Whooshmobile
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- May 26, 2001
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After several months of a racing drought, I finally was able to get a race.
This morning, while driving in to work through stop and go I-25 traffic, I spotted a maroon 96-98 Mustang with some mild body upgrades. I didn't look real hard at first after seeing that it had 96 and up taillights (4.6 liter). But then the guy reved a bit. It sounded pretty healthy, but a faint whine caught my attention. As traffic progressed, I saw his Vortech license plate frame and several pillar mounted gauges. Fat rear tires on Cobra R rims were on display out back.
Traffic cleared up some as I rolled down my passenger window to inquire. "Do you have much done?” I asked. He kinda shrugged, "Some", he replied. I asked how much boost he was running so I would know what to expect. He said 12.
By this time there was quite a bit of open road ahead. I pointed forward and asked if he wanted to go. I didn't hear a reply.... only the sound of his blown 4.6 as he downshifted. Doh....stupid thin air impeding my spool up. He had about 2 cars on me before the GN built boost. From about 35-80mph I gained back a car and a half, but couldn't get any more before safety and upcoming traffic forced us to shut them down.
His exit was coming, so we exchanged pleasantries and went our separate ways. Mustang guys can be cool sometimes. I had my boost set at 16# running 93 oct. gas with a JL 100 chip. If only.......
This morning, while driving in to work through stop and go I-25 traffic, I spotted a maroon 96-98 Mustang with some mild body upgrades. I didn't look real hard at first after seeing that it had 96 and up taillights (4.6 liter). But then the guy reved a bit. It sounded pretty healthy, but a faint whine caught my attention. As traffic progressed, I saw his Vortech license plate frame and several pillar mounted gauges. Fat rear tires on Cobra R rims were on display out back.
Traffic cleared up some as I rolled down my passenger window to inquire. "Do you have much done?” I asked. He kinda shrugged, "Some", he replied. I asked how much boost he was running so I would know what to expect. He said 12.
By this time there was quite a bit of open road ahead. I pointed forward and asked if he wanted to go. I didn't hear a reply.... only the sound of his blown 4.6 as he downshifted. Doh....stupid thin air impeding my spool up. He had about 2 cars on me before the GN built boost. From about 35-80mph I gained back a car and a half, but couldn't get any more before safety and upcoming traffic forced us to shut them down.
His exit was coming, so we exchanged pleasantries and went our separate ways. Mustang guys can be cool sometimes. I had my boost set at 16# running 93 oct. gas with a JL 100 chip. If only.......