I Kept Pace With a Mustang GT!!!!
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From: Sarasota FL
Car: 99 WS6 / 00 SS / 11 CTS-V / 13 300
Engine: LS1 / LS1 / LSA / 5.7 Hemi
Transmission: 4L60E / T-56 / 6L80E / W5A80
Axle/Gears: 3.23 / 3.42 Auburn / 3.23 / 2.62
I Kept Pace With a Mustang GT!!!!
Yes, that's right...I didn't beat him, but I did match him.
The scene was beautiful...this mid '90s Stang GT with Flo's pulls up next to me at a light, cranking his cheap stereo, so I figure what the hell, I'm bored and I need a good time. The light turns green, and he launches pretty good, and I launched just enough to not spin the tires. By 20MPH or so he realizes I'm ahead, and he nails it. So did I. Through 65 I was keeping pace perfectly, and as we slowed for the next light, I smiled at him, rolled down my window and screamed "That all that thing's got???" He looked embarrassed and drove off.
To make the humiliation all the worse, this wasn't the Camaro...it was the Grand Am
Moral of the story: I kept up with a hopped up GT with a FWD Pontiac, bone stock. I have 155hp in 2,900lbs. V6 fbodies weigh in around 3150 or so. Get your cars up to a solid 175hp, and you too can have some SERIOUS fun
Long live the 60 degree MPFI V6
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Jason E
"The Cruiser"
'89 Camaro RS 2.8
Hypertech chip/K&N filters/Accel 8.8 wires, Accel Supercoil/RapidFires
Eclipse CD and 100x4 amp/Boston plates and 6x9s
Alpine Alarm, Keyless Entry
"It's for sale"
"The Driver"
'95 Grand Am SE 3.1 Coupe
No mods yet...
I'm the only third genner who's daily driver is faster than their third gen!
The scene was beautiful...this mid '90s Stang GT with Flo's pulls up next to me at a light, cranking his cheap stereo, so I figure what the hell, I'm bored and I need a good time. The light turns green, and he launches pretty good, and I launched just enough to not spin the tires. By 20MPH or so he realizes I'm ahead, and he nails it. So did I. Through 65 I was keeping pace perfectly, and as we slowed for the next light, I smiled at him, rolled down my window and screamed "That all that thing's got???" He looked embarrassed and drove off.
To make the humiliation all the worse, this wasn't the Camaro...it was the Grand Am
Moral of the story: I kept up with a hopped up GT with a FWD Pontiac, bone stock. I have 155hp in 2,900lbs. V6 fbodies weigh in around 3150 or so. Get your cars up to a solid 175hp, and you too can have some SERIOUS fun
Long live the 60 degree MPFI V6
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Jason E
"The Cruiser"
'89 Camaro RS 2.8
Hypertech chip/K&N filters/Accel 8.8 wires, Accel Supercoil/RapidFires
Eclipse CD and 100x4 amp/Boston plates and 6x9s
Alpine Alarm, Keyless Entry
"It's for sale"
"The Driver"
'95 Grand Am SE 3.1 Coupe
No mods yet...
I'm the only third genner who's daily driver is faster than their third gen!
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From: Southwest Ohio
Car: 1986 Firebird, 2000 WS6
Engine: 2.8, LS1
Transmission: 700R4, T-56
Axle/Gears: Stock, Stock
I am laughing so hard right now. What really got me was when you said "...this wasn't the Camaro...it was the Grand Am." Whew, gotta catch my breath. Aww man.
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My only mod: Flowmaster 40 series
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My only mod: Flowmaster 40 series
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From: St. Louis, MO
Car: 85' Firebird (Project), 92' RS
Engine: 2.8L, LS1
Transmission: 700R4, 4L60E
Axle/Gears: 3.42 Open , 10 Bolt (ukn)
that's beautiful buddy, just plain ole' beautiful. hehe. woulda loved to seen the guys face.
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From: Sarasota FL
Car: 99 WS6 / 00 SS / 11 CTS-V / 13 300
Engine: LS1 / LS1 / LSA / 5.7 Hemi
Transmission: 4L60E / T-56 / 6L80E / W5A80
Axle/Gears: 3.23 / 3.42 Auburn / 3.23 / 2.62
That was the beauty of it...this thing ain't no muscle car, but it IS quick
Picture a dark green, lowered Stang GT with a Flowmaster, pillar gagues and a Saleen wing on it, pulling up next to this red 2 door Grand Am SE (not even a GT!!) that's bone stock appearing (and in reality is bone stock). Then picture the jackass in the Grand Am being able to keep up gear for gear through 65 MPH...I am proud to have been the jackass to take on a GT in a Grand Am
The irony of it still has me laughing my a*s off!!!! My entire car probably isn't worth the mods this idiot had done to his car!!! The look on this poor guys face was something I will never forget.
Picture a dark green, lowered Stang GT with a Flowmaster, pillar gagues and a Saleen wing on it, pulling up next to this red 2 door Grand Am SE (not even a GT!!) that's bone stock appearing (and in reality is bone stock). Then picture the jackass in the Grand Am being able to keep up gear for gear through 65 MPH...I am proud to have been the jackass to take on a GT in a Grand Am
The irony of it still has me laughing my a*s off!!!! My entire car probably isn't worth the mods this idiot had done to his car!!! The look on this poor guys face was something I will never forget.
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