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Old 01-23-2007, 08:26 PM
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buddies mustang gt vs. my ss

Why is my buddies 2002 mustang gt with a cold air kit and exhaust almost beating my 1999 ss with ls-6 manifold, slp cold air induction kit, slp maf, 3000 stall, and exhaust? I think my car needs to be tuned but shouldn't I be blowing him out of the water?
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Old 01-23-2007, 08:34 PM
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if you lose, sell your camaro and buy a minivan.

I can beat that in my car.
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Old 01-23-2007, 08:36 PM
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He's not beating me but it is pretty close. Well a lot closer than when I race other gt's, which is not even a contest.
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Old 01-23-2007, 08:46 PM
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it should be a massacre
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Old 01-23-2007, 08:51 PM
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Its not a good idea to measure the performance of your car based on a race with another car on the streets. Plus, if you are having some sort of mechanical problem with your car, a PCM tune is not going to be the magical cure. Is your car displaying any symptoms that would lead you to believe that it is not running up to par?
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No, everything seems to be running fine. We raced when I was stock and he had the same mods and I beat him pretty bad, then I did my mods and it's a lot closer. Leads me to believe he has done somethings and is not telling me.
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Old 01-24-2007, 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by tkimrey
Leads me to believe he has done somethings and is not telling me.
That could be it, hence the reason I mentioned it isnt a good idea to judge the performance of your car versus another car with unknown mods. If you are looking for some extra power though, a PCM tune is a cheap and easy way to do so.
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