who would win January 17, 2006, 07:47:46 PM my brother thinks his 75 murcury marquis with a rebuilt 400, rv cam, edlebroc hi flow intake, and a 650cfm performer carb will beat my stock 84 thunderbird. his has a stock c6 auto and a 2.75:1 (i think)rear and mine is an aod auto and i dont know the rear ratio. b4 i bet anything on this race i want to know what you guyes think the matchup will be and if you have any ideas for getting my car to move faster i would like to know them too.:edit: i would also like to know what inexpencive things i could do to make it beat him Quote Selected
who would win Reply #1 – January 17, 2006, 08:00:28 PM I think the 400 would take ya. You probably have 3:08 in the bird, not enough gear to beat the 400, but it would be fun to see. You do have a little weight advantage. Quote Selected
who would win Reply #2 – January 17, 2006, 08:34:32 PM my bets on your brother. dont bet too much he will beat you. my reason... had a stock 400 in my 79 XR7 with 273 gears and there werent many people that could keep up. 400 has since blown to many pieces but I have another one to go in. Quote Selected
who would win Reply #3 – January 17, 2006, 10:12:43 PM i had to vote for me because i have to believe i can win:D Quote Selected
who would win Reply #4 – January 17, 2006, 10:13:47 PM good luck... i think your going to be owned by the barge. Quote Selected
who would win Reply #5 – January 17, 2006, 10:24:41 PM Quote from: SLEEPER T-BIRD 87good luck... i think your going to be owned by the barge.we actualy refer to it as the aircraft carryer due to the green color but barge is a good one too. Quote Selected
who would win Reply #6 – January 18, 2006, 07:00:39 PM I'd have to agree witheveryone else and say you're at a disadvantage....... Quote Selected