I need an LT1!!

So went to dinner on Friday at Cracker Barrell after work. I picked up my Dad and two of the kids, and Misty picked up the other three. I was in the Custom Cruiser, and Misty was in her Denali.

Had a nice dinner and then went out to the vehicles. Dad, myself, and Lily got in the Custom Cruiser. Eddie, Joseph, Johnathan and Tuck got in the Denali with Misty.

Keep in mind we have frontage roads here in Texas...two-lane roads that parrallel the main highways. Well the onramp to I-35 is right there in front of Cracker Barrell. I pulled out first and planned to take the southbound I-35 frontage down about a mile to the turn-around that goes back north to our house. Well Misty shot out behind me, and Eddie in the passenger seat leans out and waves at us, and she shoots past us onto I-35.

The race was on to get home.

I press my foot down and the Cruiser gathers speed...the Denali is on the highway and ahead, but the Olds is picking up speed....60-70-75....we shoot down the frontage road, Lily yelling GO GO GO and my Dad shaking his head and smiling. Misty is ahead, but has to take the offramp to catch the northbound turn-around...and there is a semi exiting! Ha!

We shoot past the Denali and whip under the highway...and get stuck at a Yield waiting for the northbound frontage traffic to pass.. Misty then pulls in right behind us, waiting to go too. I can see her smile in the rear-view, and Lily is in the 3rd row waving at Eddie, who is NOT smiling.

I see an opening in traffic and take off....my 350 TBI wheezing through it's single exhaust. It takes all of 10-seconds for Misty and her 6.0 Denali to shoot past us, leaving the Olds for dead. I feel totally dejected...I got smoked by a TRUCK. Dangit. Come On!

We got home and the Misty just smiled at me and said "Problem Honey?", while the boys danced around laughing at me.

Dad was no help either...all he said was "I told you not to sell that Buick".

Dang!

"Dad was no help either...all he said was "I told you not to sell that Buick"."

I love it.
Guess it's time to go shopping again, Mike.

Sorry Mike. . .I can't think of anything to type, I'm still laughing to hard.

Now that is embarrassing!

Tom

Haha... Custom Cruiser's for cruisin', not for racin! If it was they'd have called it the Custom Racer and it wouldn't have been as slow as a Model A. (a TBI 305 wagon would be comparable to the Model T)
See, up here in Joisey we don't have your fancy big long roads, we have traffic, traffic, traffic, and that's where the Custom Cruiser shines; sitting it traffic. I'd take my slowsmobile over driving any SUV any day, however, once you get used to the power of an LT1 wagon, it's real hard to go back. Hence last weeks purchase, lol. If I were you I'd just supe up that nice OCC you've got, make it put an LT1 to shame.

Dont know what to say,still LMAO!So much for setting a good example for the boys who will be driving soon.

Lol! It was over before it began.

I'm with dad. Lol!

Perhaps a little laughing gas?

The truck may have beaten your LT1 too, just sayin. Now if you were driving the Goat.....

Mike, I'll be more than happy to take that slow OCC off your hands. I can be down this weekend.

I still love my Olds...and it's still faster than my 307-powered '89 OCC ever dreamed of being...but when you wife runs off and leaves you in her big goofy SUV... Hurt my pride. ha!

Whats in the denali,a 6 litre or the 5.3?I just drove my brothers 99 tahoe with the vortec 350 and that truck will scoot on down the road pretty good too.Wouldnt mind a late model TBI with the vortec heads in my OCC.Its rated at 230 hp and about 335 ftlbs of torque.

Flasheroo wrote:

Whats in the denali,a 6 litre or the 5.3?I just drove my brothers 99 tahoe with the vortec 350 and that truck will scoot on down the road pretty good too.Wouldnt mind a late model TBI with the vortec heads in my OCC.Its rated at 230 hp and about 335 ftlbs of torque.

6.0 Vortec. Lots of power, and that heavy sucker needs it!

Stick some vortec heads and a supercharger on it....no mo slowsmobile.


...oh, and you'll need a new trans

I thought you were gonna say you blew one up! Look at it this way getting out run by a truck isn't as bad as making an LT1 go boom! Well maybe...............

Did I mention I really like your dad!!

BigBlackBeaSSt wrote:

Did I mention I really like your dad!!

Haha thanks a lot Tim!

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