camaroguy_02

aight, this dude at my temporary work station says he's got a charger (i *believe* he said it was a '79..but i honestly dont remember), an he's sayin that when he got it, as a rustbucket, he cleaned it up a lil bit, got it down to ~3,000lbs, and ran it at the track when it was stock and claimed a 10.xx sec pass. holy **** batman...that car culdnt've gone that quick - even if it weighed about 3k. i dont know much about classics, or not even a whole lot about newer cars...or....about cars in general, but, for cryin out loud - a 10 sec n/a pass on a classic thats essentially bone-stock other than weight modification???!! an then he says that he's done alot of mods to it since then, to include some $9,000 tranny (apparently its a "racing" tranny with every upgrade possible, according to him).

then he goes on to tell me he's got a 98 z28 with the "lt1" motor in it with about 350,000mi. so yea, that right there set me off. after i told him that i have an 02 z28, and that 98-02 have ls1's, and culdnt really describe to me the lights or body style of the car, i proceeded to tell him that he's got a 97 at best. his response - "ok."

holy ****, how hard is it to admit that someone else has a nice car, an that u dont have to lie to make urself look better?? if u dont know much about cars, then dont say much about them - pretty simple concept. i really dont believe this guy's got a 10 second charger "stock" ...but i just wanted to make sure on this board before i run my own mouth.

Smoke Panther

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meh...some people are just tools like that. It's best not to associate with them, incase their condition is contagious

Blk97WS6

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some people just cant admit it when something is nicer then what they own(or what that dont own in this case)

300bhp/ton

So where are the 2 questions??????

Blk97WS6

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i must have missed them as well.....whatever

30thanniv

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A few points...a 79 is classic, yikes I am old!!, secondly he is lying unless he is on the juice.
Stay away from him and don't talk to idiots.
The brain is like your stomach, feed it crap and you turn into crap.

superchargedbandit

Sounds Like A Liar

02BeaugusWS6

people like him will say anything to try to be better than you...hell i had an old man tell me he had a twin turbo'd 57' chevy that ran a 6 second 1/4 from the factory...i just told him to drink another one

hotrod7687

Well, before I start to rag on this guy, you might want to make sure he isnt talking about 1/8 mile, cause that might be possible. There are some 1/8 mile only tracks here and there. Ive had people mistake those times for 1/4 mile times before.

With that said, we'll assume hes talking about the 1/4.

I dont care if moses himself told me he ran that id tell him hes full of ****. There aint no way in hell he ran a 10 sec pass in a stock car. In '79, right in the middle of the smog era, even the vettes were doing good to get in the 13's. Most cars were lucky to be in the high 14's. Even today I cant think of any car that will run in the 10's stock.

You'll find lots of people that think they have to lie about having a fast car. Why, I still havent found that out. I can only guess they arent really happy with their cars. I know my car is fairly fast stock, but im not going to go around saying its faster than it is.

98Camarod

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Just kick him in the ***** and call it a day.

Stang Killer

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[QUOTE=hotrod7687]Well, before I start to rag on this guy, you might want to make sure he isnt talking about 1/8 mile, cause that might be possible. There are some 1/8 mile only tracks here and there. Ive had people mistake those times for 1/4 mile times before.

alot of ppl around here do that, since our local strip is only an 1/8th....and then we get ppl thinking there hondas are fast when they get 11's..but of-coarse....#1 its a honda, and #2 it is just an 1\8...and seing as he told you that his 98 had an lt1, right there i would have said, "you dont know ****, and im not talking to you anymore"....haha just imo

02silvaZ

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i don't even think they made chargers in '79

5_02ls1

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first off the charger didnt exist in 79.if it did any car in 79 might have 200hp at the most.i personaly dont repeat **** this stupid.+5 for the kick in the *****.
2 stupid question answers
1.no there wasnt aever a 10s charger the hemis only ran low 13s
2.there was never an lt1 produced in a 98 fbody

Rede

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1.
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I have a 75 chev with a 454 in it from the factory with a 750 quadra-junk... it only makes 240hp to the wheels
The upside is the 380+# of torque

subtlez28

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Wow, cannot believe I was the 1st to use this smile.

As said many times...he is a liar, and an idiot. Best not to talk to him or risk dumb by association.

camaroguy_02

lol holy **** at the friggin hostility sorry bout the confusion - my 2 questions were along the lines of - does a *stock* "classic" charger, minus a few lbs, run a 10.xx 1/4; 2nd question - 350k miles on an lt1? seems a bit steep, but..is that even possible? ive heard of upwards to maybe 250k, but i figured thats with God's blessing?

as far as maybe gettin the 1/4 mixed up with the 1/8th - ill ask him. didnt even think about that, and if he got the lt1 mixed up with the ls1, then i wuldnt be surprised if he got the track lengths mixed up.

3rd question i was thinkin about - can u really spend $9k on a transmission??

sorry bout the initial confusion - i even reread my original to make sure everything was right, an now that i read it again, i kick myself in the left butt cheek. but, thats wut i get for tryin to post in a rush right before work sigh.

thanks for the replies!

jamesSS

its not that hard to believe. my goat came with a ls7... stock. lol

tell him to prove it. when he roles it into work with nothing but his honda, tell him to go f@ck himself.

Summit2345

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when it comes to classics I have heard that a 1969 Nova with a 375HP 396 4-speed car with a set of slicks could run high 10's off the show room floor. I heard that on some program on Speed channel

camaroguy_02

wow, didnt realize somethin that old culd run that fast. maybe he's got somethin like that? i dunno.. not too worried bout it, really. i know mah baby's fast, an she's stock (for now). cant exactly ask him to drive it to work since we're overseas....hm...maybe thats he's gloating about his rides?

300bhp/ton

yeah I'd seriously doubt that claim. To run 10's take a lot of HP. Just look at the new C6 z06, a REAL 500bhp good gearing, smooth shifter and mechanism, wide *** tyres and light weight with good aerodynamics and it just manages it.

Also remember a 4 speed car will have 4th as 1:1 so on a rear end like 3.90 or 4.10's the top speed will be limited even more so when many of these old motors don't rev that high. 125mph+ traps are not going to happen, so 10's are even less likely.