Domestic Truck in Champaign, Big Mouth, Small Truck Options

[TotalEclipse97]

This guy i see at work all the time rants and raves about being a "street racer". He's in his late 20's early 30's. I asked him what he ran. He proceeded to glorify his Z71 Chevy that was putting down 320hp to the wheels. I didn't want to make fun of him ( even though i should have ) so i asked him what/who he raced. "rice burners" he said...."little imports with big tips"... he went on (again) to tell me about smoking some guy in a ford v8 triton. I think this guy needs to race the right people...so if anyone's up for some fun here's the truck's description


Z71 Chevy XT
All-Wheel Drive
454 with Headers
Custom Y-Pipe
Stock Muffler System (no glass paks or anything fancy)
2.25-2.50 exhaust (dual tips)
Green on Silver
Tinted Windows (with little stickers)
Nothing flashy
K&N Filter
No lift kit,custom rims or anything just stock

and he said something about his throttle body but whatever. 320 to the wheels


have fun guys

[grimy4]

Are you sure that the Z28's and other V8's were worthy or up to the task?
Some guys have a tendency to think that some exhuast work makes a difference
with the V8. My moto with V8 cars and trucks is " Does it run as good as it sounds?" This is the exact reason for the mods to my fullsize truck! I do believe that a four banger can out run alot of v8 cars. Many years ago ,back in my late teens,I built a screamin little 1.9 four bager . I was stuned by how well it performed. Porting, polishing, cam, intake, carb, exhuast, tranny, clutch, 4.11 factory gears. With this tight lillte set up ,I put a major hurtin on a lot of my friends that had small blocks and big blocks. So with that in mind anything is possible in my eyes! By the way that car was built kinda as a joke . But with the rep that my older brother had before he passed away, I had to follow in his footsteps when it came to biulding cars! If ya ever talk to some guys that ran Mahomet back in the 80's they would Know who this person is . To sum this up ! Anything is possible ! I am very impressed with what has evolved with the import scene. V8,V6,4 Banger, Turbo, non turbo, Its all good!! Enjoy what ya have, wish for what ya don't have yet !!