i originally posted this under the trans am forum but someone told me it was in the wrong section so i moved it here.

Oh man this was so much fun. we were on highway 27 on the way to fort wayne indiana, from decatur indiana. Its about a 20 minute drive. anyways we were cruising along just leaving town and all of a sudden i hear this kinda high pitched exhaust note and immediately i thought it was a honda or something ricey but it was a porsche 911 probably a late 70s early 80s well he cruises up beside us and just sits there looking at us, so dad throughs the ta in neutral and starts reving it at him so the dude in the porsche speeds up and then slows down a couple of times and then pulls even im surprised he wanted to go because theres 455 ho decals on the shaker and the motor was just recently freshened up with an aluminum intake and a new holley + some headers. Not alot but enough to keep it running good anyways dad holds up 3 fingers and then puts one down then another then the last one and they both floor it. We were already in 2nd gear you know so there was only 3 left. we both took off we stay even matching shifts i bet but the ta kicked sideways into 3rd scaring the hell out of me but dad just laughed. i watch the speedo approach 100 mph and then dad puts it in 4th and the needle jumps to 110 and climbing. the porsche is still right even and this dude in there has a really surprised look on his face. dad puts it in fifth and pulls ahead for a about 15-20 seconds and then that porsche kicks into 6th and just starts pulling like crazy and passes usand keeps going. we hit 135 mph atleast i dont know for sure i was to busy watching this porsche beat my dads car i thought was invincible. dad just looks over at me and says damn porsches have to many gears and then laughs and slows down.

Tony

Did your dad upgrade your tranny or something, cuz the 78 Trans am I wanted to buy had a 4spd manual... either way, nice death

yes the tranny was swapped out of another car. Good job that you noticed that.

Tony

how fast is that T/A expected to be? sounds pretty mean.

Nice death, what else has your dad put into the T/A other than the 5spd?

truthfully i couldnt tell you how fast it is supposed to be i know its been to atleast 135 mph. I just asked him what all is on his car and he said he has:

stuff he installed:
hooker headers
3" exhaust
dual dynatech race mufflers
all new gaskets and arp bolts
holley fuel pump
edelbrock single plane intake manifold
holley 750cfm carb with electric choke
moroso oil pan

stuff it came with:
new paint
extra set of honeycomb wheels
flexalite fan
aluminum radiator
and 5 speed tranny, hes not sure what it is out of

Tony

ok here is a picture of the car sorry for how crappy it is but i am trying to take a picture of a picture. The car is currently locked up in storage for the harsh indiana winter.

http://img373.imageshack.us/img373/6997/picture1sx.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Tony

NICE T/A if you ever want a real run ;) you know who to call..but like always loser feels er up.

NICE T/A if you ever want a real run ;) you know who to call..but like always loser feels er up.

Ha, I'd like to here how that one would turn out. Bandit has the 400ci motor but with an auto tranny, correct? Mustanglx has the 5spd with some bolt ons. Could be close.

Ha, I'd like to here how that one would turn out. Bandit has the 400ci motor but with an auto tranny, correct? Mustanglx has the 5spd with some bolt ons. Could be close.

Bandit is no where near stock :) in about 3 more months my 455 will be ready to go but for now it sits in the garage and day by day gets worked on....but yes racing that car would be pretty fun correct me if im wrong wouldnt the th-400 wich is what i have ( 3 speed ) with the shift kit tear up a 5 speed manual in the 1/4 mile?

Bandit is no where near stock :) in about 3 more months my 455 will be ready to go but for now it sits in the garage and day by day gets worked on....but yes racing that car would be pretty fun correct me if im wrong wouldnt the th-400 wich is what i have ( 3 speed ) with the shift kit tear up a 5 speed manual in the 1/4 mile?

It very well could. I'm just going on the basics of a a manual usually faster in acceleration than a stick. And what other mods do you have? You should list them on your sig.

Quit the bench racing, just get out there and do it already.

I didnt know those year 911 came with a 6speed option......

ehh win or lose i still booze...

high or dry I still eat apple pie.......

ehh win or lose i still booze...

:licka: yep.

My ta had the 400...it was alot of fun. Defentally not the fastest, but fun as hell anyway!