Drag race
 

hello everyone i am nate i have the 1972 Plymouth satellite in the albums...so here the question i have for you boys a couple of my buddies have a 1990 300 zx non turbo 3.0 V6 and the other has a 2004 SRT-4 neon looking for some help on if i should run them they have a mouth running problem and i just want to know if you boys think i cant take them i have a 440-.60 over mild cam 727tf changing it to a torque flight with a Dana 60 so let me know what you think?????? plz and thank you

I think if the 300zx (no turbo) is stock, you should be able to handle it with no problem. The SRT-4 (if stock) would be a close race imho. Might catch you on the top end. If its moded, I wouldn't touch it. I really don't like those micro-machines, but they are pretty quick

You should be able to take that 300 ZX. The Neon will be close but you might still be able to do it.

Here is what i would do...... Get a truck that is built up some and race them tell them you want to race best 2 out of 3. When they beat you the first time, run over their cars and says "opps, I didn't see your matchbox toy car there". Or tell them that you'll race them any time they want any place that you can pick and take them to a dirt road that will get them stuck.

Nate - What do you have for gears in the rear end? open diff or posi? tires? What other mods?

its a dana nuthin much beside .60 and a mild cam i not too sure on the gears but it is posi tires are street radials 15 by 10

You'll eat that 300z if it doesn't have turbo.

now, the Srt4, if it has any sort of mod, you're in for a tough race. He'll catch you on the top end.


Now, even an un-modded one will keep up with you on those street radials. You're going to just spin them

Street slicks are a great way to get a lot of traction....... :D

you could theorize about who could win all day long but the best and funnest way to know for sure is to get out there and do it! If you lose, you lose, if you win you win. At least your out in your car. me in my 65 coronet with stock 318 went against a 2005 mustang GT just for the heck of it, i already knew what the outcome would be.

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well, at least you tried

I agree with sgp, run them you should smoke the 300, but even if the neon beats you its stil a mope, and you beat the 300 its all good.

A 90 non turbo Z is a 15.3 second car on a perfect day, no troubles there. The SRT4 (if it's stock) is a 13.9-14.4 depending on if the driver is willing to powershift. Good luck, be safe.

I know a guy who has a bone stock srt4 that runs a 13.89 quarter. He claims to be nice to the clutch too. All I can say is good luk, hope you smoke both of those pocket rockets

thanks guys for all the info and support and ill do my best and i just hope my old girl has it in her.......ill let you know when we race and the out come ...thanks again

good luck man

just ride around with them a few times. one of my friends with a 98 neon with a header, bigger throttle body, bigger injectors, megasquirt computer, cold air intake always talked about how fast his car was. I have an 85 fifth ave with headers, dual 2.5" exhaust with no cats, mopar performance ignition and an open style air cleaner. his car was faster for about the first 20 yards but i think he jumped and i spun a little bit on the sand. anyways i really whooped his little neon that he talks so much about. after i beat him in a drag race and top speed he came up with all kinds of excuses as of why his car didnt beat me. It was too cold, he has snow tires on, his spark plugs are old, he didnt shift right.... My car fouls out a set of plugs in 600 miles and im on 500 on this set right now, I have snow tires, my car is 25 years old. beat those little turds good.

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nice job

lmbo reminds me of a story my buddy told me, years ago a rich kid in town had a 71 455 S.D. 4 spd t/a . nice car, pretty quick, my buddy had a built 383 in a 73 cuda and automatic. the kids wants to race so they hit the drag spot outside of town my buddy waxes the t/a. they go back into town, the kids livid, cant understand why that heavy cuda beat his poncho, wants to see the motor, my buddy says no, we raced you lost get over it, get another car and come on back. kid says, you cheated, its more then a 383. it wasnt though, just a well tuned 383. kid gets mad and smartsoff well i bet it aint stock... gee kid neither is your 455 . I told you it was built before the race. some people just cant accept the fact theyre car isnt as fast as they want it to bee.

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mopar all the way