C4 Vs. Granny Pt2
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C4 Vs. Granny Pt2
Yes my 96 LT1 ran a 13.8 and the 87' Gran Nanny ran a 14.3
Thats the fact. I dont care if it has a 245 horse turbo its still seemed very slow compared to my vette. Yes they are both 100% stock.
My vette has 300 hp. I would never want a 6 cylinder anyway.
Corvettes rule the roost!!!!!!!
Thats the fact. I dont care if it has a 245 horse turbo its still seemed very slow compared to my vette. Yes they are both 100% stock.
My vette has 300 hp. I would never want a 6 cylinder anyway.
Corvettes rule the roost!!!!!!!
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Always thought the GN's where a bit of a sled but thats just me. Nice run BTW. I thought the big deal with the GN was the TQ, seems like it was 350+, also thought it was suposed to run the 1/4 in 13.5 area.
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That is cool that you beat the GN, but I personally will show some respect for the GN. In 1987, that car was bad. And some highly modified GNs can blow the doors off many other modified cars. It was like a small taste of muscle car again with some racing seasoning. (I am only 24 years old, but, yes, I have to give props to the GN).
You wouldn't have a 6 cylinder? Whatever. I would! How about your 96 stock vs a 96 stock porshe 911 turbo? Race one and tell me what happened. Because that car only has the 6 cylinder. Or even the 93 porshe 911 turbo (stock).
B.
PS 1993 porshe--12.7 as tested by MT 1996--12.1 as tested by MT
You wouldn't have a 6 cylinder? Whatever. I would! How about your 96 stock vs a 96 stock porshe 911 turbo? Race one and tell me what happened. Because that car only has the 6 cylinder. Or even the 93 porshe 911 turbo (stock).
B.
PS 1993 porshe--12.7 as tested by MT 1996--12.1 as tested by MT
Last edited by BigTexas; Dec 22, 2004 at 06:48 PM.
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This all takes me back in the 80's, to the Friday night grudge races at Kennedale, the local 1/8 mile track. The GN's and the 5.0 Mustang's were all the rage at the time. They both ran in the range of 9.2 - 9.3 stock(low 14's in the 1/4). Problem was all the GN's looked alike. You would always have the guys that would run 8.5's and swear up and down it was stock. Then they started running in the 7's and they were still "stock." It got to be that no one wanted to grudge race any of the GN's because they were so technical that none of us cowpokes could figure out which one was the 7 second car or the 9 second car. The turbo v-6 was also put in the trans am for one year as well, right?(GTA) Those were good old days. 
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Originally Posted by Runum
This all takes me back in the 80's, to the Friday night grudge races at Kennedale, the local 1/8 mile track. The GN's and the 5.0 Mustang's were all the rage at the time. They both ran in the range of 9.2 - 9.3 stock(low 14's in the 1/4). Problem was all the GN's looked alike. You would always have the guys that would run 8.5's and swear up and down it was stock. Then they started running in the 7's and they were still "stock." It got to be that no one wanted to grudge race any of the GN's because they were so technical that none of us cowpokes could figure out which one was the 7 second car or the 9 second car. The turbo v-6 was also put in the trans am for one year as well, right?(GTA) Those were good old days.
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the 86 87 buicks ran 11 pounds of boost stock and you can run 18 pounds from that stock turbo and launch it off the brake and leave the line with stock rear brakes with a good 8 pounds of boost and run mid 13's all day long. just fyi owned one a couple of mods and high 12's
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The first post stated the car was a GNX which had higher hp and are extremely rare.Was it a GN or a GNX?
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Originally Posted by BigTexas
That is cool that you beat the GN, but I personally will show some respect for the GN. In 1987, that car was bad. And some highly modified GNs can blow the doors off many other modified cars. It was like a small taste of muscle car again with some racing seasoning. (I am only 24 years old, but, yes, I have to give props to the GN).
You wouldn't have a 6 cylinder? Whatever. I would! How about your 96 stock vs a 96 stock porshe 911 turbo? Race one and tell me what happened. Because that car only has the 6 cylinder. Or even the 93 porshe 911 turbo (stock).
B.
PS 1993 porshe--12.7 as tested by MT 1996--12.1 as tested by MT
You wouldn't have a 6 cylinder? Whatever. I would! How about your 96 stock vs a 96 stock porshe 911 turbo? Race one and tell me what happened. Because that car only has the 6 cylinder. Or even the 93 porshe 911 turbo (stock).
B.
PS 1993 porshe--12.7 as tested by MT 1996--12.1 as tested by MT
