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Old May 9, 2005 | 01:09 AM
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Took out my escort

I dont have an fbody, I just want one real bad. I signed up for this site looking at all the things you can do to them before I actually get one.

For now, I have a 1999 ford escort. Its got a 2.0 sohc, with probably 80ish horsepower to the wheels. Went to the track on friday, was just gonna watch cars, but the tech line was nonexistant so I was like what the hell. Passed tech, took her in the staging lanes. After high school, I was up (I was in the lane for slicks, but I didnt know any better.). I squared up with some old car, I have no clue what it was. I tried not to drive through the water, but I did a little bit. Got to prestage, and then stage. I held the brake, and gave it a little gas to hold it at about 3000 i guess. When the light turned green, I launched. Now, the crazy thing is, my tires spun a considerable amount. This is pretty surprising since I cant even get them to do that even if I try. This was the first time I had ever run any car on any track. My results were, RT - .602, 60 foot - 2.8, 1/8 - 12.24 mph - 50.2, 1/4 - 19.54 mph 71.2. Yea, I know the car is slow as hell. I ran it again, and didnt lauch nearly as good. My 60 foot was 3.1, and my 1/4 was 19.8, at the same mph as the 19.5.
Old May 9, 2005 | 01:18 PM
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wow thats really slow. Save your money and get something faster. Still I'll bet you can get into the 18s with better 60' lol
Old May 9, 2005 | 05:04 PM
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Re: Took out my escort

Im savin my money... I really want a 93-97 z28. I was looking at a 96 caprice 9c1 (with a 260hp LT1), for $1950 but the insurance was gonna be around $300 a month for me
Old May 10, 2005 | 12:06 AM
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man 300 a month is alot. I'll bet a camaro would be even more. I only pay like $70/mon for my camaro with full coverage. Allstate. I have a friend who was selling a '93 formula for like $2000 here in florida.
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