1st Vette Race Tonight!

StoplightWarrior · 08-05-2001, 03:01 AM

Sitting at a light, I see a ~94 vette turn in front of me and take off pretty fast. The light turns green and I play catch up. We catch a red light, and I line up next to them. There were 2 guys in the vette, and I had 3 in my car. The light turns green, and we both take off kind of slow, and finally he goes and flies by me, but I wasnt about to play catch up with him taking the jump. So I wait for him to slow, and I pull alongside him. The passenger puts his arm up and drops it to signal the start, we're going about 65mph at the start, and we ran it up to about 110 with him pulling to about my front fender. I had to let off cause we were coming up on a car in his lane and I didnt want to cause an accident. I was so happy!
At the next light, I said, "looks good, what you got done to it?" The guy responds, "It's got a V8!!! 330hp!"
I was like, "Oh really, a v8 huh?" So I guess it was stock. The guy then told me he dropped it into second, and was amazed I could hang with him. I told him I also had a v8, but only had maybe 280 hp.

All in all, the guy was cool, and just having fun. I am really proud of my stang, though, hanging with all but the latest vettes is good in my book.

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Black 2000 GT
Bassani X-pipe, Magnaflow Mufflers, Steeda Pulleys, K&N Filter. Steeda Weld in Subframes, Strut Tower brace, Sport Springs, Caster/Camber Plates.

exgmguy · 08-05-2001, 08:54 AM

330 hp? If it was stock the 330 hp Vettes were the Grand Sports, which are blue with black wheels and the two red slashes on the fender, and also all '96 Vettes with the 6-speed came with the 330 hp LT4 motor.

Maybe he did a few bolt-on's and added his "gained" hp to his stock 300. Who knows. either way congrats and good run. It's always nice to dust a Vette.

Dark_5.0 · 08-05-2001, 11:16 AM

I raced a vette Friday night and actually beat him it was an 88 vette and I beat him by a full second off the tree and ended up winning by half the track and I only ran a 15.35 @89 he ran a 15.9 @88 slowest vette I have ever seen.

I know its a pathetic win but it was the highlight of my night

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88 mustang gt convertible bored to 306 BBk equal length headers mac cold air fender kit 3.73 FMS gears cowl hood nitto drag radials ford racing clutch flow masters h-pipe 160* thermostat 16 degrees of timing electric fan off 94' t-bird jacobs electronics cap and wires. Edelbrock 1 1/2 inch drop springs.

90dpscoupe · 08-05-2001, 12:15 PM

I remember a vette i raced 93-96ish c4, he had a passenger, i had noone, it was hard catching up with him when he flew bye about 80, i just stayed on his a$$, then we catch a light, LOL i dont think he was ready for me to launch like i did from a stop, i annihalated him by about, looked like two cars until he gave up and turned, i remember screaming in my car...

good run, always fun to burn a vette.

dashapht · 08-05-2001, 01:09 PM

LT1 vettes are a joke unless they're modded.

Vettes from like 71-91 also sucked. The LT1 was an improvement, but in those years you really needed a ZR-1 to be fast.

Congratulations on the run though!

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93 Coupe, long tubes, pro chamber, flowmasters, 3.73, auburn, alum driveshft, subframes, tri-ax, pulley, 73mm MAF, cold air, TFS TW heads, stage 1 cam, track heat intake, 1.6 roller rockers, 24 lb injectors, mac 70mm throttle body, edelbrock water pump, be cool radiator. best ET of 8.73 @ 79.2 in 1/8th before heads, cam, intake, rr's, and tb.

[This message has been edited by dashapht (edited 08-05-2001).]

66 Racer · 08-05-2001, 01:48 PM

MAn, i cant wait to get a 5spd in my stang and start smoking cars, im running a stock 3spd in my 66 and it does well until 3rd, if i dont have a good lead at 3rd, they catch up. I just finished putting a centerforce clutch though to help out my launches. My cousins neighbor just bought what i believe was an 84 vette, the last year of a stingray is all i remember, bhe is a cool guy, so i hope he doesnt get bitter when i smoke his car, heh heh

Happy Racing

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Under Construction 66 Coupe
-289 V8 Holley 4 barrel 600cfm carb - Headers - Flowmaster 2.5in dual exaust

[This message has been edited by 66 Racer (edited 08-05-2001).]

StoplightWarrior · 08-05-2001, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by exgmguy:
330 hp? If it was stock the 330 hp Vettes were the Grand Sports, which are blue with black wheels and the two red slashes on the fender, and also all '96 Vettes with the 6-speed came with the 330 hp LT4 motor.

Maybe he did a few bolt-on's and added his "gained" hp to his stock 300. Who knows. either way congrats and good run. It's always nice to dust a Vette.

It was a light silver vert with red leather interior. There were some odd looking badges on the sides too. I dont think it was a grand sport, but my friend had a 96 vette, and this one looked different.

Also, I didn't dust him by any means, but I was just glad I could stay on his *** like I did.

venumus93 · 08-05-2001, 03:20 PM

nice run, man! always fun to race & stay with, or beat, an 'exotic' vette. good luck with the '00 & your future mods! later!

