what can the stock astro beat?
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what can the stock astro beat?
my astro is a 1992 TBI no mods yet!
bryan in oklahoma i have a 1992 chevy astro with 174,000 miles runs and drives very good with a couple of issues nothing major future mods: 350 smallblock v-8 simple and easy!!, tach, rims and others!!current mods:15%tinted windows
Re: what can the stock astro beat?
You can beat nearly anything on the road short of a large pickup truck just turn hard off the line.
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trailer tow pack with a 3:73 posi
Bucket bench seats, Rear heat, Rear Airconditioning.
teal green
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Onboard aircompressor to make it all work nice.
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Re: what can the stock astro beat?
my grandma riding a bike........actually on second thought......hahhahah
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Re: what can the stock astro beat?
Anything with hubcap spinners and a fart cannon.
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Re: what can the stock astro beat?
my guess is anything 2000lbs or more in weight and with less than 125hp.
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Re: what can the stock astro beat?
stomp13 wrote:my guess is anything 2000lbs or more in weight and with less than 125hp.
These vans wt is 4,000-sooooooooo,...............
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1985 Astro-"Ole Yellar"
1994 LT Astro
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1985 Astro-"Ole Yellar"
1994 LT Astro
1981 Winnebago-"Baby"
12'dual axle enclosed trailer
The vendor trailer
Lead with my heart & take the hits because of it like a man.
Re: what can the stock astro beat?
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.
'04 White AWD Astro cargo
'00 Astro / El Camino
'61 BSA Super Rocket
'71 BSA B50 engine in a '67 C25 250 chassis
Impossible is just a degree of difficulty....
'00 Astro / El Camino
'61 BSA Super Rocket
'71 BSA B50 engine in a '67 C25 250 chassis
Impossible is just a degree of difficulty....
Re: what can the stock astro beat?
You still have your speedo? I removed it for weight reduction.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.
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Re: what can the stock astro beat?
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.
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Re: what can the stock astro beat?
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.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.
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Re: what can the stock astro beat?
It is now a proven fact as of this night that a stock 1994 LT Astro can beat a Dodge Neon.
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1985 Astro-"Ole Yellar"
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12'dual axle enclosed trailer
The vendor trailer
Lead with my heart & take the hits because of it like a man.
1985 Astro-"Ole Yellar"
1994 LT Astro
1981 Winnebago-"Baby"
12'dual axle enclosed trailer
The vendor trailer
Lead with my heart & take the hits because of it like a man.
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Re: what can the stock astro beat?
I smoked a YUGO!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: what can the stock astro beat?
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 .GEJ wrote:Astro can beat a Dodge Neon.
But can you fit a quad in the back of a GTI?
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Re: what can the stock astro beat?
stomp13 wrote: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 .GEJ wrote:Astro can beat a Dodge Neon.
But can you fit a quad in the back of a GTI?
To be honest.He was texting and I caught him by suprize.
Call me Gary
1985 Astro-"Ole Yellar"
1994 LT Astro
1981 Winnebago-"Baby"
12'dual axle enclosed trailer
The vendor trailer
Lead with my heart & take the hits because of it like a man.
1985 Astro-"Ole Yellar"
1994 LT Astro
1981 Winnebago-"Baby"
12'dual axle enclosed trailer
The vendor trailer
Lead with my heart & take the hits because of it like a man.
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Re: what can the stock astro beat?
lol gary i know in my old mans 95 we beat many pickups and a sunfire.... which i thought was odd
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Jet performance tuner 91 octane preset, Jet under-drive pulleys
Rancho 999000 series shock, on-board controller to be installed later
DHC rock rails and skid plate Add-A-Leaf
G3500 front calipers
Zexel Torsen Diff
11" drums
180 amp Alternator
Long tru-cool 4590 trans cooler
1997 gone