I was headed home from work tonight going 45 when some college dudes pulled up flying past me then stopped and pulled off on me. I hit the gas but they were too far ahead and the waited for me at the light.


They revved their engine, I revved mine. Threw it in D tried to find my stock stall and floored it at the light. Fishtailed to the left and just smiled at them until it Hooked. Had em by 2 cars to about 70 threw on my hazards left off the gas and watch them fly by.

92350 tbi from a 92gmc Sierra
The l31
DNA motoring headers
Under drive pulley
Magnaflow muffler

I wasn't able to catch them before the official race, so if I can't catch them how am I gonna be able to keep up with lt1s and and ls1s?

 

intrepid isnt even a performance car whats the point

 

intrepid? only 2 cars? *palm to face* W is a W sooo more power to ya i guess. thought i was the king of racing **** that dont need to be raced but this scores high


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ps i raced a stratus rt once and he was alot more then 2 lengths behind


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What has this freaking forum come to? I'm just waiting for someone to start a post stating that they raced a smart car next...

 

I thought the L31 didn't come out until 1996?

 

Did you seriously make a racing thread about you vs an intrepid? Wow. This is why third gens get a bad rap.

 

This isn't valid 2 different cars. Plus I said I let off the gas at 2 cars

 

The L31 was replaced by the 5.3*L 5300 LM7. The 2002 model year was the final year for the L31 5.7*L small block V-8 whose origins date back to 1955.

Source http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_Vortec_engine#5700
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrol....2F1999.2F2000

 

The point of this thread was for advice to keep up with the newer engines.
The race wasn't close..also raced a 2007 tribourn sp? Same outcome. Gas isn't cheap and this is a free race. Why keep going and risk a 90 mph ticket in a 45..

 

The point was someone called me out

 

a dodge stratus rt is a 2 door 4 seat 5spd 3.5l v6 that is probably much faster then a 06 intrepid full of drunk teenagers.

a 5.7 out of a 1992 gmc sierra might be called an L31,i dont know,but i do know i doesnt have vortech heads. so its not the L31 anyone wants.



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Well I paid 150$ off craiglist after my motor crapped out. It's a good motor 210 hp 300 tq stock.

 

what heads are on it?

 

Stock? Idk i have a hard enough time trying to find info on this motor.

 

did u even cam it when u had the engine out?


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Nope. Couldn't afford it then nor did I know which cam.

 

you didnt ask enough nor look hard enough because a stock lt1 cam and zz4 springs cost next to nothing in the classifieds.


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Well yea I know that now but this was in July. Now I don't have a few hundred Toto ask a shop to put a 50$ cam in

 

ight dude just install 3.73 gears, eaton posi,and c4 vette rims n tires. itd make a giant difference at the cost of mpgs


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That's in the future. I prefer c6 wheels tho lol.

 

haha racing a grannies car .... what is you next ultimate conquer?

 

*your

 

race a 98 gtp then tell me your aimed at anything ls powered



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Then he will barely have a first gear with that auto trans.

 

Get some casting numbers off your block and heads. You will have to remove a valve cover to get head numbers.

 

yeah that 350tbi and 273's would have me shaking in my v-6 4th gen hahaha nooooot

 

I'm gonna call bs because they didnt make Intrepids in 06 so technically this race never happened.

Plus the fact that you only beat it by two car lengths with a 350 is mucho depressing.

Did it have any badges on it? Because that would help determine the motor they had unless of course its a sleeper!!!!

 

they did make a r/t version so kind of sporty if it was a r/t still it feels good when you beat someone running there mouth

 

and they have the sxt with 250hp so there are pretty fast ones out there

 

You don't have an L31. An L31 started in 96 with the vortec heads. Previous to that they were called "vortec" heads aka swirl ports. Only thing they are good at is holding a door open.

Sick race though. You should race my dump truck next!

 

1992 gmc 350 tbi is called an lo5 and has 193 heads on it...only slightly better than a stock lo3 with 187's, lol.

i like how you did the emergency flashers, makes it official

 

I died when I read that part... I was thinking it was a tool's race and the flashers just made it official

 

Like I'm at work and I'm reading these posts. And I must say stick to giving out advice and technical information that's whats your good at. Jokes not so much I'm all for laughing just next time make it funny.

