Quote Originally Posted by straight6
Stock for stock yes, but that's only because people have always built Firebirds/Camaros/Mustangs and the like for straight line. You don't see many big bore domestic coupes built to take on Miatas in their comfort zone. There's nothing that says you can't make a Firebird or any other American coupe turn and stop. Ever heard of Mark Donohue?

No matter what car it is, and no matter what suspension geometry it is (even strut fronts and solid rear), you can make it handle as long as the weight isn't too outlandish. I'd be really, really scared of a well built 5.0 Mustang built for the road course instead of the drag strip.

And nOObs, I didn't take the time to read the whole thread, but is that a 305 or a 350 or...something else in that Firebird? You can never tell what lump someone has dropped in over the years.

it's a 305. not much hp, but it runs, so i'm happy. i just want to do this car some justice. i could give a crap less about street racing or track racing or any b-s like that. i just want that car to be everything that it could be. and thank you for not being a douche like everyone else and playing devil's advocate on this thread. i'm sick of people not being able to fathom that their car could maybe, just possibly get beaten by another car. >_> i hate close-minded people.