Results from Race with Supercharged Trans Am.

CobraConv99 · 12-03-2001, 09:19 AM

Well we raced this weekend. He had just put 4.30's in it. We line up the guy flagging us points at me then points at him he takes off (I'm like what the ****) well I chase him in first catch him second start to go to third he pulls a car on me. Then he couldn't pull me no more. Oh Well!! Went to talk to him tell him it was a good race. I say to him "Pretty close race tell 3rd". He says "Yeah well I spun alot". Forget the fact he left early. Well anyways I'm a little pissed at his attitude, but I didn't let him get the best of me. I know if he wouldn't have jumped it would have been close, but maybe next time. I did race a bunch of other cars, but I tell about those in another thread.
Wished I would have beat him, but you can't win them all. Just most of them!! Right!

Crazy Horse GT · 12-03-2001, 09:25 AM

good try ,to bad he cheated.

SaleenGTS · 12-03-2001, 09:59 AM

Good race....for some reason 99.4% or the GM boys out there (.6% for the cool ones here

) are arseholes when they don't like the outcome....or if they see a oval with a smile. Good job again

topless tire fryer · 12-03-2001, 12:44 PM

Tell him you'll race him from a roll, no head start for him.

exgmguy · 12-03-2001, 04:06 PM

That's street racing. You chase, you race.

You should have sat still and let him come back to line up again. It is very common for people to leave early on purpose.

It takes an awful lot of power to take back 2 cars out of the hole.

Stangrrr · 12-03-2001, 07:40 PM

I agree with exgmguy. If the guy leaves early, just sit & wait for him to come back. Then he looks a little foolish.

The guy flagging you (if he's a neutral party) should agree with you that he left early.

See if he wants to line them up again!

Nitrous Al · 12-03-2001, 08:37 PM

The guys are right. Get someone else to flag you guys off and race again. If he takes off, just wait until he comes back.

96SNAKE · 12-03-2001, 09:29 PM

exgm, is right.. he took off, so you stay and line em' up again. Makes him look like an a$$.

We want a re-match! Go make things right..

Mercury · 12-04-2001, 01:36 AM

I hate excuses such as "I was spinning alot."..."I missed a gear"....."I Launched bad".

When one street races, it isnt just Machine Vs. Machine, its Driver Vs Driver. Granted we all get bad launches every now and then, and we do miss a gear here and there. But to use the excuse and drive badly on a regular basis...Geshh.. One of those people that think racing is just Stomping the gas to the floor and holding it there.

It sounds like your the better driver, and he's just some Dumb A$$ with a fast car, that thinks the car makes him a good driver.

I'd rather brag about my ability to drive, than my cars ability to be fast. Well

I like to brag about both when possible....

When someone looses a race to me and throws me one of those excuses I usually just say. "Ya know, that sounds like a personal problem, ya still lost." "It aint my fault ya dont know how to drive."

CobraConv99 · 12-04-2001, 09:57 AM

Well I'm not to worried about it. I started to race him again, but the cops came. That was the last time I saw him that night. The reason that was the last time I saw is because his car messed up. I don't know how, but I know it did. I saw him last night riding around in his big bad V6 firebird. ROFLMAO Some friends told that it messed up when we were leaving. Well he might of beat me, but my FORD is still running, and I went on to race (2) 96 Cobras one was built bored .20 over with every bolt on you could imagine, 95 Z28, 94 GT, 2001 SS, 2000 Z28, and an S2000. Which I won all of those so I was still pretty happy with the weekend.

FORD RULES!!!

Skyman · 12-04-2001, 01:19 PM

Nice Kill. His car must be seriously screwed up. To be supercharged, have a 350, ported everything and 4.30 gears and not to be pulling on you with traction! Damn! I bet he did screw up his car, cuz something is seriously wrong!

Nice running cobra you got though.

Skyler

Paluka21 · 12-06-2001, 12:29 PM

What year trans-am was this? If it was an LS1 that car would probably be making well over 400hp to the tires. Even a blown Lt1 'should' have completely destroyed you, spinning or not.
not calling B.S or anything, just want more details about what kind of car is was, or what year.
later
Dan
95 rio red cobra #2021

95mustanggt · 12-06-2001, 04:15 PM

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Originally posted by CobraConv99
Well I'm not to worried about it. I started to race him again, but the cops came. That was the last time I saw him that night. The reason that was the last time I saw is because his car messed up. I don't know how, but I know it did. I saw him last night riding around in his big bad V6 firebird. ....

FORD RULES!!!

I was thinking the same thing, Supercharged LS1 would give one hell of a fight. But I believe it was a SC V6. Witch would explain a lot. MM&FF had a SC V6 running in the 12's in one issue.

