just picked up a 91 firebird v6 at and was wondering what they run in the 1/4. local drag strip doesn't open till april

 

i know the 2.8 cars are like 18.something stock

 

thats it my girlfrieds 4 cyl neon(non turbo) ran 17.01. lot lighter car though

 

high 16s low 17s iirc. in other words.. very very very slow.

 

Long as your not going to special race events you will still have fun.
Cause on open track nights every yahoo under the sun shows up with anything they got, inclding a lawnmower powered kitchen sink. So ya will never be the slowest.

But I wouldn't race anyone, just race the lights.
There is nothing you can do if someone is faster then you, so why race them? Just race yourself.

You will find your times imporve when you don't care what happens in the other lane. Long as you focus on just what your doing, winning is easier.

[Ill even wait till guy is staged n race is on, then crank the radio so I can't even hear them. Just don't pullup like that, they will yell at ya. Ear plugs are legal so.......... same difference in my book.]

 

Maybe slow but still a better ride than a neon...

 

i def agree with that one. when i race at the strip, i get to my last shift and when all thats left is keep it straight thats when i see where the other car is. at the starting line i give myself tunnle vision

 

About a 16.7 @ 80mph, in good running condition

 

thats not bad considering it only my winter beater

 

Do you think it's worth modifying it?

 

i bought it for 500 and its acctually in pretty good shape the body has limited rust and not really any dents. just bought it yesterday after dmv closed so i haven't driven it to know how it drives but i probally will give it a little more power

 

jesus, that cant be.... my lo3 ran a 16.95 last year at milan... but it also did the pass at 220 degrees.

 

ive done 16.9

 

april 7 ill post my times

 

well you guys have the advantage of having 3.23s or higher stock... ive got 2.73s and they spun a bit both passes, though 16.95 was the best one, and in that pass at milan a year back i was a smidgion quicker than my brothers 2000 Grand Prix GT 3.8, i lost because i redlighted tho.. what irks me tho is ive got a chip, manifold, and air cleaner assembly on board and yet i see threads like these..

 

I ran a 16.7@80 in the 3.1, N/A (before I put the turbo on) - so I know it will do that

 

doward times with turbo?

 

My old 3.1 auto with a high flow cat and Dynomax catback, an intake, major tuneup and better plugs/wires, went 16.48 at like 82 mph on a good pass.

Like everyone else said, race yourself. See what kinda R/T you can cut on the tree....or if youre solely looking for an ET and speed, you can always let the other guy rip you out of the tree.

Once he's ahead of you, racing him is out of your head, then you can do your thing.

 

last time at the strip we used a .500 tree and my reaction times were .502, .513, and.504

 

I don't know. I fell asleep half way down the track......

 

yea thats a good one...

 

You're quick on the jump....I couldn't cut a tree to save my life. Good thing I dont really care about the tree

 

trick is to go on the last yellow. if you really wathct ther is 3 stages to the light. light coming on, light on, and light going off. go on the third yellow light when its ON