racing
08-09-2008, 11:58 PM
#21
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Dallas
Posts: 2,530
RE: racing
ORIGINAL: 1SLO85
I bought my very first car when I was 13 (1970 Mustang Coupe). Long story short...my dad's friend had the Firebird I mentioned earlier in this thread, that he bought brand new. I bought, fixed up, modded 4 different cars (starting with the 70 Mustang) as well as mowed yards to buy the Firebird on my 16th birthday.
Btw, the 1970 Mustang cost me $300.00, I put $200.00 and alot of blood, sweat and tears into it and sold it for $1200.00. Took that $$ and bought a 1978 Pontiac Formula and started the process again until I had enough $$ for the 68 Firebird.
ORIGINAL: avlon06
haha thats cool, atleast you tried it.. when did you get into modding stangs?
haha thats cool, atleast you tried it.. when did you get into modding stangs?
Btw, the 1970 Mustang cost me $300.00, I put $200.00 and alot of blood, sweat and tears into it and sold it for $1200.00. Took that $$ and bought a 1978 Pontiac Formula and started the process again until I had enough $$ for the 68 Firebird.
08-10-2008, 12:06 AM
#22
Mustang Nazi
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Texas, baby
Posts: 13,444
RE: racing
ORIGINAL: avlon06
well not to be rude but you've been around the block before lol...but none the less great story of how it all began!
ORIGINAL: 1SLO85
I bought my very first car when I was 13 (1970 Mustang Coupe). Long story short...my dad's friend had the Firebird I mentioned earlier in this thread, that he bought brand new. I bought, fixed up, modded 4 different cars (starting with the 70 Mustang) as well as mowed yards to buy the Firebird on my 16th birthday.
Btw, the 1970 Mustang cost me $300.00, I put $200.00 and alot of blood, sweat and tears into it and sold it for $1200.00. Took that $$ and bought a 1978 Pontiac Formula and started the process again until I had enough $$ for the 68 Firebird.
ORIGINAL: avlon06
haha thats cool, atleast you tried it.. when did you get into modding stangs?
haha thats cool, atleast you tried it.. when did you get into modding stangs?
Btw, the 1970 Mustang cost me $300.00, I put $200.00 and alot of blood, sweat and tears into it and sold it for $1200.00. Took that $$ and bought a 1978 Pontiac Formula and started the process again until I had enough $$ for the 68 Firebird.
08-10-2008, 01:49 AM
#23
3rd Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Where gunshots are more common than birds chirping
Posts: 504
RE: racing
Sorry, I dont want to interrupt Mitchs biography or anything, but my best advice would be to hit it with a big shot, tune it safely, and find some way to put it to the the ground. Terminators are impressive machines, no doubt, but they arent impossible to beat.
PS - Dont go racing from a roll either, make them race your race.
PS - Dont go racing from a roll either, make them race your race.
08-10-2008, 01:55 AM
#24
Mustang Nazi
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Texas, baby
Posts: 13,444
RE: racing
ORIGINAL: 35thAnni99GT
Sorry, I dont want to interrupt Mitchs biography or anything, but my best advice would be to hit it with a big shot, tune it safely, and find some way to put it to the the ground. Terminators are impressive machines, no doubt, but they arent impossible to beat.
PS - Dont go racing from a roll either, make them race your race.
Sorry, I dont want to interrupt Mitchs biography or anything, but my best advice would be to hit it with a big shot, tune it safely, and find some way to put it to the the ground. Terminators are impressive machines, no doubt, but they arent impossible to beat.
PS - Dont go racing from a roll either, make them race your race.
08-10-2008, 02:36 AM
#25
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: yuma, az
Posts: 1,252
RE: racing
kb are to pricey for what you get and the quality isnt top notch, but if you get around 490whp with your 2v, you will be able to smack around plenty of street cars. a good friend of my has 502whp on his teminator and he cant beat me from a roll, im assuming that comes from the differance in the weight.so the termi's can be beat, but its not easy.good luck on your build.
08-10-2008, 03:31 AM
#26
5th Gear Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Maryland
Posts: 4,955
RE: racing
whats wrong with KB! i want a 2.6L myself, im a sucker for low end power, anyhow like they said suspension is 1/2 the battle, and no offense but you come off as sort of "car dumb" like you don't have much experience with them, therfore you probably shouldn't have a 490whp car, realisticly speaking you would probably hurt yourself, i say just go with 4.10 gears and full bolt ons, do some suspension work, once you get used to it s/c it or whatever. Either way Labor is really expensive for just about everything so first things first buy yourself a haynes repair manual and make some new friends.
08-10-2008, 07:11 AM
#27
6th Gear Member
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Yadkin, Nc
Posts: 5,183
RE: racing
ORIGINAL: 1SLO85
Not even close. Big HP #'s do not equate to a fast car.
ORIGINAL: boduke0220
theres always someone faster..but if you really have 8k
Get a Kenne Bell and headers and bolt ons and all the crap and you should be fast enough
theres always someone faster..but if you really have 8k
Get a Kenne Bell and headers and bolt ons and all the crap and you should be fast enough
oh yea, my bad. get susp stuff to such as shocks and UCA's and LCA's
hell i never never go to the track and love to break loose so it doesnt bother me
08-10-2008, 08:39 AM
#28
4th Gear Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: yuma, az
Posts: 1,252
RE: racing
im not trying to be a "devils advocate" but svt is right about having too much power and not being able to handle it, if you dont know how to control the car or yourself, you cant get in to some trouble and possible hurt your car and worse, yourself/others. i know this especially with my motorcycle buddies, crotch rockets have an incredible power to weight ratio, lots of power and an idiot in control (not saying you are) equals a lot of accidents. its your car and your $ so you can do whatever you want. you could also consider a turbo for your power adder too.
also nothings wrong with kb, just quality isnt as good a whipple if you are talking screw type blowers. whipple doesnt make a 2v kit that i know of so for us 2v guys we have to settle for kb only.
also nothings wrong with kb, just quality isnt as good a whipple if you are talking screw type blowers. whipple doesnt make a 2v kit that i know of so for us 2v guys we have to settle for kb only.
08-10-2008, 12:15 PM
#30
5th Gear Member
Join Date: May 2004
Location: NH
Posts: 2,236
RE: racing
ORIGINAL: pcs
kb are to pricey for what you get and the quality isnt top notch, but if you get around 490whp with your 2v, you will be able to smack around plenty of street cars. a good friend of my has 502whp on his teminator and he cant beat me from a roll, im assuming that comes from the differance in the weight.so the termi's can be beat, but its not easy.good luck on your build.
kb are to pricey for what you get and the quality isnt top notch, but if you get around 490whp with your 2v, you will be able to smack around plenty of street cars. a good friend of my has 502whp on his teminator and he cant beat me from a roll, im assuming that comes from the differance in the weight.so the termi's can be beat, but its not easy.good luck on your build.