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Posted by Aaron (92 SE Auto) on June 03, 2002 at 15:49:26:
In Reply to: okay.. think about it a little. you have 190lb torque.. 3200lb car. he has 325lb torque.. 5000lb with low gearing to pull boats. you wonder why he held off the line. --> posted by Matt on June 03, 2002 at 09:25:07:
The Silverado 5.3's can run 15.30's if they can hook up off the line. My other friend was running 15.60's with his stock 1500 and he couldn't get it to hook up. : FYI, the 4wd cherokee V8s will take a Vette off the line, but they "only" run a 15.2 1/4. that's called GOBS of torque and 4wd. : : : : and you ran anywhere close to your personal record, what was it 15.5?? I think you would have smoked him. He wouldn't have gotten a better launch than you at the track. Speaker boxes are damn heavy though :(
I found out on a ChevyTalk.com Forum that those things run very high 15's stock. I am guessing that I ran a 16 flat when I raced against the Tahoe. It's pretty quick. We seemed to accelerate throughout 1st, 2nd and a little in 3rd, exactly the same. The best race that I've had in a while. But, I won b/c I got a better launch. I think he did a little chirping from the start... I didn't. It's very true when someone says, "Races are usually won or lost within the first 60 feet".
: : He had me worried. I am guessing that I would have ran about a 16 flat at the drag strip. I have ran my car before straight off the highway when I had a warm engine.