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Old Apr 29, 2002 | 04:02 PM
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I'll beat you in my Nissan!!
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Old Apr 29, 2002 | 04:20 PM
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The point is to do something that is, or at least was, difficult. It's not a challenge to build a 5 second car, assuming the money is available. The challenge is to be the first to do something, like the first front driver in the 7s or the first import to break a 200 mph trap speed.
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Old Apr 30, 2002 | 12:15 AM
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Originally posted by Funklord
[Bremember S2000? and despite its tinyness, it weighs in at over 2800lbs. [/B]
yeah, when you chop the top off a car, it tends to weigh hella more than a coupe... 2800 lbs isn't all that bad, id take a S2k over a 7 any day of the week
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Old May 1, 2002 | 07:52 AM
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someone by me has a civic hatchback that is running 12.2 and there is a gti running 11.9 best time...gti has a t78...
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Old May 1, 2002 | 09:07 PM
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Originally posted by Funklord
.. a 15 second rx7 could beat a 13 second crx on a course with corners...
Hmm, I have to completely disagree with you. At the autocross a few weeks ago, I watched a stock class Dodge Neon beat every Corvette on the track. First of all, the driver is 99% of the speed. Why exactly would a 15 second RX-7 beat a 13 second CRX? Simply because it's rwd? I would bet money that a good driver could put down faster times in a 13 second CRX. It's true that the CRX would be at a disadvantage because of fwd. However, a 13 second CRX probably weighs in at around 2000 pounds, versus around 2600-2800 for the RX-7. With ony 2000 pounds to throw around, you can transition, corner, and brake better and harder. Not to mention accelerate a hell of a lot faster.

My point is just because a car is rwd does not mean it will necessarily be faster than a fwd car. True, rwd cars do have more physics working in their favor compared to fwd cars. However, there are also many ways a fwd car can overcome it's inherent disadvantage.
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Old May 1, 2002 | 09:12 PM
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i raced a si and i was keeping up with him...he had exhaust and intake...after i raced him, he thought he knew more then me about my car...i smiled at him and beat him on the highway
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Old May 1, 2002 | 09:22 PM
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Originally posted by hondabluesi
you guys talk alot of crap. My civic si beats gxl's all the time. Will you guys just quit talking **** about honda. I dont talk **** about mazda.
GXL's are heavy, an SI will roast them. Besides that, though,
MAZDA = sports car company

HONDA = economy car company

~J

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Old May 1, 2002 | 09:31 PM
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Originally posted by peacekeeper
I like your enthusiasm, but you really don't want to race for titles. I watched a Civic Si with " intake and exaust" blow the **** out of a ZO6 'vette, and a race preped '99 Trans Am. people with Civics will say just intake and exaust like this guy just to get you riled up to kick their *** and when you decide to race they blow you away, like this guy did with his Si. nobody ever found out what he was running, but he swore it was "intake and exaust only. I'm not saying you wont win, chances are you will, I'm just saying be carful not to be to zealous about it.
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Charles
I think that poeple who lie about what they are running to win money races should have their *** kicked by the person who lost. A stock Z06 does a 12.6 1/4 mi. Blindingly quick.

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Old May 1, 2002 | 09:42 PM
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Originally posted by nitroracer
i raced a si and i was keeping up with him...he had exhaust and intake...after i raced him, he thought he knew more then me about my car...i smiled at him and beat him on the highway
I've tried a few times to race hondas in my TII, but they never seem to want to hehe
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