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Originally posted by Stinger00: svt's run low 15's for the most part
v6's run 16-17's
and zetecs kinda walk
all news about is about tours that have been beat no tours have beat other cars? lol
-jasonDude SORRY my MY Zetec runs 16's.... even in BAD track conditions. I ran a 16.858 last sat slipping off the line all day nobody was getting traction. and I bet if I could of gripped off the line it would of been atleast a 16.5 or better and I have less than $400 invested in performance parts... a few more things under the hood and I could break into the 15's and when I get terry's turbo well... we will see how SLOW a Zetec is...  and back to the subject at hand... beaten beatles (nonturboed), neons, Focus, auto V6 mustang, beaten by, MTX V6 contour (modded), WS6 formula, BMW 5 series (not sure what model not M)
Joe Hartley "yes I know it's a MTX Zetec but it beats having a ATX Duratec" Champagne 96 GL MTX some mods dynoed at 114.2whp and 124.4wtq (pre CTA intake) 16.858 @ 80.76mph (yes it's slow but still faster than D Davis) AIM: ZetecRacing My Site My Profile
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'98 Mystique LS V6 MTX
"Unprofessional driver, wide open course."
#9 - Hitting .400 for ever
"Wake up the damn Bambino; I'll drill him in the ass." -- Pedro Martinez
"The MTX75 was not designed to be a drag racing transmission" -- Terry Haines
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Originally posted by RaCeLoGiC:
some 4 cylinders will beat v8 i was scared someone would say buy v8 but that takes all the fun out of modding it your self anyone can go out and buy a fast car but its hard to make a slow car fast. Where did you go to school? Did you ever take a grammar class?
Nick
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Mods: K&N, Jet-PCM
Lowered with Eibach's and on 18's,Clear Sidemarkers,Tinted all around, badgeless
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Hey guys, I am not surprised that you have so many problems with your cars, particularly with the trannies. CSVTs are sport sedans, they are not built for the race track. F1 cars are designed to go at 350 km/h and more with huge accelerations but their engines, suspensions and trannies are not meant to live beyond 1000 km. 
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I beat a Tempo once  I also beat a Porsche once down a 1/4 mile stretch of road, but I think he stopped trying after about 70mph. So did I really beat him if he didn't try? 
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Originally posted by RaCeLoGiC:
some 4 cylinders will beat v8 i was scared someone would say buy v8 but that takes all the fun out of modding it your self anyone can go out and buy a fast car but its hard to make a slow car fast. FlAwEdLoGiC: it's all a relative comparison in those classes. I take a slow car (my Contour) and hop it up and compare it to other slow cars that are hopped up. I'll then take a fast car (my Vette) and hop it up and then compare it to other fast cars that have been hopped up. Keeping cars in their respective classes, hopping it up to make it faster than your competition requires the same effort/skill/tech expertise to keep it on top. Example: Taking two vipers and modding each one to try to make it faster than the other is just as difficult as taking two contours and making one faster than the other. Notice the line in my sig... "How fast do you want to go?" That's a lot of it in ANY class of racing. As for an "already fast car" taking the fun out of it, they are both fun to hop up, and each is just as expensive!
I love my Contour to death, but my 'vette is still my #1 baby.
There's money to be made in racing. I should know. I put a lot of it there.
You can make a small fortune in racing. Start with a large one.
How fast do you want to go...how much money do you have?
You can fix a lot of things, but you can't fix stupid!
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All these races were at the drag strip, right? Benchracers....
1991 GVR4
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Keep in mind that streetracing will get a thread locked. Keep it on the racetrack. Racing is dangerous enough for the participants, we don't need to spread the risk to someone who is not involved.
It's all about balance.
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Originally posted by RaCeLoGiC:
some 4 cylinders will beat v8 i was scared someone would say buy v8 but that takes all the fun out of modding it your self anyone can go out and buy a fast car but its hard to make a slow car fast. Making a diesel fast, now that's going to be fun!
P. Valdez 1998 VW Jetta TDI 1.9L I4 direct injection turbo diesel 5 speed manual no mods, no money AIM:PackRatTDI My exhaust smells better than yours.
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Originally posted by Rara:
Keep in mind that streetracing will get a thread locked. Keep it on the racetrack. Racing is dangerous enough for the participants, we don't need to spread the risk to someone who is not involved. I beat Rara pretty bad on the highway once... :p Sorry couldn't resist. -Mark
You can do something for Love...
You can do something for Money...
But there is nothing quite so satisfying as doing something out of Spite.
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