one huge turbo, one vw gti vr6, daily driver, and a 10.5 to boot?

Jeb_Bush_2000 · 03-29-2002, 06:57 PM

People are bad judges of a car's acceleration. Example:

I used to own a Fiero. It would put down a few feet of rubber when you dumped the clutch, and it could chirp second somtimes. I thought it was fast (I even remember bragging about how it could go 106mph...2mph faster than my friend's Monte Carlo

)

When I got my Explorer, I thought it had great pickup. It was two tons of steel powered by a 150hp V6. Oh, it ran "12s", but it only got to 60mph by then.

Then, when I drove my dad's minivan ('91 Voyager with the 3.0), I though it hauled.

When I got my Oldsmobile (240 ft-lbs at 1800rpm), I thought it hauled even harder.

Now I have my 'Stang, which would probably only turn a 14.5 if it wasn't half-gutted. When I mash it in second gear, it feels like it's going to run out from under me. It sure doesn't feel like a 14.5 car. I can't even imagine what a 12-second car feels like, let alone a 10-second.

I'm guessing it's 10.5 in the 1/8th.

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03-29-2002, 06:57 PM	#9
Jeb_Bush_2000 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Taxachusetts Posts: 374	People are bad judges of a car's acceleration. Example: I used to own a Fiero. It would put down a few feet of rubber when you dumped the clutch, and it could chirp second somtimes. I thought it was fast (I even remember bragging about how it could go 106mph...2mph faster than my friend's Monte Carlo ) When I got my Explorer, I thought it had great pickup. It was two tons of steel powered by a 150hp V6. Oh, it ran "12s", but it only got to 60mph by then. Then, when I drove my dad's minivan ('91 Voyager with the 3.0), I though it hauled. When I got my Oldsmobile (240 ft-lbs at 1800rpm), I thought it hauled even harder. Now I have my 'Stang, which would probably only turn a 14.5 if it wasn't half-gutted. When I mash it in second gear, it feels like it's going to run out from under me. It sure doesn't feel like a 14.5 car. I can't even imagine what a 12-second car feels like, let alone a 10-second. I'm guessing it's 10.5 in the 1/8th.