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n00b question :) im 18 and i dont know almost anything about cars or motors but i like them to go fast and i will soon learn and help out noobs like me but intill then i need yall to help me 
i was looking at T/As in my city (austin) and found a 99 trans am formula and 99 trans am ram air which one is faster? also what will each of them run stock in the 1/4 and what cheap upgrades or one good one that will help me reach 9secs or maybe 8 secs because ive heard that you really dont need much.
i was looking at T/As in my city (austin) and found a 99 trans am formula and 99 trans am ram air which one is faster? also what will each of them run stock in the 1/4 and what cheap upgrades or one good one that will help me reach 9secs or maybe 8 secs because ive heard that you really dont need much. 
im 18 and i dont know almost anything about cars or motors but i like them to go fast and i will soon learn and help out noobs like me but intill then i need yall to help me i was looking at T/As in my city (austin) and found a 99 trans am formula and 99 trans am ram air which one is faster? also what will each of them run stock in the 1/4 and what cheap upgrades or one good one that will help me reach 9secs or maybe 8 secs because ive heard that you really dont need much.
i was looking at T/As in my city (austin) and found a 99 trans am formula and 99 trans am ram air which one is faster? also what will each of them run stock in the 1/4 and what cheap upgrades or one good one that will help me reach 9secs or maybe 8 secs because ive heard that you really dont need much.
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im 18 and i dont know almost anything about cars or motors but i like them to go fast and i will soon learn and help out noobs like me but intill then i need yall to help me i was looking at T/As in my city (austin) and found a 99 trans am formula and 99 trans am ram air which one is faster? also what will each of them run stock in the 1/4 and what cheap upgrades or one good one that will help me reach 9secs or maybe 8 secs because ive heard that you really dont need much.
i was looking at T/As in my city (austin) and found a 99 trans am formula and 99 trans am ram air which one is faster? also what will each of them run stock in the 1/4 and what cheap upgrades or one good one that will help me reach 9secs or maybe 8 secs because ive heard that you really dont need much.Do a search this has been covered millions of times. Neither car is more powerful than the other, and they are both equally fast. Expect 1/4 times to be in the 13s, 102-108mph.
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A stock LS1 car will run in the low/mid 13's.
Full exhaust and some good tires will generally get you into the 12's.
Go a step further and do a Camshaft swap, and potentially heads, stall converter (if automatic), and some suspension and you'll be in high 10's to low 12's.
Clearly there are an infinite number of routes you can go, but that gives you a very general idea.
A stock LS1 car will run in the low/mid 13's.
Full exhaust and some good tires will generally get you into the 12's.
Go a step further and do a Camshaft swap, and potentially heads, stall converter (if automatic), and some suspension and you'll be in high 10's to low 12's.
Clearly there are an infinite number of routes you can go, but that gives you a very general idea.
im 18 and i dont know almost anything about cars or motors but i like them to go fast and i will soon learn and help out noobs like me but intill then i need yall to help me i was looking at T/As in my city (austin) and found a 99 trans am formula and 99 trans am ram air which one is faster? also what will each of them run stock in the 1/4 and what cheap upgrades or one good one that will help me reach 9secs or maybe 8 secs because ive heard that you really dont need much.
i was looking at T/As in my city (austin) and found a 99 trans am formula and 99 trans am ram air which one is faster? also what will each of them run stock in the 1/4 and what cheap upgrades or one good one that will help me reach 9secs or maybe 8 secs because ive heard that you really dont need much. TECH Senior Member
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buy our cars for looks and condition not speed. the differences between birds, camaros, and even corvettes are so small its just all about the driver.
since you're 18, i wouldn't recommend any power adders until you have gotten use to the car, besides a catback for sound. these cars have a lot of power from the start. not 8 or 9 second cars but to give you a reference, a koenigsegg ccx once had a recording of low 9 second 1/4 mile. that thing weighs 900 pounds less than ours and has 800 horsepower at the crank, not close to 350. you're gonna spend what the cars worth trying to get it anywhere near those times.
since you're 18, i wouldn't recommend any power adders until you have gotten use to the car, besides a catback for sound. these cars have a lot of power from the start. not 8 or 9 second cars but to give you a reference, a koenigsegg ccx once had a recording of low 9 second 1/4 mile. that thing weighs 900 pounds less than ours and has 800 horsepower at the crank, not close to 350. you're gonna spend what the cars worth trying to get it anywhere near those times.
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I assume you are just talking about in terms of 1/4 mile acceleration? Because the Corvette is worlds apart from the Fbody in everything else.
