Firebird = OWNED
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From: Richmond
RE: Firebird = OWNED
ORIGINAL: TommyV8
A properly cared for LT1 really shouldn't get slower. It's a good solid motor, no longevity issues that I'm aware of. Depends on the owner I guess. Most owners seem to mod them to make them faster.
90LX50, I'm surprised that you're turning 2200 at 80 mph. If so then I have no doubt your car will do well from a highway punch. At 80 mph I'm turning 2000-2100 and I have 2.73 gears. A 60-80 punch is perfect for me, allows me to drop to 2nd and ride it up to 95. Then 3rd pulls pretty hard to, well, I dunno, 120 comes up with no hesitation and that's as far as I've gone. I would imagine yours is about the same way.
A properly cared for LT1 really shouldn't get slower. It's a good solid motor, no longevity issues that I'm aware of. Depends on the owner I guess. Most owners seem to mod them to make them faster.
90LX50, I'm surprised that you're turning 2200 at 80 mph. If so then I have no doubt your car will do well from a highway punch. At 80 mph I'm turning 2000-2100 and I have 2.73 gears. A 60-80 punch is perfect for me, allows me to drop to 2nd and ride it up to 95. Then 3rd pulls pretty hard to, well, I dunno, 120 comes up with no hesitation and that's as far as I've gone. I would imagine yours is about the same way.
Like i said, if you guys would like i can have another member from this board give my car a run an let you guys know if i'm talkin smack or not.
Simple as that.
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From: Richmond
RE: Firebird = OWNED
ORIGINAL: Mach1
Im the biggest what?
ORIGINAL: 90LX50
your thie biggest one, so you sir can:
ORIGINAL: Mach1
boohoo
ORIGINAL: 90LX50
O.K. FVCK IT, I was just dreaming, once again everyone else is right and I'm wrong
ORIGINAL: Mach1
agreed
ORIGINAL: 96SilverLT1
ok. was it even a 4th gen bird or a 3rd gen? can we atleast figure that one out? and with your mods I don't think you would really be coming close to an LT1.
ok. was it even a 4th gen bird or a 3rd gen? can we atleast figure that one out? and with your mods I don't think you would really be coming close to an LT1.
boohoo
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From: PEI, Canada
RE: Firebird = OWNED
you could bring your car to me and ill try it out 
, but man i totally am with you you smoked the lt1, my stockish 5.0 hung with a lt1 pretty good and they all called me ****.. with your mods you should easily take one.
, but man i totally am with you you smoked the lt1, my stockish 5.0 hung with a lt1 pretty good and they all called me ****.. with your mods you should easily take one.
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From: North Cackilacky
RE: Firebird = OWNED
My buddy has an M6 LT1 with 250k on the clock now....he still runs low 9's in the 1/8 with a catback only. Like you said, those motors go forever.
I never had any problems with lightly mod'ed 5.0's with my LT1....I don't think I ever ran any stock ones. Is there such a thing as a stock 5.oooo?
I never had any problems with lightly mod'ed 5.0's with my LT1....I don't think I ever ran any stock ones. Is there such a thing as a stock 5.oooo?
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RE: Firebird = OWNED
ORIGINAL: 98LS1
My buddy has an M6 LT1 with 250k on the clock now....he still runs low 9's in the 1/8 with a catback only. Like you said, those motors go forever.
I never had any problems with lightly mod'ed 5.0's with my LT1....I don't think I ever ran any stock ones. Is there such a thing as a stock 5.oooo?
My buddy has an M6 LT1 with 250k on the clock now....he still runs low 9's in the 1/8 with a catback only. Like you said, those motors go forever.
I never had any problems with lightly mod'ed 5.0's with my LT1....I don't think I ever ran any stock ones. Is there such a thing as a stock 5.oooo?
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From: Richmond
RE: Firebird = OWNED
ORIGINAL: dc_mann8
you could bring your car to me and ill try it out, but man i totally am with you you smoked the lt1, my stockish 5.0 hung with a lt1 pretty good and they all called me ****.. with your mods you should easily take one.
you could bring your car to me and ill try it out
, but man i totally am with you you smoked the lt1, my stockish 5.0 hung with a lt1 pretty good and they all called me ****.. with your mods you should easily take one.
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Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 2,985
From: PEI, Canada
RE: Firebird = OWNED
my car isnt stock anymore, it was a few months ago when it first got on the road after the rebuild, now ive got headers, super 40s, hi pipe, PP heads and intake, advanced timing, CAI and problably forgetting something but its winter here so no idea what kind of difference it made, anyways thank your car looks good too in the picture it looks like great paint?
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From: St. Louis
RE: Firebird = OWNED
ORIGINAL: 90LX50
It's the damn AOD, if it were a 5 speed. i doubt it would turn that many rpm's. Of course the stock tach could be off, the car does have 154k on it.
It's the damn AOD, if it were a 5 speed. i doubt it would turn that many rpm's. Of course the stock tach could be off, the car does have 154k on it.
ORIGINAL: dc_mann8
you could bring your car to me and ill try it out, but man i totally am with you you smoked the lt1, my stockish 5.0 hung with a lt1 pretty good and they all called me ****.. with your mods you should easily take one.
you could bring your car to me and ill try it out
, but man i totally am with you you smoked the lt1, my stockish 5.0 hung with a lt1 pretty good and they all called me ****.. with your mods you should easily take one.
https://mustangforums.com/m_266525/tm.htm
If so then it just didn't happen. You did not hang even with an LT1 and then all of a sudden magically pull on him at 115, not with your mods. Nuh-uh. Even the Mustang guys call BS on that one.
