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First off I'm not a huge racer or anything. But I will take part in racing events/get togethers.

Well my buddy has a Trans Am and he likes to talk big. So we decided to run our cars tonight. We hit up a long flat road with practically no cars. I've got a gsx so i crushed him on the launch and stayed in front up to 80mph. I think this is a pretty sweet story, considering a tiny little turboed 4cyl took a beefed up v8. anyways, theres muscle vs. import for ya. haha

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Great.

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LS1 or LT1 or older?

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There is nothing like an AWD launch to put Trans Am, Camaros, Mustangs to shamehttp://dsmstyle.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

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Yep too bad they can catch up and win as well.......?

It all depends on an almost infinite amount of factors.

You can make generalizations, but they are only generaly correct at very best.

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I took a LT1 before in my old car with a slipping clutch. The random person flagging asked if I wanted a head a few lengths. I didn't need that...

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I have plenty of story's "racing" misc cars in your car. :) It pulls strong, Shifts unlike any other DSM I have driven. Could use a little bit of a stronger clutch IMO. Throw a FMIC on there and see what she can do. Have you shortened the shifter yet? Previous owner didn't mind the huge dildo shifter.

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Already talking like a long time Cobra owner. Pretty soon you will be saying that the only 'real' racing is from a roll.:rolleyes:

Nice race, but a video would be even better.

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Saw that coming, Was wondering who was going to say it. http://dsmstyle.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif

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Nope, you and I both know every almost every make model cars have their strentghs and weaknesses. <Except for Honda's that are mostly weak>

That V8 muscle has it's disadvantages as well........<Like all the Girls!>

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These "recaps" should really be in the "other" part of the site ;) But then I guess if you can't see that "other" part, you wouldn't know about it huh? ;)

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You should literally blow the doors off the T/A with your GSX. You must be pretty stock though. Anytime I raced last year with my GSX I couldn't even run in the Street Eliminator class where the Trans Ams, Camaro's & Mustangs genearally run. I had to run in King of the Hill. I don't know where the cut off is, 12.99 or 12.50. I was dialed in at 12.00.

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I can think of a few hondas that would tear up your mustang... So what's up with that generalization? Sounds sorta hypocritical.

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LS1.

I'm fairly stock.
ported/polished big16g
custom 3'' turbo back exhaust (no cat)
Injen intake
1g bov

I'll have my new ported exhaust mani w/ a 38mm wastegate soon. Then I'm planing on upgrading my fuel system and put on a 1g intake system.

I can't upload vids otherwise I would. Sorry but my computer is ungodly slow and I think it would die if I tried to do that haha.

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And what kind of boost levels are you planning on running?

Intake manifold?

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I was joking, guess you didn't get it?

You havn't seen my mustang yet!

In fact I havn't seen my mustang yet!<at least in person, yet!>:rolleyes:

Sorry if I offended your sensitive nature.....but comeon....defending hondas now huh?.........:confused:

The real Bottomline is that any make or model can beat any other make model on any given day depending the the cars setup and driver, PERIOD!

I LOVE MANY DIFFERENT MAKES AND MODELS OF CARS!!!

There I said it!

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An LS1 is good for around 13.2.

http://www.dragtimes.com/Pontiac-Tra...slip-6596.html

The one is the link above is modified some.

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Cool site! Nice to get at least a base to shoot for?

Hmmmm....

Looks like I could hope to be close to the 11 second club, if I get setup right and could ever learn how to drive right?


http://www.dragtimes.com/results.php...arch+DragTimes

Don't know if that will ever happen as I'll have a vert, and I seriously doubt I'll ever be putting in a rollbar.

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I'm planning on boosting around 18psi.

And I want the 1g throttle body, heads, and intake mani.

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What are you running for Fuel control/engine management?

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No I'm not sticking up for hondas in general. I just know of a couple big HP hondos and one of the is on this site >>

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I will be running safcII shortly

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hey brian, lets try to meet down on uni one night..I MIGHT be able to make you a bracket for the safc or something..I also know of places you can get it, so it's not just "thrown" or stuck to the dash, or something.

-A. Swift

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I wanna get the turbo thing all firgured out first swift.

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Generally, my conquest would whip anyone on here's car's ass.

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Since I know not you or your setup, you just MIGHT be correct!


Then again, do you know mine?



Wait I don't even know mine YET............CRAP.....:confused:


That has ALWAYS been the poker playing game of racing......


Except if you have a big wing or a yellow and purple color combo, then you KNOW they are fast!:rolleyes:

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I hope that you do realize that if you plan on running higher boost levels, you do not want to enlarge the size of your wastegate flapper, unless you plan some sort of spring modification.

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dont the tial 38mm w/g's have a spring that controlls the boost? And please explain how I would go about enlarging my w/g flapper. I have pulled my tubo and I am familiar with the stock internal w/g and the flapper. But can't I just weld the flapper?

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I am not cool enough.

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Nevermind what I've been saying, I thought you were going with a 38mm internal wastegate.

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bold statement. Care to back that up with anything?

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Woofta! I got a little scared. I've learned my lesson about posting things w/o researching things before and I was totally lost for a second.

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Umm I'm pretty sure its LT1..... I raced as well in my stock 3000gt VR4 and missed thrid :( and still beat him. I would have really struggled with a LS1.

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Yea I talked to him last night and I was wrong. It is the LT1 w/ a few bolt ons n stuff

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Oh, well then thats not impressive at all.

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Wow, nice kill.

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I'll doubt that. I will try you in my new $2500 beater when I figure out the shift linkage issue.

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I usd to just wire the safc into the glove box and mount it in there as people wouldn't be able to see it and you can lock it between tunes. It didn't look too bad having the Safc and AVC-R mounted in there before.

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What manifold are you getting? Why are you using an external on the big 16G? Do you plan on upgrading? If not, I guess I would have just ordered the 38mm flapper for the turbo as they are much cheaper.

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as far as I was told the turbo has an upgraded flapper brian..i'll hafta look into that.

-A. Swift