First kill of the year.....................03-04 Mustang GT

[90TGP]

I was out cruising with my friend in my TGP. It's running nicely now that I took it out of hibernation, got it oil change, radiator flush, and ran some fuel system treatment through the tank.

I got next to a new 03-04 Mustang GT with paper plates and two guys in it at a light. I didn't go because I didn't notice him till he left. We both accelerated normally then just cruised down the strip for about 1/4 mile or so. When traffic cleared and we had a good 1/4 mile stretch of road with no stores or cross-roads ahead of us, we started to move ahead and slow down. He then reved on me.

We got caught at the next light. I tried my hardest not to spin from the light, but my crappy R-Rated all-weather tires weren't helping me at all. The light changed, he left and chirped his tires a little while I sat there for a second or two spinning. At about 25mph my tires got traction and I caught up the the stang.

We where racing up a slight hill, about 25-30* incline. As I caught up the stang, I floored it past him. I got about 1 1/2-2 car lengths past him when I shut it down at 60mph or so. I then just coasted back to the speed limit. I even went under the limit a little, but the stang just stayed back. He knew his place  :lol:

[Jeff M]

Sweeeet :twisted:   Though I know that many will rag on road racing, using a little common sense and its not that big a thing, we all know not to do this in traffic (or any traffic unless its all behind you), with lots of intersections, bad road surfaces, rain, sand, residential areas etc etc, and not to race until you hit 100+.  So yours sounded like two gentleman testing the throttle, and having fun, just enough to see who is in the lead then back off :D  I have done this in the proper areas and have raced up to the speed limit maybe a little more, if I am not winning then what the hell makes me think I need to go all the way to 80, 90 or more mph to try and win.  I have won (and lost) at 35 to 40 mph and gave the nod of gotten the nod, same satisfaction.  Raced a manual BMW 325 with my wife's (slow?, yea) Toronado Trofeo and was only a 1/4 length ahead by 45 mph (50 mph road, both of is in front, no intersection roads or establishments) so let up, but when we got stuck at the next light, looked over to give the thumbs up for the race and the driver was trying to find something in the console, so I beeped the horn to get him to look, smiled and gave him the thumbs up, he relaxed and smiled and returned the respect, we then goosed at each other just playing but did not race, then I let him go on first as I am no real hurry, I was more surprised the wife's boat held so well against a lighter car with a manual and a high-revving smooth straight 6 cylinder German engine  :shock:   My winter beater an old 98 boatmiester teaches a lot of 4 cylinder Nissans and Hondas all the time, just enough of a squirt of gas to pull away strongly from the light, then back off as they were mashing it all they could but dropping off far behind, giving them a humbling that I hope mellows them in the future (at least until they know enough to limit their gas pedal to moderation) so they are less likely to be so aggressive, I hope.  But enough of those old boats :roll: , and back to the TGP taking its respect, hard when the adrenaline is pumping to not mash the gas for sure, sounds like you made good effort at least 8)  :D !!  I know even when I know not to and still do some spinning, but knowing the TGP will pull strong at low rpms/mphs, I try to learn the launch so there is no thought going into it/less chance of messing it up during a race, mash the pedal, know when its going to spin then lift off the throttle to about 2/3s WOT (more or less depending on your power/traction etc), then mash it again (sometime getting a little spin at 20 ? 25 mph, nice feel/sounds to the other guy too), then its all about power then.  Lifting the throttle when racing is a mind set to break for everyone, less power? NO! having traction, YES, tough to do this especially when its race time, but only losers spin their tires.

Nice race, and in keeping it at smart levels, equal respect on both accounts 8) !

Jeff M

[skalor]

My winter beater an old 98 boatmiester teaches a lot of 4 cylinder Nissans and Hondas all the time

You wanna run my friends Nissan Sentra SE-R??  He runs a 13.6 @ 106 on only 7.5 psi and some old drag radials!!!  We plan on turning up the boost once he gets bigger injectors, he just about has the 370cc ones maxed out. I helped him swap in a SR20DET into his car.  Actually, I did most of the work and all my friends call it my car.  :lol:  It's pretty cool because the car is beat to hell and surprises the hell out of other people all of the time.   :twisted:

[Jeff M]

My winter beater an old 98 boatmiester teaches a lot of 4 cylinder Nissans and Hondas all the time

You wanna run my friends Nissan Sentra SE-R??  He runs a 13.6 @ 106 on only 7.5 psi and some old drag radials!!!  We plan on turning up the boost once he gets bigger injectors, he just about has the 370cc ones maxed out. I helped him swap in a SR20DET into his car.  Actually, I did most of the work and all my friends call it my car.  :lol:  It's pretty cool because the car is beat to hell and surprises the hell out of other people all of the time.   :twisted:

Sure why not, that would be a rush to see it pull like hell past me :shock:  :lol: .  Though I don't own foreign (wife has a European car though) I got to hand it to someone who spends time making something quick, seen another all motor 10 second Honda  :roll:  If it were not for those pesky Asian cars, we would not have all these tons of new fast parts (turbos, intercooler spray etc etc), coming available, and you know what I mean, tons of shit and then some, and it was what made Garrett get off their OEM ASS and make some advancements such as the GT or Ballistic Series (whatever they are calling it today).  One of my friends who sold his TGP and went back to a Honda is running mid 14?s in a Civic Wagon, all motor and actually no real major parts, even the heads are still un-ported, he beat my Oldsmoboat.  From the years of him hanging around helping me, he helped one of his Honda buddies to slap a T3 on a Honda, aside from it being so easy for them, the damn Honda MAP sensor stock on that car (and others) can read up to 11 psi, WTF!!!  I can always pull out my old 1993 truck and race if you want to, it ran 10.89 back a while ago :twisted: it's got a turbo upgrade to a T70 :lol:  (actualy it does 8)  ).

Jeff M

[90TGP]

I was at the track and got lined up next to a 11sec street legal Dodge Conquest. I was about at the finish line when I see him in my mirror coming at me fast! He got maybe a fender on me before the finish line and just coasted on through.

[maximage]

I'll be happy when I run a 12 sec pass in the TGP. With full interior. It will be done.  :twisted:

[Tooky]

I'll be happy when I run a 12 sec pass in the TGP. With full interior. It will be done.  :twisted:

I agree.  And Amen to the full interior!  The real question is who will it be?  And who is all seriously in the running?  I'm hemming and hawwing currently..  Car's turning into a money pit and considering cancelling the project but I really do want to hear this motor sing at 20 PSI..,

[90TGP]

I couldn't afford trying to break into the 12s. Heading off to college this year. Then I want to start my "Project Caprice."