GONZO99TA · 12-06-2001, 04:30 PM

sounds like a messed up race, with him leaving early.
could you tell if he was spinning bad?
something doesn't sound right, either with his car or his driving, it would be really hard to chase down a sc'd ta that you admit left the line early.
most street races are won on the launch, but since he jumped the launch and techmically should have the faster car (sc'd lt1 or ls1, can't remember your origanal post) it seems wierd that you caught then stayed with him.
i would take him to the track and see what he can do.

LeadSled1 · 12-06-2001, 08:23 PM

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Well there is this guy that is always at our hangout with a LT1 SuperCharged Trans Am that is always putting down Fords... Let me tell you what he has done to this car that I know of. First he has a Vortech SuperCharger with 8lbs of boost, FORD 9in with like 3.73's, intake work, ported and polished heads, a cam, bored to a 355, suspension work, and he is running on drag radials.

SSuuurrre.......

On the street if he spun...... but he took off first and you catched him?

Paluka21 · 12-07-2001, 02:25 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by 95mustanggt

I was thinking the same thing, Supercharged LS1 would give one hell of a fight. But I believe it was a SC V6. Witch would explain a lot. MM&FF had a SC V6 running in the 12's in one issue.

AH, s/c'ed firebird, now that does change things alot

I was just going by the title, 'supercharged trans am.' so was it a v6 firebird you raced, or a trans am?

Dan

CobraConv99 · 12-07-2001, 08:53 AM

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What year trans-am was this? If it was an LS1 that car would probably be making well over 400hp to the tires. Even a blown Lt1 'should' have completely destroyed you, spinning or not.

It was an LT1!! I don't care what you say about the destroying me. If my friend can download on the internet I will get him to download it. Not a very good quality job but you can see through second side by side.

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AH, s/c'ed firebird, now that does change things alot I was just going by the title, 'supercharged trans am.' so was it a v6 firebird you raced, or a trans am?

No!! I raced the the Trans Am. I saw him MONDAY night with his firebird that he has to drive around when he f***** up his TRANS AM. He messed up his something on his front axle or something.

Well I don't see the big deal is about I should get blown away. I raced a another freakin LT1 the same night just later when it was a small group of people. He said he wanted some the Cobra. This guy has never seen me run. Well we run and I SMOKED him by about 7-8 car lengths at least. He had a few bolt ons. He would have needed a supercharger to keep up. I think the LS1's are great!! LT1's on so great.

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On the street if he spun...... but he took off first and you catched him?

That's how it happened. He took off then I took off. He claims he spun alot, but I don't think he did maybe some. Well I don't have anything to gain by lying. All my GM friends were even laughing at him because that was the best he could do. Well anyways believe me or don't believe me doesn't matter to me.

I thought we were all on the same side.

Later

SaleenGTS · 12-07-2001, 09:41 AM

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Originally posted by Paluka21
Even a blown Lt1 'should' have completely destroyed you, spinning or not.

I dunno...I have a Hi-Tech magazine with a supercharged 97 SS, 95 Firehawk, 93 Z28, 93 Trans Am, and a 95 S351R.

I thought the conditions were bad, but the Saleen had the mph it should. He ran a 12.1@122. The SS ran a 13.1@109, the Z ran a 13.3@106, the trans am ran a 12.9@109 and the Firehawk ran a 12.7@111. That isn't very impressive. They all had 8 psi blowers, bud the fastest could only muster a 111??? I heard rumors about LT-1's not responding well to boost. I guess so.

CobraConv99 · 12-07-2001, 10:01 AM

Thanks SaleenGTS!!! I am not impressed at all by this Trans Am. I cross the traps @104-5 and I have only ran twice in the quarter. My runs were no good, but not making excusses I just know that I can do better than that. I'm going back as soon as I can. I will see what I can do when I go back.

95mustanggt · 12-07-2001, 10:33 AM

Well a blown Firebird could take a close-to-stock Cobra, but the driver is the be-all and and end-all. I took an LT1 Camaro when my '95 GT was completely stock (not that it is modified now

). Some might say that is unlikely, but I did it.

I think it is all in the driver. Good kill.

