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tbird31
09-23-2008, 05:39 PM
Well I was rolling down 52/85 coming back to Charlotte from Winston the other night, just minding my own. When my lights caught the infamous COBRA stainless letters on the back of a red Termi...yey.

I've been wanting to get at one of these for a while now...so I roll by looking over just seeing if he's interested. See the driver give me a thumbs up and then BOOM out of no where he takes off. Now that's not racing etiquette is it? So, I speed up to catch him. By the time I make my way back up we're in a decent amount of traffic. So we have some fun and weave a bit until we're out in front.

From the original take off I swear it sounded like a pullied car for sure, ATLEAST a exhaust cause that sucker was loud and sounded great. So we slow up to about 60, he jumps a few times, calms down, honks and he jumped a car instantly.

Now here's the wierd thing...after the initial jump, from 60-120ish, I realed him back in half of that car. Apparently he was not pullied. Because rumors are that if a Termi is pullied/tuned/exhaust they're makin somewhere in the ballpark of 450-500. So I'm assuming it was just an exhaust car. Granted I know I'm lighter because I ditched a BUNCH of stuff when I did the swap, but I didn't think it would make that much of a difference. Either that or he sucks at driving.

Well...to make sure. We went at it again. SAME THING! I was THOROUGHLY impressed with my baby afterwards that's for sure. After that we rolled side by side for a few miles until we waved and he got off somewhere after Lexington.

I'm not going to lie, that was the fastest I've ever made it back to Charlotte from Winston :) haha!

NicksTAgt
09-23-2008, 06:10 PM
What kind of cam/ heads are you running? good kill story though

KissMyWhtSS
09-23-2008, 06:17 PM
My roommates '04 put down 399/430 or something like that. Supposedly a 2.76 pulley/catback... We think something was wrong with the tune and he was looking at people to dyno tune it but he ended up getting hit by another driver before he got a chance to get it tuned. The car deff had the potential to put down 450+ IDK what was wrong with it. Guess we'll never know. That's impressive for your car though... that car was probably putting down about the same horsepower as my roommates if it was stock/catback only and it's heavier than your car so I'd say the results are about right.

NicksTAgt
09-23-2008, 06:18 PM
cc503 I see, good cam choice there, I looked at your ls1tech threads. Did you ever hear about those GTP injectors? I'm going to be needing some 30s or higher shortly.

KissMyWhtSS
09-23-2008, 06:20 PM
What kind of cam/ heads are you running? good kill story thoughCC503/Ported heads according to the link in his sig. sounds about right for the #'s

tbird31
09-23-2008, 08:06 PM
CC503/Ported heads according to the link in his sig. sounds about right for the #'s

cc503 cam, heads are just decked. no port work. ported intake though.

i haven't heard anything more about those injectors. hopefully here before christmas i'll get some injectors and put the bottle i've had sitting in the closet for 6 months on the car and get it redynoed.

i'm thinking i would've have a bit better luck at numbers too if it hadn't have been lik 90* out the day i dynoed. hopefully new numbers this winter sometime when it's nice and cold.