Originally Posted By: StevieC
My cousin has that on his '89 Mustang Cobra so that it looks street legal and so that he can fool the guys he races. It is all done up to look stock, but it's a high 10 - 11 second car on the 1/4 mile.
He makes a bundle in illegal racing against rice-boys and their Civic's etc. who think they can win a stock mustang. He even raced a Vet that was stock, because the guy thought he was all stock. He even has slightly leaking rocker cover gaskets to make it look authentic.
There is also a hidden bottle of NOS and a trigger button in case he needs a boost against someone at the last minute.
He lets them look under the hood and everything because he tells them that he wants them to know what they are up against and so they have no regrets.
Not his fault they don't look in the right places where all the performance is hidden. hahaha
He's so bad!
My car was running 10.60s a few years back. The intercooler is so large that the end tanks aren't visible through the grill so it looks like an AC condensor. The catalytic convertor shell is welded around the test pipe. It's almost quiet as stock and has a smooth idle. If they don't pop the hood, I have no problem convincing people it's stock except for exhaust.
I ran into my V8 twin one time. A father and son in a 68 Camaro. I saw him go by, caught him quickly and noticed the single 1" tailpipe out the back. It was completely quiet so I assumed it was a V6 and I was a little disappointed. This guy had the nerve to harass me by lunging forward and letting off. Finally we both started to get on it and punched it at the same time. We were neck and neck for a second or two. I managed to put a couple carlengths on him but I couldn't believe this guy was so fast. He was in equal amazement. Turned out to be a 502/502 crate motor with a 150shot and special attention to a super quiet exhaust that exited somewhere forward of the rear axle and a fake single 1" pipe out the back. He asked if the whistle was a turbo and I said yes but I had to pop the hood to prove that it was a V6.