So theres this Accord.....
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From: Valrico, Fl 33594
you have a 4x4 truck. if you wanna race him, it should be over some harsher terrain with a payload.
he has an accord, if he wants to race... it should be to grocery store with his grandparents in the back
he has an accord, if he wants to race... it should be to grocery store with his grandparents in the back
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From: Midwest
i had a guy try and race me in one of those. dumb ***. i was driving my buddy's 03 mustang gt. i even gave him about a 5 car length head start and still wasted him. he was trying to impress the girl in the passenger seat i guess.
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From: Fredericktown, Missouri
in the 1/8th mile, there is a chance, but a slim one. Like stated above, with the "exhaust" he has on the car, the torque does drop a little, but not alot. But, if you can stay on the gas, not miss a shift, and have a good reaction time, you have a slight chance. I got beat in my 67 396 SS chevelle, pushin 650hp at the rear wheels by a souped up neon in the quarter mile, all due to missing one shift.....
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From: Parma Ohio
Originally Posted by b3kbruiser
Step one: Borrow my El Camino
Step two: Race
Step three: After you get across the finish line, you should have enough time to get out and have a cup of tea before he catches up
Fart cans actually go a ways to reducing torque... Not a lot but it does go a small way... If he has the 4 banger you can take him, if he has the six, it's iffy... Anouther thing is, is your truck a manual? If so, how good are you at shifting? Is his a manual? How good is he on the stick?
Listen to car idle if you can, especially with the can you can hear whether it's a 4 or 6, a 4 will idle kind of like grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr one steady buzz (unless his engine has a misfire!) and if it's a six it won't be steady, kind of grgrgrgrgrgrgrgr
Step two: Race
Step three: After you get across the finish line, you should have enough time to get out and have a cup of tea before he catches up
Fart cans actually go a ways to reducing torque... Not a lot but it does go a small way... If he has the 4 banger you can take him, if he has the six, it's iffy... Anouther thing is, is your truck a manual? If so, how good are you at shifting? Is his a manual? How good is he on the stick?
Listen to car idle if you can, especially with the can you can hear whether it's a 4 or 6, a 4 will idle kind of like grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr one steady buzz (unless his engine has a misfire!) and if it's a six it won't be steady, kind of grgrgrgrgrgrgrgr
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From: Oil City, PA, Pittsfield, PA
Makes me wish I still had my 5.0 Sport Thunderbird......It sound's like a typical 4 cylinder, I know the difference but sometimes sounds can be deceiving. So if it ends up being a 6 cylinder manual he may be quick. And if it is a 4 cylindner I'll most likely take him... I don't really care win or lose, but I would like to beat him with a truck, it just makes it worse.
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From: Oil City, PA, Pittsfield, PA
Originally Posted by M50B06
just do it already
let us know what happens so we all no for our own
let us know what happens so we all no for our own
Originally Posted by winks
I had a 4 cyl. 1997 Accord, the f*in thing couldn't even beat a minivan.
If it has dual exhaust, that is a sign of the newer V6's, I'm not sure if the older ones had them.
If it has dual exhaust, that is a sign of the newer V6's, I'm not sure if the older ones had them.
no the older V6's had the exhaust to 1 side
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From: Centennial CO
If its a 2000, I hate to break it to you, but you have NO chance of winning. I have a friend, one of my closest friends, who has a 99 accord V6 Coupe just like the one you described (except for the riced out crap, he has his euro spec) and there is no way in hell you can take that. We beat a BMW 7 series in Matt's Accord about a year ago and we had 4 people in the car, the BMW had one.
While the Ranger's 4.0 is fast (my 02 is the SRT-4 killer) and fun, it stands no chance against the Accords power curve at 3800RPM's
While the Ranger's 4.0 is fast (my 02 is the SRT-4 killer) and fun, it stands no chance against the Accords power curve at 3800RPM's
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From: ofallon MO
305s arent fast at all. i have one in a fiberglass 27 ford and the 283 we blew up had more power. and your el camino is an all steel car so i can only imagine how much slower it would be than an all firberglass.
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From: Centennial CO
OK, so trial and error... the Ranger will outrun an Accord, but not in a landslide victory. I was racing my buddy Matt in his 1999 Accord Coupe V6... here's what he said when we got to my house- "damn, if I'm not paying attention, you'll sneak away from me pretty fast." I kept him in my rearview mirror, but was pulling away in a sneaky fashion!
also depends if his is modified also used to build hondas ...if u know what u are doing they can be made to quite fast.. if it makes less power than the ranger the vechicle itself is lighter again all comes down to power to weight ratio
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From: Albany, OR
Originally Posted by coolpeoplswillis
just roll up on the hood and snap a few pics flexin on his car....that would be waaaaaay better than ever racing.
Hey borrow my '86 f250 its big and heavy but my 460 has never lost a race... v6 or not i dont think hes anywhere close to my 7.5L's
