So C&D says the IMPALA has too much engine for the rest of the car???
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Re: So C&D says the IMPALA has too much engine for the rest of the car???
Originally Posted by 85_305
I've driven a Impala SS w/ the 303hp V8 with my 190 lb ***, my best friends 300lb ***, and the dealers 170lb *** in it. Lets just say that the dealer didn't care too much what I did.. and when I punched it next to a Fiaro i INSTANTLY put 5 car lengths on it. No questions asked.. 5-instant-carlengths.
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Re: So C&D says the IMPALA has too much engine for the rest of the car???
Originally Posted by 91_z28_4me
Ahhh...after reading all the great press the LS4 gets I just wish there were a RWD GM car with it. [Sigh]
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Re: So C&D says the IMPALA has too much engine for the rest of the car???
So the ComfortTreads are NOT performance tires??
ahahahaha....silly Dodge. I thought the Goodyears were only for the SXT. I would figure that they would put on a set of RS-A's or something equally as worthless.
ahahahaha....silly Dodge. I thought the Goodyears were only for the SXT. I would figure that they would put on a set of RS-A's or something equally as worthless.
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Re: So C&D says the IMPALA has too much engine for the rest of the car???
Originally Posted by R377
LS4 is strictly a FWD engine, and not really suited to RWD (especially with its backwards intake and tiny throttle body). A RWD car would get a 5.3 that's more like to the TrailBlazer's V8.
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Re: So C&D says the IMPALA has too much engine for the rest of the car???
Originally Posted by R377
LS4 is strictly a FWD engine, and not really suited to RWD (especially with its backwards intake and tiny throttle body). A RWD car would get a 5.3 that's more like to the TrailBlazer's V8.
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Re: So C&D says the IMPALA has too much engine for the rest of the car???
Originally Posted by R377
Well, a Fiero is not exactly a quick car (I've owned two of them). A 2.8 V6 M5 was a mid-15 second car at best, which may have been 'peppy' at the time but is pretty slow by today's standards.
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Re: So C&D says the IMPALA has too much engine for the rest of the car???
I'll vouch for the new Impala.
I run a lightly modded 94 Z that runs 8.3's all day long. I believe the impala in question was a unmarked. It had the very large tires and firm suspension. It ran up on me after i merged in highway traffic from a stop (toll booth) I was running 70, he caught up to me like i wasn't moving, drove around me and nailed it. I figured I'd return the favor and pass him back, I know its immature but we both ran from 70 to 110-1120 ish, I never got around him or closed the gap. I back off quickly in case it was a dective or undercover car. Like I said my Z is running 8.'3 at 81mph in 70 degree muggy AL heat all day, this sucker hauled *** away from me. Am I corrrect in asuming its a cop spec Impala SS without the SS trimming's?
I agree make that bastard in RWD and we go something
I run a lightly modded 94 Z that runs 8.3's all day long. I believe the impala in question was a unmarked. It had the very large tires and firm suspension. It ran up on me after i merged in highway traffic from a stop (toll booth) I was running 70, he caught up to me like i wasn't moving, drove around me and nailed it. I figured I'd return the favor and pass him back, I know its immature but we both ran from 70 to 110-1120 ish, I never got around him or closed the gap. I back off quickly in case it was a dective or undercover car. Like I said my Z is running 8.'3 at 81mph in 70 degree muggy AL heat all day, this sucker hauled *** away from me. Am I corrrect in asuming its a cop spec Impala SS without the SS trimming's?
I agree make that bastard in RWD and we go something
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Re: So C&D says the IMPALA has too much engine for the rest of the car???
well.......IF it were an Impala 9C1 (police package) ...it would have the 3.9 liter V6 -- not a V8 (cooling issues are being worked on.....)
Easiest way to tell would be to look at the wheels.....or, of course, did it have SS wheels???? Grille is also different on the SS -- crosshatch design rather than horizonal bars.
The 3.9, incidentally, is faster than the supercharged 3800 series in the last Impala SS............
Easiest way to tell would be to look at the wheels.....or, of course, did it have SS wheels???? Grille is also different on the SS -- crosshatch design rather than horizonal bars.
The 3.9, incidentally, is faster than the supercharged 3800 series in the last Impala SS............
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Re: So C&D says the IMPALA has too much engine for the rest of the car???
Originally Posted by Fbodfather
The 3.9, incidentally, is faster than the supercharged 3800 series in the last Impala SS............
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Re: So C&D says the IMPALA has too much engine for the rest of the car???
Originally Posted by 85_305
Lets just say that the dealer didn't care too much what I did.. and when I punched it next to a Fiaro i INSTANTLY put 5 car lengths on it. No questions asked.. 5-instant-carlengths.
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