12-03-2001, 09:19 AM	#1
CobraConv99 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Birmingham, AL, Posts: 31	Results from Race with Supercharged Trans Am. Well we raced this weekend. He had just put 4.30's in it. We line up the guy flagging us points at me then points at him he takes off (I'm like what the ****) well I chase him in first catch him second start to go to third he pulls a car on me. Then he couldn't pull me no more. Oh Well!! Went to talk to him tell him it was a good race. I say to him "Pretty close race tell 3rd". He says "Yeah well I spun alot". Forget the fact he left early. Well anyways I'm a little pissed at his attitude, but I didn't let him get the best of me. I know if he wouldn't have jumped it would have been close, but maybe next time. I did race a bunch of other cars, but I tell about those in another thread. Wished I would have beat him, but you can't win them all. Just most of them!! Right! __________________ Mods: 4.10 gears, nitto drag radials, o/r h-pipe Best 1/8 8.39@82.56 Best 1/4 only went once 13.3@104 Best 60ft (on DR 1.84)

12-03-2001, 09:59 AM	#3
SaleenGTS RICE taste like Chicken Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Edmond, OK Posts: 687	Good race....for some reason 99.4% or the GM boys out there (.6% for the cool ones here ) are arseholes when they don't like the outcome....or if they see a oval with a smile. Good job again __________________ Dustin 89 Saleen GT Sport Supercharged 306 Started her up 6/8/03 Old Motor Supercharged 347 516 rwhp 553 rwtq 11.249@126.83 1997 Honda CBR 1100XX Super Blackbird 162 hp

12-03-2001, 12:44 PM	#4
topless tire fryer All show, some go 4 now! Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Franklin, NH Posts: 175	Tell him you'll race him from a roll, no head start for him. __________________ '95 Chrome Yellow GT ragtop, KN filter charger, Dynomax cat back, Accel plugs and wires, Chromed '95 Cobra R's (bought for $19.95, now 2 are warped!) Cervinis stalker ram air hood Our baby <a href="http://www.mustangworks.com/cgi-bin/moi-display.cgi?1883">

12-03-2001, 04:06 PM	#5
exgmguy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: Utica, Michigan Posts: 2,631	That's street racing. You chase, you race. You should have sat still and let him come back to line up again. It is very common for people to leave early on purpose. It takes an awful lot of power to take back 2 cars out of the hole. __________________ 1988 Mustang GT stock bottom 302, C4 10.9 @ 128 with 8 psi of Novi 1000 boost!----STOLEN 1989 Mustang notchback Warmed up 306 with a Procharger.

12-03-2001, 07:40 PM	#6
Stangrrr Registered Member Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: Toronto, Ont. Canada Posts: 664	I agree with exgmguy. If the guy leaves early, just sit & wait for him to come back. Then he looks a little foolish. The guy flagging you (if he's a neutral party) should agree with you that he left early. See if he wants to line them up again! __________________ SOLD - '91 LX, Paxton Novi 20000, etc, etc. 10.784 @ 133.92 on BFG Drag Radials (275/60/15) formerly known as SisuStang

12-03-2001, 09:25 AM	#2
Crazy Horse GT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Sale Creek, TN. C. S. A. Posts: 4,652	good try ,to bad he cheated. __________________ 95 gt vert, lot's of stuff, it aint slow. 04 sonic blue v - six my beater 89 rs camaro iroc turbo hood, other stuff, my wifes ride 84 lx stang cammed up 289 hi po, etc 65 falcon, maybe by the year 2020. black 00gt, gone but never forgotten. R H C- member # 1 o.b.c. da prez- member # 1 if your under 40 dont ask. goodbye for now odie,r.i.p. 11-27-03

12-03-2001, 08:37 PM	#7
Nitrous Al Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Everett, MA Posts: 417	The guys are right. Get someone else to flag you guys off and race again. If he takes off, just wait until he comes back. __________________ Nitrous Al

12-03-2001, 09:29 PM	#8
96SNAKE Registered Member Join Date: Jan 1999 Location: allentown,pa,u.s. Posts: 780	exgm, is right.. he took off, so you stay and line em' up again. Makes him look like an a$$. We want a re-match! Go make things right.. __________________ formerly 96cobra89lx306 (96Cobra/softtop- Black&Tan, 3.73,almdrvsht,fancontrl,steeda sbfrmes,r-LCA's&shifter,eibachspgs,KYB's,FR-upper arms,Y2K Cobra R's,pulleys,Bassani X pipe(cats gutted),C&L 80mm,Stage 2 Clutch, polished intake and cam covers etc.. last dyno w/cats on-287rwhp. 93 Ford Probe Gt 4.39 stock gears and K&N (slower but turns) 2001 Green Ninja ZX6R

