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Old 08-26-12, 10:06 PM
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Talking just wanted to share this video

So i have a buddy that i work with that has been talking crap about my car and how slow it is (hes only seen it parked) so he went out and got a 78 trans am that had a bad motor..So he took it to the shop and they put a engine in it.Its a 305 V8 with 220hp i think and the car weighed in at 3,850 lb BUT he still tells me he will rape me...We set it up to go to the track in about amonth to see what car is better...LOL this guy is old school and because his car is louder he thinks its faster and he calls my car RICE.........So i made this video for him....i will keep you guys posted.. BTW my car is 2890 lbs and around 480-495hp
Old 08-26-12, 10:51 PM
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Lol, nothing is better than that message at the end.
He should have good torque off the line, but will fall short in the upper range
Goodluck
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Old 08-27-12, 10:48 AM
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What have you done to get down to 2890lbs????

That is really impressive especially for such a stock appearing car with so much extra hardware added to it.
Old 08-27-12, 11:11 AM
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Lmao Ron u can't hang bruh
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I love seeing this types of videos... Just goes to show how the SC and a swapped motor can do us ALL proud!
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Just make sure u post the vid of the race...
It's funny cause my friend has the same car with a 400 in it but he says nothing to me about racing
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Well it wasn't that hard to get to 2890 lbs,Things removed was all the door panel,replaced the 70lb seats,trunk linning,air bags,steering wheel,carpet,A/C and all lines,ect....And its the stock 2ZJGE bottom end with 187,000 miles @15psi and still going strong
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today Ron got his Trans Am out of the shop (just around the corner from my work) and he ask if he could leave it with me untill the tow truck picks it up to take to his house (it dont have a tag)....I told him sure like any friend would do BUT this is what he is going to see pull up at his house lol.http://www.flickr.com/photos/6410544...in/photostream

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