As my friends and family know, I like to have fun with my cars. This formula will be no exception. It will be driven on the drag-strip, in autocross events, and taken on real road racing tracks/open track events. Because a more rigid car performs better in these types of environments, a car equipped with T tops was not for me. Most of these cars come equipped with T tops, so it was difficult to locate one with a solid roof. My diligence paid off, and I found this car on a dealer lot in Maryland. It was equipped just the way I would have ordered it. The formula package comes standard with a Monsoon 200 watt CD/stereo, power windows and door lock, remote trunk, rear windown defroster, cruise control, A/C. There were no options added to this car, except for two no-cost options: Goodyear Z rated GS-C tires (which allows the top-speed limiter to be removed), and the required (for my purposes) 6 speed manual transmission.
This car will also serve as my daily driver, so I will do no modifications which detract from its outstanding road manners. That means no roll-cage, no lumpy cam, no obnoxious exhaust. My old mustang played that song, and I'm good on it. I have already acquired rims and tires for use on the autocross and open track events. The rims are stock 1995 Z28 16 x 8 inch wide rims (the lightest rims offered on fourth generation F-bodies) and the tires are Kumho V700 265-45-16. These are track only tires and will provide enough stick to achieve over .90 g's on the skid-pad.
Before and after shots of the new Borla carbon fiber tips.
Click on the picture to hear the exhaust.
The new tips make the exhaust tone deeper and raspier. Most importantly, they make the back of the car look menacing!!
I got me some new rims (again). These are chrome plated WS6 rims sold by SLP.
With moldings...
Without Moldings...SMOOTH
With badges and moldings removed...rollover to see with badges and moldings.
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