12-04-2001, 01:36 AM	#9
Mercury The Redneck James Bond Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Fayetteville NC Posts: 1,707	I hate excuses such as "I was spinning alot."..."I missed a gear"....."I Launched bad". When one street races, it isnt just Machine Vs. Machine, its Driver Vs Driver. Granted we all get bad launches every now and then, and we do miss a gear here and there. But to use the excuse and drive badly on a regular basis...Geshh.. One of those people that think racing is just Stomping the gas to the floor and holding it there. It sounds like your the better driver, and he's just some Dumb A$$ with a fast car, that thinks the car makes him a good driver. I'd rather brag about my ability to drive, than my cars ability to be fast. Well I like to brag about both when possible.... When someone looses a race to me and throws me one of those excuses I usually just say. "Ya know, that sounds like a personal problem, ya still lost." "It aint my fault ya dont know how to drive." __________________ 64 1/2 "D" code Red Mustang Coupe. Red Baron, 2000 Perf Red Mustang GT. 5spd. Stage 2 CNC heads with Large Valves, Comp Cams (270-274 dur .550 lift), Forged Crank, DRP pistons, Manly H-beams, Pro M 87 mm Mass Air, 24lb Inj, 75mm TB, Plenum Spacer ,Long Tube Headers, Homemade H-pipe, 2 chamber Flows, 4:10's, Steeda Tri-Ax, LKW 70/30's, Eibach Drag Springs, Steeda SubFrames, Battle Boxes, Rear Girdle, Adj uppers, Alunimum Drshft, Southside Lift Bars. Project Cars, 64 1/2 6cyl coupe, 1930 Model A Nostalgia Rod.

12-04-2001, 09:57 AM	#10
CobraConv99 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Birmingham, AL, Posts: 31	Well I'm not to worried about it. I started to race him again, but the cops came. That was the last time I saw him that night. The reason that was the last time I saw is because his car messed up. I don't know how, but I know it did. I saw him last night riding around in his big bad V6 firebird. ROFLMAO Some friends told that it messed up when we were leaving. Well he might of beat me, but my FORD is still running, and I went on to race (2) 96 Cobras one was built bored .20 over with every bolt on you could imagine, 95 Z28, 94 GT, 2001 SS, 2000 Z28, and an S2000. Which I won all of those so I was still pretty happy with the weekend. FORD RULES!!! __________________ Mods: 4.10 gears, nitto drag radials, o/r h-pipe Best 1/8 8.39@82.56 Best 1/4 only went once 13.3@104 Best 60ft (on DR 1.84)

12-04-2001, 01:19 PM	#11
Skyman I need 110mph Trap Speed! Join Date: Feb 1999 Location: So, CA Posts: 4,315	Nice Kill. His car must be seriously screwed up. To be supercharged, have a 350, ported everything and 4.30 gears and not to be pulling on you with traction! Damn! I bet he did screw up his car, cuz something is seriously wrong! Nice running cobra you got though. Skyler __________________ 2001 BMW M3 6spd 12.79@108 RIP ---- 1993 Notch w/ 98 4V 4.6 Fasttt... -1989 Saleen Mustang #406- 12.32@109 -1999 Black Cobra Coupe- JBA Shorties, Bassani Cat-X, Magnaflow 3", Pulleys, 85mm Pro-M, Ported Intake, Soild Rear w/ 4.30s, Tubular Front End, X2C arms, 13lb batt, few others.

12-06-2001, 12:29 PM	#12
Paluka21 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Maryland Posts: 71	What year trans-am was this? If it was an LS1 that car would probably be making well over 400hp to the tires. Even a blown Lt1 'should' have completely destroyed you, spinning or not. not calling B.S or anything, just want more details about what kind of car is was, or what year. later Dan 95 rio red cobra #2021

12-06-2001, 04:30 PM	#14
GONZO99TA Registered Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Great Falls, MT Posts: 144	sounds like a messed up race, with him leaving early. could you tell if he was spinning bad? something doesn't sound right, either with his car or his driving, it would be really hard to chase down a sc'd ta that you admit left the line early. most street races are won on the launch, but since he jumped the launch and techmically should have the faster car (sc'd lt1 or ls1, can't remember your origanal post) it seems wierd that you caught then stayed with him. i would take him to the track and see what he can do. __________________ 99 30th annv. Trans am 79 Trans am black se

12-07-2001, 10:01 AM	#19
CobraConv99 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Birmingham, AL, Posts: 31	Thanks SaleenGTS!!! I am not impressed at all by this Trans Am. I cross the traps @104-5 and I have only ran twice in the quarter. My runs were no good, but not making excusses I just know that I can do better than that. I'm going back as soon as I can. I will see what I can do when I go back. __________________ Mods: 4.10 gears, nitto drag radials, o/r h-pipe Best 1/8 8.39@82.56 Best 1/4 only went once 13.3@104 Best 60ft (on DR 1.84)

12-07-2001, 10:33 AM	#20
95mustanggt Registered Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Kamloops, BC Posts: 2,875	Well a blown Firebird could take a close-to-stock Cobra, but the driver is the be-all and and end-all. I took an LT1 Camaro when my '95 GT was completely stock (not that it is modified now ). Some might say that is unlikely, but I did it. I think it is all in the driver. Good kill. __________________ 1995 Mustang GT 20016 F150 Lariat Super Crew

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