Mustang GT vs 2004 Cavalier...

Well, I don't post here alot because I've been kinda dormant lately. But before everyone goes flaming me I guess I should say what I have done to the car. Actually all I'll say is that I'm running a Saab turbo (TD04) at about 8 pounds of boost. I just installed it last weekend.

on to the race...

I was cruisin home from work when I see a bright red 99+ style Mustang GT up ahead of me. It's a long drive home and it gets quite boring sometimes, so I catch up. I get beside him and pace him... nothing... ok, well, I tried. It was an older guy so I figured he didn't want to race. He kind of looked like this :sunglasse...lol
But I did notice what looked like aftermarket exhasut tips... hmmm So I get ahead of him in the right lane and wait till we ge to a safe spot. ok. almost there. I slow down a little. ok here he comes to pass me up. As soon as he gets beside me I match his speed. It takes a little while. I don't know if I just annoyed him into punching it or what. I hear him downshift! Sweet!!!! Finally. I throw it in 3rd and mash it. At this point he had a slight jump so he was in front by about a fender. As soon as I hit 4th I passed him right up! we were already going about 73mph so It was a short race because there were cars up ahead. I'm not sure exactly what I got up to... maybe around 100. I was probably about 2 cars ahead when I let off.

HAHAHA I love boost. btw. My car is completely stock as far as exterior. just another cavalier. :naughty:

Let me know what you think.

Nice kill, nice little sleeper you got there.

nice kill. whats your cav putting out now w/ boost? like 220~ hp ?

Thanks

As far as horsepower...I don't know. 220 sounds about right. hopefully more...lol I didn't get it dynoed yet. But this is all with the old exhaust. (2.25") It's choking it out a little up top. because at the top of third I was just staying beside the mustang, but as soon as I got into fourth gear it pulled ahead fast. So I have a 3" exhaust on the way.

Short story time:
Yeah, earlier tonight I took $10 off some highschool kid in a V8!!!!!! lol JEEP grand jerokee sp?. He had absolutely no idea. haha. I told him I just turboed my car and he was like cool what car is it? when I told him Cavalier he laughed and said "I should smack you, but I won't." So I told him lets race. He was cool about it after I embarrased his "V8". lol I told him it was turboed and he didn't seem to care. but when he seen I had an exhaust he was like..."oh... you got an exhaust..." lol Like it was more important than the turbo!!! wtf? Wow. just...wow

Fun night.

^^ Yeah that's your typical highschool mentality for ya right there. I wouldn't think anything of a Cavalier, but I would respect the fact it's turbo'd.

That Stang owner must have been pissed off lol.

I was looking at your Cardomain page, is that 14.8 run before you turbo'd it with just basically an intake and exhaust? Also, did you just throw a turbo on the stock engine or did you do anything internal? (I don't know anything about those ecotec's or how much boost they can handle) Just curious.

That was before the turbo.I hven't updated my cardomain yet. I am just runnnf the stock internals now. They say these engine can handle around 250hp-300hp before they start going boom. I personally am not going more than 10lbs of boost for now.

After I get the money then things will change...built engine, more boost... all that good stuff.

later on, GOING FISHING!!!

nice, its cool to see someone on here with a cavalier thats not rice. I know a few guys running the Saab Turbo setup. Ive contemplated it a few times on my engine, but ive been told the turbo is way out of its efficiency range on my engine.