3000GT vr-4
02-05-2007, 04:40 PM
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RE: 3000GT vr-4
ORIGINAL: redgt2000
a guy i work with has a vr4 with aftermarket wastegate and bov, and he pulled my friends 03 cobra from a dig by like half a car. it took a week to talk the cobra guy out of selling his car for a vr4. im like, your car is stock, do some modding and watch it come alive, he dosnt get it, he thinks he paid too much and all that, hes pissed cause i beat him and so does the vr4.
i try to keep telling him he could be faster than both of us he he would just spend a little more $$$$$ dam performance noobs!!!! plus i dont think he can drive very well, but he says he gave her all she had....
a guy i work with has a vr4 with aftermarket wastegate and bov, and he pulled my friends 03 cobra from a dig by like half a car. it took a week to talk the cobra guy out of selling his car for a vr4. im like, your car is stock, do some modding and watch it come alive, he dosnt get it, he thinks he paid too much and all that, hes pissed cause i beat him and so does the vr4.
i try to keep telling him he could be faster than both of us he he would just spend a little more $$$$$ dam performance noobs!!!! plus i dont think he can drive very well, but he says he gave her all she had....
02-22-2007, 12:21 AM
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RE: 3000GT vr-4
my old bpu vr4 ran a 12.7@109 with a 1.79 60'
I only spent about $400-$500 to run those times
I use to pull lightly modded ls1 camaros from a roll...
You guys have no idea until you have seen a healthy one in action.
ALSO, they have the smallest production turbos made. They can buy slightly bigger turbos and upgrade fuel and runhigh 11s low 12seasy
I only spent about $400-$500 to run those times
I use to pull lightly modded ls1 camaros from a roll...
You guys have no idea until you have seen a healthy one in action.
ALSO, they have the smallest production turbos made. They can buy slightly bigger turbos and upgrade fuel and runhigh 11s low 12seasy
02-22-2007, 12:47 AM
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RE: 3000GT vr-4
Timely post resurrection. I had a guy in a freshly waxed last gen red 3000GT trying to draft with me on a winding 2 lane highway near my home this past Saturday. I dunno if it was a VR4 or not, but the guy was driving it like he was too good to be stuck behind the likes of me.....only doing 10-15mph over the limit. There was no opportunities to pass because of the constant traffic and numerous curves. I finally got tired of seeing his front bumper disappear under my rearend, so I finally said **** it and dropped it into 3rd.
As I recall, he finally caught back up about 2 miles down the road when I was pumping gas at the local station. Maybe he had a regularSL and not a VR4, can't be sure. Don't think it would have helped though unless he had some mods.
They are some impressive cars, but I'd rather not have to deal with the VR4's 3700 lb curb weight. Guess you can't get AWD for nothin.[&:]
As I recall, he finally caught back up about 2 miles down the road when I was pumping gas at the local station. Maybe he had a regularSL and not a VR4, can't be sure. Don't think it would have helped though unless he had some mods.
They are some impressive cars, but I'd rather not have to deal with the VR4's 3700 lb curb weight. Guess you can't get AWD for nothin.[&:]
02-22-2007, 01:15 AM
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RE: 3000GT vr-4
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Timely post resurrection. I had a guy in a freshly waxed last gen red 3000GT trying to draft with me on a winding 2 lane highway near my home this past Saturday. I dunno if it was a VR4 or not, but the guy was driving it like he was too good to be stuck behind the likes of me.....only doing 10-15mph over the limit. There was no opportunities to pass because of the constant traffic and numerous curves. I finally got tired of seeing his front bumper disappear under my rearend, so I finally said **** it and dropped it into 3rd.
As I recall, he finally caught back up about 2 miles down the road when I was pumping gas at the local station. Maybe he had a regularSL and not a VR4, can't be sure. Don't think it would have helped though unless he had some mods.
They are some impressive cars, but I'd rather not have to deal with the VR4's 3700 lb curb weight. Guess you can't get AWD for nothin.[&:]
Timely post resurrection. I had a guy in a freshly waxed last gen red 3000GT trying to draft with me on a winding 2 lane highway near my home this past Saturday. I dunno if it was a VR4 or not, but the guy was driving it like he was too good to be stuck behind the likes of me.....only doing 10-15mph over the limit. There was no opportunities to pass because of the constant traffic and numerous curves. I finally got tired of seeing his front bumper disappear under my rearend, so I finally said **** it and dropped it into 3rd.
As I recall, he finally caught back up about 2 miles down the road when I was pumping gas at the local station. Maybe he had a regularSL and not a VR4, can't be sure. Don't think it would have helped though unless he had some mods.
They are some impressive cars, but I'd rather not have to deal with the VR4's 3700 lb curb weight. Guess you can't get AWD for nothin.[&:]
02-22-2007, 01:21 AM
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RE: 3000GT vr-4
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my old bpu vr4 ran a 12.7@109 with a 1.79 60'
I only spent about $400-$500 to run those times
I use to pull lightly modded ls1 camaros from a roll...
You guys have no idea until you have seen a healthy one in action.
