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Old 01-09-2001, 05:56 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Angry AAARGH! I just got beat by a Corvette! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!

I knew it was gonna happen soon. All of a sudden I've been getting MUCH more races than usual: Grand National and Monte Carlo SS two nights ago, '98 Grand Prix last night. I don't yack about beating Monte Carlos and Grand Pris, but I was thinking, something's going on b/c I haven't had even any potential races for the last month or so and I knew that something strong was gonna get up next to me before I swapped these STUPID 2.73s (@#$!) w/ the 3.55s I have in my trunk. Man I'm so pissed.

Anyway, I come to the light and this white Corvette ('95-97) is sitting there so I get into the lane right beside him (left lane) KNOWING that if he played, he would beat me (but I couldn't help myself--what's wrong with me???) I remember forcing myself to get in the lane right beside him and sighing as I new I was committing suicide. We both pulled off kinda slow and then hit it. By the time we hit ~60, he had at least two car lengths on me! I'm so pissed at these stupid gears . Knew this would happen real soon. Anyway, I need some consoling as I'm feeling very bad right now.

That kinda makes me even more determined not just for gears, I'm getting more POWER and SOON. Screw the waiting.

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1.5" MAC full length headers
Holley 750 CFM
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Front: 225/60/15 Rear: 255/60/15 Eagle GT II
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Old 01-09-2001, 06:08 PM   #2 (permalink)
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dude don't feel bad!! Just think... he had 50 cubes on you... major traction... major technology and it is also THE FASTEST GM car made... at least at that time now it's the c5 corvettes, but you understand what i'm saying right? Don't worry... you did plenty good just with a little 302, probably gave the owner of the $35000 car a good scare. Wouldn't you be pissed if you spent that much money and a little '79 stang whopped your a$$?? I would!

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Old 01-09-2001, 06:10 PM   #3 (permalink)
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wait... i just saw your sig again... you have a 351?? Dude... you should have taken him!! sorry to rub it in... but the 351 is stock right? that's only like a 240hp engine... don't worry more power is available

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Old 01-09-2001, 06:20 PM   #4 (permalink)
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Thanks MercDude. Yeah, it's stock. I need some heads. Gotta start saving up. I plan on tapping into that "available power" within the next month or so. I still feel bad, but I still couldn't help but race him. (sigh)

The thing is, when I had my 3.27s I beat the same kind of Corvette and it even looked better than the one I raced tonight. Knowing that kinda adds to my pissisity.

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Weld wheels (15x6;15x8)
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C4 w/ shift kit
1.5" MAC full length headers
Holley 750 CFM
Edelbrock intake
2.5" Off road H-pipe
8.8" Rear end w/ 2.73:1 gears (sucks!) (awaiting installation of 3.55s)
Front: 225/60/15 Rear: 255/60/15 Eagle GT II
Sucky Purolator air filter that's choking my car.
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Old 01-09-2001, 07:19 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Yep, the 'Vette. My only loss in my '87GT as well. I was running hot, and I had a couple passengers, but a loss is a loss, and that guy had me by probably a car between 30-70.

Damn, I know it was a late LT-1, like a 96. 330hp, DAMN, just a little too much.
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Old 01-09-2001, 07:24 PM   #6 (permalink)
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I also have 355's sitting in my trunk waiting to be installed, Theres a set of Factory Five controll arms with them. Its soo agrivating when you get beat and you have the tools to win sitting in your trunk instead of on your car.

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Old 01-09-2001, 07:48 PM   #7 (permalink)
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I went from 2.73's to 3.55's and it was a night and day difference. Enjoy the gears and have fun!

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Old 01-11-2001, 05:33 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Where did you get your 351 from?

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Old 01-11-2001, 11:40 PM   #9 (permalink)
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Got it from a place called "U-Pull-It" for $150 out of an '87 Crown Vic Marshal's Dept. police car. U-Pull-It is a place where they scrap metal (vehicles), it's not "officially" a junk yard business, but they basically make extra money on the side by selling the parts off of the cars before crushing them. That's why they can sell parts so cheap. I knew the engine would be in good shape since those police cars are serviced regularly.

Anyway, got it cleaned up (new pistons), replaced intake, carburetor, water pump, distributer, fan, added radiator, headers, and a few other things and I was on my way.

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Weld wheels (15x6;15x8)
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C4 w/ shift kit
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Holley 750 CFM
Edelbrock intake
2.5" Off road H-pipe
8.8" Rear end w/ 2.73:1 gears (sucks!) (awaiting installation of 3.55s)
Front: 225/60/15 Rear: 255/60/15 Eagle GT II
Sucky Purolator air filter that's choking my car.
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Old 01-12-2001, 12:56 AM   #10 (permalink)
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You thinking about the 351 now sky?
Wouldnt be a bad idea once you blow up the 302 with that new blower J/K

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Old 01-12-2001, 03:51 AM   #11 (permalink)
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I have always been thinking about one, but then I knew the tranny will go, especially if I mix boost w/ a 351.

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Best ET 13.2@106mph Needs tuning...
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Old 01-12-2001, 10:39 AM   #12 (permalink)
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Sky- Did you end up buying that blower?

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Old 01-12-2001, 01:46 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Yeah I did!

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Old 01-16-2001, 05:54 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Ouch!! I have only race GM products. ANY Bow-Tie next to me had better have more than a 150 shot, or a 9# system. I have a '94 Cobra, 3.73 gears(bleeping awesome!!), and a host of other bolt-ons, but this is not the car I race with. I race with my father in law's 89 GT. I love that car. I love the looks that other drivers give me as I leave them sitting at the line.
My favorite race was with this nasty 99 SS. He had a 200hp shot of NOS, and the rest was stock. POOR baby! I was up in the cruise area of Concord, and this guy was talking all the trash about Fords he could come up with.
I asked him if he wanted to put his title where his mouth was, seeing as how I could use it as a down payment for the '00 Cobra R. HEH HEH! Well, he didn't like that idea, but we decided to take this little problem on the road.>
BIG MISTAKE for him!! I hit my line lock, and warmed up the tires, and staged. He purged his system, warmed up and was ready.
The light turned green and I never saw him again that night. I left him crying on the sidewalk where all GM owners belong. HEH HEH!
The next night he showed up and pulle dnext to me in the parking lot, but never said a word about Fords. HMM, wonder why? )
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Old 01-16-2001, 09:32 PM   #15 (permalink)
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bigwhitecobra, thanks. I love to hear Ford family victories. Even though I lost to the Corvette that night, it makes me feel good that I can claim Cobras as my brothers.

(As I posted before, I lost to the Vette b/c of these stinking gears, when I had the 3.27s installed, I beat a Corvette that was newer than the one I lost to.) I got some 3.55s in the trunk that I'm about to get installed in February, that (and some tuning)will be all I need to beat a stock pre-'98 Vette in the quarter.

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Weld wheels (15x6;15x8)
Stock 5.8L
C4 w/ shift kit
1.5" MAC full length headers
Holley 750 CFM
Edelbrock intake
2.5" Off road H-pipe, 2-chamber Flowmasters
8.8" Rear end w/ 2.73:1 gears (sucks!) (awaiting installation of 3.55s)
Front: 225/60/15 Rear: 255/60/15 Eagle GT II
Sucky Purolator air filter that's choking my car.
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