89 5.0 vert, vs LS3 vette
04-07-2011, 04:09 PM
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89 5.0 vert, vs LS3 vette So I've been off the past couple of days due to a couple of medical tests with my youngest son. My middle son usually takes the bus to school (6th grade), but since I was home he wanted to be dropped off in mom's new ride. After dropping him off, I usually take the long way home because traffic is a bitch until about 8:30. My route takes me on a highway with a few good open spaces that allow for some spirited runs.
I noticed an older foxbody (vert at that) with what we in south louisiana would refer to as a"T-Boy" at the helm. Now for all that might have a question mark over your head right now, a t-boy is a white male, with thin lined beard, fake diamond earrings, that still wears Tommy Hilfiger polo shirts, hat on cocked, you get the point, always in there Sunday best. Anyways, I stopped at the shell station to put fuel and he appears at the pump on the side. He compliments me on my ride, and I his. His friend asks if it runs. I told him that it can hold its own. Then says that real muscle car has a 5 speed, not an automatic. I said that i have owned many stick shift cars, I just wanted a change for a while, but if he wanted we could leave at the same time and I would try to keep up.
The friend says good luck, they just put a bottle in the trunk with a 200 shot of NOS. The whole time he is telling me how fast his friends car was, all I noticed was that the duct-tape holding the once white rag top needed to be replaced, and that I'm sure by the smoke it was giving off that the valve seals were begging me to not race him.
As soon as he hit pavement, the 5.0 came alive, I'm not sure if the tires, clutch or engine was smoking, but he hammered it. I nailed mine too and almost rear end him, Switched lanes and proceeded to put what I would call a couple of tour buses on him. He catches up at the light and said he forgot to hit his NOS switch, but wanted to go on green. I stall to 1500 and when the light turns green floor it. All the nannies kick in an it just goes. He becomes a speck in my rear view and never catches up.
Point of the story is: When I had my cobra that trapped 124, I was still weary of the vettes. I got my *** handed to me by many LS3 vettes and multiple well built LS2 vettes that sounded quite normal. When you have a 15sec ozone killer, you might want to pick your fights better.
I know it was a puppy kicking,but needed my 1st win to consummate the car.
I noticed an older foxbody (vert at that) with what we in south louisiana would refer to as a"T-Boy" at the helm. Now for all that might have a question mark over your head right now, a t-boy is a white male, with thin lined beard, fake diamond earrings, that still wears Tommy Hilfiger polo shirts, hat on cocked, you get the point, always in there Sunday best. Anyways, I stopped at the shell station to put fuel and he appears at the pump on the side. He compliments me on my ride, and I his. His friend asks if it runs. I told him that it can hold its own. Then says that real muscle car has a 5 speed, not an automatic. I said that i have owned many stick shift cars, I just wanted a change for a while, but if he wanted we could leave at the same time and I would try to keep up.
The friend says good luck, they just put a bottle in the trunk with a 200 shot of NOS. The whole time he is telling me how fast his friends car was, all I noticed was that the duct-tape holding the once white rag top needed to be replaced, and that I'm sure by the smoke it was giving off that the valve seals were begging me to not race him.
As soon as he hit pavement, the 5.0 came alive, I'm not sure if the tires, clutch or engine was smoking, but he hammered it. I nailed mine too and almost rear end him, Switched lanes and proceeded to put what I would call a couple of tour buses on him. He catches up at the light and said he forgot to hit his NOS switch, but wanted to go on green. I stall to 1500 and when the light turns green floor it. All the nannies kick in an it just goes. He becomes a speck in my rear view and never catches up.
Point of the story is: When I had my cobra that trapped 124, I was still weary of the vettes. I got my *** handed to me by many LS3 vettes and multiple well built LS2 vettes that sounded quite normal. When you have a 15sec ozone killer, you might want to pick your fights better.
I know it was a puppy kicking,but needed my 1st win to consummate the car.
04-07-2011, 05:43 PM
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I assume that No Problem is your track of choice. We frequent state Capitol. next time you go out to one hit me up. I'm always looking for someone to go racing with.
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04-08-2011, 10:28 AM
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I'll give you the Juke, but the Aztek and Corvair are better looking than a foxbody vert. I don't know how a platform can look so good as a coupe/hatch and so horrid convertible.
04-08-2011, 11:10 AM
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I have gotten in the habit of when someone asks for my name, I say "Sean..S-E-A-N." I've seen it spelled Sean, Shawn, Shaun, Shauon, Shawon, Chone (Figgins, MLB player).
Sig worthy, although I think you're being generous.