NYC LS8
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"To each their own"
Drag racing is definitely fun. I just grew tired of having to change wheels every time I would want to go. My back isn't what it used to be. lol
Taking the Ls to the track for the 1st time
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"To each their own"
Drag racing is definitely fun. I just grew tired of having to change wheels every time I would want to go. My back isn't what it used to be. lol
I agree 100%.. I have driven a few different cars down a straight line. It isn't my cup of tea, but it is truly a blast. Heck, my buddy has an older fox body, that is stalled, with upgraded rear end, a few N/A bolt ons, and a tune. It's like getting shot out of a cannon. Can almost lift the left front tire. All in all it's a blast.
05 LS8
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What is a real car to you? Can you elaborate?
1LoudLS
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twin turbo C5's, kenny bell cobra's, big block classic stang's with two stages of spray, procharged foxbody's...
cars where changing the tires before you go really isnt an option.
cars with cages.
pretty much anything that actually takes some amount of skill to "only" drive the car a 1/4 of a mile down a simple straight piece of road.
sometimes, driving a car in a straight line is a little hard if the bull your riding is pissed and wants to do his own thing.
cars where changing the tires before you go really isnt an option.
cars with cages.
pretty much anything that actually takes some amount of skill to "only" drive the car a 1/4 of a mile down a simple straight piece of road.
sometimes, driving a car in a straight line is a little hard if the bull your riding is pissed and wants to do his own thing.
KStromberg
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1987 Buick Regal Turbo T built with 25 psi on an aftermarket turbo. My buddy still has it. We walked a crotch rocket coming back from getting race gas. The week before, a big block Hemi Cuda with a lumpy cam jumped on us and my buddy reeled him in like he was standing still and flew past him as I waved at the driver with a chit grin on my face.
I have never been in a car in my entire life, and a V6 no less, that scared the chit out of me like that car. He only had it on street tires when he was bringing it back from buying it. He flicked the throttle going 65mph and broke em loose. I told him to never fvcking do that again. LOL
Honestly though, if you're not into drag racing, that car will still force a smile out of you. The boost came on in that car and pinned you to the seat like a space shuttle.
05 LS8
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Here is the Saleen we sold a few years ago. Used to lift the front wheels off the ground and keep that way for few seconds down the strip. At one time it was making close to 700hp. And, it had power windows, locks etc...
Here is the Snakebit. It was only pushing out 610hp in that video.
SNAKEBITE MUSTANG COBRA - YouTube
Should be enough to show you that the statment you made "anybody that doesn't think drag racing is any fun, has never driven a real car" is FALSE.
Drag racing was never my thing. Twisties, forget about it. I would go road racing every weekend, if i could.
NYC LS8
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That's Mustang Magic's old Termi, right? Thing was a beast.
05 LS8
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Tommy, yea that's the car. The owner is family to me.
NYC LS8
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Seriously? Very cool. Had my old 87 dyno'ed there a coupla times.
05 LS8
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Oh wow, nice to hear that. Small world man. :Beer
NickT88LSC
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"To each their own"
Drag racing is definitely fun. I just grew tired of having to change wheels every time I would want to go. My back isn't what it used to be. lol
I will get some slack for this but bring a tire changer with you
NYC LS8
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NYC LS8
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I will get some slack for this but bring a tire changer with you
I don't up early enough to go grab a Mexican for a day's work.
NickT88LSC
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400 plus HP Launching with slicks at 6000 rpms is pure adrenaline, sorry. Try it sometime.
05 LS8
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Look familiar?
That's before the blower, BTW. lol
haha. Yes it does. The shop hasn't changed much, still looks the same. I use to go down there a lot, especially on the weekends to BS with the boys.
BTW, the 7 sound really healthy and good.
NYC LS8
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Yeah, that thing was a monster for sure and a blast to drive. Got those "WTF" looks from people all the time.
NickT88LSC
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I don't up early enough to go grab a Mexican for a day's work.
Ohhhhh you went there, I did not want to mention any race and get slaughtered
We did think the same though!!!!!
NickT88LSC
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Yeah, that thing was a monster for sure and a blast to drive. Got those "WTF" looks from people all the time.
That motor did run damn good for a budget build.
I hear ya. Scared to brake something so far away from home. I just want to go one more time to see what my new times would be after adding some more power and traction. One of my coworkers just got a trailer for his M3 which I may bring just in case the transmission doesn't like the new tires
.What did the SRT8 pull for a time?
Not for nothing, but why would you come into a drag racing thread and say you hate drag racing?
05 LS8
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Am i supposed to go along and agree on everyone's post? I don't think i have to.
Malibu traded his LS for a 20 year old rustang. So none of us can post in his thread, unless we say something positive?
