Re: Almost Beat By An SUV

From: jim miller (jmiller@texnet.net)
Date: Sat Sep 26 1998 - 22:16:02 EDT


A TYPHOON IS A SUV VERSION OF A SYCLONE. 280HP 350 FT LBS 4.3 V6 AWD

TXSTIM@aol.com wrote:

> Was at the strip again tonight. There's not a lot of fast trucks here in El
> Paso, and usually I'm either the fastest or 2nd fastest on test and tune
> night(a guys got a full size Ford with a blower and shows up pretty regular).
> Anyway, I'm in the staging lane next to what looks to me to be a lowered
> Bronco with ground effects. I had no idea what a Typhoon was. I'm sure glad
> I cut a good light on this run. He beat me by 2 tenths, but my .550 light got
> me there first (my 15.4 to his 15.2). Well, now I know what a Typhoon is
> (turbo V-6), and I won't underestimate one again.



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