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93Cobra#3974
off-road h-pipe, 2chamber flowmasters, hurst shifter, moroso cold-air induction, march street pullies, best 1/4 14.461 at 98.15mph, best 60' 2.233

08-05-2001, 03:01 AM	#1
StoplightWarrior Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Nor-Cal Posts: 1,311	1st Vette Race Tonight! Sitting at a light, I see a ~94 vette turn in front of me and take off pretty fast. The light turns green and I play catch up. We catch a red light, and I line up next to them. There were 2 guys in the vette, and I had 3 in my car. The light turns green, and we both take off kind of slow, and finally he goes and flies by me, but I wasnt about to play catch up with him taking the jump. So I wait for him to slow, and I pull alongside him. The passenger puts his arm up and drops it to signal the start, we're going about 65mph at the start, and we ran it up to about 110 with him pulling to about my front fender. I had to let off cause we were coming up on a car in his lane and I didnt want to cause an accident. I was so happy! At the next light, I said, "looks good, what you got done to it?" The guy responds, "It's got a V8!!! 330hp!" I was like, "Oh really, a v8 huh?" So I guess it was stock. The guy then told me he dropped it into second, and was amazed I could hang with him. I told him I also had a v8, but only had maybe 280 hp. All in all, the guy was cool, and just having fun. I am really proud of my stang, though, hanging with all but the latest vettes is good in my book. ------------------ Black 2000 GT Bassani X-pipe, Magnaflow Mufflers, Steeda Pulleys, K&N Filter. Steeda Weld in Subframes, Strut Tower brace, Sport Springs, Caster/Camber Plates.

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08-05-2001, 08:54 AM	#2
exgmguy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Utica, Michigan Posts: 2,631	330 hp? If it was stock the 330 hp Vettes were the Grand Sports, which are blue with black wheels and the two red slashes on the fender, and also all '96 Vettes with the 6-speed came with the 330 hp LT4 motor. Maybe he did a few bolt-on's and added his "gained" hp to his stock 300. Who knows. either way congrats and good run. It's always nice to dust a Vette.

08-05-2001, 11:16 AM	#3
Dark_5.0 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Staging lane Posts: 4,337	I raced a vette Friday night and actually beat him it was an 88 vette and I beat him by a full second off the tree and ended up winning by half the track and I only ran a 15.35 @89 he ran a 15.9 @88 slowest vette I have ever seen. I know its a pathetic win but it was the highlight of my night ------------------ 88 mustang gt convertible bored to 306 BBk equal length headers mac cold air fender kit 3.73 FMS gears cowl hood nitto drag radials ford racing clutch flow masters h-pipe 160* thermostat 16 degrees of timing electric fan off 94' t-bird jacobs electronics cap and wires. Edelbrock 1 1/2 inch drop springs.

08-05-2001, 12:15 PM	#4
90dpscoupe Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: sanantonio, Tx, usa Posts: 1,407	I remember a vette i raced 93-96ish c4, he had a passenger, i had noone, it was hard catching up with him when he flew bye about 80, i just stayed on his a$$, then we catch a light, LOL i dont think he was ready for me to launch like i did from a stop, i annihalated him by about, looked like two cars until he gave up and turned, i remember screaming in my car... good run, always fun to burn a vette.

08-05-2001, 01:09 PM	#5
dashapht Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: nashville, tn Posts: 72	LT1 vettes are a joke unless they're modded. Vettes from like 71-91 also sucked. The LT1 was an improvement, but in those years you really needed a ZR-1 to be fast. Congratulations on the run though! ------------------ 93 Coupe, long tubes, pro chamber, flowmasters, 3.73, auburn, alum driveshft, subframes, tri-ax, pulley, 73mm MAF, cold air, TFS TW heads, stage 1 cam, track heat intake, 1.6 roller rockers, 24 lb injectors, mac 70mm throttle body, edelbrock water pump, be cool radiator. best ET of 8.73 @ 79.2 in 1/8th before heads, cam, intake, rr's, and tb. [This message has been edited by dashapht (edited 08-05-2001).]

08-05-2001, 01:48 PM	#6
66 Racer Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: West Covina, CA Posts: 77	MAn, i cant wait to get a 5spd in my stang and start smoking cars, im running a stock 3spd in my 66 and it does well until 3rd, if i dont have a good lead at 3rd, they catch up. I just finished putting a centerforce clutch though to help out my launches. My cousins neighbor just bought what i believe was an 84 vette, the last year of a stingray is all i remember, bhe is a cool guy, so i hope he doesnt get bitter when i smoke his car, heh heh Happy Racing ------------------ Under Construction 66 Coupe -289 V8 Holley 4 barrel 600cfm carb - Headers - Flowmaster 2.5in dual exaust [This message has been edited by 66 Racer (edited 08-05-2001).]

08-05-2001, 03:20 PM	#8
venumus93 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: West Melbourne, FL, USA Posts: 237	nice run, man! always fun to race & stay with, or beat, an 'exotic' vette. good luck with the '00 & your future mods! later! ------------------ 93Cobra#3974 off-road h-pipe, 2chamber flowmasters, hurst shifter, moroso cold-air induction, march street pullies, best 1/4 14.461 at 98.15mph, best 60' 2.233