art02gt

my friend just got a '97 LT1 Trans am (don't know if auto or manual, but i'm pretty sure it's a manual), and here i am with my 02 manual GT. you think i should challenge him to a race or would that be losing on purpose?

geetee03

You should race him! you may beat him, at the very least it will be a very close race.

art02gt

by the way, how much rwhp do LT1s put out? the car is toally stock

mvr

it would be close but he would end up pulling away, it all depends on what mods that you have.

randy78045

Do you fear loss? Race him an have fun... who cares who wins.... unless you have money on it or sumthin...

GreyStang

+1 what Randy says.. race him dude!!!

If you want to "cheat" a bit though make sure his car is full of his buddies (people are heavy! lol) and your car is just YOU in it. And make sure your tank is less than 1/4 full. Weight savings had just as much effect as added horsepower.

mikev08826

You'd get smoked

S8ER01Z

A Good running M6 LT1 car should do about 260rwhp (Give or take ~5rwhp)... At least from what Ive seen in the past 7 years worth of dyno sheets and reading i've done.

gouldie1903

if he just got the car he won't be a very good driver. race him.

kecclest

Race him. My brother has an auto LT1 camaro, and I beat him by 3 car lengths with the mods in my sig. Nothing like beating on your little brother. He later dropped his transmission while launching, so you could always fall back on him losing his tranny.