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PhyschoMP3 said:
sorry to disappoint you ...but yes...so did the P-5....THAT is not the article I was refering to....that article only tested about what? 7 different cars?
the particular TABLE I mentioned was listed in the back of the july or august C&D or R&T...I don't remember which...and it listed ALL 258 cars it had tested so far.....not just some small select 7 or so.....and YES....the P-5 did out run the vette for that year in the 600 foot solom.....as I stated before...not by much...but it did.....quite an accomplishment for what SOME consider an econobox grocery getter......
(stash)
falkofire said:
Hey man, waz up! Nobody said ANYTHING about 1/4 mile times. Of course the 'vette would tear up p-5's, mp3's, in the 1/4 mile, but, we're talking 600 ft slalom here. The 'vette was close. I'am not surprised. We have world class handling in the p-5, MP3, and MSP. Any time you are in so cal maybe you would like to go up against my friend's 1974 Chevy Luv P-U loaded with a 396 big block and four speed trans?
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falkofire said:
Too bad you live so far away, I'd take you up on that...
(Heh, I own a P5, but I wouldn't be driving it... )
I raced a mostly stock (Borla exhaust, and diff. intake) 00' Auto. Corvette Coupe at the 1/8 track 3 weekends ago. (2 runs) It was fun, but not as impressive as I figured it would be. A fairly stock 98' Z28 beat him after I did...
Don't misunderstand me though, the Corvette is an awesome car, with a well established history... but there is no sense comparing straight line power between a Vette and a Protege'...
My offer is that I can piss farther than you can.
sundevilMP5
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dj5tyle5 said:
integras(not rsx) are probably the closest thing when comparing handling but still not very close...civics are decent but still the grip isn't there...240s, well stock i felt like i was going to flip over in my friend's car, there was so much body roll
and yes a corvette is an awesome car no denying it but i still find it amazing that a cheap econo box like ours can handle just as good or better then a corvette and many other cars...but if i had to choose i'd go with the corvette...
Hehe. That's the funniest thing I've read. Someone actually thinking a sedan would outrun a vette in the 1/4 mile. lol. Oh wait, let me grab the JIC drag protege. Maybe that thing will do it. That's like apples to oranges.
If you want to outrun the MP3 in the slalom you'd better have a Z06 though. hehe.
I consider the Protege5 to be an incredible handling car. My P5 will outhandle a MP3 and all I had to do was upgrade my suspension to fully integrated coilovers. My s*** rides good too.
IMHO, I don't think integras can come close in stock form. The Type R is another story, but Hondas FWD chasis engineering still has a ways to go.
The Protege is the best damn handling FWD car I've ever been in quite a few. I'm sure Nuke has been in even more. I mean, I have almost a decade on some of you and nuke probably has a decade on me. hehe.
Finally, with regards to your offer. Bring the vette down here to Cali where that convertible should be. I'll be waiting with my 1.3L wankel and I'll see if I can run down your V8 with over four times the displacement. hehe. I'd still be the underdog but it would make for an interesting race. s*** I'd run you in the miata if I had a standalone on it.
LAters, Rish
If you want to outrun the MP3 in the slalom you'd better have a Z06 though. hehe.
I consider the Protege5 to be an incredible handling car. My P5 will outhandle a MP3 and all I had to do was upgrade my suspension to fully integrated coilovers. My s*** rides good too.
IMHO, I don't think integras can come close in stock form. The Type R is another story, but Hondas FWD chasis engineering still has a ways to go.
The Protege is the best damn handling FWD car I've ever been in quite a few. I'm sure Nuke has been in even more. I mean, I have almost a decade on some of you and nuke probably has a decade on me. hehe.
Finally, with regards to your offer. Bring the vette down here to Cali where that convertible should be. I'll be waiting with my 1.3L wankel and I'll see if I can run down your V8 with over four times the displacement. hehe. I'd still be the underdog but it would make for an interesting race. s*** I'd run you in the miata if I had a standalone on it.
LAters, Rish
Oh yeah, wheelguruuu only had to worry about the hachis. RWD, known for drift. All you initial D peeps know what I mean. hehe. But for a FWD car to run that close to the most notarized drift car is phenomenal.
I think Falko just needs some JIC FLT-A2's and a Spool Stage 4 kit to increase his awareness of how sick his car can be with regards to performance.
I think Falko just needs some JIC FLT-A2's and a Spool Stage 4 kit to increase his awareness of how sick his car can be with regards to performance.
ARD MP5 said:
HEY HEY HEY RISHIE!!! WATCH IT THERE!! lol (stash)
and IF you were to bring it to south cali...and you are anywhere around Orange.....and you happen to run up next to a medium blue 1967 VW Bug, and you look at the driver and he nods at you, you may want to think twice about what you are about to do....no need to get egg on your face in public, OR....get ready to get your ass spanked and good.....
its all VW....and its streat legal....and NO it has NO NOS....its all NA and breathing fire....its a friend of mine....and he will smoke your meat! ZO6 OR NOT.
lol. Sorry Nuke. Didn't mean to divulge "ancient" onformation. hehe. j/k.
With regards to outhandling the other wagons I'm very confident. The only to worry about would be the WRX and that's if he's done some work dialing it in.
As for power you may have something to worry about here and there, but power doesn't mean too much on a road course. Best weighing each vehicles attributes along with it's price.
With regards to outhandling the other wagons I'm very confident. The only to worry about would be the WRX and that's if he's done some work dialing it in.
As for power you may have something to worry about here and there, but power doesn't mean too much on a road course. Best weighing each vehicles attributes along with it's price.
