Krambo Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Took the day off today (had to burn some days before the end of the year) and went X-mas shopping for the wife. I took the Typhoon out for a change since it was a nice day. Well I am on a 4 lane highway in front of a mall with all kinds of traffic, I am in the slow lane. The light turns yellow in front of me and for a minute I thought about coasting through it but I slowed to a stop. To my right there is a lane that goes for about an 1/8 mile and then must turn into the mall, my lane goes strait and the left lane goes strait. O.K.,...A sharp new Mustang with a nice body kit and a nice sounding exhaust is behind me. I have been watching these guys for about a mile weaving in and out of traffic trying to get to the fire I guess. Well, he inches out from behind me and goes to my right (in the mall turn lane only). I know what he is going to (try) to do I look over at them and the driver is fixed on the overhead stoplight. I said to myself what the hell and prepped for a boosted launch. With that the light turns green and I paused to see what the Mustang was going to do. Sure enough he hits it and lays some black marks. Without even thinking about it I launch and catch rubber (all 4 ). I catch up to the Mustang within a split second and pass him as he is shifting from 1st gear (I hear his tires squeel). At that point it was all over to to 75MPH or so where I stopped pulling but he was an easy 3-4 car lengths behind me. He suffered the loss from a 15 year old SUV by having to merge back into the original spot he was at before. Didn't have the chance to line up again as I had to make a turn but did give them an honest wave as I turned I introduced some Generation Y kids to old school performance today and it was fun. I'll bet they will remember that that a Typhoon isn't an old worn out Jimmy. My Typhoon is modestly modified (3 BAR MAP, 50# injectors, custom burned chip, exhaust, converter) but will be going back to stock soon as I can't cut up a 45k mile classic. I am guessing it will turn low 13's on the 1/4 based on other Phoon times I see with similar mods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firervfd37 Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 one day i will get me one of them haha or the cyclone. they are still pretty expensive also. good win though i cant stand mustangs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montanass Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 sounds like alot of fun. Some kid i know, his step mom has a 06 GT mustang and from what ive heard its rather pathetic. They raced an 04 GTO in it and got boned... HARD! Some of my buddies think i should give it a run in the SS, I think the GT will give me a good race... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shreveportSS Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 They have been running 13.8 and slower at the local dragstrip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holty Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 awesome kill kevin! lets see some pics of that phoon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chpspecial Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 And man do I love those things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneakystiffler21 Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 Our trucks can easily take a stock stang GT, Mine is bone stock and I let my buddy in his 02 Mustang GT with Headers, exhaust, CAI, 5 spd, get half a car length head start and he wound up at my rear wheel in a 1/4 mile strech of road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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