I got rid of my Z, and stepped into the light. Finially!!

KillaZ350 · 05-02-2001, 08:17 PM

Ive been at this s ite for awhile whining and moaning about wanting something new, i was looking at new mustangs and camaros, mainly mustangs to get something different... Well i test drove about 5 different stangs, a 1998 GT, a 3 1999 GT and 1 vert GT... The 1998 GT was just SAD (keep in mind this opinion is based on "this" one car, the only 1996-98 ive ever driven, im not bashing it, i had my sites on a 99-00GT anyway. The 1998 handled bad, no low end at all, top end was ok... My 1991 Z28 would have ate it in everything....
Then i went and test drove some 99GTs, they were all the same pretty much.... It rode nice, the seat wasent comfy, it was much better then that 1998 GT, handled better... On the freeway it wasent as fast as i thought it would be but no slouch.. every Lt1 ive driven felt faster. Again im not bashing stangs, im just being straight up on my opinion, and stangs arent for everybody.... Then i went and test drove some Ls1 camaros... a 99 Z28 with 25K miles and a white 1998 Z28 and fell in love with them both... I ended up buying the White 1998 Z28, it has Ttops, a Caramel Color leather interior, and OMG on the freeway its like a freaking jet....
I picked the Z28 over the GT becaus, It felt like it had a wider stance and more solid grip to the road then the stang, tighter suspension which i liked becaus i felt more in control.. It was lots faster(sorry), And it has Ttops which are fun as crap and something i have always wanted in a car.... Right now its none stock, my only mods i plan to do is an SLP Loud Mouth exhaust, K&N filter(whewwhoo, your a nobody w/o a k&n)

Granatelli Motor Sports Air Lid and MAF, and a torque converter, and mabey some pullys hopefully that will make it a tad faster... I stuck my hand through the intake and felt the MAF and it feels like a rock clogging up my intake

Anyway i love it... All my car friends have stangs just about and im the only Fbody owner pretty much except for 3 others....

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1991 Z28 Camaro L98
5.7L T.P.I
Blk ext/grey lthr int
http://www.iroc-z.org/albums/KamaroZ91/

[This message has been edited by KillaZ350 (edited 05-02-2001).]

KillaZ350 · 05-02-2001, 08:22 PM

new sig

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1998 Z28 Camaro LS1
White ext/ lthr int

MTU 50 · 05-02-2001, 09:02 PM

3rd Gens aren't exactly my favorite, but as I remember yours was pretty nice. Black is definitely the color to have if you drive a 3rd Gen IMO. Anyway, I'm not surprised that the LS1's felt a lot faster considering the horsepower descrepancy between them and the GT's Well at least I can welcome you to the club sort of, because you now have a white muscle car and that happens to be the color of my Mustang.

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1991 GT, AOD, Moroso Cold Air, 3.73s, Pulleys, 3-chamber(the left one fell off-NO time+No Money=College), FMS c-springs, and KYBs

05-02-2001, 09:06 PM

I hope you enjoy it for years to come. Is it a manual or auto? I haven't driven a manual ls1 but the auto I drove didn't feel that fast, it wasn't until I race it against my cobra that I saw how fast it was. The cobra just feels faster to me.. and to the guy who owns the ls1. Actually I raced him right after I got the car, we're due for a rematch.
Oh and the 99 GT I test drove felt pretty impressive to me. Did you test drive a 99-00 manual mustang?

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Rick
My 89lx(updated 2/21/2001)
My 97 Cobra

NTIMD8 · 05-02-2001, 09:14 PM

SWEET! New cars are always fun. Congrats!

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Hang on for the ride of your life!

KillaZ350 · 05-02-2001, 09:28 PM

its an Auto,
All the mustangs i test drove were autos to. I didnt like that the Mustang GT didnt have the Overdrive gear like the Z28 does in the a4, and the Ttops is what won me over...

i ran a 1997/8 Cobra in it already from 15mph to like 45 and "barley" pulled on him it was almost even...

i was expecting to get him by more, but it was a half azz race becaus of traffic and my a4 didnt down shift. it sounded pretty loud, and i dont know what it had either so i dont know, i thought the 97 cobras were actually slower then the new GTs for some reason.... Then i heard they have 305HP stock so i didnt feel so bad (i used to get stomped by cobras in the 91) so i should be happy now! But you never know what your running on the street...

joe4speed · 05-02-2001, 10:31 PM

Congrats.. Sounds sweet! Have fun!

