punked a pack of vipers
06-21-06, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by bigcox_03
so i go over and start to talk to the owner of the new srt10 bc he prob has a lot of money to waste and he points me toward the owner of the 3rd car back for street racing who runs the fastest time of 12.2 in the quarter. ....as i say 1993 rx-7 his attitude begins to change from cocky to cockless
Originally Posted by bigcox_03
its a true story about 50 ppl witnessed it and it woulda been a decent race, i still run stock twins with upped boost and all bolt ons. i was gonna make sure we hit the part of the highway with a pretty decent curve bc i knew the area better.
06-21-06, 06:30 PM
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off the top of my head i have m2 cf intake,stock twins, pettit coolcharge smic, fluidyne rad with 2 big fans running constantly, downpipe, high flow cat, pf exhaust, m2 stage III ecu, fuel pump and i run about 13psi. suspension includes racing beat front and rear sway bars, performance coilovers, cusco strut tower brace, and adrs with 9.5rear and 8.5 front all tires less than 2000miles. im not saying i would have won but with the corners and curves i wouldve given him a run. i just thought that it was funny that their egos were so big yet they wouldnt race me.
06-21-06, 06:40 PM
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m2 cf intake
stock twins
pettit coolcharge smic
downpipe
high flow cat
pf exhaust
m2 stage III ecu
fuel pump
13psi.
thank you, now I have more of an idea of what you got It's always nice to know. You are easily at the 300 RWHP mark
I misunderstood, I got the impression that you thought you could beat that viper. My bad. Regardless I agree that it is pretty comical on how their story changed as soon as they found out you had an FD. I'm telling you there's an FD runing around in your area that spanked that dude... lol now he is traumatized.
stock twins
pettit coolcharge smic
downpipe
high flow cat
pf exhaust
m2 stage III ecu
fuel pump
13psi.
thank you, now I have more of an idea of what you got
It's always nice to know. You are easily at the 300 RWHP markI misunderstood, I got the impression that you thought you could beat that viper. My bad. Regardless I agree that it is pretty comical on how their story changed as soon as they found out you had an FD. I'm telling you there's an FD runing around in your area that spanked that dude... lol now he is traumatized.
06-21-06, 11:45 PM
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honestly all this out handle crap is stupid both cars are amazing and appeal to two different crowds and two very different budgets, im sure there is some of you on this forum who could afford a viper but my 19 year old self cant so ill stick to spanking other cars in my 6 housand dollar 7
06-22-06, 09:58 AM
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bigcox03, get a hks twinpower.I had the same mods as you on my last fd and the tp made a big difference.its a good bang for the buck mod .pm fritzflynn,he might still have one.i bought one from him for 325.00 with the harness .
06-22-06, 12:49 PM
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i would do that right away and still may in a week or two bc it would still be helpful but im going single turbo this winter. im so tired of finicky boost.
06-22-06, 03:05 PM
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from everything that i have read on this forum,yes .unless you are going for 500+ rhp and in that case, other race ignitions are more suited for higher hp applications.
06-22-06, 08:11 PM
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The '93 RX-7 R1 posted a 1.01 lateral acceleration number which is the SAME as the new Z06 & SRT10 Viper Coupe. The RX-7 is handicapped by archane/inferior 1992 rubber (the R& T test was dine in '92 but the car was released as a '93 model). I believe with modern rubber (forget a footprint wider than a bike tire (225), say 275s), the RX-7 would EASILY exceed 1.01G.
http://www.caranddriver.com/bestcars...006-page2.html
As another poster mentioned, lateral Gs are only 1 measure of handling prowess. In any case, with modern rubber & perhaps lower tire profile, the RX-7 would likely handle just as well or better IMHO. I think after 13 - 14 yrs, we can equip the RX-7 with some modern ZR(Y) rated rubber & perhaps wider shoes.
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http://www.caranddriver.com/bestcars...006-page2.html
As another poster mentioned, lateral Gs are only 1 measure of handling prowess. In any case, with modern rubber & perhaps lower tire profile, the RX-7 would likely handle just as well or better IMHO. I think after 13 - 14 yrs, we can equip the RX-7 with some modern ZR(Y) rated rubber & perhaps wider shoes.
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06-23-06, 06:40 AM
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the PFS 3 rotor fd did run a faster lap time than the lingenfelter vette a couple years ago in that supertuner shootout..It couldnt beat the vette in the straights and finished 2nd to it.but it does show that a fd can and will out handle a modern super car when the fds suspension and tires has been updated as well.
06-25-06, 07:22 PM
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Originally Posted by wicked_rotary
Vipers are fast, but, most guys wont drive em to their potnetial, there are two guys by me that think they are badass as well and they will mess with guys at stop lights, but on the highways, they wont do anyhitng, so, i think thats a great story, love heairng things liek that
^ I agree, i've seen what happens when inexperienced drivers try to drive them to their potential. About a month ago, an 05 Viper was messing with some BMW near where i live, and somehow managed to lose control, go over the median and flip into oncoming traffic. Needless to say - fatal accident.
06-26-06, 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Revin-Rx
^ I agree, i've seen what happens when inexperienced drivers try to drive them to their potential. About a month ago, an 05 Viper was messing with some BMW near where i live, and somehow managed to lose control, go over the median and flip into oncoming traffic. Needless to say - fatal accident.
Not to be off topic, good "kill." And good for you for the Viper owners for being modest. They are ridiculously fast cars...
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Originally Posted by clean85owner
The new viper pulls just over 1g (i.e. 1.03-1.06 depending on mag) on the skidpad; yet it can't handle?
What does a stock FD pull on a skidpad? .97? .98? .99? That's less that 1, last time I checked.
Oh, but wait, it's not a 7; so "it can't handle."
What does a stock FD pull on a skidpad? .97? .98? .99? That's less that 1, last time I checked.
Oh, but wait, it's not a 7; so "it can't handle."
