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Old Sep 6, 2007 | 01:12 PM
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back when i had my old blue r/t that was stock at the time except for a fart can ad a cold air intake i raced a buddy in his moms 2002 grand am se......well, he smoked the **** outta me......4 times we raced, 4 times he won....im sure it made a bit of a difference since i had 4-12's that weighed about 35lbs a piece with the boxes and some chrome 17 inch wheels.....but i dont hink it made that much of a difference
 
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Old Sep 6, 2007 | 01:43 PM
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pacmansxt04 grand ams never had a 3.8 optional, They have the 3.4 ram air in the GT's. Now the grand prixs have a 3.8, and the grand prix gtp has 3.8 supercharged. Unless a neon is modded there is no way it will take a grand am or grand prix. Seeing as a grand am gt runs low to mid 15 sec 1/4 mile times. The grand prix 3.8 runs about the same, and the gtp can run a mid to high 14.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2007 | 02:54 PM
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well i can speak from experience on this one because i alredy raced one. Boxer if your a good driver expect to win by 5-6 car lengths maybe more that what happened in my situation and i had a terrible launch. Imo this race isnt even worth your time/risk of getting caught but it is always fun to tally up another win so hell go for it. All my money is on you.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2007 | 03:00 PM
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If you won by 5-6 car lengths you either have a 14 second car, or you were raceing an se 4 cylinder grand am.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2007 | 03:19 PM
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it was a v-6 se im not sure what year or what liter and no my car ran 15.9 on street tires
 
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Old Sep 6, 2007 | 03:24 PM
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well grand am gts run faster than that, I'm not sure on the se I think some came with the 3100 v6 and some with the 3400 which wouldn't be alot slower. 5-6 lengths seems like something must of been wrong with the grand am, because it shouldn't have been that big of a win. An se grand am and neon would be a really close race probably. I seriously doubt a neon could take a gt though.
 
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Old Sep 6, 2007 | 03:36 PM
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nothing wrong with it. The driver was a fat *** if that helps lol. But im not sure on the gts either because i havent raced one besides a gtp and i was baddly embaressed.[:@]
 
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Old Sep 6, 2007 | 07:02 PM
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ORIGINAL: blondiez24

pacmansxt04 grand ams never had a 3.8 optional, They have the 3.4 ram air in the GT's. Now the grand prixs have a 3.8, and the grand prix gtp has 3.8 supercharged. **Unless a neon is modded there is no way it will take a grand am or grand prix.** Seeing as a grand am gt runs low to mid 15 sec 1/4 mile times. The grand prix 3.8 runs about the same, and the gtp can run a mid to high 14.
I have a buddy with a 2000+ Grand Prix with the 3.8L. He danced circles around me in his car trying to get me to race him in my stock R/T (Except the CAI and Exhaust, which he had too) I finally gave in and raced him, beat him by 2 car lengths easy. Its all up to the driver, especially in this line up!!
 
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Old Sep 6, 2007 | 08:45 PM
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i was racing a budy in his grand prix gtp along time ago.....it wasnt like a 1/4 miles race but more of a distance race.....i just hit 114mph and was shifting into 4th gear while passing him when i brake a rod...it was all over after that....but i still drove the car 4 miles to a place that it could saftely sit rather then on the side of the road[&:]
 
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Old Sep 6, 2007 | 11:31 PM
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haha that is never good.. but if this kid wants to race me im gonna race him... its completely stock... it looks nice though

Im Gonna Race As soon As SOMONE sends me my motor bracket spud
 
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