Z28 guy bad mouthing GN...

A lowly DakR/T Owner · 05-02-2002, 04:06 PM

Guys name is Edster... Seems to think his (Stock)Z28 is gods gift to performance... When I told him I'd love to race him in my dads GN he went on about how my dads GN probably had about as much power as my R/T(I wish my R/T had that much power). You dont have to feast apon this faithless individual if you dont want... I just figured I would make it known that there is a Z28 guy waiting in there to argue who is the quicker.
http://blackdakrt.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ul...c&f=9&t=000028

shaunchrisc · 05-02-2002, 10:44 PM

What you have to understand is that most people do not know anything about GNs. I heard everything from, "that thing has a V8 right", to, "they're fast stock, but turn up the boost and the blocks can't handle it." I'm lucky, where I live, my car is very well respected and only a few brave souls have said anything bad about it(and my car isn't as fast as it could be). I shrug it off and laugh because I know they know nothing about the car.

Here's a story: I raced a 2002 Z28(auto and truly all stock). It was my buddy's coworker's car. I only had my old crapy chip(4 thenths slower than Thrasher 100), regular street tires that could only handle a 2psi launch, 15psi of boost, and a disgustingly filthy intercooler. I had a 1.5 carlength jump on him and some wheel spin. Then at the top of third he started to pull. When we shut down, I was about 1/2 carlength BEHIND him. I respect the LS1s and I bet a stick with a good driver could have had me all through the race. I don't take it personal though, I know my car is capable of much more and so is his.

I don't like to get too caught up in the internet "my box on wheels is faster than yours but I can't prove it cause your across the country." It just gets too silly sometimes.

Don't take it personally, just laugh and let it go.

A lowly DakR/T Owner · 05-03-2002, 01:58 AM

Ya your right, I'm just one of those guys who always has to get the last word and sometimes it gets the better of me :^\.

[This message has been edited by A lowly DakR/T Owner (edited May 03, 2002).]

05-02-2002, 04:06 PM	#1 (permalink)
A lowly DakR/T Owner Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indianapolis, IN, USA Posts: 155	Z28 guy bad mouthing GN... Guys name is Edster... Seems to think his (Stock)Z28 is gods gift to performance... When I told him I'd love to race him in my dads GN he went on about how my dads GN probably had about as much power as my R/T(I wish my R/T had that much power). You dont have to feast apon this faithless individual if you dont want... I just figured I would make it known that there is a Z28 guy waiting in there to argue who is the quicker. http://blackdakrt.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ul...c&f=9&t=000028 __________________ My cars: 03 SVT Cobra 00 Dodge Dakota R/T

05-02-2002, 10:44 PM	#2 (permalink)
shaunchrisc Frequent Poster Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: California Posts: 743	What you have to understand is that most people do not know anything about GNs. I heard everything from, "that thing has a V8 right", to, "they're fast stock, but turn up the boost and the blocks can't handle it." I'm lucky, where I live, my car is very well respected and only a few brave souls have said anything bad about it(and my car isn't as fast as it could be). I shrug it off and laugh because I know they know nothing about the car. Here's a story: I raced a 2002 Z28(auto and truly all stock). It was my buddy's coworker's car. I only had my old crapy chip(4 thenths slower than Thrasher 100), regular street tires that could only handle a 2psi launch, 15psi of boost, and a disgustingly filthy intercooler. I had a 1.5 carlength jump on him and some wheel spin. Then at the top of third he started to pull. When we shut down, I was about 1/2 carlength BEHIND him. I respect the LS1s and I bet a stick with a good driver could have had me all through the race. I don't take it personal though, I know my car is capable of much more and so is his. I don't like to get too caught up in the internet "my box on wheels is faster than yours but I can't prove it cause your across the country." It just gets too silly sometimes. Don't take it personally, just laugh and let it go. __________________ 1987 GN 14" K&N, Accel 36# injectors, Impala SS MAF w/translator+, adj. wastegate, adj. FPR, XP Armstrong hotwired, 160*-stat, Hooker 2.5" catback exaust, Thrasher & Brutal6 chips, shift kit, trans cooler, vdo boost/oil/temp guages, Scanmaster v2.1, T-Link, Kirban's front/rear frame braces, Poly mount, Hotchkis lower control arms, heavy duty springs all around, GNX wanna-be rims, and the rest is stock as far as I can tell...or too meaningless to list. 2000 Grand Prix GT Daily driver Shaun

05-03-2002, 01:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
A lowly DakR/T Owner Registered User Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Indianapolis, IN, USA Posts: 155	Ya your right, I'm just one of those guys who always has to get the last word and sometimes it gets the better of me :^\. [This message has been edited by A lowly DakR/T Owner (edited May 03, 2002).] __________________ My cars: 03 SVT Cobra 00 Dodge Dakota R/T

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