But thank you I couldn't find anything and that link is all I found any more useful information?


I got called out by a 90's mustang ill make a thread.

The intrepid race was the convo starter, how to keep up with lx was the main topic of this thread but people refuse to read

 

what other supporting mods do you have? do you have a way to tune the TBI stuff? if not get ready for some headaches.

i was being serious....good job on the flashers

 

instant 12 sec car:

untouched 083's with valve guide clearancing and some decent valve springs
performer rpm type intake
camshaft somehere in the upper 22x's duration @ .050
650 double pumper or some really good tuning on a BBC tbi unit
3500 stall
3.73's with 26" tire, 4.10's with 28" tire, mt drag radial or better, no less...a hardtire ain't gonna cut it
longtubes and proper flowing exhaust
don't overdue the extra goodies, keep it simple so the weight will stay down.

go get 'em

 

12 second what will my mpg go to like 15 mpg lol?
More realistic for my pocket
Lt1 cam
A good tune since my 305 stock chip still in
3.73 sound good I'm gettin a 255/50/18 rear tire I don't know how tall it is
I have eBay longtubes
Rusted Magnaflow but will be switchin to flowmaster this month hopefully
I do want to go fast but I still wanna see mid 20's in mpg
So where would this get me rear bumpers on ls1's?




But I'm loving this advice the whole reason this thread was made.

 

No tune



And thanks everyone here acts like you can't be a noob at drag racing. I don't even know what it means just seen it on pinks. Sad I know. Don't judge me lol

 

you will go slower with the flowmaster

you cannot get any cheaper than i just posted. i could do all of those things for under $1k...just gotta look around for deals.

if you want 30 mpg, buy a prius. 30 mpg isn't going to happen on your budget...that would require ls1 swap or the like. a properly tuned carb will get as good, if not better mileage than your ancient tbi setup will

 

no way you're fitting a 255/50R18 tire on your car, that's a SUV 4x4 tire height.

 

I seen a member here with them all the way around. guess ill keep lookin thanks

 

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an lt1 cam in that stock motor with 3.73's might go bottom 15's or upper 14's

 

Well the magnaflow is too quiet and rusted out. Plus I love the sound. Unless I could get loudmouth under there.

Well its where I'm at, its my daily driver so even tho I work at a gas station I'm not trying to fill up every few days either.

I'm pretty sure as smart as everyone is here, keeping up with an ls on the track and mpg is do able with tbi.


I learned a lot tonight. Didnt think ya would make me look so stupid teaching me tho.

 

most guys who want that 18" rim look also are running rubber band thick tires in the 26" diameter range, not running 28" tires all around that are 11" wide. Which I wasn't aware fit up front easily.


you're not keeping up with an ls1, stock or not....your car won't crack into the low 13s with how its setup. TBI is tough to program anything really well.

 

Well most here want to lower their car too. I'm on 14's I hate it. These longtubes give me a 2in clearance. So I want to throw it in the air

 

keeping up with an ls motor with a tbi motor in mileage and on the track will require lots of tuning...start reading the DIY tuning section on here if you wanna go that route.

and get some thicker skin...i didn't say anything out of the ordinary, just laid it out there straight for you man. you don't have the ideal setup at all at the moment, and your goals are a little ill guided. this site has a ton of good info, but you gotta read it man. we're not going to spoon feed this to you.

 

Trust me. There is no memeber that searches more than me. And I may be low balling. I'm on here daily.

I read tuning and its like another language. But ill read more
And ill NEVER get my feelings hurt by strangers I don't know on a internet website. EVER

 

An Intrepid is not a race...lol

If you are mpg conscious, why are you wasting gas on an Intrepid? I dont understand it.

 

Well if you would have kept reading you woulda seen I stopped after I had em by 2 cars. Cuz there wasn't a point of wasting anymore gas. My point was proven.

 

Intrepids were discontinued in 2004