stealth_GT

shoot.. I paid nearly double that for mine lol

Stone629

Yours is mint though, mine is a 20 footer....looks damn good from 20 feet away, lol

bluebeastsrt

Bud that's why you GOTTA do the 5.3! For less than $7 grand total you could be making big numbers and hurting feelings with a turbo kit and slicks.

ctgreddy

That's what my buddy had in his ta last fall. went 12.20's with a 4k stall, full exhaust, frost tune and a tire. I dont even think he has gears in it.

stealth_GT

Ditto.. 5.3 engines for $500?! can't go wrong on that build...

damn.. 12.2 with 2.73's FTW!

Stone629

I've got my eye out for a good deal on one. That guy with the 4.8 is being weird. He'll text me, then not respond for 5 more days..kind of over that guy. Ordered some 3.73s though, so those are on the way.

Stone629

I managed a 12.2 on the stock stall, 3.73s, tune, full exhaust, and street tires. I wonder if the car would've been faster with a bigger stall, slicks, and bigger cam and stock heads vs the H/C, 2800 stall set-up it had.

stealth_GT

I thought about doing gears but I just did a two hour road trip and I only used about a 1/4 tank of gas. I kinda like the 3.23 gears in that sense. Acceleration is pretty decent as well..

Stone629

3.23 is a good gear. I swapped the 3.23s in my SS to 3.73s and did drop a couple tenths off my ET, picked up 2-3 mph as well..but if you're happy with it I'd leave them. You're not going to lose more than 1mpg in reality though.

stealth_GT

3.73's and the stock stall still hook with street tires?

I think I figured out the launch a little better. Tap the throttle to make the rear end dip a little then nail it once I get the wheels spun a little.

Sounds like a pretty big difference with gearing alone. The ring and pinion in these cars must be easy to swap as well.