The other race

[crab daddy]

I am very surprised at how small the aftermarket is for the LS. It looks like the only way to throw any power into these is with Nitrous (not a fan) or a custom forced induction set up (way too much $$). Personally I am not into the bling so it looks like I may just be a spectator here for a while.

I have seen a couple srt4 up at New England Dragway a couple times running in the 13.9-14.1 range and according to the driver they were stock. I guess I wouldnt know though because I would have to take their word for it.

I know that the race that I have been the most irritated about (on the street) was a vette that pulled out of a gas station to a red light right next to me (I was in my 99). The guy was reving his motor and creeping forward at the light... and I was egging him on with a couple revs myself (because I wanted this race. I believe it was an 05 vette. When the light went green, I walked it out of the hole tring not to spin. He seemed to break lose a little and then grab. I got to WOT before hitting second gear, about half way through second i looked for the vette... it was way back. I believe he knew he was being smoked and let off as though he wasn't going for it. Even after I slowed back down he stayed behind me. I have yet to have a vette kill and I was looking forward to this one.

sucks that the GP owner in the first post was a dicknose. I have noticed as they become cheaper and cheaper to purchase used... the idiot factor has gone way up.

 

[FastNsmoothLS]

Yes those cars are pretty quick but according to what I have seen, they are mid-high 14 seconds in the 1/4 mile. I have been trying to line a race up against one for the last 3 weeks but our schedules don't match. We will see.

Well, this guy, my neighbor, already put a Greddy Exhaust on it, intake and is thinking of sending his computer out to LA to have it tuned to the specs after mods. That will also remove his limiter and will make his car very fast in or out of the freeway. I have noticed that the LS is a "moody car". By that I mean, it has some very good days... I have been able to smoke my tires from a dead stop and race some stangs and other v8 with very good results. But other days, I can't even get a chirp out of the damn tires. Simply put, It's a nice family/executive car with a 32 valve punch. It sounds nice, Looks like a princess, rides like a king, and break some necks for sure. And it's safe to say that with some mods, you won't look bad against some amateurs. By the way, your explorer is a beauty... I enjoyed the videos on the other post. It remimded me of my Expedition when I installed a vortech and was getting about 8-9 psi of boost. But you know how heavy those things are. After my baby is born, I'm thinking of trading the LS for the Linc MKX for the house and getting me a porsche Cayenne Turbo. My brother Just got one a month ago and is amazed by that thing. I don't know, give some ideas...

 

[J3FF]

remember my LS400 would outrun almost anything on the road. It had a 0-60 of 5.9 seconds (With my intake) and Stock was running about 6.2 according to Motor Trend. I was outrunning mustangs all the time in that thing, talk about a sleeper. I never took it to a track, but it sure as hell would pull a GTP anyday. I was outrun by an SRT-4 to 100 but as I got a little faster I started to catch up (In the lexus) but I still lost. If you want some power and the ride of a Luxury car within the $15,000-22,000 range...1998-2000 Lexus LS400 is the only way to go.