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Since this forum "sucks" so bad here is a bench racing question. My friend is willing to bet me $500 that his g/f's 95 Grand Prix 3.lL will beat my V6 Contour. Now, I raced the car before when the girl was driving and beat it by half a car length or so but she says she wasn't really trying (i don't believe that). Neway, what do you guys think?The car has aver 200,000 miles on it but I think the engine and tranny were replaced at 100,000 maybe. Same engine and all. Let me know.
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Originally posted by GregDawg:
Since this forum "sucks" so bad here is a bench racing question. My friend is willing to bet me $500 that his g/f's 95 Grand Prix 3.lL will beat my V6 Contour. Now, I raced the car before when the girl was driving and beat it by half a car length or so but she says she wasn't really trying (i don't believe that). Neway, what do you guys think?The car has aver 200,000 miles on it but I think the engine and tranny were replaced at 100,000 maybe. Same engine and all. Let me know.
Thats kind of a tuffy. The trannie in the GP probably would shift at better points then in the ATX duratec. Ive been in an ATX Duratec mystique, they pull hard in first gear, but then in 2nd they shift prematurely. I say you have the upper hand though, as the GM 3.1L Doesnt have much to speak for it. As long as you remove you're "oversized system" I think you will be fine.
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Originally posted by AliasJerk:
Originally posted by GregDawg:
Since this forum "sucks" so bad here is a bench racing question. My friend is willing to bet me $500 that his g/f's 95 Grand Prix 3.lL will beat my V6 Contour. Now, I raced the car before when the girl was driving and beat it by half a car length or so but she says she wasn't really trying (i don't believe that). Neway, what do you guys think?The car has aver 200,000 miles on it but I think the engine and tranny were replaced at 100,000 maybe. Same engine and all. Let me know.
Thats kind of a tuffy. The trannie in the GP probably would shift at better points then in the ATX duratec. Ive been in an ATX Duratec mystique, they pull hard in first gear, but then in 2nd they shift prematurely. I say you have the upper hand though, as the GM 3.1L Doesnt have much to speak for it. As long as you remove you're "oversized system" I think you will be fine.
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Well I think you should be able to take it out. I beat my wifes 2002 grand am gt ram air by almost a whole cars length!! If I can beat that car you can take the grand prix I am sure. The grand prix's dont pull that hard upstairs. Now You better be consistant though or there is a chance he may take you. I got a 5 speed in my tour and she took the jump everytime but 2-3 gear would put me out front everytime!! I love these cars lol. Oh where in MN are you from?? I am in MN as well.
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Thanks for the advice guys. I may have forgot to mention that my car is an ATX.
I live in Brainerd, MN ellmers, how bout you?
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I dunno man...is the GP a gt or not? I think the GP would walk you(me too)
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No its not a GT I wanna say...GXE or something weird like that.
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A GXP, GTP, GT, or base model
EDIT....NVM the GXP was not around and the GTP has a 3.8 as does the GT
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I am from Crystal MN on the border of Minneapolis. I dunno. The grand prix's are heavy as well. but it does depend on the model as well. GTP forget it your done lol. My wifes car has more power and torque than my 95 contour but I still smoked her lol. 4 times in a row. But now I need a new engine cause mine smoked in the last race lol. Man there are some nice straights up there in Brainerd lol. Including the track.
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Been there won that!  (in my atx!) It wasnt a grand prix, but it was a grand am. I'm sure the GP's weigh more. From a stop or even from a dig at 30(where it downshifts to 3k) the tour always pulled away from the grand am. If you loose this, then 
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