run in with a Probe

[kep0ne]

had a run with a late model probe last night. 100% sure it wasn't a V6...had to be the same 4banger we had.

he had passed me up earlier on a long straight...we weren't on the freeway btw. and remembering that probes have the same engine we do, i decided to catch up and line it up with him. he looked over and i did and it turned green. we both rolled off the line...i punched it and he followed suit. then the dreaded 1-2 shift...i lost about half a car due to that crappy shift. hit redline in 2nd...3rd...started pulling on him. it was dead even by the time we got close to the red light ahead...felt like a good run, but definitely had me begging for a turbo...or at least a better shifter.

 

[kep0ne]

reading on specs of the last model probe that came out...it had to have been a V6...the I4 in the base Probe was pretty weak...on par with civics and such. so maybe i kept up with a V6?

the base probe gt (V6) had 164hp/160lbs, compared to the I4 118/124...a bit hard to decide as i don't know what they put out to the wheels.

i wish i would have spoken to the guy after...

either way i had fun...but what do you guys think?

 

[smp3000]

Let me tell you. I installed the B&M short shifter yesterday, and it would have helped you, BUT the 1-2 shift is still bad. I don't know why it's so bad. 2-3 and 3-4 are instantanious though.

 

[1sty]

That 1-2 shift is almost impossible under boost!

 

[Captain KRM P5]

One of my coworkers owns a 93 Probe with the six cylinder and a five speed. I was able to completely burn her on several runs across the parking lot for s**** and giggles. I thought it might have been due to her shifting, but she let my best friend take the wheel for a run and still held him all the way into fourth gear. Around fourth gear is when you run out of Home Depot parking lot to drive on

After driving the car myself it is readily apparent the similarities between it and other Mazdas. Same car as the MX6 basically, is it not? Retains the zoom-zoominess of other Mazdas.

 

[1sty]

It is basicly the same car. Like most ford mazda combos the probe was intended to be less luxurious cutting price when compared to the MX-6.

 

[dolphin]

The Probe GT V-6 and the MX-6 LS V-6 had the same engine but slightly different tuning. IIRC the Mazda had a little less HP but more torque. I have both a 1993 MX-6 V-6 and an MP3 and the MX-6 is faster in a straight line than the MP3. The MP3 is faster in the turns. The early MX-6's were a little lighter and thus a little quicker than the later cars. My MX-6 is about one half second quicker to 60 MPH than my MP3, 7.6 sec vs 8.2.