Racing
2nd Gear
Joined: Aug 2004
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RE: Racing
ORIGINAL: shon
i was in the same boat w/ a 5.0 yesterday.
it was an older foxbody style mustang, and it sounded real good and all, but had no go?
he opened up in front of me, trying to put some pavement between me and him, but i hung with him somehow...
i have no idea how a 4 cyl (turbo or not) kept up w/ a 5.0L v8 mustang.
i was in the same boat w/ a 5.0 yesterday.
it was an older foxbody style mustang, and it sounded real good and all, but had no go?
he opened up in front of me, trying to put some pavement between me and him, but i hung with him somehow...
i have no idea how a 4 cyl (turbo or not) kept up w/ a 5.0L v8 mustang.
1st Gear
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 53
RE: Racing
well, as far as street "racing" on lights did enough modified Civics, Preludes.. Monte Carlos, mustangs... all with my stock S4.
as far as real racing, did once on the Poconos International Raceway in 2001. right after i got my car. it was not even broken in completely. plus i had a broken ancle two month before, so my left foot was not bending - tough on pressing clutch.
in the groop there were new WRX, M5, top of the line Comaro with Corvete 5.7 engine (automatic though), modified Prelude (full suspension, exhaust, some other stuff), modified M3 E36 (similar to Prelude)...
went something like that:
WRX which Subaru in commercials compared to S4 could keep up with stock S4 in the corners (weights less) but on the strait i would pull away.
M5 is a beast ofcourse, still in the corners we were equal, on the strait he would pick up speed faster between 45-90mph (short straight). no replacement for displacement. [:@] not by much, but still.
Camaro was a horror in the corners. back of the car was all over the place even at low speeds.. i had to keep a distance, cause i was afrid it would spinout in front of me.
stright - not much difference even though it had twice the engine litterally. tranny is slow on it. plus i would have lot more speed comming out the corners.
Prelude was no comparison, even though it had whole suspension setup. he would go in faster into the corner, i would comeout faster (Quattro). straight line, he was eating my dust all the time. VTEC... [8D]
M3 had headers, exhust, chip, race suspension, and sticky tires. guy was faster in the corners. misserably faster in the stright. i was still able to keep up with him all the time. again - comming out the corners helped a lot. he had to push it all the way (oversteered few times) trying to have same speed comming out of corners...
altogether it was fun. wanna do it again, but only after i upgrade my S4 a bit...
as far as real racing, did once on the Poconos International Raceway in 2001. right after i got my car. it was not even broken in completely. plus i had a broken ancle two month before, so my left foot was not bending - tough on pressing clutch.
in the groop there were new WRX, M5, top of the line Comaro with Corvete 5.7 engine (automatic though), modified Prelude (full suspension, exhaust, some other stuff), modified M3 E36 (similar to Prelude)...
went something like that:
WRX which Subaru in commercials compared to S4 could keep up with stock S4 in the corners (weights less) but on the strait i would pull away.
M5 is a beast ofcourse, still in the corners we were equal, on the strait he would pick up speed faster between 45-90mph (short straight). no replacement for displacement. [:@] not by much, but still.
Camaro was a horror in the corners. back of the car was all over the place even at low speeds.. i had to keep a distance, cause i was afrid it would spinout in front of me.
stright - not much difference even though it had twice the engine litterally. tranny is slow on it. plus i would have lot more speed comming out the corners.
Prelude was no comparison, even though it had whole suspension setup. he would go in faster into the corner, i would comeout faster (Quattro). straight line, he was eating my dust all the time. VTEC... [8D]
M3 had headers, exhust, chip, race suspension, and sticky tires. guy was faster in the corners. misserably faster in the stright. i was still able to keep up with him all the time. again - comming out the corners helped a lot. he had to push it all the way (oversteered few times) trying to have same speed comming out of corners...
altogether it was fun. wanna do it again, but only after i upgrade my S4 a bit...
Administrator
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 15,116
From: SoCal
RE: Racing
I took a new toyota corolla off the line at a stop light. The guy was a lil stupid youngster. He reved at me thinkin he was the **** and i was like alrite how lame. Im rollin in an audi 2002 A41.8Q and u think your the **** wit a corolla. i slammed on the gas at green and took the fool. i guess i my 1.8 engine is better a corolla 1.8 engine . We stopped at the next light and he reved at me again wanted to go again but i beat him and there was no point in a second run so he just bolted off and i went on my way.
3rd Gear
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 2,659
From: United States
RE: Racing
ORIGINAL: TH12NV
on the hwy, doing about 70... a chic in a mustang decided to pull up along side me and punch it. needless to say i didnt race but watch her speed away... i shoulda followed her.
on the hwy, doing about 70... a chic in a mustang decided to pull up along side me and punch it. needless to say i didnt race but watch her speed away... i shoulda followed her.
