S2000 Street Encounters Stories of on-the-road exploits and encounters.

Evo 8 VS 350z

Thread Tools
 
Old 07-14-2003, 11:09 AM
  #1  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
BryanS2k's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2002
Location: TX
Posts: 222
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

I was riding down I20 minding my own business when a nice looking 350z passed me by... He had on a nice looking body kit and an exhaust as far as I could tell. I don't know what else he might have had. I decide I would see if he was up for a race and pressed a gas pedal down a little more to catch him as he was going faster than I was at the time. Well, as I rolled up near him he steps on the gas before I could even get even with him so I down shift (cruising in 5th) to 4th and step on it. Right now I was playing catch up and when I started to pass him he let off (some traffic was coming up ahead). We played it cool for a second as we went through/pass the traffic and then hit it immediately after wards... This went from a 70 mph punch to 160 on the speedo at which time I was probably around 3 car lengths ahead of him and leaving slowly. I have to admit when I passed him his car did sound pretty mean/nice but make no mistake the Evo is able to hold it's own top end... Oh yea, this was with both of my front windows down and his up for all you aero freaks.

bryan
Old 07-14-2003, 11:58 AM
  #2  
Registered User
 
xpander4's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Las Olas and Brickell, FL
Posts: 2,451
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

160?
Old 07-14-2003, 12:00 PM
  #3  
Registered User
 
integrate's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2001
Location: Irvine
Posts: 8,079
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Is your car stock?
Old 07-14-2003, 12:25 PM
  #4  
Registered User
 
derryck's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Orange Park
Posts: 4,127
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Is your car stock?
I'm guessing not... those EVO's are a little lethargic on the big end.
Old 07-14-2003, 01:06 PM
  #5  
kvn
Registered User
 
kvn's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Vancouver
Posts: 802
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

160?!..
Old 07-14-2003, 03:19 PM
  #6  
Registered User

 
blacklex's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Posts: 106
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

[QUOTE]Originally posted by derryck
[B]
Old 07-14-2003, 03:25 PM
  #7  
Registered User

 
shockwave667's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Scottsdale
Posts: 2,551
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

Originally posted by kvn
160?!..
Old 07-14-2003, 04:41 PM
  #8  
Registered User
 
Mark_is300's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: SoCal/ Bangkok.
Posts: 1,297
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

I have been told by quite a few people that their EVOs maxed out at 160 even. (5th gear redline)
Old 07-14-2003, 04:51 PM
  #9  
Registered User
 
xpander4's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Las Olas and Brickell, FL
Posts: 2,451
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

The EVO does max out at 160mph, but whoever is dumb enough to do that while racing another car, and the guy in that other car just happened to have the balls to take his car up to 160 also.....i dunno sounds pretty ridiculous.
Old 07-14-2003, 05:41 PM
  #10  
Sev
Registered User
 
Sev's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Montreal
Posts: 2,125
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

I believe the Z has an electronic limiter at somewhere around 153 mph, maybe that is when he pulled...


Quick Reply: Evo 8 VS 350z



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 04:04 AM.