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Old Jul 19, 2006 | 10:13 PM
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Originally Posted by slow95
because you can't go 8.00s like Rick with a stock block ls1. Plus stock for stock the ls1 are not much faster considering the cylinder head from the factory out flows an lt1 by far. Put a good head on the lt1 and say bye bye!

Steven Fereday, also local guy here, went 7.9s on a 398 LS1 built by LME
Old Jul 19, 2006 | 10:15 PM
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The chances of anyone in this section of going 8's is slim to none. Lets at least give realistic reasons.
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Originally Posted by Honda Hunter
The chances of anyone in this section of going 8's is slim to none. Lets at least give realistic reasons.

I have known Rick a few years, I knew him when he was converting that car from a very potent deep 9 sec 396/Nitrous car to the turbo set up. The cost alone is more than most people can afford/willing to spend, you could easily spend $100K+ trying to duplicate that car/race set up with the trailer, tools, spare parts, motors, glides, slicks and so on. Isnt cheap.
Old Jul 19, 2006 | 10:33 PM
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Now mind you I love my LS1, but the LT1 has such a deep, mean rumble even at idle that my car will NEVER carry. It's got that sick, "I'm going to rip your f*cking head off and shart down your throat* tone to it.
Old Jul 19, 2006 | 10:57 PM
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i love my 95.

driving a lt1 is like getting punched in the face by mike tyson wearing cinder blocks for gloves.

i love both the lt1 and ls1 and here soon will own one of each.

at the end of the day we all drive either vettes or fbods and should be happy we dont drive some shitbox rice mobile with a wing and fart can and random stickers and neons on/in it with the far off thought that it will run 10s with a homemade CAI and a "highflow muffler"
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Originally Posted by Honda Hunter
The chances of anyone in this section of going 8's is slim to none. Lets at least give realistic reasons.
I thought you knew some of the people better LOL! I see Tony and a few others make you eat those words
Old Jul 20, 2006 | 12:14 AM
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Originally Posted by TwoFast4Lv
I thought you knew some of the people better LOL! I see Tony and a few others make you eat those words
Not going to make me one difference if they do or dont. If they do I will be happy for them. If they dont I will still support them. My setup is the same just about as strong as tonys. The only diff is he has a single plane and lower c/r. If anything You will see me in the 9's before the end of the year and mabey the 8's if I do what I'm planning without blowing up due to the crappy gas here so before making that comment dont forget I'm on your team but not all team mates share the same opinion. :insert smiley here:
Old Jul 20, 2006 | 12:18 AM
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BTW less than 1% of the people on this board will do 8's or even 9's. Do the math. It's not even some people goals to go that fast and why should it be. Nothing wrong with having a 11 second LT1 which is pretty obtainable unless youre the tard that tried to do it with a vert (refering to myself)

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People get to hard off on the boards with XYZ going 9s and think its the norm when it isnt. If a lot of people would go to the track instead of the boards they would see out side of peoples sigs its a whole different ball game. How ever I dont disrepect any one that doesnt drive their own cars, if they arent comfortable racing it and want some one else to, fine by me, better than going out scared and wrecking the car first hit out.
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Bottom line LT1's and LS1's are bad ****'s and ford knows it from 93-97 the LT1 owned the GT's 97- 2002 LS1 took over with the spankin. Don't get me wrong there are some bad mustangs out there. You know the funny thing is how LT1's are pounded on all the time. You'll here the some dude with an 03 or newer Gt or a cobra saying how he spanked an LT1 (stock for stock). You know paying almost $30,000 plus for a car I would really hope that car would beat a 10 year old car. All is fair in love and racing
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my dad laughed his *** off when i spanked an 04 gt at the track that still had the paper tags on it the first time ever i went to the track on street tires with only a flowmaster cat back
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OK so just to be clear....

,,,,I plan on driving my car over 100 miles to the track and running a 9 second pass with it and driving it home

and NO I am NOT kidding
Old Jul 20, 2006 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by TwoFast4Lv
OK so just to be clear....

,,,,I plan on driving my car over 100 miles to the track and running a 9 second pass with it and driving it home

and NO I am NOT kidding
Good luck.
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Because it looks like this


I mean, c'mon... LT1 TA's look killer IMO. Sleak lines, agressive, but not overkill
like the LS1 body styles.......... Just my 2 Cents

Plus GMMG+LT's+Cam+LT1 = audible sex.

(nothing against you LS1 guys! )
Old Jul 20, 2006 | 10:49 AM
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Shady wait till that cam gets in there, you may just need to roll around with a box of Kleenex handy
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Originally Posted by MrBill97396
Shady wait till that cam gets in there, you may just need to roll around with a box of Kleenex handy
LOL God I hope so!!! hahaa.
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Originally Posted by BRETTINATOR
I like being the underdog

Redneck put it best, I don't care if it's an LT, LS or Mustang, hotrodding is hotrodding at the end of the day. When mine blew the engine 2 yrs ago and sat their dormant while I pondered & saved I considered a black WS6 T/A but PEPPE was sentimental in that my Mom went shopping with me 5 yrs ago when I bought it...so I decided to fix it up. She loves riding to Sonic in the revived beast now, nothing like 500 N/A ponies to the ground in an LT1

I have nothing against LS1s though...

Sounds familair!
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Originally Posted by Honda Hunter
BTW less than 1% of the people on this board will do 8's or even 9's. Do the math. It's not even some people goals to go that fast and why should it be. Nothing wrong with having a 11 second LT1 which is pretty obtainable unless youre the tard that tried to do it with a vert (refering to myself)

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My goal is low 10's and still easy to drive even on a longer trip, .4/5 10ths to go!
Old Jul 20, 2006 | 05:23 PM
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yeah i bought my 97 ss with 63k miles and i'm still loving it till this day, pulled of my fastest time of 12.80 so far, still more to come.
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Originally Posted by slow95
because you can't go 8.00s like Rick with a stock block ls1. Plus stock for stock the ls1 are not much faster considering the cylinder head from the factory out flows an lt1 by far. Put a good head on the lt1 and say bye bye!
o dam rly?
how bout 7's? or u know what, how bout a 6.xx (Casper)
as for ur heads theory for u



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