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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 07:46 PM
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Whoever said Talon's are pieces of crap is wrong. They may have problems but they are really fast and nice cars when done right. My friend has a 96 talon tsi, when we were both stock we were 100% dead even. He recently got upper intercooler piping and a 1st gen bov, and a 3 inch catback. He pulls good on me now. The talon you raced definitely was stock because if he had any mods, he would have pulled on you. Exaust work does wonders for turbo cars. It pisses me off to hear people talk **** on cars they dont know anything about, especially ones my friends own. So learn more about the car before you say stupid stuff.
Old Mar 20, 2005 | 07:59 PM
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Whoever said Talon's are pieces of crap is wrong. They may have problems but they are really fast and nice cars when done right. My friend has a 96 talon tsi, when we were both stock we were 100% dead even. He recently got upper intercooler piping and a 1st gen bov, and a 3 inch catback. He pulls good on me now. The talon you raced definitely was stock because if he had any mods, he would have pulled on you. Exaust work does wonders for turbo cars. It pisses me off to hear people talk **** on cars they dont know anything about, especially ones my friends own. So learn more about the car before you say stupid stuff.
wow. you're a tool. read the whole post. i'm sure you were talkin to me because i said they were crap. i also said they can be made fast for very little money. they're just not very reliable cars. besides, not all talons are AWD and turbo. you don't know if he was racing a tsi or an esi. he doesn't even know. sounds like you're the one who needs to learn more before saying stupid stuff.
Old Mar 20, 2005 | 08:48 PM
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Whoever said Talon's are pieces of crap is wrong. They may have problems but they are really fast and nice cars when done right. My friend has a 96 talon tsi, when we were both stock we were 100% dead even. He recently got upper intercooler piping and a 1st gen bov, and a 3 inch catback. He pulls good on me now. The talon you raced definitely was stock because if he had any mods, he would have pulled on you. Exaust work does wonders for turbo cars. It pisses me off to hear people talk **** on cars they dont know anything about, especially ones my friends own. So learn more about the car before you say stupid stuff.
wow. you're a tool. read the whole post. i'm sure you were talkin to me because i said they were crap. i also said they can be made fast for very little money. they're just not very reliable cars. besides, not all talons are AWD and turbo. you don't know if he was racing a tsi or an esi. he doesn't even know. sounds like you're the one who needs to learn more before saying stupid stuff.
sry, i wasnt talking to you when i said learn more about the car. You're the only one in this thread who actually new specs and facts. Trust me, i wasnt attcking you, some other people just said some stuff i didnt agree with. But you were right when you said they are not very good cars on the whole, if you're looking for a reliable car, dont get a talon.
Old Mar 20, 2005 | 08:54 PM
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I know all talons arent awd turbos, the esi is a non turbo front wheel drive...now thats a waste of money. unreliable and slow. awd tsi's are nice cars tho. 1st gens are easier to make faster but 2nd gens, imo, look better.
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So say i run into a TSI, turbo all wheel drive, what kinda times for an average person am i looking at???
Old Mar 20, 2005 | 09:50 PM
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sorry, JonBeast. i just thought that was directed at me since i said it was a PoS overall.

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Old Mar 20, 2005 | 11:14 PM
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If ur friend has one, what kind of engine is in it?
Old Mar 20, 2005 | 11:58 PM
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So say i run into a TSI, turbo all wheel drive, what kinda times for an average person am i looking at???
stock-high 14s, low 15s. They turn times in the 1/4 about the same as 96-98 GTs. Stock for stock they'll give you a good run, it's a drivers race. Me and my friend ran from about 15 mph one time and we were absolutely and completely dead even. I didn't pull on him and he didn't pull on me, it was amazing. We prolly took it up to about 80 and we didn't move at all. He recently just did a couple mods and now he pulls on me. But after I get my gears and a shifter I should be right up next to him again.
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sorry, JonBeast. i just thought that was directed at me since i said it was a PoS overall.

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Dont worry about it, i hate when i make posts when i dont really read everything, sometimes i dont think.
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If ur friend has one, what kind of engine is in it?
2.0L DOHC inline 4cyl
95-98 T-25 stock turbo, runs stock 13lbs i think
My friends is a 96 Talon TSI AWD



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