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Joe!
1988 GT, 167,000 miles!!! 13.71@105mph Check out my listing! Click here! Or my website:
www.joe4speed.com
1999 Ninja ZX-6R 10.32@135mph!
1993 Olds Eighty Eight LSS

05-03-2001, 01:41 AM

hey man, congrats! I'm going to have to somewhat agree with you on your comparison because i know exactly what you're talking about. Personally, i'd be hesitant to buy an automatic mustang also...i may sound weird saying this but camaros just have a better feel with the automatic than the mustangs. Of course i'm a die hard manual tranny guy and everything i buy i want to be a stick, but a camaro/firebird would be the one vehicle i'd probably be able to stand with an auto. If i had the money i'd buy a newer Firebird Trans Am WS6 ram air because they look mean and haul @ss, but other than that i'm a die hard mustang fan. Again, congrats on your excellent new ride and have fun!

stng87 · 05-03-2001, 06:52 AM

Way to surf your options KillaZ350! At least you got a good feel for all before you made any decisions. Too bad you didnt get to drive a manual though, you'd have been surprised I think

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1987 black with t-tops. Cobra intake, 1.7 cobra crane rollers, gt40p's, bbk shorties, off road h-pipe, adj. FPR, rebuilt aod w/shift kit, 65mm TB, 4.10's 12.90's at best probably less, oops I mean worse.
*** AOD's. IT'S MANUAL! Now for the T-5z!
Semper Fi

13sec95vert · 05-04-2001, 10:33 PM

you should have test drove 5 speed mustangs its a huge differance unlike in ls1s where it dosnt make that much off a diff. in auto or manual. mustangs automatics come with a poor lock up design and tight torque converter.which can make the auto stang about half a sec slower than a 5 speed.

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1995 gt convertible:
3.55 gears, underdrive pulleys, cobra intake , fenderwell cold air, 65mm throttle body, 75mm mass air meter, off-road h pipe, borla cat back, custom diablo chip, 155lph fuel pump lentech aode street terminator w/ 10" converter stalls at 2800 rpms, yokohama a520(drag radials) 275s

05-02-2001, 08:17 PM	#1
KillaZ350 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Columbia, South Carolina Posts: 214	I got rid of my Z, and stepped into the light. Finially!! Ive been at this s ite for awhile whining and moaning about wanting something new, i was looking at new mustangs and camaros, mainly mustangs to get something different... Well i test drove about 5 different stangs, a 1998 GT, a 3 1999 GT and 1 vert GT... The 1998 GT was just SAD (keep in mind this opinion is based on "this" one car, the only 1996-98 ive ever driven, im not bashing it, i had my sites on a 99-00GT anyway. The 1998 handled bad, no low end at all, top end was ok... My 1991 Z28 would have ate it in everything.... Then i went and test drove some 99GTs, they were all the same pretty much.... It rode nice, the seat wasent comfy, it was much better then that 1998 GT, handled better... On the freeway it wasent as fast as i thought it would be but no slouch.. every Lt1 ive driven felt faster. Again im not bashing stangs, im just being straight up on my opinion, and stangs arent for everybody.... Then i went and test drove some Ls1 camaros... a 99 Z28 with 25K miles and a white 1998 Z28 and fell in love with them both... I ended up buying the White 1998 Z28, it has Ttops, a Caramel Color leather interior, and OMG on the freeway its like a freaking jet.... I picked the Z28 over the GT becaus, It felt like it had a wider stance and more solid grip to the road then the stang, tighter suspension which i liked becaus i felt more in control.. It was lots faster(sorry), And it has Ttops which are fun as crap and something i have always wanted in a car.... Right now its none stock, my only mods i plan to do is an SLP Loud Mouth exhaust, K&N filter(whewwhoo, your a nobody w/o a k&n) Granatelli Motor Sports Air Lid and MAF, and a torque converter, and mabey some pullys hopefully that will make it a tad faster... I stuck my hand through the intake and felt the MAF and it feels like a rock clogging up my intake Anyway i love it... All my car friends have stangs just about and im the only Fbody owner pretty much except for 3 others.... ------------------ 1991 Z28 Camaro L98 5.7L T.P.I Blk ext/grey lthr int http://www.iroc-z.org/albums/KamaroZ91/ [This message has been edited by KillaZ350 (edited 05-02-2001).]

