s13 vs mid-90s Saleen

[S13240]

Last night coming home from work, I got onto the onramp and then switched over a lane because of all the 16-wheelers stopping at the truck weigh station and they're using up the slow lane. As I got onto the second lane this black Saleen with a huge white cobra sticker on its back windshield flys by me and then slows down. I start tailing it for a couple minutes and waited for traffic to clear up. Got close to my exit and that's when traffic gave us a good 2 mile stretch without cars so I ditched my exit and switched lane to pass him and then slow down to see what he does. He takes the bait and comes up right beside me starin me down waiting for me to downshift or something...staring at each other for several seconds, I down it to 3rd gear and I get a good car and a half on him and we stayed like that until I mis-shifted into 4th or something...I was sure I was in 4th gear, but my rpms just flew up like I got into 2nd gear...must be that damn coilpack plug that is coming loose again. Always happens when I'm doing great. So I lost freakin darn it...oh well, I wanna race that saleen again! A lost for the s13.

[Mr1der]

what kind of mods have you done? a real saleen is a bad ride

[S13240]

12 psi on stock t25, 5zigen rocket 3" catback, 3" hi-flow cat, stock smic + bypass valve, and K&N filter.

Suspension is intrax springs and kyb gr2 struts.

I was looking up the saleen stats and that saleen may have been the one with 240 hp and weighs about 3-3300 lbs stock. The saleen last night for sure had an exhaust system on from what I can see..pipings were nice and shiney coming out from the sides of the car.

[K240]

I know for sure that if that was a REAL saleen it would have more than 240 Horsepower. Correct me if im wrong.

[Phax]

I know for sure that if that was a REAL saleen it would have more than 240 Horsepower. Correct me if im wrong.

Saleen tunes cars to a lot of different horsepower levels. Especially back in the early to mid nineties, when they were just getting REALLY popular. I've seen "Saleen" Mustangs that were nothing more than GT Mustangs with a bodykit, intake, exhaust and upgraded suspension. Then again, I've also seen the same era Saleen Mustangs with blowers, huge brake / wheel kits, and full rollcages.

Given that the guy in this story had a huge (when I think huge, I think taking up 1/3 to 1/2 of a rear window) sticker in white, against his black car and shiny exhaust... I'd bet that he was closer to the first type of Saleen, than the second.

None the less, it always sucks to miss a shift.

[Nebraska240sx]

saleen goes in stages some how like roush does i belive, so id belive that there was a 240 hp v8 mustang reated, kinda like a 92 camaro ss with a 5.7 vet motor making like 220 hp

[S13240]

Saleen tunes cars to a lot of different horsepower levels. Especially back in the early to mid nineties, when they were just getting REALLY popular. I've seen "Saleen" Mustangs that were nothing more than GT Mustangs with a bodykit, intake, exhaust and upgraded suspension. Then again, I've also seen the same era Saleen Mustangs with blowers, huge brake / wheel kits, and full rollcages.

Given that the guy in this story had a huge (when I think huge, I think taking up 1/3 to 1/2 of a rear window) sticker in white, against his black car and shiny exhaust... I'd bet that he was closer to the first type of Saleen, than the second.

None the less, it always sucks to miss a shift.

Yes the guys' cobra sticker took up most of the rear windshield in white against his black car and shiney dual exhaust coming out from each side of the car.

Yes mis-shifting is a b|tch, but oh well...everybody gets better and better with practice.

[Phax]

...Yes mis-shifting is a b|tch, but oh well...everybody gets better and better with practice.

And transmissions like you more and more... =)

My trans is so wrecked right now, that when stopped at a light, it grinds some of the time going into 1st, . The syncro is shot, and the teeth on the gear have definitely seen better days. I blame it on the guy who owned the drivetrain before me, in Japan... yeah, that's the ticket... pass the buck to the previous owner.

[MarkEmark]

How the hell do you mis 4th gear? It's the easiest, quickest, LEAST likely to grind shift on my car--it's a wicked satisfying shift. Are you sure you missed it?You sure you weren't spinning your clutch? (ie, your clutch is going)? Because before I did my clutch, 3rd/4th would get to a certain RPM and then the rpm's would jump because the clutch was failing....

Anyway, 12 psi on a SR is nice--don't let those damn mustangs fOck with you....Good job!

[D1SR240]

good luck next time, i'm sure you'll take him

[S13240]

How the hell do you mis 4th gear? It's the easiest, quickest, LEAST likely to grind shift on my car--it's a wicked satisfying shift. Are you sure you missed it?You sure you weren't spinning your clutch? (ie, your clutch is going)? Because before I did my clutch, 3rd/4th would get to a certain RPM and then the rpm's would jump because the clutch was failing....

Anyway, 12 psi on a SR is nice--don't let those damn mustangs fOck with you....Good job!

I know that 4th gear is the easiest and quickest gear to go into, but somehow I guess in the moment of adrenalin...I may have become too eager and probably got it into 2nd gear...thank good ness as the car got very loud I just let go of the gas...tried 4th again and seems like it went into 2nd again so I just switched it back into 5th gear. By then he was like 3 bus lengths away.

And I have an ACT street/strip clutch newly installed several months ago. Most likely it was a mis-shift. Oh well...a lost is a lost!

[crzycav86]

And transmissions like you more and more... =)

My trans is so wrecked right now, that when stopped at a light, it grinds some of the time going into 1st, . The syncro is shot, and the teeth on the gear have definitely seen better days. I blame it on the guy who owned the drivetrain before me, in Japan... yeah, that's the ticket... pass the buck to the previous owner.

Our cars don't have syncros on first gear and reverse. If you want to learn more about it, I would suggest doing a search as there have been a few discussions about it.

[240SX=fun4me!]

I feel your shifting Pain S13240 Been there, done that 'gainst a Nice Honda before....

[MidnightSlide]

... poor transmission.... oh well find another one and smoke it...