A friend and i went to a car show yesterday in birmingham and on the way home at about 40 MPH a yellow SRT4 pulls up next to us.I tell my buddy not to run it because i have heard how fast they are (or can be).He just got this car a couple of weeks ago and the only visible mod is headers and a CAI.Hes not sure what else is dont to it.The paint is pretty well baked being a florida car and i am sure these guys were thinking what an easy kill.Anyway from a 40 MPH roll he immediately pulls a car on it.As we go faster he pulls about 2 and a half.AT some point they gained about a car but by 135 it was obvious they couldnt catch us.Anyway since i never see thidgen kills (where they win anyway) ithought i would post this.BTW,there were 4 people in the neon.

 

Id say he has more then what you guys see or its was just a horrible srt4 driver

 

The 3 passengers in the SRT4 coulda been the difference as well, depending on how heavy they were.

 

Many strong speed density L98 cars have run low 14's. Dont ask me how but Their used to be a link to a guy who had a 1991 z28 that was red. He ran a 13.9 with it, it had 3 degrees advanced timing and a borla muffler...bone stock it ran 14.1's all day long. He even had the timeslips and pictures posted up on his website, but I can no longer find the site. I used to be a big 3rd gen fan
The pre-1990 cars...are around mid-high 14's.
So If he has headers and a cai...and is running strong. I dont see why you wouldnt pull one if they had 4 people in the car. It would be almost an even race with each having a single driver.

 

There were some pretty quick lightly modded L98's T/A's and Z28's. I don't know much about SRT4's but it sounds like a legit kill so, congrats to your friend.

On a side note: It's not usually a good idea to take anybody on in an automatic L98 or LT1 from a 40 mph roll. Has always been a weak spot. Tell your buddy to start running people from a mph that he has the advantage. In an L98, I'd try to run people anywhere from a 5 to 20 mph roll. L98's have insane bottom end torque

 

No weak spot for me with 4:11's

 

Great!

Now reread what I wrote.

 

Congrats on the kill. Those things are pesky little bastards. Sounds like its a good running L98. When I was pretty much stock in my lt1 with just a CAI and a borla cat-back I got beat by an SRT-4. There really not a problem anymore tho

 

I forgot to add that his car is a speed density 91 T/A and would absolutley rape my MAF L98 GTA.

 

Great kill, way to gain some respect for the third gens and show just how potent they can be as well.

 

hey guys, thanks for the vote of confidence. I am the friend he was referring too, so I am new to this site now. A few little corrections to the Kill

The srt-4 had three people in the car, we were doing about 30 mph at the start. at around 70-80 mph the srt started to pull up on me, to about my door, that is when my friend said.."see I told you they are tough he is about to blow by you now", so I reached down and turned off my A/C (lol.....didnt think I would need to turn it off) then we pulled back 2-3 car links again, doing around 135-140. It was fun and I had been out of the racing loop for awhile till I got this car a few weeks ago.

About the car: The only things different than stock I see ont he car, are the headers and a sticker on the radiator that says this car came equipped from the GM factory with the SLP package. I emailed SLP last night and asked them if I gave them my VIN could they tell me what exactly is in my car, they said they could, so I sent the VIN.....now waiting for results. All I know is I have had 4 TA's, and this 1991 is fast as heck, and I havent done anything to it yet. Thats why I wanted to know what SLP parts are on it, cause when I do do things to it, I do not want to conflict with the SLP parts on it now. I order my RA-2 working hood this week, then I will get it painted....can't wait. Thanks for the props guys and I will stay active ont hese boards now.

 

UHH,you could have picked a better, i.e. more original, screen name

 

Awesome kill Those L98's have just as much torque as an LT1 yet weigh a LOT *less*

This post was edited because I wasn't thinking correctly and said that the L98's weigh *more* than the LT1's

 

Oh SURE they do....

 

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