1999 Trans Am vs 2004 Mach 1
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1999 Trans Am vs 2004 Mach 1
So yesterday I got a chance to race both of my cars, I recently purchased a Torch Red 2004 Mach 1, and a few months bad picked up a 99 Trans am for cheap. Was heading to a car show and my brother decided to tag along so I had him hop in the Trans Am and I was in the Mustang. Here is a quick run down of both cars.
Trans Am-
Auto, Lid, Longtubes, true duals, 4.10 gears and a frost tune
Mach 1-
5 speed, Mrt ram air, Pro-M mass air meter, off road h pipe, Super 44's and a Steeda Tri-ax.
We got 2 dig races in, both cars left pretty even and was door to door until I got into 4th in the mustang and pulled about a car and a half.
Next race was a 40 roll and was dead even until about 115 then the mustang pulled maybe a half car.
Overall kinda surprised by the outcome I figured the Trans am would have beat the mustang but the edge deff went to the stick car. No Doubt if the Trans am was a 6 speed car it would have been murder. Even tho the mustang is fairly stock when my 6 speed Camaro was just bolt ons its deff felt much stronger.
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Trans Am-
Auto, Lid, Longtubes, true duals, 4.10 gears and a frost tune
Mach 1-
5 speed, Mrt ram air, Pro-M mass air meter, off road h pipe, Super 44's and a Steeda Tri-ax.
We got 2 dig races in, both cars left pretty even and was door to door until I got into 4th in the mustang and pulled about a car and a half.
Next race was a 40 roll and was dead even until about 115 then the mustang pulled maybe a half car.
Overall kinda surprised by the outcome I figured the Trans am would have beat the mustang but the edge deff went to the stick car. No Doubt if the Trans am was a 6 speed car it would have been murder. Even tho the mustang is fairly stock when my 6 speed Camaro was just bolt ons its deff felt much stronger.
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For being on a stock stall if runs pretty damn good, I was on the fence about throwing a converter in it but i think im gonna sell the car and buy a blower for the mustang.
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Not a fanboy here, but I think there is something wrong with that TA, or that Mach isn't on factory 3.55 gears. A minor bolt on/geared T/A should have destroyed what amounts to a factory Mach.
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The mach is deff on stock 3.55 gears, I think the edge is really stick vs auto in this case I was just able to row the gears a little faster and i had more rpm to work with.
Even tho I thought it would have been the T/A by a little but it just wasn't. I think if the Trans Am had a better tune and not a mail order it might have been maybe a little different idk, I don't really care I enjoy both cars for what they are. Like I said tho if it were a 6 speed ls1 it would have been a totally different outcome.
Even tho I thought it would have been the T/A by a little but it just wasn't. I think if the Trans Am had a better tune and not a mail order it might have been maybe a little different idk, I don't really care I enjoy both cars for what they are. Like I said tho if it were a 6 speed ls1 it would have been a totally different outcome.
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Back when my Z28 was stock (SLP lid only at the time), I raced my friends yellow 03 mach 1. He had full exhaust and CAI. Both cars are manual. We did 2 dig races, both of which I pulled a few cars (probably because I launched great, hooked up immediately). Then in the rolls, he got about half a car every time, until maybe 110-115 when I got a fender on him, if that. All I'm saying is Mach's aren't bad cars, don't be so quick to assume that an LS1 Fbody will always win. I thought I was gunna walk my friends mach, didn't happen like that
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