2009 "Your Car VS" Thread - RC-Monster Forums

Takedown · 12:57 PM

I made this thread to see what cars you guys are packin. Its dedicated to private races "the good, the bad, the ugly".

I want to see what you guys have beaten or been beat by with your cars. Pics, vids, and info about your car's setup and the opponents cars setup would help greatly. This thread hopefully will also help others in determining outcome of races.

I guess Ill go first.

I currently own a 2001 Buick Century Custom. It has a 3.1l v6 with around 170hp, its fwd, no upgrades but k&n intake. Ive never raced it before but it does have a good amount of power.

Im hoping to pick up an 87 toyota supra with an inline 6cyl.

lincpimp · 02.16.2009, 05:09 PM

I have a 74 yugo, it currently has an ex-nascar motor with 2002 season John Force hand ported 16-71 blower. I have a custom adapter to mate the engine with a 97 ez-go rear axle. Currently run 38" baja claws on the back with skinnies on the front. It is having some fuel issues right now, but when I ran it on aviation fuel with restrictor plates it managed a 7.93 @ 101mph on the home-made 1/4 mile track. I did not use the "nitros" but it was definitely pulling hard. The time looks a little funny as it layed over a bit on the top end, I just do not think the HEI distributor can handle 9700rpm.

As far as competition goes, I raced a rocket powered grocery cart, it was close, but the cart wrecked as it had that gimpy front caster that plauges many carts. I have a feeling that it was a walmart cart, I may not have such luck if I line up against a target cart...

I have a feeling the buick you have may take me, as my ride is rear wheel drive, and you cannot compare to a front wheel drive car for off the line traction.

JThiessen · 09.13.2009, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by lincpimp

I have a 74 yugo, it currently has an ex-nascar motor with 2002 season John Force hand ported 16-71 blower. I have a custom adapter to mate the engine with a 97 ez-go rear axle. Currently run 38" baja claws on the back with skinnies on the front. It is having some fuel issues right now, but when I ran it on aviation fuel with restrictor plates it managed a 7.93 @ 101mph on the home-made 1/4 mile track. I did not use the "nitros" but it was definitely pulling hard. The time looks a little funny as it layed over a bit on the top end, I just do not think the HEI distributor can handle 9700rpm.

As far as competition goes, I raced a rocket powered grocery cart, it was close, but the cart wrecked as it had that gimpy front caster that plauges many carts. I have a feeling that it was a walmart cart, I may not have such luck if I line up against a target cart...

I have a feeling the buick you have may take me, as my ride is rear wheel drive, and you cannot compare to a front wheel drive car for off the line traction.

LMAO!!!! Linc, I think your problem is that you are tight in, loose out...

BrianG · 02.16.2009, 05:51 PM

I just have a 2005 Mazda 3 hatchback. Supposedly ~160HP and 150ft-lb of torque. I really wanted the Speed3 (263HP) but it wasn't out yet and my current car at the time ('01 Ford Contour) was on its last leg. But wouldn't you know it; 6 months later after I bought the 3, the Speed3 came out. In about a year or two, I'll be looking again and was considering getting the Speed3, but the new Subaru WRX STi looks just about the same, but has 4WD and more power.

Anyway, here's my car:

TexasSP · 02.16.2009, 06:23 PM

I always thought Mazda dropped the ball not making the speed3 AWD like the speed6. The speed6 was a nice car as well and I would take a look at it too. I almost bought one in 06 but my wife can't drive standard and doesn't really want to so I opted not too.

BrianG · 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by TexasSP

I always thought Mazda dropped the ball not making the speed3 AWD like the speed6. The speed6 was a nice car as well and I would take a look at it too. I almost bought one in 06 but my wife can't drive standard and doesn't really want to so I opted not too.

I did look into the Speed6 because of the AWD. But I really didn't like the clutch. It worked really well for racing, but much too touchy for general driving IMO, not to mention ice/snow. I'm sure I could have gotten used to it, but I just didn't want to.

BTW: I find the 3 is plenty powerful for most daily driving. I've blown away any focus, corolla, civic, pretty much any car in its class that I've driven against.

plettenbergs · 02.16.2009, 11:05 PM

RAVIN....that is a kick ass "Z-28"...i likee!...i want a 67-68 convert

Semi Pro · 02.16.2009, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianG

I did look into the Speed6 because of the AWD. But I really didn't like the clutch. It worked really well for racing, but much too touchy for general driving IMO, not to mention ice/snow. I'm sure I could have gotten used to it, but I just didn't want to.