05-02-2001, 08:22 PM	#2
KillaZ350 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Columbia, South Carolina Posts: 214	new sig ------------------ 1998 Z28 Camaro LS1 White ext/ lthr int

05-02-2001, 09:02 PM	#3
MTU 50 GOT TORQUE ???? Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: New Hudson, Michigan, USA Posts: 689	3rd Gens aren't exactly my favorite, but as I remember yours was pretty nice. Black is definitely the color to have if you drive a 3rd Gen IMO. Anyway, I'm not surprised that the LS1's felt a lot faster considering the horsepower descrepancy between them and the GT's Well at least I can welcome you to the club sort of, because you now have a white muscle car and that happens to be the color of my Mustang. ------------------ 1991 GT, AOD, Moroso Cold Air, 3.73s, Pulleys, 3-chamber(the left one fell off-NO time+No Money=College), FMS c-springs, and KYBs

05-02-2001, 09:06 PM	#4
rbatson Guest Posts: n/a	I hope you enjoy it for years to come. Is it a manual or auto? I haven't driven a manual ls1 but the auto I drove didn't feel that fast, it wasn't until I race it against my cobra that I saw how fast it was. The cobra just feels faster to me.. and to the guy who owns the ls1. Actually I raced him right after I got the car, we're due for a rematch. Oh and the 99 GT I test drove felt pretty impressive to me. Did you test drive a 99-00 manual mustang? ------------------ Rick My 89lx(updated 2/21/2001) My 97 Cobra

05-02-2001, 09:14 PM	#5
NTIMD8 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Ottawa: What the hell is all this white stuff? Posts: 33	SWEET! New cars are always fun. Congrats! ------------------ SHP RACING www.SHPRACING.com Hang on for the ride of your life!

05-02-2001, 09:28 PM	#6
KillaZ350 Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Columbia, South Carolina Posts: 214	its an Auto, All the mustangs i test drove were autos to. I didnt like that the Mustang GT didnt have the Overdrive gear like the Z28 does in the a4, and the Ttops is what won me over... i ran a 1997/8 Cobra in it already from 15mph to like 45 and "barley" pulled on him it was almost even... i was expecting to get him by more, but it was a half azz race becaus of traffic and my a4 didnt down shift. it sounded pretty loud, and i dont know what it had either so i dont know, i thought the 97 cobras were actually slower then the new GTs for some reason.... Then i heard they have 305HP stock so i didnt feel so bad (i used to get stomped by cobras in the 91) so i should be happy now! But you never know what your running on the street...

05-02-2001, 10:31 PM	#7
joe4speed He said Member...heh, heh Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Jupiter, Florida U.S.A. Posts: 3,718	Congrats.. Sounds sweet! Have fun! ------------------ Joe! 1988 GT, 167,000 miles!!! 13.71@105mph Check out my listing! Click here! Or my website: www.joe4speed.com 1999 Ninja ZX-6R 10.32@135mph! 1993 Olds Eighty Eight LSS

05-03-2001, 01:41 AM	#8
84stangLX Guest Posts: n/a	hey man, congrats! I'm going to have to somewhat agree with you on your comparison because i know exactly what you're talking about. Personally, i'd be hesitant to buy an automatic mustang also...i may sound weird saying this but camaros just have a better feel with the automatic than the mustangs. Of course i'm a die hard manual tranny guy and everything i buy i want to be a stick, but a camaro/firebird would be the one vehicle i'd probably be able to stand with an auto. If i had the money i'd buy a newer Firebird Trans Am WS6 ram air because they look mean and haul @ss, but other than that i'm a die hard mustang fan. Again, congrats on your excellent new ride and have fun!

05-03-2001, 06:52 AM	#9
stng87 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: southern california Posts: 329	Way to surf your options KillaZ350! At least you got a good feel for all before you made any decisions. Too bad you didnt get to drive a manual though, you'd have been surprised I think ------------------ 1987 black with t-tops. Cobra intake, 1.7 cobra crane rollers, gt40p's, bbk shorties, off road h-pipe, adj. FPR, rebuilt aod w/shift kit, 65mm TB, 4.10's 12.90's at best probably less, oops I mean worse. *** AOD's. IT'S MANUAL! Now for the T-5z! Semper Fi

05-04-2001, 10:33 PM	#10
13sec95vert Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Katy Texas Posts: 70	you should have test drove 5 speed mustangs its a huge differance unlike in ls1s where it dosnt make that much off a diff. in auto or manual. mustangs automatics come with a poor lock up design and tight torque converter.which can make the auto stang about half a sec slower than a 5 speed. ------------------ 1995 gt convertible: 3.55 gears, underdrive pulleys, cobra intake , fenderwell cold air, 65mm throttle body, 75mm mass air meter, off-road h pipe, borla cat back, custom diablo chip, 155lph fuel pump lentech aode street terminator w/ 10" converter stalls at 2800 rpms, yokohama a520(drag radials) 275s