I lost to a late 80's mini van

chase60287 · July 6, 2004

Turbocharged mini van ran a 15.0 and beat me, I really gotta get supercharged.

snoman · July 6, 2004

Turbocharged mini van ran a 15.0 and beat me, I really gotta get supercharged.

You need more than that, you need a lot better than 3.73 gears with 22 inch wheels if you plan on playing at the strip alot with that 4.8 in that heavy truck. The 4.8 is a good engine but a bit short on torque and needs to wind out to do its best. The 3.06 first gear helps you lauch fairly good but by the time you get to 3rd your "edge" is long gone with 3.73's on a 1/4 mile. With better gearing it would surprize you and I would venture to say that 4.56 would chop about 1 secong off your times if you can hook up at launch and give you a much stronger 3 gear.

maximumrebel1 · September 1, 2004

I'd defintly supercharge if it's in your budget. Snoman is right though about the 4.8 being alittle low on the torque. Who the heck puts money in an 80's minivan anyway? Good luck with future mods.

wonderl33t · September 2, 2004

Turbocharged mini van ran a 15.0 and beat me, I really gotta get supercharged.

if you want speed, then you wasted a hell of a lot of money on 22 inch rims, those slow you down big time.

teamjnz · September 13, 2004

Who the heck puts money in an 80's minivan anyway?

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These guys... Here are some links for the minivans

I started looking at these vans about 2 years ago. Some of these guys go crazy with their vans. I have read many stories how they enjoy waxing others that think they are "fast", especially 5.0 Mustang boys. It sure would be fun to have juiced up minivan.

teamjnz

This is my favorite story

Gus gets lucky

Gus Mahon, 6/05/00 As hard as I try to avoid street racing, nice opportunities pop up everywhere, and since I haven't raced at a track yet this year, I broke down and street raced just now. YOU MIGHT NOT BELIEVE THIS ONE, but I know it's true!

I was just coming home from Auburn, MA, heading South on 395. I was cruising in the empty minivan at about 75 mph. There is a Mustang 5.0 pulling up on my right side, about to enter the highway from a near-parallel ramp. We are going exactly the same speed, and it's obvious that we're on a collision course. I have the right of way, so it's up to him to brake and let me go first. I can't move over to the left, because another car is crawling by me on my left.

MUSTANG BOY is not going to brake! He floors it to cut in front of me. I'm in 18 psi mode (13.9's mode) and I punch it. I pull ahead of MUSTANG BOY easily to his dismay. I slow back down to 75, but MUSTANG BOY wants to fly by me, so I punch it again and we have a serious race going on. My speedo is WAY past the 85 mph max, well over 100, and I don't know how fast I'm going, but MUSTANG BOY is losing so bad that I never bother to flip my boost switch to "high". After I blow his doors off I slow down again and he can't pass me, because he has no room, and is trapped behind me. He falls WAY back, must be going 55 mph. I'm sure I know what he's up to, and I'm right! He wants me to forget about him so that he can make a high speed charge by me. I'm aware, but I let him fly by at about 120 mph so that I can further humiliate him. I want to see where he turns off the highway so that I can drag race him away from the exit ramp stop sign and pass him while he's floored.

Guess what?? MUSTANG BOY takes my exit!! He turns uphill, toward my house! He guns it uphill, and while he's chirping rubber over the cement bridge that crosses over the highway we just got off, Mean Mini goes PAST him burning both front tires and charging HARD on HIGH boost, which I am now using (or abusing, as the case may be). MUSTANG BOY is totally humiliated, and we both know it!! I slow down in Thompson center to bear right towards my house and MUSTANG BOY follows me. As we approach a stop sign, MUSTANG BOY flashes brilliant red lights at me... MUSTANG BOY IS A STATE COP!!!

Yeeee-haaa!!! We're havin' fun, now!! I stop at the sign and roll down my window to let MUSTANG OFFICER yell at me. MUSTANG OFFICER just sits behind me and shuts his light off. I drive home slowly, and he turns off 2 driveways before my own.

He is obviously in awe of Mean Mini and has flashed his lights as a "salute". d**n, that was awesome fun!! If I was driving a Corvette I'd be in need of bail.

Boys and girls, don't try this at home.