BTW: I find the 3 is plenty powerful for most daily driving. I've blown away any focus, corolla, civic, pretty much any car in its class that I've driven against.

you just have to get used to the clutch, its really not that bad

the big problem with the mazdaspeed 6 and 3 is direct injection, the car is so complex its hard to get hp out of the motor

TexasSP · 02.16.2009, 11:29 PM

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Originally Posted by BrianG

I did look into the Speed6 because of the AWD. But I really didn't like the clutch. It worked really well for racing, but much too touchy for general driving IMO, not to mention ice/snow. I'm sure I could have gotten used to it, but I just didn't want to.

BTW: I find the 3 is plenty powerful for most daily driving. I've blown away any focus, corolla, civic, pretty much any car in its class that I've driven against.

You're right, the clutch was rather touchy. I made the right choice in the end I got an 07 Camry XLE V6 and have loved it. It outruns my 97 Regal GS that was supercharged and honestly surprises most people.

The 3 is a nice car no doubt, and the only wagon type I think looks good.

_paralyzed_ · 11:47 PM

'98 ford van. It'll outrun, like, older slower vans. Bee-yatch.

The back of my ride:

09.13.2009, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by _paralyzed_

'98 ford van. It'll outrun, like, older slower vans. Bee-yatch.

The back of my ride:

Hahaha I love the sticker. Very cool.

mikey09120 · 02.16.2009, 11:43 PM

my bros car:
1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR4
4WD 4WS
-aluminum radiator
-single ball bearing garret turbo
-HKS blow off valve
-Tial Wastegate
-experimental clutch
-boost controller
~550HP
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsRU-...e=channel_page

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rk6hd...eature=channel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfsD-...e=channel_page

J57ltr · 02:11 PM

Do rentals apply? I had a Dodge R/T once in Georgia that ran pretty well, I smoked a small Mercades couldn't tell what it was by the grill I ran it up to a little over 120.

Then one time I got an 05' Grandprix with the supercharged 3.8L V6 it was the newest one at the time with the gen. 5 M90 supercharger. I was driving around at night and had a Sunfire pull up beside me and start reving the engine. He had the fart can and all. I smoked him off the line and into second. He followed me into a parking lot and asked what I had done to it. I laughed and told him it was a rental car.

Make sure to turn off the A/C when doing a burnout in a FWD car.

I have had a few fast cars one was an 89 Thunderbird Supercoupe with a 5speed that I did quite a few things to (OK a lot), and I have a 78 El Camino that was pretty much stock except for the intake carb, distributor, cam (210, 218 duration @ .050 .495" lift) and a 2200 stall convertor and 3.08 rear. The exhaust was still manifolds but I ran 2 1/4" into a flowmaster Y then a Torque Tech 3" single (one side of a dual system) exhaust and a Flomaster 3 chamber muffler. It ran 14.1's at 95. The SC's best run was 12.78 @ 107.

Jeff

I used to do a lot of street racing, but had a few bad things I saw happen. I had a friend that got his truck shot up because he won and saw a few bad accidents so the only time I ran my own cars was at Baytown. I don't really like street racing anymore (little older and wiser I guess), I had an idiot loose control of his car doing about 80 and just about killed a friend and I and burned down our house, and he didn't have a drivers license or insurance, Effin' illegals

http://www.sccoa.com/forums/showthre...light=Saturday

It's a little long but some great pics of a Saturn Vs a Dodge van and tree

rabosi · 02.16.2009, 06:48 PM

Up till december I had the same yr/model (w/5spd) that BrianG has. Traded that for a 09 Mazda 6S that the wife now drives. I'm now driving her 05 mazda 3i 5spd. The 3's are not very powerful but they are very nimble and fun to drive. The 6S moves pretty good with the 272 hp V6.
The reviews I've seen say the Speed 3 has a bad torque steer problem so I think you're smart going with the awd STI Brian, or the Mitsu EVO.
I haven't street raced since I was a young lad stationed in Japan in the 80's.

ravin · 08:02 PM

http://i726.photobucket.com/albums/w...9/PICT0252.jpg

gotta get some toys in the pic

http://i726.photobucket.com/albums/w...9/PICT0251.jpg

It's my 1st car I bought it in 1979 built it from the ground up over 20 years ago.the only thing I did not do was the final painting.and it's a # matching 1970 1/2 Z and I have most original parts.Now starting in the rear, 4:10 Dana 60, Doug Nash 5 speed, LT-1 350 BDS 6-71 blower and 16 nozzle NOS.It's my first attempt at posting pic's hope it works.