Should I be nervous? Friend bought mods...
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Not to worry.
I would Highly doubt he'll get ya. But there are stories out there of people that could beat ya with those mods. About 2 years ago someone sent me a video of a guy in orlando with a white Celica GTS that ran a 14.2 with just an Intake. Now rumor has it he was running high 14's completely stock so My guess is this guy is just gifted or he has one hell of a motor from toyota.
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Re: Should I be nervous? Friend bought mods...
Originally posted by Daytona Blue Z in Bo
He has been to the track on many occasions running a personal best of 15.4@92.7MPH and usually runs Between 15.6-15.8@91-92MPH consistantly.
Now since I got my Z he has got a serious case of "keeping up with the Jones's" and has ordered the following mods, I might of missed one but o well:
He has been to the track on many occasions running a personal best of 15.4@92.7MPH and usually runs Between 15.6-15.8@91-92MPH consistantly.
Now since I got my Z he has got a serious case of "keeping up with the Jones's" and has ordered the following mods, I might of missed one but o well:
-AEM Headers
-Short Throw Shift Kit
-Racing clutch kit
-Unortho Alum Flywheel
-Unortho Underdrive pulley
8mm Magnacore wires and plat-4 plugs (no biggie)
Optimistally, he'll get 20hp out of these mods. Realistically, maybe 10 - 12.
So he'll be lucky to break into the 14s if his past record is any indication. You'll beat him by at least 10 car lengths in a ¼-mile race.
A 100hp shot of nitrous may put him in your league.
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Originally posted by Hedonist
OK, you are right, I am an idiot. The old Celica GTS denoted a turbo, and for some reason, I thought the newer ones came with one too. So yes, a header will fit.
But no, you need not worry about your friend in the GTS unless he spends a good deal of money tuning his fuel mapping and has an LSD to keep that power to the ground.
OK, you are right, I am an idiot. The old Celica GTS denoted a turbo, and for some reason, I thought the newer ones came with one too. So yes, a header will fit.
But no, you need not worry about your friend in the GTS unless he spends a good deal of money tuning his fuel mapping and has an LSD to keep that power to the ground.
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Well, he won't beat you on a drag strip even with the mods and good driving. Maybe from a roll as the Celica's have a strong top end.
If he had a LSD and ran a 50 shot, he might be able to do it. One guy with a GTS and an LSD/ Flywheel/and exhaust was running 14.2 at NC. Org.
Celicas aren't really drag cars. They can haul *** on a road coarse, and if they have a Hotchkis suspension setup, they are faster then Lancers, but they were never meant to drag race.
If he had a LSD and ran a 50 shot, he might be able to do it. One guy with a GTS and an LSD/ Flywheel/and exhaust was running 14.2 at NC. Org.
Celicas aren't really drag cars. They can haul *** on a road coarse, and if they have a Hotchkis suspension setup, they are faster then Lancers, but they were never meant to drag race.
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