454 Regal and a 355 Monza today! Kinda long

exgmguy · 06-03-2001, 07:37 PM

OK, I went for a little cruise this afternoon to look at some houses. I pull up to a light on Mound rd next to a wicked sounding mid 80's Regal. I was thumpin' like crazy, had the electric fuel pump in the back, big E.T. Streets, cage, etc...
I nodded to him and he asked if I had a 351. I said no just a 302. He says "Oh...i've got a 454" All the while his passenger has a sh!t eating grin on his face. I did not plan on running him off the light so we took off slow. Then he guns it and shakes my fillings loose.
I pull up next to him and motion for him to go. He hammers the gas and we're even in 1st. I hit 2nd pull a car and keep inching ahead. I had about 2 cars by mid 4th. We did it again to the same outcome.

The second race was a Monza with big and little Welds, and a lumpy V-8. He caught up to me and dropped a gear. We slowed down to 2nd and hit it. I pulled ahead steadily till the top of 3rd where I had about 2 cars on him.
We pulled over and chatted for a few and he wanted to go somewhere and get the advantage of his ET streets and automatic. We pulled out to a stoplight and I staged just above idle. The light goes green and I actually get him out of the hole! I am ahead and pull second. I have maybe a car on him. Then at the top of second my car starts to sputter and he catches up almost next to me. I shift into 3rd and he is right at my door.

I look at my bottle gauge and it is sitting at 500 psi. Oops. Ran out. To add to that I now have a nice rattle coming from my trans that goes away when I push in the clutch. Sweet. My 3rd lunched T-5!

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1988 Mustang GT
12.0 @ 122
1992 BadAzz Wrangler
1993 Explorer

06-03-2001, 07:37 PM	#1
exgmguy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Utica, Michigan Posts: 2,631	454 Regal and a 355 Monza today! Kinda long OK, I went for a little cruise this afternoon to look at some houses. I pull up to a light on Mound rd next to a wicked sounding mid 80's Regal. I was thumpin' like crazy, had the electric fuel pump in the back, big E.T. Streets, cage, etc... I nodded to him and he asked if I had a 351. I said no just a 302. He says "Oh...i've got a 454" All the while his passenger has a sh!t eating grin on his face. I did not plan on running him off the light so we took off slow. Then he guns it and shakes my fillings loose. I pull up next to him and motion for him to go. He hammers the gas and we're even in 1st. I hit 2nd pull a car and keep inching ahead. I had about 2 cars by mid 4th. We did it again to the same outcome. The second race was a Monza with big and little Welds, and a lumpy V-8. He caught up to me and dropped a gear. We slowed down to 2nd and hit it. I pulled ahead steadily till the top of 3rd where I had about 2 cars on him. We pulled over and chatted for a few and he wanted to go somewhere and get the advantage of his ET streets and automatic. We pulled out to a stoplight and I staged just above idle. The light goes green and I actually get him out of the hole! I am ahead and pull second. I have maybe a car on him. Then at the top of second my car starts to sputter and he catches up almost next to me. I shift into 3rd and he is right at my door. I look at my bottle gauge and it is sitting at 500 psi. Oops. Ran out. To add to that I now have a nice rattle coming from my trans that goes away when I push in the clutch. Sweet. My 3rd lunched T-5! ------------------ 1988 Mustang GT 12.0 @ 122 1992 BadAzz Wrangler 1993 Explorer