it's believeable the Evo most likely wasn't even broken in yet...my IX took till after 2000 miles to *feel* truly in its element

the IX 5 and 6 speed share *almost* the same first 4 gears...it's after 110mph the MR should pull on the 5spd due to an extra gear, assuming stock gear ratio/final drives etc

 

i barley pull on my freinds evo mr and im SCed running 8-9 lbs of boost. I eventually pull on hit top of 3rd and so on.. bud dead even. If he only pulled on you 1 car off the start and then you maintained it? Im wondering where the other 100 hps came from to even allow you to hang in there?

 

evo9 mr + shitty driver < s2k + good driver.
I never see compliments. Too many times ONLY about what's SUPPOSED to happen.

good kill. I hope you run into him again to spank him once more.
.. but don't get caught!

 

lol, if you guys read the post he just got the car, im asuming he wasent used to it and the car was brand new and not broken in yet. Yea im hoping to run into him again when i get my headers, test pipe, and exhaust just to see what will happen.

 

+ 1

 

I agree... S2k's are fun! they are not fast like an EVO

 

a stock 9 will not DESTROY a stock s2k...granted it should beat it by about 2 cars...but from a 3rd gear roll from my experience the s2k should win.

My roomate has a 9, i Have an s2k and an evo 8...
He now has a flash and will definetly walk my s2k...he ran a 12.5 with a boost controller, flash, and exhaust.

stock he ran a 13.3 and i ran a 13.98 in my s2k...so from a roll it wouldnt be bad.

I would kill my 8 in the s2k from a roll as well. the 9 is definetly faster.

 

yea i was just about to say that his story is believable bc i beat an Evo 8 pretty handily in my S2K. my S is much more modded than the OP's, but nonetheless, i walked an 8 easily. BUT you said the 9's are def faster so i guess me walking an 8 has nothing to do with this.

 

I test drove the Evo 9 SE yesterday. Then drove the Evo 9 MR right afterwards...The car has some balls, no doubt...But did not feel llike it was much faster then a stock s2000, honestly. Maybe a little down low, but you also have to realize the Evo's making it's power from 3500-almost redline, where as the S2K has to be in it's powerband. It's much easier to drive the Evo. Or should I say race it with that broad powerband. But still even on the highway, it felt like it lost it's left nut once I shifted into 4th gear and stayed on it. I looked at the salesman and asked him if he honestly expected me to pay $38,400 for the MR before tax, tag, and title. and he said why not? Yeah...Maybe if they were going for 28K i'd have a bit more of a serious consideration...But no way did that car ride like a $40,000 car. Nice, but over priced IMO.

 

you can get an Evo RS for 25,999, a GSR for 27,999 and an MR for like 32,500 or so.