering what would win in a quarter mile

88 trans am GTA mods
fresh 355 bored .30 over Forged 4 Bolt Main Vortec Block
AFR 180 elimantor heads
GM hot cam with 1.6 rockers
ported TPI Edelbrock base,
siamesed ported SLP runners
siamesed ported plenum
SLP cold Air intake
24lb injectors with AFPR
hedman Long tube headers
Full 3 inch catback with cat delete
Pro Built 700r4 with B&M shift kit(rated 500 horsepower)
2200 stall
3.27 gears
Tuned


2002 Firehawk
factory LS6 block
stock ls1 cam
ls6 intake
Full boltons
ram air
t56 6 speed

do you guys think i will win

 

If he can launch, if he can shift.............enjoy the tail lights, the honey comb pattern is kinda cool.......

 

Not sure about who would win (it seems alot of people think the LSx is just unbeatable-it's not...), I just want to ask you if Dana knows that you have a B&M shift kit in a ProBuilt trans.....?

Bill

 

i dont think i'll lose.... im going to compare.... my 4 bolt forged block is stronger than the six bolt ls6 block....... the 180's flow very close to ls1 heads.... my hotcam is bigger than the stock ls1 cam.... my tpi is ported and siamesed to the max and pulls to 6 grand, id say my probuilt 700r4 with shift kit and a 2200 stall should do well against the stock t56 6 speed...i say i will pull on him during take off but he will reel me in, but by the time he catches up to me the race will be over.....

 

If he has "full" bolt ons, its capable of running in the 11's if the track and driver are right. Your's doesn't have that capability. If he has just the normal bolt ons, he should run mid 12's. Your's might have a chance at that.

Block strength doesn't mean anything at those power levels. LS6 blocks can easily run in the 9's, they are plenty strong with 6 bolt mains.

 

if he can drive, you may be in trouble. with a good driver he'll be running really low 11s. you definatley have a chance though, its not like youre racing him in a minivan. from the look of your mods list it looks like youve put at least a couple thousand into your car. just be confident in your car and in your abilities and hopefully you can pull it off.

Good luck!

 

yes you are right ive spent 4 to 5 grand on everything i have.... my complete mod list is in my sig.....well i know my car is capable of low 12 secs if i hook right..... maybe with a 100 shot of nos i would win.......

 

Buddy of mine had an 89 Formula, 355 Trick flow twisted wedge heads, good cam, putting 338-345 HP to the rear wheels. (T-56 in his car). He really couldnt do anything against my 01 WS6 Stock. Oh wait......thats right I have a K&N with a flow master muffler......Big HP gains there, you know.......He also has headders and GMMG exhaust. Now he just redid his engine and is putting down 370Hp or so to the wheels I doubt I can do anything with him. I know they can be beat. but with what you described you have a simular set up as to what my buddy had. Dont miss understand it all depends on the driver. It will probably be really close either way

 

stock ls1's put about 300hp to the wheels...if he really made 338-345whp...he "should" have beat you..sounds like he's not the best driver with a t56

 

but he also had K&N's and flowmaster catback and looking at his sig its a 01....if i remember correctly 01 and 02 got the ls6 intakes......so it should have abit more than 300..... for some reason they get huge gains to things like that compared to our engines.....

 

my 02 ws6 with slp lid and a k&n filter dynoed 325rwhp/342rwtq through bad cats and my car ran a 13.32@108mph with a 2.24 60' foot, my first time at the track with the car and my first driving a stick. since his car is a full bolt on (assuming headers, full catback) he should be dynoing close to 340+rwhp and should be in the high 12's in the quarter and his mph should be in the 110-112mph.

 

You need to change the thread title, your buddy has a LS1, not a LS6. The block will have no bearing on the race whatsoever.

Full bolt-ons could mean a ton of things but typically full bolt on cars run in the 11's or at the very least low 12's.

I'm going to call a driver's race on this one.

 

He's not the best T56 driver and he knows it.

 

since its a 1/4 mile race, i say its gonna be a driver race. Lot of factors are gonna play into this, weight, weather, tires, suspension.

 

Idk this one is a little hard to decide on but if he has full boltone and can drive i say the ls car ftw my buddy has a 02 z28 auto and with a slp lid and borla exhaust he put down 305 rwhp. Shoud be a fun race but watch out those cars top end is rediculs

 

my car video......
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbsOV...eature=channel


i just wanna race a bolt on LS1....

yeah it should be a fun race... i wanna be able to beat those bolt on ls1 one cars from a stop.... if i cant do it with an max effort tpi then i know nos will beat them.... this is my tpi as of now....took alot of time and effort to build this... i want to have one of the strongest factory looking TPI cars out there......

 

nice car indeed! it will be a good race just watch out for those roll races!

 

You are correct about the ls6 intake. However. AN LS1 IS AN LS1. The 98-00 models had a slightly larger cam, while the 01-02 got the ls6 intake power was kept at the same level. All m6 ls1's dyno 300-320 at the wheels, which is roughly 360 at the crank. If he has an 02 m6 firehawk with full bolt ons that means he is putting down around 350 at the wheels, 400 crank which is good for bottom 12's. LS1 cars pull hard all the way to their top speed of 165. I think your TPI is what will lose you this race. It cannot even compare with the ls1's intake. Look into a better intake. DO NOT RACE HIM FROM A ROLL. Your best bet is from a dead stop. The shorter the race, the better. Good luck, your going to need it.

 

i know this has been a while but let me make my mod list clear.... i should be able to beat one.... here it is.. change my l98 heads to afr 180s and 1.5 to 1.6 rockers...


