Driving home from work I see this White 3000GT(the generation before the latest one) with a dual single exhaust. I was thinking I was going to lose so at first I didnt want to try but as I was driving past him, he starts to speed. So I downshift to 3rd while I was going 75 and start to catch up to him. Used up 3rd and towards the end of 4th I started gaining on him....I change lane and look over as I started to pull on him. I braked after using up almost all of 5th gear. I look through the mirror and he is way back. I started to think that he gave up. I slow down to about 40 on 55MPH zone to try to race him again but he wouldn't come up to me. I wanted to at least see if it was a VR-4 or a SL but saw the tag next to the 3000GT and it read, "VR-4". I was pretty shocked. How fast are these cars anyway?? Did I get lucky??? Anyway, it was a great feeling beating the VR-4....

 

So far there have been about 4 or 5 encounters where s2000's beat the VR-4's... froma roll it would be a lot tougher though

 

What are your mods? If you are close to stock he should have walked you. You probably ran a fake VR-4, or he wasn't really racing. I don't know of any after-market exhausts that are single exit and dual tipped though. It could have been custom.. The non-turbo Stealths came with a single side dual tip. Stock, a good driver should run mid to high 13's, and have no problem cutting a sub 2 second 60' on street tires. Also, 75mph is a nice spot for a 3rd gear pull.

How do you figure? The AWD has a pretty high drivetrain loss..

 

I'm completely stock and I know he was racing. I drive past him and he starts to speed up so I went after him. I slowed down after I pulled on him and slowed down to 45 just so I can race him again. Tell me why he never tried to pass me although I was going really slow....

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by MDS2K
[B]I'm completely stock and I know he was racing.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Powelsound
[B]What are your mods? If you are close to stock he should have walked you. You probably ran a fake VR-4, or he wasn't really racing. I don't know of any after-market exhausts that are single exit and dual tipped though. It could have been custom.. The non-turbo Stealths came with a single side dual tip. Stock, a good driver should run mid to high 13's, and have no problem cutting a sub 2 second 60' on street tires. Also, 75mph is a nice spot for a 3rd gear pull.


I agree.........but please tell me you are not saying that a stock non turbo Stealth is running mid to high 13's...........I hope you are refering the the turbo Stealth or the VR4............

MDS2k,

Also, there are a lot of SL's with VR4 badges........kinda like lil' Civics with the Type R badge........know what I mean?

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by Powelsound
[B]What are your mods?

 

Another way to tell if it is really a VR-4, is on the rear windows there will be a Twin Turbo decal. I would agree this probably was not a good driver, probably afraid to rev it past 5k rpm.

 

Yup, I agree with Zoran. If he downsifted to 3rd, S2000 has more advantage over 4wd VR-4. We are not talking about 1/4mile times here from a dead stop. But again, it's a slight advantage. In my opinion, reaction time is the most important factor.

 

So he started to speed up, and you ASSUMED he was racing. Did he downshift? Sounds to me more like a fly-by on your part then a race.

No, I was referring to the VR-4.

[QUOTE]I don't understand your scepticism. S2000 should walk a stock pre-94 VR4, especially from a roll.