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Originally Posted by sikbyrd350
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Originally Posted by Fasterthanyou
I hate 4 cylinders that don't rev into the 5 digits. Turbo, nitrous, AWD, heck, I don't care if it comes with a flux capacitor it still sounds like my 2-stroke weed-wacker.
Racing a 4-cylinder is like putting a kick me sign on your back, why do that to yourself? 6 is better but when you can get 8's as cheap as you can in the states why insult your fellow American's by buying and then RACING a 4-banger? I've yet to be impressed with even the evo's. Sure they're in the 12's but last time I checked the fastest evo was still hunting for single digits. How many "old" v8's have we all seen in the single digits, there, nuff said.
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yeah, I agree with your feeling about the "killer bee" sound, BUT a lot of the turbo 4-awd cars are badass. I've only put $2K worth of parts into my EVO and am getting 335awhp(425 crank) in a car I can drag, autoX, hell even rally...or more importantly, drive year-round in NJ, traction problem free.
And EVO's have been in single digits for over a year now...the first one was built right in Edison at TurboTrix. It was also running heavier than stock weight(stupid ricer system's, I know, but that says somthing right there). |
Don't get me wrong. Being not impressed doesn't mean I don't like them! It's very hard to impress me. As for the TurboTrix evo, is that the bright orange metallic one? If so, I saw it last year and it wasn't running single digits, it was pulling mid to high 10's, I've even got a picture of it somewhere. They were still hunting for the 9's so it must have been REALLY late last season (fall) or this season that they broke that barrier. I talked to the guys running that car and they seemed rather... ah... dumb. Look at the cost of running 9's in an evo and then look at it with a v8 old school method. Again, don't get me wrong, I'd love to have an evo but they're just too darn expensive for what I've seen bringing me back to my point of why race a 4 cylinder when there are lots of v8 choices that'll give you more bang for the buck. If being different is your thing that so be it. Just don't expect me to give you any kind of respect for racing a 4-cylinder. Make it fast and impress me, THEN we'll talk... I'm still waiting to be impressed.
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