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    Great Smoke Stories!!!

    I went to help another guy with his hotrod. Were leaving his neighborhood and this guy stops me to ask me about my car. "Hey what kind of car is that?", then he said "you wanna race it?" So he get in his S550 Mercedes and we go out on Route 66 in Rowlett. We have a couple of areas that go across bridges so no one can enter...anyway we do a couple of 20 mph punches and...well no contest. Then he wants to keep going...He askes if I have NO2! Told him no just American Muscle V8! When I take my buddy home Im pulling out of the neighbor hood and he stops me again and wants to buy my car!!!! Funny. I guess he thought his turbo V8 could take an old car! I pulled up his car and it says it makes 449hp and 512 torque

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    Why dont we use this thread heading for any other stories! Its cool when someone picks on these "old" cars and finds out the hard way!!!!

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    The S550 sedan is a 4600lb car that runs 13.3 qtr mile, not too shabby for a barge. I'll bet he outweighs you by 1000lbs. Priced at $100,000 what is he doing racing on the back roads?

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    Most new cars are heavy because of all the power equipment, safety equipment, sound deadening, and comforts that they put in them these days. In a straight line drag race, a Tri5 with decent power has a good chance of outrunning the S550 based on power to weight ratio. But on a twisty road or at high speed that would change dramatically. Even with the added weight the S550 would significantly out-handle most tri5s. At high speed the tri5s are about as aerodynamic as a brick.

    It's funny that most people talk about my Nomad and my other 56 as heavy cars. They say they're surprised that I put the Corvette suspensions under these cars and they handle the weight okay. A C4 Corvette weights about 3300-3500 pounds depending on the year and model. A factory 55 sedan weight 3200 pounds. A stock Nomad 3400 pounds. People have a hard time believing they're that light. My GF thinks my Nomad looks long but I told her that it's within about 6 inches of her 2008 Malibu, and about the same weight.
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    Because he probably thought my car weighs more than his and he had a 13 second car(v-8 turbo). I was ahead of him by 4 cars when I shut it down! I had an extra 200lb passenger too. Most of the new crowd thinks these cars are "heavy", little do they know LOL! Yes by race car standards they are heavy.

    Before I changed the motor, I had a guy with a whipple charged new camaro that I knew would out run me. He was bragging how much faster he was with the new technology ect... I told him, yeah your faster...I can add money to my car to beat yours, but you can't add money to yous to make yours turn heads like mine!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by chevynut View Post
    Most new cars are heavy because of all the power equipment, safety equipment, sound deadening, and comforts that they put in them these days. In a straight line drag race, a Tri5 with decent power has a good chance of outrunning the S550 based on power to weight ratio. But on a twisty road or at high speed that would change dramatically. Even with the added weight the S550 would significantly out-handle most tri5s. At high speed the tri5s are about as aerodynamic as a brick.

    It's funny that most people talk about my Nomad and my other 56 as heavy cars. They say they're surprised that I put the Corvette suspensions under these cars and they handle the weight okay. A C4 Corvette weights about 3300-3500 pounds depending on the year and model. A factory 55 sedan weight 3200 pounds. A stock Nomad 3400 pounds. People have a hard time believing they're that light. My GF thinks my Nomad looks long but I told her that it's within about 6 inches of her 2008 Malibu, and about the same weight.
    When they are lower they do long longer! In the weeds!!!

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    Bump, nobody else has any other stories to share?

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    SMOKE?

    My first car was a 55 Chevy 2-door sedan that I built myself from a mostly bare rust-free shell and frame I bought for $35 in the late 60's. I first built it with a 283, and after a couple of years I put a Corvette 427 in it with a muncie and 4:11 posi rear. My first drive after installing the 427 actually scared me because the engine had so much more torque than the 283.

    Anyhow, a friend of mine had a 67 GTO with an L-88 427 in it, and I had the 55 with a 390 HP 427 which was a lot of power in those days. I could break my L60 tires loose in second gear at will. We drove our cars downtown one night when things were pretty dead otherwise and were cruising side by side on a one-way street, when be both punched the throttle. Both of our rear tires started smoking and we literally filled the street and the next intersection with tire smoke.

    You'd never get away with that today...the cops would be on you like stink on shit, they'd confiscate your car, and you'd be in jail. Back then even if you did get stopped, they'd often just give you a verbal warning or a minor ticket. Now it's all about how much money they can make.
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    2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
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    Quote Originally Posted by chevynut View Post
    SMOKE?

    My first car was a 55 Chevy 2-door sedan that I built myself from a mostly bare rust-free shell and frame I bought for $35 in the late 60's. I first built it with a 283, and after a couple of years I put a Corvette 427 in it with a muncie and 4:11 posi rear. My first drive after installing the 427 actually scared me because the engine had so much more torque than the 283.

    Anyhow, a friend of mine had a 67 GTO with an L-88 427 in it, and I had the 55 with a 390 HP 427 which was a lot of power in those days. I could break my L60 tires loose in second gear at will. We drove our cars downtown one night when things were pretty dead otherwise and were cruising side by side on a one-way street, when be both punched the throttle. Both of our rear tires started smoking and we literally filled the street and the next intersection with tire smoke.

    You'd never get away with that today...the cops would be on you like stink on shit, they'd confiscate your car, and you'd be in jail. Back then even if you did get stopped, they'd often just give you a verbal warning or a minor ticket. Now it's all about how much money they can make.
    Kids today would be put away for the things we openly did at their age.

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    They will usually let you hit one gear. I have gone to the Cars and Coffee and when everyone leaves the cops are always there! Cnut those are some good stories! Keep them coming!

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