QUESTION FOR CAR EXPERTS

I HAVE A 93 MAZDA MX6 WITH COLD AIR, EXHAUST, NGK SPARKPLUGS, SHORTSHIFTER, A FEW GROUNDWIRES, NEW VACCUME HOSES AND SOON TO BE A STAGE 3 CLUTCH AND FLYWHEEL PLUS ITS A STICK... THIS GUY IS A COCKY SOB HE HAS AN AUTO 4 CYLINDER MX6 WHICH IS SLOW AS BALLS.. HIS "DADDY" IS BUTING HIM AN 84 CORVETTE THATS AUTOMATIC... HE'S CALLING ME OUT AND IVE RACED YOU KNOW PLENTY OF 5.0 MUSTANGS, ECLIPSES, AND AN SRT4(which i lost) IM WONDERING DO I HAVE A CHANCE? THE VETTE FROM WHAT I KNOW IS STOCK.. IM NOT SCARED I JUST DONT WANT GETTING EMBARRESED OR ANYTHING... NOT THAT I TALK SHIT BECAUSE I DONT DO THAT.... HOPE I DONT GET MY ASS HANDED TO ME.. LOL
SL

I would say dont talk shit just be cool and ask him to race you and youll see what happens

Turn the caps off first of all. Secondly, "Automatic" doesn't always equal "Slow"...yes, the shifting won't be as responsive and quick, but that doesn't mean it's a slow car. I know plenty of auto's that can run 6's and 7's in the 1/8. And even faster. But as far as if you can "win"...it's just a matter of trying.

THis better... I never said it was slow... i was saying it just to put it out there.. also what is a sleeper i keep reading about it ( whatever it is)....

A car that you wouldn't expect to be fast because of how it looks or what kind of car it is is a sleeper. Not a lot of money is spent on exterior flashiness to hint that it is a fast car. For instance...no one expects much out of a civic on black steelies with bad paint. It is alot faster than you would think though.

Oh damn i feel stupid now thanks for telling me bro i never knew that..

Thanks for waking it up shane . Now it's not a sleeper...

But yeah...it's alright...could probably beat an Automatic at least...

all gm products are quicker in auto form.

that particular vette should run 9.40s to 9.20s 1/8 at about 76 mph.

im not diggin all the auto hate i might have to talk me a little trash...

Actually Joey if I remember right the 84 vettes came with crossfire injection and didnt make much power. i think they runabout the same times as a 305 lates 80s camaro. i could be wrong though.

ive never seen a c4 run slower than 9.40s,but theres always a first for everything

that is because all the ones with the crossfire injection are so slow the owners dont want to embarrass themselves.

Here are the specs for a 84 vette:

Year: 1984
Model: Coupe
¼ mile: 15.5 seconds
@ 88 MPH

Weight: 3,450 lbs.
Price: $24,705
Top Speed: 137 MPH
Fuel consumption: 18 MPG
Notes: 350 cu. in. 205 hp with four speed automatic transmission
Source: Road and Track March 1983
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Year: 1984
Model: Coupe
¼ mile: 15.644 seconds
@ 88.5 MPH

0 to 60 MPH: 7.1 seconds
Top Speed: 136 MPH
Fuel consumption: 15 MPG
Notes: 350 cu. in. 205 hp engine with 4 + 3 OD manual transmission
Source: Road and Track Jan 1984
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Year: 1984
Model: Coupe
¼ mile: 15.88 seconds
@ 87.6 MPH

0 to 60 MPH: 7.58 seconds
Weight: 3,150 lbs.
Price: $24,851
Top Speed: 144 MPH
Fuel consumption: 17.8 MPG
Notes: 350 cu. in. 205 hp engine with 4 + 3 speed OD transmission
Source: Motor Trend December 1983

not all automatic gms are faster...

those years arent very fast... but i dont know too much about your car. i'd say just race him and find out. you may win if its not in good tune.

my dad has a 1984 vette thats pretty quick ( not saying it will beat alot of things, but its faster than what you said and is making close to 490 to the rear wheels and now gets like 9.5 mpg , lol )

if it has 490 to the wheels.. it has a lot of aftermarket goodies on it.

LordofChaos wrote:

not all automatic gms are faster...

i said quicker, the standards will have a faster mph but the autos will get to the finish line first in an 1/8th mile drag race

LordofChaos wrote:

if it has 490 to the wheels.. it has a lot of aftermarket goodies on it.

not really, ( my dads is the Z51 package, its the step up from the ZR1s, and they made about 360 to the wheels ) he's got full magnaflow exhaust, two new throttle bodies ( dont know cfm ) cam, pistons, heads,an bored out ( dont remember to what specs though ) and gears 373s . about to put headers on it. )

u didnt specify 1/8th or 1/4 man, and i've seen a stock fbody 6spd go 8.5s, never seen a stock auto do that.

1/4, no way is the auto faster than the 6spd if the manual owner can drive at all.

ive seen half a dozen auto ws6's run 8.50s in stock form one of them even in the 8.40s, put a converter in any one of them and 8.0s is easy

laydout... u sure about this...

zr1 was the 'premium' vette of its time. dohc etc. etc. it was corvettes pinnacle car. the z51 was just a perf/handling upgrade, just like todays z51 is. everything i read online said there wasnt even a zr1 option in 84. the 84 had 205 hp stock from what the sites say (all of em). the z51 just had better gearing

pistons, cam, heads etc. is a lot of aftermarket stuff man. thats not 'lightly' modded.

well yea, converter/tires/lid/exhaust/tune in a fbody = 7.8s or so lol

Year: 1984
Model: Coupe
¼ mile: 15.5 seconds @ 88 MPH .................................*BWAHHHAHAHAHAHAAAA!* :D:D
Top Speed: 137 MPH .................................................WTF? How tall were those gears?
Fuel consumption: 18 MPG
Notes: 350 cu. in. 205 hp with four speed automatic transmission

Can I race this car?

i dont think you can push your supra to 15.5s in the 1/4 reign

OMG! I WAS PWNZED!

a lil info on the corvette zr1 here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevrolet_Corvette_C4#ZR-1

ZR1 didnt start production till 1990. broke all kinds of records when it came out too (i didnt know that!).

hopefully the new one will too !