98gtmustang

[sm=smiley21.gif] ok well i have had no problems with a malibu, nor any older maxima's which is what im assuming he had... one around a 2000 which push out a whopping 155 HP[sm=smiley36.gif]

White2000GT

Come on man, it's not negative feedback. It's constuctive criticism mixed in with a little harmless ribbing. It happens to all of us here. It's all good....

98gtmustang

sorry guys...didnt mean to snap or be a smart azz...i just didnt think a stang GT should have been cateorized with a malibu...no hard feelings again lol.[sm=smiley14.gif]

Guest

eh... the 3.4 in the Malibu isn't all that...

Today I was going to work and an Impala cut me off... a few minutes later I had gotten in front of him. I moved over into an open lane not knowing he had done the same thing... so he was right on my ***, so I floored it. wound out 2nd gear and he was decently keeping up with me but I was pulling on him.

I believe it was a base Impala with the same 3.4 motor, but it could have been a 3.8.

point is.. the 3.4 motors really only have any potency in the Grand Am GTs... the Malibu and Impala don't have the gearing for racing.

98LS1

My '97 is rated at 190/190 hp/tq. It had a couple upgrades, nothing major. If you're near NC I'd be happy to test it out, you prob would win, but I'd give you a good run in it. I think the '00 had 255hp and then the newer models have 265'ish. They'd probably stomp you a new *******.

Si, the Malibu is a really small car. The base v6 is pretty potent. I can see it running with an Si or a pre '99 GT. You raced him while he was behind you? I've probably got killed by tons of stunna's that way.

Guest

The malibu is still above 3000 lbs. 175 hp only goes so far with a ton and a half of weight... I was looking through the specs and the guy that was behind me with the impala had the base 3.4. He stayed with me, but i was pulling away ever so slowly from him.

98LS1

Maybe I just launched worst than I thought. It was only one run and I spun pretty bad, but still, I couldn't pull up til about 60mph where we shut down. I had a Saturn, SC2 I think it was, give me a hell of a run in the Maxima too. After that, I knew my car wasn't fast enough.....*brings LT1 into equation*

98gtmustang

no, im not near NC... im in MI... and as far as newer maxima's tearing me a new a**hole? that's all well and fine, whatever... i am referring to older maxima's and the 3.4 V6 Malibu, which as i told you, i have raced a few and had no issues what so ever. my friend has a 01 Malibu, that is what i am going off of, mine and his race. and when i looked up the stats for the 00 maxima it said 155 HP. and comparing the brand spankin new model to my 98... c'mon... all family cars/luxury cars now a days come stock with over 200 HP... my 225 is nothing big, or even to brag about, i just dont like being stuck in the same category as malibu's. hoefully this all made sense it's like 3 in the morning haha.

98LS1

You looked up the wrong facts is what I was saying. My '97 3.0 v6 had 190/190 hp/tq. The '00 model has a 3.5 v6 with 255hp. Maybe I just launched bad, as I said in the above post.

vfast

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