Finally...a race!!!!

I was cruising about 70mph on the freeway and I see a 3rd gen Z28 with the wing. It passes me cruising around 80 so I debate, should I go for it or should I not. I do...
I catch up to him going 90, 95 and pass him and am quite a ways ahead him. He doesn't do anything so I slow down to about 75 and wait for him. He pulls in the lane next to me and we go for it. Were going 100,110.
No matter how hard he tried he never got ahead of me, he was behind me or right at my bumper for about 5 min., it doesn't seem long but racing that's a long time, then I hit my exit and got off.
Kinda surprised that he didn't pass me, he had plenty of opportunities. I thought those Z28's were pretty fast.
It was fun but don't plan on going that fast for a while.
Glad I finally got one. :smile:
I have a 91 RS 305 TBI just incase you were wondering.....

I see you were so excited you posted twice. Good Job man good to see a 305TBI get some play. I have done nothing but got killed by mustrats..I need to do a rebuild on tranny

I see you were so excited you posted twice. Good Job man good to see a 305TBI get some play. I have done nothing but got killed by mustrats..I need to do a rebuild on tranny
Got that stupid double posts fixed...lol.
What year is yours?

Got that stupid double posts fixed...lol.
What year is yours?

92 RS new 305tbi but the 700r4 trans was rebulit I think it needs to be rebuilted. I doest shift as smoothly as I would like. I wrecked my car its pretty ungly but it is coming back looking better it still running as a matter it is running better.

Nice race bag!! I wish i could get mine up to speeds of 100+, i know it's not safe but gotta try it, once i get everything on her.

how'd you hang with a 350?

Unless it was a 305tpi.

SHIT....I Tried racing a GTA with a 350(i think they all have 350's) but anywayz it was sad... he kicked my ass.But I still love my 305tbi

Either he wasn't interested in passing you or his engine was sick. Even a 305 TPI will beat the pants off of a TBI.

might want to refrase that one... i would have to disagree. i believe that a 305tpi will beat a 305 tbi but it wont beat the pants off of it. I raced a 305 tpi manual with gears and i have a 305tbi auto and he barely took me...and he does know how to drive it just wasnts shitty shifting

Musta been running shitty. I know how they perform shitty 1st hand, not for long though.

nope his car was running good and so was mine.

but hands down everytime a tpi will beat a tbi stock for stock

Tcfco, what mods do you have?

just an air cleaner, a cat-back, aluminum radiator, (royal purple if you want to count that) and all the ultimate tbi mods from third gen

Would a computer chip help on F body motor sports they have this chip that you buy along with a 160 degree stat said to allow the car to go over what it says on the dash.

yes, but i wouldnt get a chip until you are done with all of the performance upgrades you want, then you can get a custom burnt chip that will work best with what you have...

Would a computer chip help on F body motor sports they have this chip that you buy along with a 160 degree stat said to allow the car to go over what it says on the dash.
Off the shelf chips are garbage, they don't do much of anything, add some spark advance at WOT (Not good to do without a scanner hooked to see how it reacts), turn on fans at a lower temp (no biggie, anyone can do that on a chip) and sometimes remove the speed limiter (not advisable without speed rated tires, also easy to do on a chip)

might want to refrase that one... i would have to disagree. i believe that a 305tpi will beat a 305 tbi but it wont beat the pants off of it.
305 TBI 170 HP 255 ft/lbs torque

305 TPI 195 HP 295 ft/lbs torque
305 TPI 215 HP 275 ft/lbs torque (1985 only)
305 TPI 230 HP 300 ft/lbs torque

Now, given these numbers....the TBI's will get smoked with the same rear gear ratios.

"With gears".....WTF does that mean? All cars have "gears".

I know, he should have probably took me pretty fast, especially since it was on the freeway.
And if you were going 110 racing wouldn't you want to pass, I mean, we wern't just joyriding at 110.....
I thought it was odd, but he was doing just as good as I was.
Maybe it was a 305 TPI...I don't know, all I know is he kept up with me, that's it.

well no shit all cars have gears but when someone says a car with gears it usually means its an upgrade at least were i come from. and an extra 40 lbs of torque wont smoke it. But like i also said before hands down a tpi will beat a tbi but IT WONT BEAT THE PANTS OFF OF IT. it will win but there is a difference,but a win is a win

well no shit every car has gears. but when a person says a car has gears they usually mean upgraded gears...at least it does in texas. and sry my ignorance played into my response also....i didnt know the 305tpi could come as fast as
230 HP 300 ft/lbs torque i knew about the others but not that fast, i still dont think that it would smoke it, but it would definitely win hands down.

sry for the double, triple post