At least you will be racing a 97 LT1 and not the high and mighty LS1. I honestly don't understand what every Chevy guy's problem is with those LS1's and getting defensive when someone says they beat one. It's like us getting mad when someone says they beat a mustang with a Honda then later you find out it was a V6 mustang automatic convertible. I have been to several different dragstrips and have seen Camaro's and Mustangs running very inconsistant times. I honestly think that if you took a young driver and put him in a new LS1 Camaro and got say Evan Smith (from MM&FF) in a bone stock 2001 Mustang GT, he would whoop him guaranteed. I think people underestimate the driving skill required to race in a quarter-mile setting. My friend used to have an 89 Saleen with some pretty basic bolt-on's and took it to the track after maybe 1 month of owning it. He could not go any faster than a 15.2 at 92 mph. He was consistently running 15.5-15.6. He was pretty disappointed to say the least. This was at LACR for those who are from CA. The weather sucks, the track sucks, everything sucks out there. Corrected altitude is usually at 6,000 feet! About 6 months later we went back. He did nothing else to the car except get a March Ram-Air kit and pullies. We also did a tune-up and adjusted the timing. He ended up going slower. 15.8's!!!. He was so mad! I asked him if I could try once. He let me go. Let me add that I by no means think that I am an expert but I knew I could do a whole lot better. His 60' times were usually 3.00-3.20 and it seemed like he would roll out a bit before even launching. So here I go, shallow stage it, hit it hard and ease out the clutch, slam 2nd, slam 3rd and power thru the traps at the top of 3rd to the tune of a 14.3 @ 98mph. He was so excited. I'm sure that someone else could of done better but point in case: The better driver will almost always win! Sorry if this was so long!:-)
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1993 Conv. LX 5.0, Air in the tires, Fuel in the tank, Put the top down, Floor it till it breaks!
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