Originally posted by path914:
Originally posted by SVTFORME2:
I raced a 96 trans am and it totally killed me. And he lined up next to a GTP and killed him as well. I asked him what he had and he said a V6 with the cat removed. Is this possible? I mean it pulled out. 13 flat in the 100's. But I said it before, our cars are awesome on a track with room to extend those longggggg legs.



He was lying. A V8 Trans Am without a cat would have a hard time pulling that time, much less a V6.



First of all, the only Trans Am that ever had a V-6 was the 25th Anniversary model made in 1989, it had a hi-po turbo V-6. So right off the bat the guy you raced lied. The 1996 Trans AM came with an LT1 V-8 (de-tuned corvette motor) putting out 285hp and 325 tq. Nonetheless, 13 flat in the 1/4 for this car without a cat is very hard to believe. Was it a manual or an automatic? Either way he must have had some mods done to it to run a 13.

2000 Ford Contour SVT, black, bone stock. "The way I drive, I don't need mods!" :-)