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Reply #15 –
A nine second Tbird is a HELL of a lot cheaper to build than a 9 second Civic..lol

Not much unsafe about revving an engine next to a civic...it's the idiotic blasting from a stop, driving over the speed limit in an environment where there are others, and then lastly, doing any of this in a vehicle that's only one step removed from being junkyard fodder.

Like my car, for example...

Wouldn't be much of a race against it anyway...it's main form of propulsion right now is my riding lawn mower.
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Thunderbird 0!

Reply #16 –
Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;375834
A nine second Tbird is a HELL of a lot cheaper to build than a 9 second Civic..lol

Not much unsafe about revving an engine next to a civic...it's the idiotic blasting from a stop, driving over the speed limit in an environment where there are others, and then lastly, doing any of this in a vehicle that's only one step removed from being junkyard fodder.

Like my car, for example...

Wouldn't be much of a race against it anyway...it's main form of propulsion right now is my riding lawn mower.

agreed.. i have this argument with my buddy who loves his puppiestraps.. he wants to 1 day build a civic 'bubble' to break into the 9's.. he talked to 1 guy who has basically the same car that runs 9.50's and he's running 30psi and spray to accomplish it.. when my buddy heard the money he spent to accomplish such a feat, he realized it's more realistic to get his S10 to run 9's.. the guy has over 20k into the car and absolutely HAS to get it dynotuned before he heads to the track, because the ecu can't compensate for the weather changes, because of all the mods, boost, spray and the fact that it's a POS honda
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Reply #17 –
I know a guy running 9's with a 1.5 liter civic motor running n\a. He can pop wheelies in reverse. Were also above 4500 ft elevation, and not only is it street legal, he passes emissions. He was telling me he gets 50mpg out of it. Kinda a weird guy though. He has 5 inch exhaust that he cut into the floor to fit, and lowered the drivers seat so he fit better in it. Never ridden in his car, but I watched him kill a turbo cobra that runs low 11's out here. He makes fun of civic kids that will just throw a turbo on anything.

What you drive has very little to do with what you know.

Driving my crownvic wagon, I can do 85mph in the slow lane, and someone still HAS to pass me no matter what.  Doesn't mean I need to brag about not driving a civic either.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
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1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
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Reply #18 –
I know a guy running 9's with a 1.5 liter civic motor running n\a. He can pop wheelies in reverse. Were also above 4500 ft elevation, and not only is it street legal, he passes emissions. He was telling me he gets 50mpg out of it. Kinda a weird guy though. He has 5 inch exhaust that he cut into the floor to fit, and lowered the drivers seat so he fit better in it. Never ridden in his car, but I watched him kill a turbo cobra that runs low 11's out here. He makes fun of civic kids that will just throw a turbo on anything.

What you drive has very little to do with what you know.

Driving my crownvic wagon, I can do 85mph in the slow lane, and someone still HAS to pass me no matter what.  Doesn't mean I need to brag about not driving a civic either.
Quote from: jcassity
I honestly dont think you could exceed the cost of a new car buy installing new *stock* parts everywhere in your coug our tbird. Its just plain impossible. You could revamp the entire drivetrain/engine/suspenstion and still come out ahead.
Hooligans! 
1988 Crown Vic wagon. 120K California car. Wifes grocery getter. (junked)
1987 Ford Thunderbird LX. 5.0. s.o., sn-95 t-5 and an f-150 clutch. Driven daily and going strong.
1986 cougar.
lilsammywasapunkrocker@yahoo.com