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silver_pilate · 11-18-2002, 04:33 PM

Good story, Dark.

I think most of us realize that big displacement does not always equal fast.

There was a guy around Lubbock with a Camaro running a 383 with a supercharger and nitrous. Sure, the car made madd power, but he was running his mouth off at the track. A guy I know in a bolt-on LS1 with a 100 shot said he'd line 'em up for some $$. Short end of it is that the loud-mouth lost. I guess he didn't realize that to put 600 hp to the ground you have to have some suspension work and tires. He was running street radials and lost two races and some cash. Actually, I think the builder of the car actually drove the second race. Still couldn't pull it out.

I've heard of guys dropping 351's in stangs and expecting to beat every stock Mustang out there only to get it handed to them by a stock GT. It's all in the combo.

Good runs, Dark.

--nathan

11-18-2002, 04:33 PM	#6
silver_pilate DURKA DURKA!! Join Date: Sep 1997 Location: Lubbock, TX...(TX panhandle) Posts: 1,418	Good story, Dark. I think most of us realize that big displacement does not always equal fast. There was a guy around Lubbock with a Camaro running a 383 with a supercharger and nitrous. Sure, the car made madd power, but he was running his mouth off at the track. A guy I know in a bolt-on LS1 with a 100 shot said he'd line 'em up for some $$. Short end of it is that the loud-mouth lost. I guess he didn't realize that to put 600 hp to the ground you have to have some suspension work and tires. He was running street radials and lost two races and some cash. Actually, I think the builder of the car actually drove the second race. Still couldn't pull it out. I've heard of guys dropping 351's in stangs and expecting to beat every stock Mustang out there only to get it handed to them by a stock GT. It's all in the combo. Good runs, Dark. --nathan __________________ '91 GT, Coast 347, 9.5:1 compression, full intake, Wolverine 1087 cam, exhaust, Keith Craft ported Windsor Jr. Irons (235 cfm intake, 195 cfm exhaust), AOD, PI 3500 converter, Lentech valve body, 3.73's (4.10's in the works), and Yokohama ES100's out back. Daily Car: '04 Infiniti G35 Sedan 6MT