But a 200whp protege will whoop a WRX,Type S, GSR, LS vtec hatch's ect
I believe that because I have seen first gen probe turbos beet those cars but not WRX. LS integra really isnt much. Everyone remember one thing, yes the import scene has finally got respect but there was a time people laughed at hondas going to the racetrack and said they wouldnt be anything. People stayed with it and made it something and now it is not to hard to build a 10 second honda for a good price, but it wasnt always that way and they worked hard and got to that level. Now if your heart isnt in the protege I wouldnt try to make it fast because we are not at that level, but I belioeve we are in the right direction thanks to people like terry and Mazda trying to push their cars back into their performance roots. Also anyone who has been into imports for a while and not just to the recent boom or the fast and the furious will remember that when FWD imports were geeting into the 10,s and 9,s horsepowere wasnt the problem but suspension and keeping the power to the floor. Their is more to qurater mile times and speed then just horsepower. Fwd are different then Rwd and have different all around needs.
Oh and a first gen probe/MX-6 puts out about 170 lbs trq at around 4300 RPM and ways less then a pro. You could easily have a first gen into high thirteens with about 1000 - 1500 dollars.
I believe that because I have seen first gen probe turbos beet those cars but not WRX. LS integra really isnt much. Everyone remember one thing, yes the import scene has finally got respect but there was a time people laughed at hondas going to the racetrack and said they wouldnt be anything. People stayed with it and made it something and now it is not to hard to build a 10 second honda for a good price, but it wasnt always that way and they worked hard and got to that level. Now if your heart isnt in the protege I wouldnt try to make it fast because we are not at that level, but I belioeve we are in the right direction thanks to people like terry and Mazda trying to push their cars back into their performance roots. Also anyone who has been into imports for a while and not just to the recent boom or the fast and the furious will remember that when FWD imports were geeting into the 10,s and 9,s horsepowere wasnt the problem but suspension and keeping the power to the floor. Their is more to qurater mile times and speed then just horsepower. Fwd are different then Rwd and have different all around needs.
Oh and a first gen probe/MX-6 puts out about 170 lbs trq at around 4300 RPM and ways less then a pro. You could easily have a first gen into high thirteens with about 1000 - 1500 dollars.
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