LS1 goes down to a 6-banger!

[lyonsd]

OK, there I was minding my own business heading home from Hope Depot with a 40lb. bag of concrete mix and some other stuff in the trunk on my '87 GN. A nearly full tank of approximately 50-50 mix of Amoco 93 and Sunoco 100 is in the tank. With just me and less than ½ tank of gas the total weight is 3800lbs. I'm guesstimating my total weight was around 3900lbs at that time.

My one and only trip to the strip netted the following times (60', 660'@mph, 1320'@mph):

• 2.379, 9.427@76.66, 14.583@95.14
• 2.146, 9.036@77.85, 14.118@96.36
• 2.197, 9.103@77.19, 14.211@95.95
• 2.296, 9.269@23.05, 14.395@95.54

Not too good considering I have a Jay Carter 93 street chip, 9" K&N, Terry Houston 3" downpipe Jet-Hot-coated downpipe, Walbro 307 amd Accufab regulator, and Sunoco 100 in the tank. All mods are listed here.

Looks like I'm hurting mainly on the top end. There's no posi so I didn't expect the 60' times would be that good on street tires. I would expect a bone stock GN to run 97mph in the ¼-mile. I thought I'd run at least 100mph with my mods.

Anyway, the race took place on an Interstate overpass. There's stoplights on both sides, for the on/off access ramps. The distance between the lights is about 1/8-mile, give or take a few feet.

There's a new white Z28 in the right lane at the red light. I brake torque it and one wheel breaks loose. I look over but he keep looking straight ahead. He lunged his Z28 forward in anticipation.

Green light - GO! I've got a little spin, and I think he did too. I put the pedal to the floor when the peg-leg hooks and by that time he was ahead by a fender.

But I quickly reeled him in and put a fender on him. As we approach the stoplight on the other side, which were green, he dropped back some more. Did he lift? I don't know. But I've got at least a car on him.

The 4-lane merges into a two lane. I hit the brakes and slow down to let him go by. We exchange the obligatory "thumbs up" and I make a U-turn at the merge. I get on the Interstate access ramp and head home, claiming victory.