Ive Been Formally Challenged To Race This Weekend

[Fuzz420]

Heres the scenerio, my buddy calls and says he wants to go to the track to beat up on the ol supra lol.

The Challenger Has a 94 3000gt sl.
His mods are. Intake, Custom borla catback, fidanza flywheel, and i believe a clutchmasters clutch.

My mods are intake, exaust(no muffler), and light weight driveshaft.

We havent decided on a day exactly its between this friday or sunday @ clay city (for you locals)

This will be both our first times at the track. We both have similar mods and were both n/a. This will be front wheel vs. rear wheel drive. I really have my hands full with this one. Ive rode in his car and it feels strong, so my best bet is to get him on the line and hope i can hold him back.

If anyone has any pointers im open for all suggestions, and secondly everyone cross your fingers and hope i dont break anything.

 

[Selz202]

Pretty sure you will rock him... his car is heavy as shit.

 

[Mk3runner]

3000gt sl's are crap. its the single cam version. making roughly 160hp not sure if its to the fly or to the ground. either way you'll win.. we think supras are tanks well these things are HEAVY and unless you got the power to back it its weak. even with its mods its nothing.

 

[tissimo]

when I first got my 7m running I raced a SL.. I had my timing set wrong (bad tps) and it was slow as piss.. ran a best of 16.3 at 86 or something.. and I beat the SL.. bone stock turbo car with -10* timing (10* After TDC), haha..

 

[Mk3runner]

so, to put it short.. your gonna hand his ass to him and send him crying to his mother.

 

[IJ.]

Did he slap you with a glove?

 

[Mk3runner]

Did he slap you with a glove?

why do that? bare handed beating always seems more efficient.

 

[boostadikt]

^^^^because thats how to formally challenge someone to a duel..... yeah Sl's suck balls, go read the dragstrip success thread and learn to cut a light don't wait till green

 

[IJ.]

I tried to find a pic of Homer "Glove slapping" people

 

[boostadikt]

that episode was great, lol...... im gonna search now

edit: I give up ......... back on topic

 

[Fuzz420]

Thanks guys for the confidence. I figured i would race with out my spare and such too loose a few lbs. Also i was under the impression that the sl, tho still heavy, is still lighter than our cars. Also if i wanted to go mod for mod with him my clutch and flywheel is in the basement

 

[Godspeed]

my wifes camry can outrun 3000gt sl thay are pig heavy. and unless they are awd TT they are gonna lose to you no ?'s

 

[dbsupra90]

good luck man!

best thing i can tell you is between now and then go work on your launch. the 60' is critical. even if by some stretch his car is faster, you can outdrive him and win.

 

[MDCmotorsports]

Well you'll have your oil line kit on friday so maybe you should put on the turbo.

 

[Boost Lee]

3000gt sl's are crap. its the single cam version. making roughly 160hp not sure if its to the fly or to the ground. either way you'll win.. we think supras are tanks well these things are HEAVY and unless you got the power to back it its weak. even with its mods its nothing.

Holy cow. How close minded can one be?

First off, the Mitsubishi 3000GT SL's were 6G72 [DOHC 3.0 Litre V6].

Second off, have you personally ridden in a 3000GT before?
In comparison to a naturally aspirated A70, they aren't exactly slow.

As for weight, curb weight for curb weight, given an A70 and a Z15A both are well equipped, they aren't far off from each other at all.

Horsepower: A standard 3000GT SL was 225bhp and 205lb/ft's.
Aside from torque, wasn't far off from a 7M-GE.

Get your facts straight next time, please.

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As for said topic: It totally depends on how good of shape both cars are in.
I previously owned a '95 SL for the longest time....until I eventually went with a single turbo conversion. With the full dual exhaust, air filter, clutch, flywheel and a few other small things, it would sure as hell get up and go for as heavy as it was, then again it was in great shape.

Given you get off the line quick (Heavy FWD's like to spin off the line ), you should be able to hold him off as long as everything goes smoothly.

Good luck to you. :icon_razz

-Jeff

 

[Fuzz420]

good luck man!

best thing i can tell you is between now and then go work on your launch. the 60' is critical. even if by some stretch his car is faster, you can outdrive him and win.

Thats what im hoping for is a good launch

Well you'll have your oil line kit on friday so maybe you should put on the turbo.

That would be plain mean , plus i already told him he could have a stab cause once i go boosted i'd break his heart :naughty: His responce was nitrous blah blah blah

Holy cow. How close minded can one be?

First off, the Mitsubishi 3000GT SL's were 6G72 [DOHC 3.0 Litre V6].

Second off, have you personally ridden in a 3000GT before?
In comparison to a naturally aspirated A70, they aren't exactly slow.

As for weight, curb weight for curb weight, given an A70 and a Z15A both are well equipped, they aren't far off from each other at all.

Horsepower: A standard 3000GT SL was 225bhp and 205lb/ft's.
Aside from torque, wasn't far off from a 7M-GE.

Get your facts straight next time, please.

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As for said topic: It totally depends on how good of shape both cars are in.
I previously owned a '95 SL for the longest time....until I eventually went with a single turbo conversion. With the full dual exhaust, air filter, clutch, flywheel and a few other small things, it would sure as hell get up and go for as heavy as it was, then again it was in great shape.

Given you get off the line quick (Heavy FWD's like to spin off the line ), you should be able to hold him off as long as everything goes smoothly.

Good luck to you. :icon_razz

-Jeff

His car is in great condition, very well kept so thats what i mean by it feels strong. Like you have said, it does like to spin hard from a launch when ive rode with him.

Im hoping for a good launch and my good tq. to get me out front real quick but my optimal shift is about 5500 for me so if all is well my supra wont fell me if i go by the drag thread

 

[CSquared]

:biglaugh: an epic battle for the ages.

 

[themadhatter]

close in weight close in power so all i can say is rwd ftw

 

[starscream5000]

Given you get off the line quick (Heavy FWD's like to spin off the line ), you should be able to hold him off as long as everything goes smoothly.

Good luck to you. :icon_razz

-Jeff

No fuckin shit . I'm rocking the 6g72 in my 3g and it's not a slouch for an NA (just intake, catback, and shifter). I'm sure my car's lighter than a 3000GT (but I'm not sure). If he can launch his car, you're in trouble. Practice, practice, practice.

 

[Boost Lee]

I'm terrible.

I owned a '95 3000GT and then I also owned an '02 3G...

What the eff was wrong with me? :nono:

But the 3G was uber reliable. I miss it sometimes.........for daily driving. :biglaugh:

-Jeff