**Note to Cardomain.com users**
I am losing faith in you cardomain.com users. I have this car in here for performance ratings primarily (because I have chosen to leave it LOOKING stock because it is such a RARE CAR and I don't believe in destroying collector cars), and I am seeing it rated at 3.5 stars right now. Are you kidding me? Do people out there rating cars know ANYTHING about cars?
If you spend 5 minutes reading my page about this car, you will see that EVERY performance-related part of this car has been upgraded.
New Wilwood 6-piston RACING brakes, NEW Moser free-floating axles, NEW Torsen Diff, T-56 tranny (best GM has) w/ 6-speed short-throw Hurst shifter, new Canton extra capacity oil pan, oil-cooler, Power Steering fluid cooler, Fully adjustable Coil-over conversion w/Koni adjustable shocks that replaced the stock strut suspension, Global West Short Upper A-Arms, MSD Wires, Aluminum Drievshaft, Heavy Duty timing chain, SLP Panhard Bar, Kumho Ecsta Supra Z-rated Super-performance tires, Shock tower brace, K&N Ram-Air Filter, LT-4 350 conversion done BY LINGENFELTER, headers, SLP Loudmouth Exhaust, Dyno-tuning for best possible performance, nothing but Royal-Purple fluids and Mobil-1 Synthetic Oil has ever touched this car.
In 1995 this came out of the factory as the fastest production car available. This thing will smoke ANYTHING coming out of a factory that costs less that $80,000 - including LS-1 'vettes (The Z06 is still a bit too fast, but not by much), Mustang Cobras, and anything imported, including your 300zx, 350Z and Subaru WRX (the NEW STi will give it a run for it's money, but is TURBO'd and 11 years newer technology). I'm putting 350hp & 400 lb/ft to the TIRES (about 400hp at the crank).
In fact, the only thing left to do to this car is Supercharge it, and until a sponsor picks me up or I get the $5000.00 I need to purchase one, it isn't getting done.
However, I have to ask - if this car is a 3.5 star car in the performance field, then WHAT IS A 5? A farm tractor that will run 9's in the quarter-mile?
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This is my 1995 Firehawk, #96 of 671 made that year. Considering the factory options, there are no more than 2 others like this one in existence. After the engine and suspension mods, it is a one-of-a-kind. This thing is pushin about 350hp and 400lb/ft at the wheels, and it's fast as hell.
0-60 times should be under 4.9 seconds (more like 4.5-4.7 depending on driver), although I havent really tested that yet.
The theoretical top speed based on hp and gearing is 186mph (also haven't been above 130mph yet). All I know is, if traffic isn't moving over 90mph, then I can't even USE 6th gear because my RPMs are around 1500 at that point.
