toomanymodz
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Well, this past Thursday I decided to go to the local car show. Since I'm in the middle of an engine swap, I just drove the Jeep. When I got there, I parked next to a beautiful 87 Grand National that looked very familiar. Turns out I know the guy and hadn't seen him for at least 2 or 3 years. The car runs high tens and is one of the nicest GN's I've seen. We talked and he showed me a picture album including a dyno chart where it made something like 530 RWHP and 612 TQ on 20 psi and alky.
About at that moment a guy pulls up in a stock appearing Cobra and it looked and sounded bone stock except for the pro drag radials on the back. He's like "car runs good eh?" and invites my friend to a little friendly race. I asked "what power adder you got? spraying?" and he replied "nah, just a turbo". I told him to pop the hood so we could see.
He pops the hood and it looks like a bone stock engine, stock manifolds and everything, but sitting between the engine and fan shroud is a big honkin turbo. He said it's a 7675 Precision running 12 psi since the engine was stock. I knew my Grand National friend was out-gunned, and he was nervous about the race anyways, so I offered to ride shot-gun in the Stang. This would add extra weight, plus we agreed to let the GN get the jump.
We drove up to a divided 4 lane with no traffic and was rolling about 50 MPH. My GN buddy punched it and started to pull hard. The guy driving the mustang just had it in Drive and didn't even bother downshifting or anything. The car started pulling so hard that it cracked my back. Within seconds we whipped past the GN like he was standing still and let off at 135+ MPH. This was, hands-down, the fast car I have ever ridden in.
My car runs solid tens also, and this Mustang was in a different league. We proceeded to race four more times. Each one the same story... we'd whip past like he was on the brakes.
I was amazed, yet at the same time humbled and a bit discouraged. My new combo, which hasn't even been installed yet, won't be a match for this street sleeper. He did finally admit that it wasn't stock. He's running a 325 cid stroker, ported heads, 20 psi spraying alky and put down 800+ at the rear wheels. The car looked stock, but was far from it.
My Grand National friend just got hustled. We talked later and he told me that this was his first loss. I felt bad to see one of our brethren lose so badly, and I wish my new combo could "redeem ourselves", but there is no way given my limited budget. It was the ride of my life and I'll just have to remember it in story and be happy with my high 9 second GN that is getting done as I type this.
About at that moment a guy pulls up in a stock appearing Cobra and it looked and sounded bone stock except for the pro drag radials on the back. He's like "car runs good eh?" and invites my friend to a little friendly race. I asked "what power adder you got? spraying?" and he replied "nah, just a turbo". I told him to pop the hood so we could see.
He pops the hood and it looks like a bone stock engine, stock manifolds and everything, but sitting between the engine and fan shroud is a big honkin turbo. He said it's a 7675 Precision running 12 psi since the engine was stock. I knew my Grand National friend was out-gunned, and he was nervous about the race anyways, so I offered to ride shot-gun in the Stang. This would add extra weight, plus we agreed to let the GN get the jump.
We drove up to a divided 4 lane with no traffic and was rolling about 50 MPH. My GN buddy punched it and started to pull hard. The guy driving the mustang just had it in Drive and didn't even bother downshifting or anything. The car started pulling so hard that it cracked my back. Within seconds we whipped past the GN like he was standing still and let off at 135+ MPH. This was, hands-down, the fast car I have ever ridden in.
My car runs solid tens also, and this Mustang was in a different league. We proceeded to race four more times. Each one the same story... we'd whip past like he was on the brakes.
I was amazed, yet at the same time humbled and a bit discouraged. My new combo, which hasn't even been installed yet, won't be a match for this street sleeper. He did finally admit that it wasn't stock. He's running a 325 cid stroker, ported heads, 20 psi spraying alky and put down 800+ at the rear wheels. The car looked stock, but was far from it.
My Grand National friend just got hustled. We talked later and he told me that this was his first loss. I felt bad to see one of our brethren lose so badly, and I wish my new combo could "redeem ourselves", but there is no way given my limited budget. It was the ride of my life and I'll just have to remember it in story and be happy with my high 9 second GN that is getting done as I type this.
