Has anyone raced one of these? My neighbor friend saw my new car and challenged me to a race against his Impala. Just curious how anyone has done in the past with one of these. If it ever stops raining here in Chicago I will take him up on the challenge.

Frank

 

Well, specs on the 94 Impala SS are 260HP/330TQ at 4218 lbs. So he'd beat you off the line with all that torque, but you'd catch up to him and pass him after maybe 60-70mph. Impala SS is a 4-speed auto vs your 6-speed manual, so it might be closer at the start. Of course, he might have mods...

 

A Impala SS is gonna get smoke by carlengths. They arent that fast, but can easily be modded. Even so they will have a hard time beating a 2k2 6 speed with bolt ons.

BTW...Where are you located in Chicago?

 

Stock for stock it'll be very close, but Impalas are very easy to mod, and most of them are completely invisible from the outside. It's cheap and easy to make those cars run 13s... if it's stock it'll be a good race though.

 

I live in Skokie and work in Bensenville. I have had my car for two weeks and it is bone stock.

Frank

 

You seem to be overestimating the Impala SS. They are a mid 15s car stock at best. A decent driver in a 2k2 6 speed should be able to pull off 14.6 or so. You do the math, many carlengths.

 

A impala will not even jump a 6spd max off the line, they weigh 1000 lb's more and have a slush box. Theres no comparison.


What are you smoken weasel?

 

i'm still a '94-'96 Impala SS enthusiast and was really considering getting one...and still am after i get richer. hehe. stock it runs 15.4. and yea, it's super easy to modify so just a little tweakin' & mods can make it run side by side w/ the maxima.

 

I raced one at the track once. Not sure about mods but he ran a 14.8 to my 15 somthing. I'd say if he were stock you'd beat him. And yes, they are easy to mod but still heavy.
I've always been a fan of the Impalla SS. In fact, I brought a new SS home, a '96 DGM, but my wife didn't think it was a good time to be buying. I still regret that decision.

 

If you get a good launch you should win in a quarter mile. But take it from someone who has raced a modded Impala SS numerous times(my buddies) they are seriously fast. If your neighbors is modded he will probably beat you, and possibly by 3 to 4 car lengths. Good luck. "Learn the launch Luke, learn the launch."

 

This has got to be the thread's smartest post.
Are you guys serious?!!? A 2002 6-speed Max will SMOKE any non-Corvette/Camaro SS,Z28 Chevrolet

 

a few years back i had a 93 sho taurus with 5spd, dynomax and ypipe exhaust, udp and ram air . he would take me out of the hole and i would pass him middle of second gear. he had intake ,headers , and cat back exhaust. i ran 14.8-.9 , he ran 15.00 all night long. he never beat my time once. we ran about 5 runs all together.

 

This has got to be the thread's smartest post.
Are you guys serious?!!? A 2002 6-speed Max will SMOKE any non-Corvette/Camaro SS,Z28 Chevrolet

 

That's actually pretty funny. I guess you haven't run some the of the Rednecks down here in VA that have serious hotrods. That is the beauty of the Chevy 350, it is so easy to spend three grand and drop in a 400+ hp & torque crate engine. These aren't Maxima engines were you throw on an intake and a y-pipe and beat some 18 year old in his exhaust tipped Honda Civic and write about it.

 

A tweaked 454 big block is the only way to go! My friend droped one of them into his 1970 chevelle SS and man does that thing freaken fly! Were going to race soon, I wonder how many car lenghts he will take me by?

 

I agree. I have seen some of these Family Sedans rip up there 19 inch wheels and turn a high 12 with less than $5000 in Mods.. If it's stock, you should win. But how many paople have STOCK Impala SS's....

 

What kinda mods does he have?? Those were heavy engines and traction is always a problem with the tq those things make. You might be able to take him.

 

The engine is completly built up with high end parts and it's board out. It has 3.0 flowmasters, MSD ignition, dual 3 inch flowmaster exhaust. I know the engine alone had over $6K worth of work done to it. He has it running 10:1:3(I think thas what he said) compression. I have been in his car a few times and traction is a big issue but man when that thing starts to go it really goes!! It's so much quicker then my car it's not even funny. I might get a little jump on him off the line but he will just blow by me once he gets going. He plans on getting a wheely bar becuase his front tires lift off the ground a bit He's also planning on having his rear end moddified to fit huge slicks. Ohh yes and he wants to get a blower too with a touch of NOS, LOL!

 

Has he taken his car to the track? I would assume he is into the 12's??

My friend is big into muscle cars. He has a 95 Mustang GT with a 392 and 6 speed manual. He raced my brother in his 99 Auto with I/E/Y-Pipe in 6th gear on the highway and pulled a car or two on him. He also has a Factory Five Racing Cobra, with a carbon fiber body. It has a heavily modded 5.0 engine in it pumping out something like 500 hp. The thing is amazing, I believe it ran mid 11s.

 

He has not gone to track with it yet because he just put teh engine in and the tracks just opened up. He wants to do a little more work to it before he trailers it up to the strip(about 100 miles away).


Funny you mentioned a friend of your has a 95 Mustand GT. A friend of mine has a 95 GT also, he just blew his modiffied 5.0 from racing me to much . I can't recall exactly what he said but IIRC he is currently installing a 342 stroker motor, he said something about it being out of the Cobra or something, I could have my #'s messed up though. He say's it should put down about 370 RWHP. These damn modded musle cars make me feel like a wimp! I would need a 100-200 shot just to hang on a roll :laugh

 

A 2K2 Max will severely rip an Impala SS on a roll because an LT-1 is going to peter out at higher RPMs. The Max will make its HP in the mid to upper reaches where the SS will make its horsepower on the low to mid end.

 

As a former LT1 owner.. you are not correct sir. I had a Porsche owner think that exact same thing. I was stock , except for SLP Headers, NO CATS, and a full 4 inch custom exhaust.. I destroyed a Porsche Boxster S going to vegas at 2 am in the desert, where we both hit 160 MPH, maybe more... If the SS is stock you are going to win. If you drop a BIG BLOCK, there is no contest. These motors are made for SOUPING UP ! Our Maxx motors are great engines. But we are happy to dip in the 13's.. In the V8 Community, which I belonged to since I was 16 and still liked to, you run 12's or shut up ! ... Of course my Maxx transports me in style and comfort.. which not too many V8 musclecars can do !

 

lets hear it for the LT1!! there's a Impala SS out there, i think in the kentucky area or something, that broke late 11!! it prolly had every single mod there is. including nos, too. a maxima's vq will have a pretty hard time reaching those times.

but, i'm still a maxima fan no matter what.