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OrangeMustangGt

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How fast would one of these be with say 20 lbs of boost, upgraded turbo, built auto 85'?

Just wondering what these cars are capable of.
 

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Here you go Kyle.......1000 rwhp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsjx0LgtoDA
 

1slow95

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drakesdad said:
Here you go Kyle.......1000 rwhp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsjx0LgtoDA
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That doesn't sound like any V-6 I've ever heard....
 

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IIRC that GN had a v8 swapped into it.

A GN with that much boost and the mods to support it I would say high 11's being CONSERVITIVE. Just more boost than stock and tires can get them in the low 13's to high 12's.
 

OrangeMustangGt

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wow.....i guy I met yesterday who lives in my area has that such car....
 

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Chris Chow's car................it was just for chits and giggles...........those cars with the 6 and a very little work run 12's easy
 

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There is one here in my town that's TT at 15psi running low 11's....just plain sick for a v6. One of the few GM's I would own.
Scott
 

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i never get tired of seeing that dyno pull i love it i think its amazing that it couldn't get an accurate hp rating because it spun the dyno so its got more hp then that slip im sure.

sad to say but i would trade my stangs for one of those bad boys
 

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drakesdad said:
Here you go Kyle.......1000 rwhp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsjx0LgtoDA
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lol nice turbo's through the hood
 

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They are not only quick, but they are fairly rare to find in decent shape/modified. I know that they are stolen quite often for that matter and that matter alone!!! But they are quick!!!
 

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get a GNX those are the coolest but they go for like 25k and up easily
 

drakesdad

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trav_19 said:
get a GNX those are the coolest but they go for like 25k and up easily
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75K on ebay for a very low mileage GNX
 

Black95GTS

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I couldn't afford a corvette and couldn't find a non-beat Grand National, so here I am, spewing my nonsense on stangnet.

86-87 are the fastest ones. I'm not too sure about the 85, it wasn't the same though. My uncle has a GNX that runs 10s and is plain scary.

Adam
 

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i dont believe nationals were made in 86 i think it was 85 and 87 ..and 85 didn't have a intercooler i believe....another cool car is the buick regal t-type
 

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http://www.musclecarclub.com/musclecars/buick-grandnational/buick-grandnational.shtml
 

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Black95GTS said:
http://www.musclecarclub.com/musclecars/buick-grandnational/buick-grandnational.shtml
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that's a pretty cool link Adam.....I've been shopping for one for some time......I think the 84 and 85 were carb.....I'd settle for the t type .....I just want the drive train......lol
 

GTA_V6_Mustang

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Believe it or not guys. The design for the 232ci 3.8l in the V6 Mustangs from 94-04 is based off the Grand Nationals which had the 231ci 3.8l. Anything that you can do to a Grand National you can do to a 3.8 Pony with similar results. And actually has been. The current quickest mustang I believe runs low 11's. So yea that... Lets just say from owning my old 6 I gained a lot of knowledge on them. With some work they are not as slow as some might think.
 

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i love the bodys i think they are sexy and sleek i knew the earlier ones came on silver and then they went all black but i wasnt aware they were produced from 82-87 consetitivly nice link
 

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Heres a little video put together a little white back by some of our very own V6ers here at stangnet.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl-v-yaAUzI

You see some pretty wicked things for sixers.
 

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video dosent work
 
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