Drag racing question..*

chepsk8

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hey!

She just got her first official Stangnet Hi-Jack!


Now, back to the original thread....

 

loraine70mach1

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lol, ya'll are crazy.

That's 2 very nice mustangs you got there chepsk8.

 

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steel1212

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chepsk8 said:

Here's her car, very nice!!

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Damn thats HOT.....your not bad either lol

Seriously nice car. If you can get some drag radials. I prefer BFGs for a little be more life but if you want pure sticky go with some mickeys. Rev it higher and higher off the line during practise to see what your car will hold before losing traction and then go from there.

Good luck

 

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65mistress

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There's a car in that picture? Where?

 

MustangMatt1966

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wow, she already has some major tires in the back, do a nice burnout and i dont know if you will have a problem, they are pretty wide

 

Max Power

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You should be able to kick his tail.

Who, with a 305 smog Camaro, is stupid enough to issue any challenges. I bet he runs in the mid 17s.

 

iskwezm

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you really dont want to do a big burnout,radial tires get "greasy", but it would look cool.

oh yeah,get off that hood!!!!!!

 

MustangMatt1966

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iskwezm said:

you really dont want to do a big burnout,radial tires get "greasy", but it would look cool.

oh yeah,get off that hood!!!!!!

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yeah, and hopefully he does a peg leg burn out and you can laugh at him!!!! (that being u have posi or trac lock haha)

 

65ShelbyClone

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loraine70mach1 said:

I hopefully plan to take my car up there because there is a jerk who thinks he can beat me.
I'm not so positive I can win, but I think I have a good chance.

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Nobody who has a GM 305 should assume they can beat anyone. Seriously, if you can drive worth your salt, then there shouldnt be much to worry about. You cant afford to assume you will win, but still....its a 76 Camaro 305.

BTW, Flippy kicks butt.

 

iskwezm

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are you sure its a 305?

 

loraine70mach1

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65ShelbyClone said:

BTW, Flippy kicks butt.

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LOL, he's awesome!
I love happy tree friends.

iskwezm said:

are you sure its a 305?

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Yeah, I'm positive. He brags about it. Everyone I've talked to about it can't figure out why he brags, but whatever.

iskwezm said:

oh yeah,get off that hood!!!!!!

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LOL, Why's that?!




Thanks 4 the advice ya'll.. & the encouragement.
I'm glad someone believes I can beat him.
Makes me feel really good about myself.

Also: Any more advice & encouragement will be put to good use!
I love reading all of it. It's great!

Tiff*

 

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mustangman70

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iskwezm said:

are you sure its a 305?

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I was about to ask the same thing, maybe he's sandbaggin'

 

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steel1212

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iskwezm said:

oh yeah,get off that hood!!!!!!

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You don't want scratches on that shinny new paint do you???

 

Edbert

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loraine70mach1 said:

Do ya'll think that a 1976 Camaro with a 305 will beat my Mach 1 with a 351C?

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Not if they are both stock, not even close. The Chevy 305 was a POS, 5.0 Mustangs had their way with Camaros until Chevy put the 350 back in. Domestic cars from around 1974 through 1984 basically sucked arse, I think the 1981 Corvette only had 160hp!

I beat a brand new 1983 Trans Am (the one with the turbo if any of you old farts remember those) with my old S-code (which had 140,000 miles and a little blue smoke from bad rings) and beat him badly.

 

Max Power

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Edbert, the 81 Trans Am had the 301 Pontiac Turbo motor. In 1982, they redesigned the car entirely (like Kit in the TV show), and they were powered with 305 Chevy engines for a while. The crossfire fuel injection was the highest horsepower model in 82 and 83. There was never a turbo in 3rd gen Firebirds.

 

Edbert

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Maybe it was a formula

It had an off-center hood bulge with 3 yellow lights that faced the driver indicating boost levels. Guess it could have been an '81 then, lost a lot of ability to remember details from the '80s...SOMEHOW.

 

krash kendall

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Yep, that's the '81 301 Turbo.

 

loraine70mach1

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steel1212 said:

You don't want scratches on that shinny new paint do you???

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LOL, no I don't guess so!

 

Hack

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Just to post repetitive advice..

Practice launching the car as quickly as possible with no wheelspin. If you're anything like me you do this anyway at most stoplights.

I didn't see whether you have a manual or auto trans. I wouldn't recommend power shifting personally. Or if it's an auto, I would think you should just leave the car in drive as well. Just have the kickdown set properly so the car shifts at the proper RPM.

You should beat this guy, but I still think you want to practice - the more you beat him by the better in my book! Then you can tell him that he should come back after he puts a big block in his car, or maybe tell him to try nitrous. I've heard that it usually takes a BB Chivy to keep up with the 351C. Many Chivy people like to say that the 351C is a BB for that reason.

All tongue in cheek, but there's nothing better than giving a Chivy guy crap IMO.

 

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Max Power said:

Edbert, the 81 Trans Am had the 301 Pontiac Turbo motor. In 1982, they redesigned the car entirely (like Kit in the TV show), and they were powered with 305 Chevy engines for a while. The crossfire fuel injection was the highest horsepower model in 82 and 83. There was never a turbo in 3rd gen Firebirds.

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They put the 3.8 Turbo buick GN engine in a very small run of pace cars in the late 80s