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Old Apr 22, 2005 | 12:08 AM
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i was riding on the freeway and i pull behind this c5 vette stock exhaust, he's in the fast lane so i ride him a bit at about 75 mph, i'm thinking to my self is he going to run it. he then starts to speed up a bit, so i down shifted to 4th and he hits it, and i nail it. he's about 2 cars ahead, we pass a few slow moving cars and i get over in the next lane, by the end of 4th i pulled to his bumper, i grab 5th i pull to his rear tire the he shuts it down
i fly past him then hit the brakes. as i looked at the speedo i was in the 130's.
i slow down and let him catch up, and he gives me this look . so we are side by side and my exit is coming, i roll my window down to ask him if he wanted to go again, the guy ignored me so i punched it, he didn't chase me so i figure his feeling were hurt . i've raced c5 vettes before in my 92z28 and got owned big time, i was wondering was this guy running his vette or just playing with me, because i ran the goat hard and i was walking him down
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Old Apr 22, 2005 | 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by m8d2run
i was riding on the freeway and i pull behind this c5 vette stock exhaust, he's in the fast lane so i ride him a bit at about 75 mph, i'm thinking to my self is he going to run it. he then starts to speed up a bit, so i down shifted to 4th and he hits it, and i nail it. he's about 2 cars ahead, we pass a few slow moving cars and i get over in the next lane, by the end of 4th i pulled to his bumper, i grab 5th i pull to his rear tire the he shuts it down
i fly past him then hit the brakes. as i looked at the speedo i was in the 130's.
i slow down and let him catch up, and he gives me this look . so we are side by side and my exit is coming, i roll my window down to ask him if he wanted to go again, the guy ignored me so i punched it, he didn't chase me so i figure his feeling were hurt . i've raced c5 vettes before in my 92z28 and got owned big time, i was wondering was this guy running his vette or just playing with me, because i ran the goat hard and i was walking him down
Believe it or not the '05 GTO should be slightly faster than a C5 Vette based off the stock numbers I've got. On the top end I think the C5 might have the slight advantage(power-to-weight ratio, aerodynamics).
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Old Apr 22, 2005 | 03:05 PM
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i thought maybe he would walk me but i walked him down before he shut it down. how do TA's and SS's do against stock c5's.
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 12:16 AM
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Originally Posted by m8d2run
i was riding on the freeway and i pull behind this c5 vette stock exhaust, he's in the fast lane so i ride him a bit at about 75 mph, i'm thinking to my self is he going to run it. he then starts to speed up a bit, so i down shifted to 4th and he hits it, and i nail it. he's about 2 cars ahead, we pass a few slow moving cars and i get over in the next lane, by the end of 4th i pulled to his bumper, i grab 5th i pull to his rear tire the he shuts it down
i fly past him then hit the brakes. as i looked at the speedo i was in the 130's.
i slow down and let him catch up, and he gives me this look . so we are side by side and my exit is coming, i roll my window down to ask him if he wanted to go again, the guy ignored me so i punched it, he didn't chase me so i figure his feeling were hurt . i've raced c5 vettes before in my 92z28 and got owned big time, i was wondering was this guy running his vette or just playing with me, because i ran the goat hard and i was walking him down
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Old Apr 23, 2005 | 12:23 AM
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Stock for stock TAs and SSs go on par with C5s usually. Too close to call. They have a weight advantage, but f-body gearing is slightly better (as is suspension for drag racing).
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