ALSO, they have the smallest production turbos made. They can buy slightly bigger turbos and upgrade fuel and runhigh 11s low 12seasy
my old bpu vr4 ran a 12.7@109 with a 1.79 60'
I only spent about $400-$500 to run those times
I use to pull lightly modded ls1 camaros from a roll...
You guys have no idea until you have seen a healthy one in action.
ALSO, they have the smallest production turbos made. They can buy slightly bigger turbos and upgrade fuel and runhigh 11s low 12seasy
02-22-2007, 01:28 AM
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RE: 3000GT vr-4
ORIGINAL: JD1969
You must have run some VERY lightly modded LS1's.
ORIGINAL: sipynsyrup
my old bpu vr4 ran a 12.7@109 with a 1.79 60'
I only spent about $400-$500 to run those times
I use to pull lightly modded ls1 camaros from a roll...
You guys have no idea until you have seen a healthy one in action.
ALSO, they have the smallest production turbos made. They can buy slightly bigger turbos and upgrade fuel and runhigh 11s low 12seasy
my old bpu vr4 ran a 12.7@109 with a 1.79 60'
I only spent about $400-$500 to run those times
I use to pull lightly modded ls1 camaros from a roll...
You guys have no idea until you have seen a healthy one in action.
ALSO, they have the smallest production turbos made. They can buy slightly bigger turbos and upgrade fuel and runhigh 11s low 12seasy
02-22-2007, 04:01 AM
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RE: 3000GT vr-4
ORIGINAL: JD1969
You must have run some VERY lightly modded LS1's.
ORIGINAL: sipynsyrup
my old bpu vr4 ran a 12.7@109 with a 1.79 60'
I only spent about $400-$500 to run those times
I use to pull lightly modded ls1 camaros from a roll...
You guys have no idea until you have seen a healthy one in action.
ALSO, they have the smallest production turbos made. They can buy slightly bigger turbos and upgrade fuel and runhigh 11s low 12seasy
my old bpu vr4 ran a 12.7@109 with a 1.79 60'
I only spent about $400-$500 to run those times
I use to pull lightly modded ls1 camaros from a roll...
You guys have no idea until you have seen a healthy one in action.
ALSO, they have the smallest production turbos made. They can buy slightly bigger turbos and upgrade fuel and runhigh 11s low 12seasy
BUT put bigger turbos on the vr4 and do some weight reduction and you will have a monster.. bigger turbos can be off a junkyard dsm and all you will need is fuel and a tune
02-22-2007, 04:03 AM
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RE: 3000GT vr-4
ORIGINAL: Fryguy22
Thats because the LS1 is god of all motors............................................ .................................................. ...............................
ORIGINAL: JD1969
You must have run some VERY lightly modded LS1's.
ORIGINAL: sipynsyrup
my old bpu vr4 ran a 12.7@109 with a 1.79 60'
I only spent about $400-$500 to run those times
I use to pull lightly modded ls1 camaros from a roll...
You guys have no idea until you have seen a healthy one in action.
ALSO, they have the smallest production turbos made. They can buy slightly bigger turbos and upgrade fuel and runhigh 11s low 12seasy
my old bpu vr4 ran a 12.7@109 with a 1.79 60'
I only spent about $400-$500 to run those times
I use to pull lightly modded ls1 camaros from a roll...
You guys have no idea until you have seen a healthy one in action.
ALSO, they have the smallest production turbos made. They can buy slightly bigger turbos and upgrade fuel and runhigh 11s low 12seasy
lt1>ls1 if built right
02-22-2007, 04:07 AM
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RE: 3000GT vr-4
ORIGINAL: sw07gt
The curb weight on our S197's is close to that.
ORIGINAL: ThisBlood147
They are some impressive cars, but I'd rather not have to deal with the VR4's 3700 lb curb weight. Guess you can't get AWD for nothin.[&:]
They are some impressive cars, but I'd rather not have to deal with the VR4's 3700 lb curb weight. Guess you can't get AWD for nothin.[&:]
02-22-2007, 04:39 AM
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RE: 3000GT vr-4
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Negative. Curb weight on a base model S197 GT coupe is 3483 lbs. Roughly 3500 if you want to figure in a few options. Now look at the VR4.........curb weight is 3737 lbs. That's almost 500 lbs heavier than the preceeding SL model, which weighs only 3,263 lbs. The AWD drivetrain obviously adds alot of weight there.
ORIGINAL: sw07gt
The curb weight on our S197's is close to that.
ORIGINAL: ThisBlood147
They are some impressive cars, but I'd rather not have to deal with the VR4's 3700 lb curb weight. Guess you can't get AWD for nothin.[&:]
They are some impressive cars, but I'd rather not have to deal with the VR4's 3700 lb curb weight. Guess you can't get AWD for nothin.[&:]
I own a mustang and am getting another vr4... with a few hundred dollars you can run 12s all day... how many stangs can say that???
And just because they are heavy doesnt mean they are slow... awd gets them moving from a stop(hence my 1.7 60' times on street tires)... and from a roll they have LOOOONNGG gearing which keeps them in boost... I think my old vr4 1st-50ish(top of gear)2nd-90ish 3-115ish... so they stay in there powerband