Threesome with an SRT-8 Charger and 05+ GT.
#1
Threesome with an SRT-8 Charger and 05+ GT.
So I'm on the slow lane, on my way to the pet store to buy food for the dog, driving at about 60mph. When I notice a white 05+ Mustang GT with blue racing stripes and a body kit on the fast lane coming up fast. At first I thought it could be the GT500, but no such luck.
Anyways, I continue going the speed limit and he passes me and just keeps on going. I figured he doesn't wanna play because well, seems no one wants to play with me (I don't even remember when my last street encounter was).
As I keep driving at around 60mph I see him fading into the horizon, when I see a couple of cars about to get on 95 and one of them was a nice looking red charger between 2 other cars. I then get on the middle lane to let them merge in peace.
At this point I'm passing all three cars. As I'm passing the Charger, I notice the SRT8 badge and some blond chick driving it blasting some kinda music (Couldn't make it out because of my exhaust).
I pass them all at about 65mph and then get back to the right lane. As I'm merging I hear this ******* car coming behind me and getting into the middle lane. She does a flyby and I finally hit it while she was about 3 car lengths ahead and I couldn't catch up, so I just give up and stay mad.
A few minutes later up ahead, traffic is slowing down a bit because of some big trucks blocking everything and there we are...The Mustang, The Charger and myself...
One of the trucks finally gets off 95 I get on it some to pass the craziness. I then see the Charger, followed by the Mustang behind me going through the hole I just opened.
So here's the deal. Three nice cars and open road ahead.
99 Trans Am (Me)- Left lane
05+ Mustang GT- Middle lane
Charger SRT8- Right lane
At around 60mph the GT rolls his windows down and holds three fingers up but the Charger just jumps for some reason. As soon I noticed her hitting it, so did I (Good reaction time baby ), with the GT being the last to go.
She had like a car on me up until 65-70mph then I passed her. We went to like 90mph and I had like 2 1/2 to 3 lengths on her. I think the GT gave up because he started so late.
Run 2:
We line up again, and with no traffic behind us or out front we all slow down to around 50-55mph to let the GT catch up. He finally catches up and they (him and chick) try say something to each other but I doubt they could hear anything.
After that drama the GT guy turns to me and does the 3 finger thing, which I assume is three horns.
This time we all hit it at the same time (around 50mph). It was me and the GT out front while Charger was about half a length back but creeping forward on the GT, while I pulled a bit faster on them both. At the end of the run (around 100-110mph), I had about 3 to 4 lenghs on the Charger, while the GT was like 2 lenghs behind the Charger.
The driver of the GT somehow lost his sunglasses out the window on that last run. .
I know it was long, so here are some cliff notes:
Run 1: 60 to 90mph
T/A wins by about 2 against the Charger, the GT was way back
Run 2: ~50-110mph
T/A wins by about 4 lengths against the Charger, the Mustang GT was about 2 lengths behind the Charger.
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My car: Cammed, intake/exhaust, stalled auto, suspension, bald Nittos.
-12.3@112mph (bad tranny)
Other cars: No clue
Thanks for reading
Anyways, I continue going the speed limit and he passes me and just keeps on going. I figured he doesn't wanna play because well, seems no one wants to play with me (I don't even remember when my last street encounter was).
As I keep driving at around 60mph I see him fading into the horizon, when I see a couple of cars about to get on 95 and one of them was a nice looking red charger between 2 other cars. I then get on the middle lane to let them merge in peace.
At this point I'm passing all three cars. As I'm passing the Charger, I notice the SRT8 badge and some blond chick driving it blasting some kinda music (Couldn't make it out because of my exhaust).
I pass them all at about 65mph and then get back to the right lane. As I'm merging I hear this ******* car coming behind me and getting into the middle lane. She does a flyby and I finally hit it while she was about 3 car lengths ahead and I couldn't catch up, so I just give up and stay mad.
A few minutes later up ahead, traffic is slowing down a bit because of some big trucks blocking everything and there we are...The Mustang, The Charger and myself...
One of the trucks finally gets off 95 I get on it some to pass the craziness. I then see the Charger, followed by the Mustang behind me going through the hole I just opened.
So here's the deal. Three nice cars and open road ahead.
99 Trans Am (Me)- Left lane
05+ Mustang GT- Middle lane
Charger SRT8- Right lane
At around 60mph the GT rolls his windows down and holds three fingers up but the Charger just jumps for some reason. As soon I noticed her hitting it, so did I (Good reaction time baby ), with the GT being the last to go.
She had like a car on me up until 65-70mph then I passed her. We went to like 90mph and I had like 2 1/2 to 3 lengths on her. I think the GT gave up because he started so late.
Run 2:
We line up again, and with no traffic behind us or out front we all slow down to around 50-55mph to let the GT catch up. He finally catches up and they (him and chick) try say something to each other but I doubt they could hear anything.
After that drama the GT guy turns to me and does the 3 finger thing, which I assume is three horns.
This time we all hit it at the same time (around 50mph). It was me and the GT out front while Charger was about half a length back but creeping forward on the GT, while I pulled a bit faster on them both. At the end of the run (around 100-110mph), I had about 3 to 4 lenghs on the Charger, while the GT was like 2 lenghs behind the Charger.
The driver of the GT somehow lost his sunglasses out the window on that last run. .
I know it was long, so here are some cliff notes:
Run 1: 60 to 90mph
T/A wins by about 2 against the Charger, the GT was way back
Run 2: ~50-110mph
T/A wins by about 4 lengths against the Charger, the Mustang GT was about 2 lengths behind the Charger.
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My car: Cammed, intake/exhaust, stalled auto, suspension, bald Nittos.
-12.3@112mph (bad tranny)
Other cars: No clue
Thanks for reading
#5
At least that what I read at some SRT8 forum.
#7
SRT-8s are low-mid 13s cars, in general... with trapspeeds very similar to LS1s. So races between those and S-197s tend to be about the same as races between A4 LS1s and S-197s; decent race at lower speeds, with the SRT-8 pulling ahead at higher speeds.
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#8
Nice runs. Sounds to me like the Charger was bone stock (ASSuming since a chick was driving it) and on the 2nd run she wasn't holding 2nd gear but letting the tranny downshift. I wonder if she had the ESP partially off.
Either way, the outcome vs. your car is expected.
Either way, the outcome vs. your car is expected.
#10
No, Ford just doesn't feel the need to make them anymore powerful... however I heard the GT is getting beefed up considerably in '09 (because of the new Camaro), so I'm interested in seeing how that pans out.
#11
And how do you know that? Where you in the car with her? Or are you just trying to defend the car seeing as how that's what you own?
#12
And yes, owning one, I know exactly how the car reacts.
If your comprehension was better, you would understand. Check out my last statement, too.
#17
#18
Thanks but only on DRs and if I get enough room in the staging lanes to avoid the damn 2-3 diagnostic shift. With that occurring I haven't trapped past 106.5mph. Bone stock with that problem it was 103.5mph.
At 370/355 I trapped 108mph at Sac. but traction is always my problem, especially there.
The .1 second for every 10hp probably doesn't quite hold true for 4100lb vehicles, either.
At 370/355 I trapped 108mph at Sac. but traction is always my problem, especially there.
The .1 second for every 10hp probably doesn't quite hold true for 4100lb vehicles, either.