MODS:
Engine:
fresh 355 bored .30 over 4 Bolt Main Vortec Block
10243880 Gm cast Block
Blueprinted Performance build ( bored with thrust plates)
9.7 to 1 Compression
Milodon Main Cap Bolts
Eagle 5140 Forged Steel "SIR" Lightweight Connecting Rods
ARP Rod Bolts
Eagle 4340 Forged steel crank
Upgraded Clevite 77 H Bearings
Kieth Black Hypereutectic -12cc dished pistons
dura-bond hi performance coated cam bearings
Pioneer heavy duty brass freeze plugs
Internally Balanced Eagle rotating assembly (rated at 650 horsepower)
Elgin Lifters
Heavy duty flywheel
New harmonic balancer
LT1 mini Starter
Highflow radiator
High flow water Pump
ARP headbolts
Rebuilt L98 heads with manely springs, retainers, screw in studs
SA performance double timing chain
GM LT4 HOT Cam
218/228 .492"/.492" 112 LSA
Comp Cams 1.5 roller tip rockers

Induction/Fuel Delivery:
Fully ported and Siamesed Plenum, egr walls grinded down
Fully Ported and Siamesed SLP Runners port matched to Plenum
Edelbrock Ported Highflow Intake port matched to runners
SLP's CAI with K&N air filter and SLP's special modded intake hoses
IAT relocated to SLP CAI box
48mm throttle body with Airfoil
180 thermostat
SVO 24lb Injectors
Heated O2 sensor
Crane's AFPR set at 43psi


Oil System
Melling 10553 Oil pump
hardned pick up
L98 Oil Pan



Suspension/chassis
WS6 suspension
aluminum driveshaft
UMI wonderbar
BMR Tower Strut brace
BMR weld in outer subframe connectors
MAC weld in Inner subframe connectors
UMI non adjust Torque arm
UMI Torque Arm Relocation Crossmember

Drivetrain
Built 700R4 (rated at 500 horsepower)
2300 Stall converter
Corvette Servo
Hardened beast Sun Shell
5 pinion front and rear Planet Gears
heavy duty sprags
High Energy Clutches
High energy Band
B&M Shift Kit
Tranny cooler
9 Bolt Borq warner 3.27 Gears

Exhuast:
Hedman longtube Street headers
Custom 3" y-pipe
Catco highflow Gutted converter
Flowmasters 80’s series 3.5 inch catback

Ignition:
New distributor
MSD 8.5 super conductor wires
accel Super coil

MISC:
150lb weight reduction
tuned by PCMforless
rev limiter set at 5500rpms
New belt Tenisoner and pulley
AC delete pulley
New delco Alternator
New Delco Powersteering Pump
New Delco steering Gearbox
Throttlebody Bypass delete
Oil Cooler delete
diverter valve delete
cruise control Delete
Washer fluid Delete
Cold Start Delete
Cat Delete
AC delete
EGR delete
Heater valve delete
Air delete
smog delete
Vats delete

 

Should be close if he is stock.

 

i think i need to drive in a ls1 car... my car is the fastest car i have ever been in.... even tho its still tpi, it really doesnt feel like one.... more like a superram...pulls really hard.. my car is definitely a sleeper.....

 

I think you could beat one in an 1/8 mile race. Im not sure about the 1/4. From a roll you would probably get beaten badly. They pull hard all the way to 165. Its not really a fair comparison. The l98 is a great motor but it was not built to go up aganinst an ls1 plain and simple.

 

I was running stock Ls1 cars and barely pulling away... One of them had exhaust and intake...

 

Yeah just stay away from highway races vs those 6 speeders

 

i wouldn't dare take one on a highway... but i will take one from a stop.. hopefully i will be too far ahead before he starts pulling me in...

 

I never got to race from a dig, all were from at least a 20mph roll, with them getting the jump.

haha, but then again, this is what happens when I go from a dig.
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/C...-at_683344.htm

 

took out a 2003 ram air ta man what a rush ... thing is fastand the 6 speed my god so much nicer really want to find a stick third gen im tired of the 700 r4

 

ta ws6 4th gens were 98-02. you can find them fairly cheap. I got my 98 6 speed with 22,000 miles for 12.9.

 

for some reason i always like the looks of the gta over any fourth gen camaro of firebird....

 

I'd be careful my pops 99 z with just longtubes, slp catback, slp lid, and my dynotune put down 347rwhp and thats on a conservative tune through an automatic, just my .02

 

Well we are on thirdgen.org so im probably the outkast. lol

 

Those are strong numbers for just exhaust and intake. ls1's never surprise me. All it really takes is exhaust and lid to see 400bhp.

 

Actually 96 was the first year for the 4th gen WS6.

 

I was refering to ls1 motors.

 

No offense to the OP, but to end all the "bench racing" - beg, borrow, or steal some drag radials and take it to a track. It appears you have a stout set up for a TPI, but until you see what it really can do in the real world vs. on paper... it's just talk.

I have an A4 LS1 car, see sig. With just bolt ons, nothing internal, I went 12.20's in the FL heat on an N20 tune. (less timing & fatter a/f for the jug) Now, it's a forged bottom end, heads/cam/FAST 90/full bolt ons - no nitrous. You can see it's over a second faster than my old bolt on times.

I enjoy tinkering wtih my 91', and buying used parts on a budget. But I knwo I'll never come anywhere near 12.20's with just bolt ons, and nowhere near 10.70's with a TPI intake set up - even with heads & cam upgrades. I have a soft spot for these cars, and enjoy it for what it is. The guy with the fatter wallet, and more willing to sacrifice comfort for all out speed - will always be faster.