One of my buddys went around running his mouth, calling himself the V8 killer because he beat a bone-stock 95 mustang GT, So I pull up the other night just wanting to see the car, he had just gotten it a few days ago. And he let me drive it, I was quite impressed, still didn't feel the same seat-of-pants effect like my camaro will give. AWD really is impressive, and i admitted the hed probably get me from a dead stop, simply because I have possibly the worst launch in history, But after I left we decided to go back to a bar about 15 miles away, I looked in my mirror and saw him pulling so I put the Z in 4th, don't know why I did that, he got right beside me and nailed it, I humored him, we were absolutely dead locked to about the 115 range, we go again, from about a 20MPH roll, this time I had the z in 1st, I absolutely owned the big bad AWD, Twin Turbo V8 killer, all the way to 140, I told him not to call himself a V8 killer, until he could beat a stock LT1.

 

good kill


Are those 95s the ones with the new body style with 320hp or the older body style with about 295?

 

old body style = 90(91?)-93

new body style= 94+

 

I still don't think I stand a chance in the 1/8. Those AWD launches are something fierce, I saw dump the clutch at redline, and it still wouldn't spin, of course hes gonna really mess something up doing it but its still cool.

 

Stock, they are only equal to a LT1 excluding the launch. 100 mph traps are just average these days. If he gets his hands on a downpipe and boost controller, it will get much more interesting, to the tune of ~ 8.20s in the 1/8th and 103-105 mph traps in the 1/4.

If he continues to drop the clutch at redline, he's going to need a transmission. Rebuilds are $2k; factory new ones are pushing $7k. Just a decent clutch is $550, plus at least $300 for install. A quick slip from 4500 will net 60ft times in the 1.7x range without hurting tranny life.

 

yeah, kids around here are into the awd dsm's and a couple stealths/3000gt's. seen many redline clutch dumps. one kid is replacing a clutch, the other a drive axle, and another the tranny. 3000gt vr-4 kid actually knows what he's doing and still broke a tranny, wounded the shifting of another, and i believe he even broke a driveshaft or a u joint or something. i kinda like those vr-4's vs. the common dsm, but i hear not many people, if any, make aftermarket drivetrain parts to hold the power down.

 

They changed the headlight style for their last year in production. The Spyder VR-4 resale value is still in the 30s and up.

 

They feel good on the hwy I have to admit(i was impressed myself), but w/ your mods watch out he does a few small things your owned

 

Nice kill, does anyone know what one running 12lbs of boost would clock in the 1/4?

-Dustin-

 

That's stock - anywhere from 13.6 to 14.0 depending on driver and condition of the car.

 

Hey thanks alot, a buddy of mine rode in a 95 with 12lbs and said it felt faster than my Z, but that was before the Hooker LT's, ORY, and LPE Supertube.

-Dustin-

 

He had 14lbs dustin , because we bumped it up after we installed a boost controller and gage. Im not sure if it felt faster or not, because its a different feeling than the torquey lt1, but i sure know that it got to 120 hella fast.

dan

 

Too bad they weigh close to 4000lbs (vr4s)

TONY

 

Not suprised you destroyed him, i murdered one out in the valley. Wasnt even close.

 

So what if they weigh 4000 lbs? They go fast, stop fast, and turn fast. Do you realize that a Lamborghini also weighs that much? I'm sure people in Miatas make fun of "heavy" F-bodies all the time.

A VR4 at 14 psi should do at least 13.20 with no other mods whatsoever. Spend a grand - downpipe, fuel injectors, fuel controller - and it'll be as quick as mine was.