[Shotimes] Just how fast will my SHO go fo sho?

[Carl Prochilo]

I bet a BOS SHO with cams will also outrun some of those cars too...  ; )
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Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson

On Fri, September 3, 2004 2:25 pm, Ron Nottingham said:
> I've ran a 14.9 in my 90. As far as beating 5.0's... Yes and no. An aod
> 5.0,
> without any mods, easy kill. A 5-speed, without any mods, depends upon the
> driver of the 5.0, and whether he has the 2.73 or 3.08 rear gear (hint,
> 2.73
> cars are dogs, the 3.08 was optional), a good driver will be dificult to
> take right off the bat, but if you plan on getting into triple digits, you
> will take him. Any 5.0 with spray, a gear (3.73 or better), heads, cam,
> slicks, drag radials (the last two, hopefully the track is really sticky
> and
> they break an axle for your easy win). 99+ GT's are fast, and a stock SHO
> does not stand a chance against one, unless the GT has big-n-littles, and
> you are racing on a road course. Pre-99 GT's (5.0's and 4.6's) are pretty
> easy, unless heavily modded.
>
> Now, my favorite kill - a BMW 540iA. I pulled him on I75N, coming from
> Atlanta back to Dalton. He was running, but I pulled him hard from about
> 120
> in 4th. Rode 4th to ~7400rpm (weird, didn't seem to run out of steam, and
> was still accelerating hard), and noticed the speedo was way past the
> 140mph
> mark. By this time the 540i was 15 or more car lengths behind. I got off
> the
> interstate, and stopped at wendy's to get a drink. The guy in the 540i
> followed (wtf? I thought). He was just wondering how a Ford Taurus could
> outrun his 540i (this is when I found out it was an automatic, don't try
> this against a 6-speed, you will lose). The fellow was impressed with the
> Yamaha engine. This happened back when I hated anything with the letters
> B,
> M, & W. Oh well :-) I've succomed to the dark side, and will sell the SHO
> in
> 2005 :-( and start looking for another Bimmer, possibly an early 90's or
> 88
> M5 or an M3 4-door (if you can afford the upkeep on an SHO, you can afford
> this car too!!!).
>
> Ron Nottingham - Dalton, GA
> 89 325i
> 90 SHO
>
> "It takes a man to suffer ignorance and smile"
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <Bobbonnit1@aol.com>
>
>
>> I haven't had the chance to quarter mile my stock 89 SHO yet  , and was
>> wondering what to expect when I do. Also, just what other high
> performance cars
>> should it be expected to beat? I heard a SHO could outrun a  5.0. I know
> mine is
>> fast, but a 5.0?......Any stories out there?
>>
>> Robert K.  '89 OEM mighty  White
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