AHarada

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There's a guy that lives just up the street from me who has a GTO. It sounds nice and throaty as hell.

I just installed my SMB midpipe, and as my car was sitting in my driveway I see him pass by. I take my car out for a cruise to test out the new midpipe. I slow down to a stop light as it turns green, and drive through the intersection in 2nd. Just as I pass the intersection, I see him coming in the lane next to me. I slow down to let him catch up and we match speeds right next to each other at around 30mph. I give a little more throttle and I see his nose raise up and his engine roar. Right when I saw that, I floored it, and instantly jumped 2 cars. After that, he either gave up or missed 3rd and I'm way in front.

It was a short race only really in 2nd, but it was my first V8 kill . I wanted to race him just to see how I would do, and I impressed myself.

I have no idea what mods he had if any at all, but mine are:

Ebay intake pipes with K&N filters
SR motorsports SMIC
SMB midpipe
PFC, datalogit, wideband

money

iTrader: (2)

sound like a pretty fun race. not sure if it was you or not. but were you on the 60west and changed to 605 north .. around ...6 ish. ???

AHarada

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I was still in LA at 6. On my way home though, I saw a black Fd with 99 taillights heading on the 60W. I saw him from the other side of the freeway.

I forgot to mention, it was kind of cold out, and with my boost controller off, I hit a max of .92 bar according to my AVC-R.

1RevvinFC3S

Please tell me it was an '04. If it was the 400hp LS2, I'm almost certain the outcome would have been a tad bid different. Not dissing your car or anything, but you seem to be very moderately modded and the LS2's are pretty damn quick. Either way, good kill.

AHarada

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I'm really not sure, and I have no idea how to distinguish the 2. Are they pretty heavy? I put down somewhere between 300-320 hp and only weigh in the 2600s. I did pull him pretty good though, so I think it was a 5.7.

1RevvinFC3S

^They are pretty heavy (between 3400-3800lbs), but they still run low 13s stock (well, the LS2 does, if you can get traction). You seem to have a very good power to weight advantage though, so its hard to say really (now that I know your numbers). Given your setup, you should be in the low 13's high 12's if you get any traction, so it very well could have been the LS2.

overkill-lt1

put the two of you on a track and i bet the outcome would be diffrent.not to burst your bubble.if it was a 04 or newer it would be a diffrent story.racing on a street is dumb and he probally figured that out and gave up.

1RevvinFC3S

^I think you mean '05 +. The '04's had LS1's with about 350hp.

mikewoodkozar

yeah i hear that the 05+'s are a whole nother beast

AHarada

iTrader: (25)

What's so different at the track? From looking at their stock numbers, I could take them on the strip no matter the year. I've only raced 1/8th mile, but if it were twice as long, I would be very easily into the 12s. And the last time I was at the strip, I was making less power than now.

And a road course? LOL

Rotary Noob

Well, believe it or not, the GTO does have a track heritage...It is the Holden Monaro of Australian Road Course Fame...so if he had done much to the suspension he might have surprised you...maybe not beaten, but definitely surprised.