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Old 08-09-2011, 02:25 AM
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Yeah he needs to compare apples to apples heres a vid down here in fla he should see. A 12 psi turbo vette vs a 28 psi supra. Guess who wins every time
http://www.streetfire.net/video/twin...zo6_720396.htm
Old 08-09-2011, 08:12 AM
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Race him and video it! Some people get all butt hurt to see a Vette lose a race, but I for one think it would be a good video!
Old 08-09-2011, 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by Varmit
road course his tonka toy and see how he holds up against you!!! Boost wiil do him a lot of good in the twisties!!! That is what your car is designed for, play to your strenghts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Old 08-09-2011, 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by notlikemez06
Yeah he needs to compare apples to apples heres a vid down here in fla he should see. A 12 psi turbo vette vs a 28 psi supra. Guess who wins every time
http://www.streetfire.net/video/twin...zo6_720396.htm
gandy bridge?
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gandy bridge?
No not gandy, not tampa. Think its down by the Keys

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Old 08-09-2011, 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by cobra3
My friend at work has a built supra and he is always trying to get me to run him. I tell him that its a major waist of time because I have nothing for him. Just wondering if anyone has had the plessure of running any supra's , I know they are fast and really mean cars because I have been behind the wheel on 18 psi and this thing is a monster. On race gas he runs about 33 psi and holy crap its mean and its a street car he drives to work. Just thought I would throw the question out there and see if anyone has had the plessure .
Wait a minute? A guy with over $10k into the motor wants to race a stock car? Sounds like a typical MK4 owner to me LOL.

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Exactly! Dude sounds like a D-bag wanting to race a virtually stock corvette against his fully built 33 psi Supra.
Been in that crowd long enough and couldn't have said it better. That is hands down the best way to describe those guys.

Tell him to make it a fair race and remove the turbos. NA vs NA, see how he likes that LMAO. Or you can remind him that his car HAS to be modified to beat yours. That wins over any race. Done it a few times LOL.

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Originally Posted by jeremyttt
gandy bridge?
I have not lived in clearwater in about 10 years! didnt think they still raced on gandy
Old 08-09-2011, 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by notlikemez06
Yeah he needs to compare apples to apples heres a vid down here in fla he should see. A 12 psi turbo vette vs a 28 psi supra. Guess who wins every time
http://www.streetfire.net/video/twin...zo6_720396.htm
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Originally Posted by notlikemez06
Yeah he needs to compare apples to apples heres a vid down here in fla he should see. A 12 psi turbo vette vs a 28 psi supra. Guess who wins every time
http://www.streetfire.net/video/twin...zo6_720396.htm
I've seen Miatas give Corvettes a run for their money, on certain tracks.
There are "horses for courses".

On the street, pound for pound and dollar for dollar, I'll take a Vette.
Old 08-09-2011, 02:10 PM
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This thread is a "waist"...
Old 08-09-2011, 02:55 PM
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My friend has a '96 tt. BPU mods, front mount, suspension upgrades, boost controller, etc. Its a beast but never had the pleasure of running him, although i'd probably lose, but it does all come down to the driver. Any boosted, turbo vehicle is easy to modify and dollar for dollar responds the greatest to mods. What do they say, 8-10hp for every psi increase...so increase boost 5 psi can equal 40-50hp...for $20buks...come on! My worked talon could've got my c5 off the line no doubt, w/1.1 bar and awd, not much could've rivaled it but i'd much rather have a vette, although a s/c vette is probably a whole other animal. They were underrated at 320hp back in '93 imo though.
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Originally Posted by 1320b4you
They were underrated at 320hp back in '93 imo though.
How so?

DSport mag has a project MK4 TT 6 speed. They dynoed the car(stock) and it made 290rwhp IIRC. 5% drivetrain loss from 320 comes to ~16hp for a manual and factoring in how old the car is 290whp seems pretty spot on.

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Old 08-09-2011, 03:17 PM
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Turbos make ANYTHING fast, BIGGER turbos make anything FASTER. Stock for stock he has no chance.
Look at all these chumpstangs that add superchargers to their box. They STILL cant win and then find all sorts of excuses AFTER they lose. If they happen to win. They brag till the cows come home or until someone reminds them they won on artificial horsepower.
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I raced my friends automatic Supra(air filter raised boost etc) in my automatic 95 LT1 vette(k&n tune exhaust shift kit) and I pulled him pretty good...a stock c5 will beat a stock Supra.

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Old 08-09-2011, 08:33 PM
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My buddy's supra. In the UK.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KuEJ9...&feature=feedu

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xvPjgZcAYs&NR=1

I think he's after Veyrons!
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This will smoke any Supra, Audi, Vette, or whatever! Money is king!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owe7POAdaVs

Just kidding...but it is cool!

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Old 08-09-2011, 08:58 PM
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Originally Posted by Bullet Proof
he just wants to say he smoked your vette....guys like this pride themselves on taking some rice and modding it up to blow away sports cars like yours for bragging rights........at the end of the day you have a vette in your garage and he has a supra....personally I'd prefer the vette
You hit the nail on the head! The driver of a local modified WRX wanted to say he beat my Vette .... the two friends riding with him will testify that he can't.

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Old 08-10-2011, 03:28 AM
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Watch the gas gauge - you can see it dropping like a rock, lol!
Old 08-10-2011, 07:14 AM
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Originally Posted by hyp3r3xt3nsion
Watch the gas gauge - you can see it dropping like a rock, lol!
No kidding!

About 6 or 7 years ago when I had my supercharged Mustang, I used to laugh when his old Supra broke 400 rwhp on the dyno! LOL!! No laughing now!!
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It all depends on the level of the mods. From the sound of it he has more than a little work done to it. The smae would hold true for the vette with similar mods. Here's some videos of me and my buddy years ago. I was still running low 13's bone stock with a manual and no drag experience and he was just slightly faster, lower 13's and a high 12 with an automatic and drag radials and some mods with track experience. Now he runs high 11's and I run low 12's. Both of our cars have grown over the years.

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v1...DaGrove003.mp4

We had a lot of fun racing each other because neither of us have big egos, we just truely enjoyed the day and it wasn't a my car versus your car. I wouldn't race anybody if I knew it would hurt the friendship. I have always been a fan of the supras styling. Lots of curves just like the C5.





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