My car is slow!!!

[Konkeler]

I'll try to keep this short...

Me and my friend both have "fun cars" and then a Daily Driver. My fun car being my Malibu, his being a 71 Nova (beautiful car, almost done with the new engine). Then, for Daily Drivers I have my Pt Cruiser and he has a 96 Grand-am that was bought a year ago with low miles and in good shape. The Grand-am has a 150hp 155lb-tq 2.4L, but it weighs less at 2,950lbs (Both are Atuomatics)

Anyways, we always joke around about who has the better car. We Bench race about our old cars, and since I got my Cruiser we now joke around about our Daily Drivers.

To make a long story short He drops me off at home and tells me to meet him at this school. The school is in the neighborhood with a big strip that goes around the parking lot (straight). At first I asked why and he wanted to race. So I go inside, grab the keys, and meet him there.

We line up and with out windows down he says "1...2...3!!" and he stomp on the gas from a role (no burnouts or good launching) We took it to about 40mph where he had me by about 1 car length.

Oh well, it was a fun thing we did, wasn't really a all-out race. Besides, these were just our Daily Drivers, and not our pride and joys. We didn't go too fast or do anything reckless. While I think overall that true street racing is stupid, this wasn't a all-out race, just a quick sprint to 40mph on a desseted strip of pavement.

[CHROMEDCRUISER]

What year Malibu?

[Mike-in-Orange]

Since he's got the same HP and similar torque numbers to your PT but weighs in a few hundred pounds less it's no big surprise that he's quicker. He did have the advantage though of calling the start, not really the most fair way to race!

[Ctown]

next time remove all the seats and you'll kick his ass

O and the PT is not slow it's still faster than u running

[quicksilverdon]

quote:Originally posted by Mike-in-Orange

He did have the advantage though of calling the start, not really the most fair way to race!

Yeah, you have to have a sweetie in hot pants and halter do the start![]

[Konkeler]

quote:Originally posted by CHROMEDCRUISER

What year Malibu?

Here is a picture of the Malibu, my Cruiser, and my other toy (now broken):

[CHROMEDCRUISER]

Lol, that's like what, a 1985 Malibu?

[Mike-in-Orange]

quote:Konkeler Posted - 07/04/2004 : 09:31:46 AM

Here is a picture of the Malibu, my Cruiser, and my other toy (now broken):

Heck, drop a Hemi in that lawnmower, strip off the front bodywork, throw on a set of drag radials and he'll never trash talk you again!

[Konkeler]

quote:Originally posted by CHROMEDCRUISER

Lol, that's like what, a 1985 Malibu?

Um, they only made them up till 83, that one is a 79...

lol huh??? Here is a picture of the engine for you (I've shown this before), don't let the outside of it fool you. I prefer more go then show. Also, this week (hopefully) I'll be checking out a much better Short-Block.






Better shot of the car.

[CHROMEDCRUISER]

What size engine? any extra work to it?