quick2tr
06-19-2004, 09:28 PM
All right folks, this is my first kill post and most likely my last until I get beat by a LS1. After which you can expect an update. The last few months has been “getting to know” my new Viper SRT-10. Coming from an LS1/F-Body its definitely more finicky, but the cubes+T-56 combo is comfortably familiar. Tranny linkage is stiffer (slower) with positive shifts (no misses) and traction is definitely more knife edge (lots or none). Just about every other weekend I have tried planning a trip to a drag strip (nothing close either) but weather.com has been predicting “scattered thundershowers” for 2 months straight. Most of the driving has been done during normal hours with some “objective” in mind such as movie, meeting, or light shopping. Poor car has spent way too much time sitting in Chicagoland traffic using the radio and air-conditioning. Not counting my weak moments of “plinking” a few imports, timing has not been there for “stumbling across” some good street race worthy cars.
I have been tuned into ls1tech.com for quite a while and enjoy reading the posted kills and stories. In four years I never modded my SS, but reading the kills posted by the folks on this board, all modded LS1’s have the potential of beating just about everything out there (including Vipers). This makes them a dangerous animal, especially the males that mark territory with “spray”. No screwin around, first shots must kill.
Friday night was perfect, local radar showed rain moving out early in the evening. I headed out looking for LS1’s specifically and found a hive of them cruising around the airport. I picked through a few, some too angry to bother with :pissed:, some said too busted to race :|. I zeroed in on a red T/A that shot away from traffic leaving the cruising area onto a highway. I caught up, positioned right beside him and down shifted into 2nd (~55mph) and waited for a reaction. It sounded like an auto because I heard his RPMS before I saw movement, but it was a good enough start. I grabbed a car length by the time I was settling into 3rd for a strong 85-120mph pull (very tall gearing an an SRT-10). Not exactly sure how many car lengths it was when he shut down, I am guessing at least 3-4? I cant tell shit through my mirrors any ways. We stopped and chatted, nice guy. Said he had intake, exhaust, gear (+1 passenger). I asked him where people hang out “just street racing” and he did not know any that did’nt get busted up regularly.
I got on the expressway sort of heading home and I found another red T/A WS6 with soaped numbers on the windows. Traffic was heavy enough that we needed to make some room for a roll on. We paced, slowed down a bit and he offered the three honks. Again I was in 2nd (~50mph) when we started and I just ran out 2nd gear to 90mph, very short quick roll-on. Although he appeared to have a M6, he did not pull as hard as the other T/A I had just raced, guessing 2-3 car lengths? We stopped and chatted, very nice guy with a whopping 3 passengers including someone with a video camera. He was just coming back from a drag strip and listed off the same bolt-ons as the other guy. They toured the Viper and I was ready to head home for the night.
It was a fun evening and the LS1 guys who raced me were cool. Looking forward to more races with LS1/6’s including from a standing start where gearing and tires will play a role. Maybe I can find some races with those supercharged cobra’s :twisted: . . . where do they post anyways?
I have been tuned into ls1tech.com for quite a while and enjoy reading the posted kills and stories. In four years I never modded my SS, but reading the kills posted by the folks on this board, all modded LS1’s have the potential of beating just about everything out there (including Vipers). This makes them a dangerous animal, especially the males that mark territory with “spray”. No screwin around, first shots must kill.
Friday night was perfect, local radar showed rain moving out early in the evening. I headed out looking for LS1’s specifically and found a hive of them cruising around the airport. I picked through a few, some too angry to bother with :pissed:, some said too busted to race :|. I zeroed in on a red T/A that shot away from traffic leaving the cruising area onto a highway. I caught up, positioned right beside him and down shifted into 2nd (~55mph) and waited for a reaction. It sounded like an auto because I heard his RPMS before I saw movement, but it was a good enough start. I grabbed a car length by the time I was settling into 3rd for a strong 85-120mph pull (very tall gearing an an SRT-10). Not exactly sure how many car lengths it was when he shut down, I am guessing at least 3-4? I cant tell shit through my mirrors any ways. We stopped and chatted, nice guy. Said he had intake, exhaust, gear (+1 passenger). I asked him where people hang out “just street racing” and he did not know any that did’nt get busted up regularly.
I got on the expressway sort of heading home and I found another red T/A WS6 with soaped numbers on the windows. Traffic was heavy enough that we needed to make some room for a roll on. We paced, slowed down a bit and he offered the three honks. Again I was in 2nd (~50mph) when we started and I just ran out 2nd gear to 90mph, very short quick roll-on. Although he appeared to have a M6, he did not pull as hard as the other T/A I had just raced, guessing 2-3 car lengths? We stopped and chatted, very nice guy with a whopping 3 passengers including someone with a video camera. He was just coming back from a drag strip and listed off the same bolt-ons as the other guy. They toured the Viper and I was ready to head home for the night.
It was a fun evening and the LS1 guys who raced me were cool. Looking forward to more races with LS1/6’s including from a standing start where gearing and tires will play a role. Maybe I can find some races with those supercharged cobra’s :twisted: . . . where do they post anyways?