Long story beforewarned, Cliffs at bottom

So after getting my Z28 i've really just babied it and enjoyed it leather seats, nice system, cozy and good milage for what it is I've played around a tiny bit nothing much. In this car the Century mark comes up quite fast, gearing is great i'm just really happy in her.

I work with one of my best friends and his family, who are much like family to me. I used to always share my kills from my hatch and jeep we always talk cars because we all enjoy them. Well i've yet to bring up the power it has I just smile if I am asked if its fast.

My "Uncle"/boss has an 04 Maruder hot ride I was a fan of it day one and he knows how much I really love his car. He tells me this weekend his winter tires are going on and he wants me to run him for this weeks pay. I laugh and remind him me doing ALL the finances I got his *** paid last week just not mine. We laugh at our little smack talk and agree to run after my shift. So all day long at work we have been playing around with each other making witty jabs to each other and to our co-workers just hyping it up.

With the back story out of the way, I am on the phone with a lost trucker looking for our warehouse *when I say I do a bit of everything I mean it* My boss walks by points to the clock and I finish helping this guy and we go out side to let our cars warm up.

I sit down once I hit opt temp close my door and shrug my shoulders, my arms sore from helping load 2 trucks today.

We go to a light near by and I reach over my dash and tap my ASR *TC* disabling it. I am greeted by a little light warning me ASR off *time for fun* I have still yet to launch this car and did read up a bit figure i'll sandbag the launch or just reel him in. I look over to a smile and wave waiting for the light to cycle I hear the DOHC mod motors revs climb. My OHV 5.7L does the same around 2500 RPM I figure would be a easy launch waiting for cylce to green, I start praying my 10bolt will hold and i'll not suffer too much frame twist.

Green.

Tires spin both cars seem to have launched calmy on the low side not too much nosie just the howl of the LS1 is all I hear 5.7K rpm I shift into 2nd my Fuzion ZRIs protest and my rear end whines as the tail of the car goes about 3 inches left. I slowly am putting distance on the Maurader as Traction seems to settle back on mid 2nd gear. I short shifted again into 3rd about 5500 rpm still a slight bark from the rear rubber. Winding out to the top of 3rd around 90 I stuff my T56 into 4th. In my mirror I see the old mans cobra is a few lenghts behind. No this isn't good enough hes still on it I know him hes wanting me to bury my speedo somthing I'm not willing but I am willing to take her a wee bit higher on an empty area of highway. 4th gear I let off at around 120 saw in my rear my boss was up to a few bus lenghts by now. I tap my brake lights and then slow to legal speeds. He does the same and jumps behind me.

After our little run we both pull back to the store He is all smiles my heart is racing, and I have a smile that could break my face. He tells me he loved running me and thinks my car is insane to be safe and enjoy it. He also grumbles somthing about calling KB and his is still comfier. He just wants a rematch

Cliffs:
first run of my z28
me vs boss
fun smack talk
even launch
pulled whole race once traction is made
shut down after few bus lenghts.
props to the ride and more fun smack talk

Both cars are stock.

 

good run! youre hooked now! ...

'Winding out to the top of 3rd around 90 I stuff my T56 into 4th. In my mirror I see the old mans cobra is a few lenghts behind'

so did you race a cobra or a marauder? ...a marauder is like a crown vic right?

 

Yea a maruder I was teasing him and calling it an old mans cobra.

Sorry about that.

Marauder is like a crown vic cobra and towncar mixed to one

 

The Marauder is actually more Grand marquis-ish being as it is a mercury. It has 302 hp and 318 # tq. They weigh in at around the 2 ton mark. They use the Watt's 4 link suspension system. Quarter mile times are in the low 15's with 0-60 in the 7's as I recall.

 

I am not surprised at all that you beat him, in some of the articles that I read they were saying that the Marauders are actually slower than the 94-96 Impala's despite having more power. Good kill anyway.

 

are they really 4 valve or no? I always thought they were just SOHC.

 

THey are 281 CI 4V motors. DOHC

 

wait till you put an intake, headers, exhaust and a big cam in the thing. Thats what I'm talking about right there.

 

Nice Kill sounds like a blast, even if it was an easy kill

 

Thanks for the well wishs

I was told by another LS1 owner I shoulda winded her out all the way I can hit over 100MPH in 3rd *EEK!* It was a blast pretty easy kill but its just a start I asure you.

 

Even with a KB on it, youd still win. Good run. I bet you have a L O T of time off now with no pay.