confused on this race...

[Foxfan88]

Ok i have my pretty much stock auto 5.0 exhaust is the only big change.
My friend has a 3.8 v6 bonneville SSE ( its not the supercharged model)

We were at a stop light and we wanted to race, he said himself he would lose, so we race for like 5-7 secs, didnt get too far, but in that distance he whooped my 5.0 pretty bad, i mean this thing is a big ol luxury sedan.

But he claimed it has a turbo on it, but he lies and exxagerates alot also. I dont think pontiac made bonneviles with turbos did they?
He also said it might have been because his car is FWD, how would that work?

But could i have won if we would race in the 1/4th?

 

[bmorrisj]

no offense, just constructive criticism....learn to drive.... and take it to the track....

 

[Foxfan88]

well we probably have the same driving skill, i've been driving for a year, he has been for like 2-3 months. I know i need to work on lauches, havent practiced yet, but i cant help the shifting, my car is auto, and so is his.

 

[Daggar]

This should have been posted in TALK.

Since it's here though.... You got whooped by a more powerful V-6 with less drive train loss and a snappier transmission. Had you been in the same car with a manual tranmission, thing might have been different for a race that short only because of the larger torque numbers you'd be putting down. Time to get some mods done to your stang. Maybe gears and a higher stal converter would be a good start.

 

[Niks93GT]

Just a quick search turned up that stock Bonnevilles, depending on the year, will run as quick as 15.5 and as slow as low 17s. Most models/years being in the 16s. You drive a stock AOD mustang. You would probably run mid to high 15s and he probably got a jump on you from the light. AOD mustangs are pretty slow in stock form. Get some gears, converter and drag radials before racing again.

Nik

 

[MustangLX-5.0]

I know the Pontiac Bonneville had a supercharged V6 (3800 series motor).They were either stock v6 or optional supercharged.Which by the way,hauls pretty nicely.They did not come with a turbo.He was either lying or didn't know much the difference between a supercharger and a turbo.

I have a '92 LX 5.0 Convertible with Auto. trans.There are no mods on it.If yours is a convertible then I wish you luck.If not,then it's a tough call.Either he does have a SC or your car has running issues.Non-vert should be able to take that car down no problem.Only issue I have is with the Auto tranny. It seems too ill responsive compared to the T-5.

If in doubt,go throw on some gears then show up at the track like nothing happened ..

One more thing...try not to race on public streets.Someone could just pop out of no-where and....SMACK!! Save yourself the luxury of finding this out later....not to forget the awesome luxury you get with Officer Doughnut's long yellow ticket...that's a bonus

 

[jmuva44]

A stock auto Mustang is not a very fast car. I'm not surprised honestly that another car that seems inferior would/could beat you. I got beat all the time by lesser cars when I had my stock '95 AODE. Mustangs, at least till recently, have been extremely overrated as far as how fast they are. Start modding!

 

[black92gt]

And if you are going to race on public roads, at lease find one that no cars drive on, or block something off. Tracks are a lot further away for me than streets where people race..