Re: 86 16V vs. 2.0 16V Talon

["Dave Ewing" <rabbit16v@prodigy.net>]

Just another example of the underestimated VW and the conservative HP
ratings system that the Germans use.  Of course, you were racing an asian
car which are nortorious for overestimating the power of their cars!!

Dave

Talons are made by Mitsubishi right?


> My friend has a 95 Talon 2.0l 16V.  I have been talking cars with him.
Says
> he has it chipped and exhaust,  has 180 horsies so he says.
>
> Today he hands me the keys and says
> 'Here Drive my car, tell me if i have chance against you.'
> So I drive it to the parking lot and get in my car. Then we go to a
frontage
> road and line up.  My other friend is in his Z28 behind us, so he honks
his
> horn three times and we launch.  I pull a car length in 1st and then
another
> in 2nd and i beat him all the way to 80.
>
> So we go to the stop sign and turn around, then we are cruising at 45 or
so
> and he floors it, so I down shift to 3rd and go.  we stay even through 3rd
> and 4th and then I shift to fith and start pulling on him and by the time
we
> get to 100 I have two car lengths on him.  He said his speedo was saying
> 110.
>
> All I have is a tt race downpipe and cat back with
> dyno-maxultra flow and K&N air filter.
>
> Otherwise all stock.
>
> Just telling a triumphant scirocco story.
>
> Robert Piwonka
>
>
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