im gonna race my friend, he has a 98 stang 3.8 SE, and i have a 3.4 vert with by this weekend, headers CAI and flowmasters. this race is gonna take place in one month, and i was woundering what else if needed i need to beat him in a race.

 

A fat cam and new valve springs would help a lot.

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Seth
1985 Camaro
2.8L T-5 3.42LSD
Car is on it's 5th engine and #5 is as good as dead, it will get it's 6th soon
Mods, up graded to a internaly balanced 88' 2.8L motor(<#3 has broke piston skirt)
ported exhaust mainfolds
home made big air intake
2.25'' in/out Dodge cat
no muffler(getting little muffler to finish off raspy sound)
Accel 8mm stainless steel plug wires
no more smog pump

 

The mustang.......unfortunately.

 

im with red......the mustang

 

nitros nitros...

acutally i would think you'd win with the mods you have

look around for maybe a set of pullies and maybe a posi rear...

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Arrest-Me Red 96 Z-28, M6...stock for now...but i've only had it three days...1st mod on day 4! TB airfoil...NOW...G2 CAI(modified), K&N, MagnaFlow w/ cutout(closed of course), maf ends, ?cags?, UD pulley, TB bypass, 160stat, SLP fan switch, SLP air temp module, Hypertech PTM, Hurst(SS donation) with a Lou's SStick and Proform Shiftlight, BMR lca, phb and stb, ES poly TA mount, air silencer???
Waiting to go on: 1LE springs, BMR 32/21mm solid sway bars, SLP afpr

 

This is 98 Mustang? It has 150HP engine... They accelerate to 60mph somewhere in the 9 second range, whereas fbody will do around 8 - 8.5

This isn't the new 99 V6 engine that has 190 HP, in which case you'd be spanked big time.

You should win, hands down.

 

A friend in VA has a 00' nearly base line stag, it has high rear gears(high 2.??) and an open diff and an auto trans.
He can't burn the tires they just spin some or do doughnuts they look like a big circle.
you can get power to the ground better than him but he probly will win if you don't do some real mods.

 

The 1998 3.8s Mustangs had 150 HP. You have 160, plus if you add the mods, you can take him. Anything can happen, but you should be able to.

If it was a newer 3.8 Mustang, however, they'd smear you all over the street. Remember to remove all excess weight...it makes a difference.

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1996 Camaro
3800 Series II

1995 Dodge Stealth R/T
Twin Turbo 3.0L AWD M6,A'PEXi AVC-R boost control, Blitz Blow-off valve, K&N FIPK, Denso Iridium plugs, 245/40/18 Kumho Supra, all Mobil 1 fluids. 3/22- Just ordered Borla catback!
*VVvvTTttFFff*

 

ditto if Mustang has stick.

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Bob
93 3.4L Black Camaro, TB coolant-bypass, Moroso CAI, ADS SuperChip module, aluminum DS, BMR STB
NJ V6 F-Body Club | Club Forum | Tri-State GM

 

you could get a custom turbo, and strap it on, then tell me how you did it, and you would easily win.

-ATL

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3.4L '93 camaro
stock(gurrr)

 

we both have auto's and no for the turbo, i dont have that kind of money, but i think i may get some underdrive pullies and then its a win for sure? i mean we both have only have our license for like a month, so both of us are not skilled at racing.

 

there is no sure thing. he could be modding his Stang while you mod yours. but his AODE tranny could be an equalizer to your much heavier convertible.

practice your launch. get the UD pullies, LSD and aluminum DS. practice your launch. get some tranny mods. (sorry, don't know auto mods) oh, did i say practice your launch?

 

i know for sure that this guy aint moddin, cuz he wants to put a cobra engine in his car, and that wont be till the end of high school. so i think i got this in the bag.

 

If you'll be getting LSD, I doubt it really matters...

On the more serious note, getting a torque converter for your auto will aid you quite a bit.

Later,
max.
96 Z28, M6, 67K miles

 

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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2"> we both have only have our license for like a month, so both of us are not skilled at racing.

Rookies...just don't take out any innocent people out when you guys race, okay?

One of these weekends I'll have to get me and my crew down to Campbell and show these high schoolers to concentrate more on their studies than their cars.

Don't build up your car just for this one race...if you have enough to beat him, good...if not, who cares. Trust me, you're going to get beat plenty of times so don't worry about what you need to do to beat him.




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1996 Camaro
3800 Series II

1995 Dodge Stealth R/T
Twin Turbo 3.0L AWD M6,A'PEXi AVC-R boost control, Blitz Blow-off valve, K&N FIPK, Denso Iridium plugs, 245/40/18 Kumho Supra, all Mobil 1 fluids. 3/22- Just ordered Borla catback!
*VVvvTTttFFff*