I had a buddy with an 03 cobra putting 530hp to the ground on some Mickey Thompson drag radials and he had trouble running away from an automatic LS1 Camaro. He wasn't the best driver but you get the idea. It's just so hard to pin things down based on power alone. You have the driver, the suspension, the tires, the location, and errors even a good driver may make. If you're taking him to the track...I'd make sure you have some sticky tires and some spray at your disposal.
Yea Give us the year. Weather it is Stick or Auto.
if ur going to be on the 1/8th or 1/4th
ur going to have a better chance with an ls1 in the 1/8th.
1st reason there power band is allot higher then ours
This doesn't make sense, because if you race someone at an actual strip, both of you will be in your power band the whole time. If yours is at 2000-3500 and his is from 7000-9500, you'll both be where you want to be from start to finish.
The only time the location of the powerband comes into effect is street racing when it MIGHT take an LS1 longer to reach their power band if you jump him unexpectedly from a roll.
More seat time will show you that at the track, LS1s typically own mustangs at the start, middle, and end of the race.
And to everyone else... don't disrespect the ol' Lt-Fun either. They will surprise you.
Adam
I had a buddy with an 03 cobra putting 530hp to the ground on some Mickey Thompson drag radials and he had trouble running away from an automatic LS1 Camaro. He wasn't the best driver but you get the idea. It's just so hard to pin things down based on power alone. You have the driver, the suspension, the tires, the location, and errors even a good driver may make. If you're taking him to the track...I'd make sure you have some sticky tires and some spray at your disposal.
I don't know about LT1s though. I remember racing an auto one in my bone stock 87Gt from a roll, and taking him pretty easily. The motor in the 87 was beat too, it blew like 2 weeks after that. I have seen an LT1 run 13.6 at the track that only had exhaust and slicks on it.
Damn, no offense but your friend needs some practice. A friend of mine who has a 490rwhp Terminator ran an 11.84 @ 124.
That auto your buddy ran probably had heads and a nice rear end.
dont diss on the aluminum driveshaft...it adds like 57.4798 hp at the wheels and if you go under the car its BLING BLING. When i beat a car their like what do you have...i just say 3 words, aluminum driveshaft bitch.
dont diss on the aluminum driveshaft...it adds like 57.4798 hp at the wheels and if you go under the car its BLING BLING. When i beat a car their like what do you have...i just say 3 words, aluminum driveshaft bitch.
but yeh your defintely going to need some type of power adder or h/c/i to even hang with LS1's and even LT1's.
Damn, no offense but your friend needs some practice. A friend of mine who has a 490rwhp Terminator ran an 11.84 @ 124.
That auto your buddy ran probably had heads and a nice rear end.
you dont have 3k but whats your budget?
for cheapest power you can do a fuel pump and nitrous kit
and if money left over, get some drag radials or slicks
and a few $ for gas to practice launching
The intake will help your cause but you will need more. A nitrous kit will be the best bang for the buck that and some drag radials will probly be plenty enough to take him out if he's mostly stock. If he's not stock he might still beat you though.
I've got a friend thats a avid chevy man and he's rubbing in the fact his 2002 SS camaro will smoke my poor little 240 hp cobra. I gotta little surprise though for him coming pretty soon. I'm more than likely going to get me a vortech SQ trim after I do a leak down and compression tests.
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