[jfb94]

my buddy has prob a 1990 or so trans am AOD vs. my 94 gt 5spd and we raced on memorial day. both cars stock and yes i got smoked. 3 times. think ill be able to get some paybacks soon? gonna iinstall 3:73's or 3:90's(cant decide) s/t shifter and clutch upgrade. also CAI on the way now but gears and clutch next month. What ya'll think? if that dont beat the bird ill get the 06 gt(hers)out. but i really wanna thrash him in my sn95.

[Blackbeauty90GT]

I think the gear is what you need I just put 3.73 in my 90 gt and its a whole different car now best mod you can do.

[kramsallad]

Did he pull on you the whole time? How bad did you lose ground on the shifts? Was he hooking better?

I got into it with a Camero of similar vintage as my '93 GT on the street. I have a few mild mods. I think he was pretty stock. We didn't really get to line up good, but I was pulling on him pretty hard. I saw him again at the track the other night. I think the fastest he ran was a 15.2. I blew up my clutch, so I didn't get a good run (15.8 @ 93).

[jfb94]

yes he pulled me. 1st gear when i finally hooked on the 3rd try i pulled him just a little, then when i grabbed 2nd he was gone. he prob had me by 3cars when i hit 3rd.

[kramsallad]

The AOD guys have it a little easier. Takes away a lot of the "human error."

I have 3.73s in my car (I bought it that way). I am not sure what I think about them. It seems like kind of a short-cut. If you make more power, you won't need them. And you won't lose the milage or top-end. Then again, if I didn't have them, I would probably want them.

Can you spin the tires just by punching it in first (no clutching)?

[jfb94]

oh yeah she spins. i cant wait to get those gears. gotta get some better tires too, got michelin p.o.s. tires right now. any suggestions ? car also has eibach sportline 2" drops.

[johnp88gt]

i got 3.73s on my 88gt. it lites em up bad, i love it. but first things first power is nothing without grip so i recommend better tires or wider rims,catching is everything. my buddy has an automatic 67 trans am 400ci with 450 horses and 500lbs of torque and i leave him bad just cause how much he spins.

[kramsallad]

Yeah, you will need tires. Those gears are going to give you more traction problems. I don't know much about tires. I know the dealerships get really good deals on tires. They probably won't have the performance tire you are looking for, though.

[johnp88gt]

i would recommend bf g-force tires of any kind. i got the g force sport tires. the rubber is pretty soft they leave nice lines and go kind of quick but they grip nice.i had a set of kuhmo tires before they were pretty nice too. 4 17x9 cobra r's stock springs

[jfb94]

yeah plan to eventually get new wheels and wanna go a little wider on the back maybe 9.5 or 10 and stick with 8.5 or 9 on the front. with it lowered like it is i just dont want it to rub.

[Sic89GT]

i went from 3.08 (stock 93 cobra gears) to 3.73s and it was a MAJOR difference, im running the same tires i did with the old gears and with the 3.73s i cant get any traction from a stop. but if you have a good tire on and you race from a roll im sure you will have no problem at all beating him with 3.73s.

My car is farly stock and from about a 40-45mph roll ive beat a turboed Lancer MR (littly modded) a 96 GT (midly modded) and 02 GT with a 3valve 4.6 (also littly modded)

[johnp88gt]

i always spin but i hook up pretty nice. i raced my buddys 02 about 6 times yesterday,i always won but he was leaving me off the line @2500-3500rpm.the last 3 times i jumped at 1500 and left like there was no tomorrow.

[1990stangtt]

get some mickey thompson et streets the drag radials you will be very happy

[79stangghia]

you might want to look at rear control arms and new bushings. I bet you have a little wheel hop going on when you get on it and these will help along with tires.

[jfb94]

actually no wheel hop at all just spinning