Ran my 95 Firehawk tonight at Atco
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Your ET of 13.66 is excellent for your car, and any 60' time under 2 sec on street tires is good. However I'd question why your trap speeds are barely over 100 MPH... that seems a couple mph low.
And RE: the LS1 swap comment - who here really took that out of nowhere remark seriously? Who in their right mind with a numbered Firehawk would break that up to put in an LS1 engine? (someone who maybe couldn't afford an LS1 Firehawk????)
I love the LT1 F-bodies for their engines as much as the styling. You firechicken guys arguably had better looking LS1 based cars to compare but for the Camaro's, after 97, those things looked like bigger 2-door chevy malabu's or monte carlos from the same years. Damn those lights were ugly. I would never bastardize my 95 Z with an LSx motor or any other engine b/c I love my car for what it is, and personally feel any other mill doesn't belong in there. I'd sooner buy an uglier 98+ car.
If I were building some race car and stripping it down and towing it to and from the track on a trailer, maybe then I'd piece together some Frankensteiner fbody with little concern for why type of engine went into it. When I was planning and putting together my new stroker motor I wanted my engine to have 2 important things: it had to have an optispark, and it had to have a factory LT intake manifold. Call me old school but I love it.
Speaking of old school, you LT1 Pontiac guys should dig this:
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and saying it looked slow where in reality those times are right on par with a factory SLP Firehawk and an assumed non-professional race car driver. his #599 in White w/ red leather is 1of 20 crazy rare &, not everyone knows what a Firehawk is ![Secret2](https://ls1tech.com/forums/images/smilies/LS1Tech/secret.gif)
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edit! edit! edit! (http://firehawkowners.com/gallery/v/firehawk/1995/0599)
why do you have a t/a bumper on your '95 Formula Firehawk?
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edit! edit! edit! (http://firehawkowners.com/gallery/v/firehawk/1995/0599)
why do you have a t/a bumper on your '95 Formula Firehawk?
I was wonderring the same with the MPH. Was looking to get a 102-103mph. I think I am going to change the Sparkplugs and sparkplug wires. They look a little old. The car has no check engine lights on and passes the snifer test for a NJ State inspection.. I kept the car in Drive and had the performance shift button on for the tranny.
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did anyone catch the fact that ths car was rescued from the auto-**** cash for clunkers program? DAMN YOU OBAMA YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!! good rescue, saved the car from stupidity. wonder what kind of automotive heaven that rat-bastard stole from us with his worthless, ineffective, dishonest "environmental" program.
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did anyone catch the fact that ths car was rescued from the auto-**** cash for clunkers program? DAMN YOU OBAMA YOU SON OF A BITCH!!!!!!!!!!!! good rescue, saved the car from stupidity. wonder what kind of automotive heaven that rat-bastard stole from us with his worthless, ineffective, dishonest "environmental" program.