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what can the stock astro beat?

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 8:47 pm
by 92astro
my astro is a 1992 TBI no mods yet!

Re: what can the stock astro beat?

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:30 pm
by Kidhauler
You can beat nearly anything on the road short of a large pickup truck just turn hard off the line. :poke:

Re: what can the stock astro beat?

Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:20 pm
by blk lt awd
my grandma riding a bike........actually on second thought......hahhahah

Re: what can the stock astro beat?

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 1:15 am
by astro355
Anything with hubcap spinners and a fart cannon.

Re: what can the stock astro beat?

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:54 am
by stomp13
my guess is anything 2000lbs or more in weight and with less than 125hp.

Re: what can the stock astro beat?

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 10:12 am
by GEJ
stomp13 wrote:my guess is anything 2000lbs or more in weight and with less than 125hp.

These vans wt is 4,000-sooooooooo,............... :muhaha:

Re: what can the stock astro beat?

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 11:08 am
by HPbyStan
In a distance that my LS1 '98 Astro will peg the 105mph speedo, my stock '98 AWD 'Stro does 77mph as does my friends full size Ford Diesel van with a "chip" so at least you could tie one of those on speed anyway. :whistle:

Re: what can the stock astro beat?

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 12:12 pm
by astro355
HPbyStan wrote:In a distance that my LS1 '98 Astro will peg the 105mph speedo, my stock '98 AWD 'Stro does 77mph as does my friends full size Ford Diesel van with a "chip" so at least you could tie one of those on speed anyway. :whistle:
You still have your speedo? I removed it for weight reduction.

Re: what can the stock astro beat?

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 1:24 pm
by GnarliSafari
the awd's are pretty full of torque off the line and can beat most anyone in an auto or with poor shifting skills, but they eventually fly past you.

Re: what can the stock astro beat?

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 3:33 pm
by astro355
GnarliSafari wrote:the awd's are pretty full of torque off the line and can beat most anyone in an auto or with poor shifting skills, but they eventually fly past you.
Oh come on, man. I love my van just like the next guy but these aren't drag cars. Anything with the 4.3L should just upgrade to the v8 and then have some fun.

Re: what can the stock astro beat?

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 3:35 pm
by GEJ
It is now a proven fact as of this night that a stock 1994 LT Astro can beat a Dodge Neon. :yikes: :yikes: :muhaha:

Re: what can the stock astro beat?

Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:21 pm
by Smiliesafari
I smoked a YUGO!!!!!!!!!!!! :bounce: \:D/

Re: what can the stock astro beat?

Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:16 am
by stomp13
GEJ wrote:Astro can beat a Dodge Neon.
see, Dodge neon weighs more than 2000lbs and has less than 125hp. Easy kill. But take something like, even a old 91-92 VW 16v GTI with only 140hp. Im pretty sure Astros would lose :cry: .

But can you fit a quad in the back of a GTI? :D

Re: what can the stock astro beat?

Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:35 am
by GEJ
stomp13 wrote:
GEJ wrote:Astro can beat a Dodge Neon.
see, Dodge neon weighs more than 2000lbs and has less than 125hp. Easy kill. But take something like, even a old 91-92 VW 16v GTI with only 140hp. Im pretty sure Astros would lose :cry: .

But can you fit a quad in the back of a GTI? :D

To be honest.He was texting and I caught him by suprize. :whistle: :whistle: :yawinkle:

Re: what can the stock astro beat?

Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:48 am
by Cobra
lol gary i know in my old mans 95 we beat many pickups and a sunfire.... which i thought was odd