Here at school in Arizona there's a guy with an 01 or 02 (not sure) manual GT. I've heard he's done cat-back exhaust, cold air kit, and he's also sprayin a shot of nitrous through it (NOS I think). The first thing I asked was if he had a built engine at all. He doesn't, and thinks he could take my L. I have no idea how big of a shot he's using, but I'm guessing 75-100. Anything else would be suicide on the engine right? So, in a race, what do ya think the outcome would be? And, does this guy have a blown engine in his future?




01 Black L
-JL tuned Diablochip
-JL Ram Air Kit
-JL 3# Pulley
-Bassani Cat-back Exhaust
-Nitto 555r's on the rear
-1/2" FRPP drop kit
-Custom Stereo

Soon to come: Kenwood DVD Head Unit, Long Tube Headers, High Flow cats & Midpipes, 20" Rims & Tire, 4 or 6# Pulley

 

I say try him. If you lose...big deal - It's all fun -

Make sure to be safe though...

 

uh your buddy is wrong. Even with that shot of NOS, youd have him. Be safe whatever you alll do.

 

my buddy has a 97 cobra and WAS using a 250 shot...blew his pistons through his hood at the track, coasting through the finish still ran a low 12

 

There's a 2001 mustang with a 5 speed at the track i've been to a few times. I know he's done an air intake system, flowmaster, chip, plugs, and he claims a 50 shot. He runs like 8.7-8.8 in the 1/8. The tracks isn't the best track by no means so on a good track he would probably go 8.6.

 

he better make sure he has his tune right, or that plastic intake manifold is a goner.

 

Go for it man... The worst that could happen is he barely beating you...

-Mike

 

I can speak from personal experience on this one as I had a juiced 2000 GT before I got my L. I had limited mods, but I picked the most effective ones. I had a Nitrous Express 100 shot, 4.10s, Steeda pulleys, and a Mac offroad H and a shifter. At the track, my quickest time was a 12.17 @ 112mph with and average of 12.30 @ 111+(ran this time dozens of times). My best 1/8 mile was a 7.75 @ 88+ with and average of 7.90 @ 87-88 mph. You don't say what your truck has run, so I can't say whether he'd beat you or not, but I would definitely say if he can drive, that he's not to be taken lightly. My motor held up fine to 60-75 passes, not including all the street encounters before I took the juice off. On the dyno, my a/f ratio was 11.5-12.0 across the board. Never had a problem. My plugs always looked great. I kept hearing about people popping intakes, but I don't see how they did it.