Late Night Run

well, i got off work about 10pm and was heading home which is about a 45min drive. On the way home there is a huge 6 lane over pass that goes about 2 or 3 mile strip. At the very beginning of the bride is a redlight. On the way home i pulled up at this light and was sitting it alone for like a few mins no other cars insight. I see extremely bright blue lights coming and hear an after market exhaust. When the car pulled even with me at this redlight, i noticed it was a Honda S2000. All i could tell he had was exhaust, but it was a nice car. He revd it up and started rocking back in forth (5-speed). I revved up and after what seemed like 5min alone the light changed and we both went. I got a good jump on him of about a car or 2. We ran down the entire bridge and about a 1/4 to 1/2 a mile he started 2 pull on me. He pulled 2 about the point where his lights where at my back bumper. Once i reached 5th gear i was pulling far away. by the tiem we crossed the bridge i was about 2 or 3 cars ahead of him.

so your SVX beat an S2000? interesting.

so your SVX beat an S2000? interesting.

yeah it was a nice car though, but idk what other mods he had, all i saw was his exhaust.

Hmmm IDK. S2000 should win but I suppose a a CAI and catback might put a SVX into high 14's. And with a bad driver in the S2000 and a really good driver in the SVX I suppose it could happen. I wouldn't think by much but maybe able to just edge him out.

anything can happen on the streets. but you did race pretty up to a pretty high speed. i was expecting your car to get him down low and him eventually passing you at around 100mph.

oh well like i said anything can happen on the streets, and btw all S2000's have a 6 speed.

it does seem very unlikely that a slightly modded SVX can take out an even slightlier modded s2000,, but yeah anything is possible on the street. maybe the honda just had a muffler and not any real exhaust work that would free up some ponies. maybe he hasn't had an oil change in 35,000 miles. or maybe :bs: ..but if you did really beat him,, then congrats on an improbable feat.

it does seem very unlikely that a slightly modded SVX can take out an even slightlier modded s2000,, but yeah anything is possible on the street. maybe the honda just had a muffler and not any real exhaust work that would free up some ponies. maybe he hasn't had an oil change in 35,000 miles. or maybe :bs: ..but if you did really beat him,, then congrats on an improbable feat.


hahah not that it matters. n/a mods on a s2k is like wiping your ass with money. intake, headers and exhaust will yield a whopping 2 peak whp over stock. not worth the money, and they sound like shit with a big muffler.

like i said i have no idea what he had, all i know is he had Dual Soda Cans and it didnt sound that great. might have just been mufflers if they come dual exhaust stock. Idk if they do or not.

:bs:

anything can happen on the street but i yeah i smell BS

Anything can happen on the street, yes.

Beat a mid 16 second Accord by three and a half cars, and a lower 14 second S2K by two to three? No.

Either something was wrong with his car, he wasn't trying, or he was a REALLY bad driver. i doubt your svx is putting out the 230hp now that its like 10~ years old?

Nah with my intake and exhaust im getting around 230.

There are many reasons why this thread raises the BS flag but the main question I have is:
Didn't the SVX only come with a 4-speed automatic? If so, why isn't the 5-speed conversion listed among your mods?Once i reached 5th gear i was pulling far away.

There are many reasons why this thread raises the BS flag but the main question I have is:
Didn't the SVX only come with a 4-speed automatic? If so, why isn't the 5-speed conversion listed among your mods?

u know i just lost lost respect for the svx...decent car but only a 4spd auto...wtf was subaru thinking.

neways an s2k runs around 240hp enginewise. they come duel exhaust stock. and yea nothing really ups the power without adding turbo or sc. ur advangtage would b the awd off the line...but once he passes 3k kiss his ass...cause that's all u'd see. i ran one with my stealth tt. he was only one length off by the end. and i can personally run 13.5 1/4's with my car. granted i raced him after 3rd gear started grinding. s2k's are damn quick maybe not off the line but like i said upper rpm u really dont stand a chance.

u know i just lost lost respect for the svx...decent car but only a 4spd auto...wtf was subaru thinking.

you can race my "4spd auto" any time :) ..i don't think 13.5's are gonna cut it :icon16:

you can race my "4spd auto" any time :) ..i don't think 13.5's are gonna cut it :icon16:

dude ur car's engine is making 275hp...that's what i'm getting to the ground. and 13.5 is what i'm making on stock parts with no mods to nething...and a grinding 3rd gear...my car was only made with a 5spd manual

dude ur car's engine is making 275hp...that's what i'm getting to the ground. and 13.5 is what i'm making on stock parts with no mods to nething...

where'd you get that number from? LT1 f-bodies are rated at 285hp to the flywheel bone stock, and LS1's (the engine in my car) are rated at over 300 bone stock,, which my car is not. "to the ground" my car should be well over 275, and LS1 f-bodies run 13.5's and lower all day long -- bone stock,, which my car is not. I'm not knocking your car at all,, but please don't pull facts out of your ass.

lol.

dude ur car's engine is making 275hp...that's what i'm getting to the ground. and 13.5 is what i'm making on stock parts with no mods to nething...and a grinding 3rd gear...my car was only made with a 5spd manual


Everyone welcome to Vector! He is one of our 3/S guys. The only problems is that he pulls his facts from his mind (AKA whatever he wants to believe). LS1's are rated at an underrated 305 or so HP. :runaround:

I looked for the quote but i couldnt find it, i have a stage 2 5-speed transmission. Didnt add 2 my mod list becuase i didnt think of it as a mod since i burned up my stock clutch and just replaced it with the 5-speed tranny i have now.

Could be BS could be not, but what a weird thread is this?? :lol:

Doesn't the SVX pull 230hp (stock) out of his engine??

Hey, watch this, maybe it helps us to clear this story, it's an s2000 vs impreza (had an 3.3l h6 engine swap out of an SVX and tuned it some more)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc0v2qtxeFk

honostly i didnt look at his engine ci...just saw v8. which on 93+ f bodies pushes around 275hp...maybe what i read was 275 to the ground...i could b wrong i'm not saying i'm perfect

and as for fact's i dont pull em out of my ass

notice i didnt say nething about the svx hp rating or nething...cause i dont know nething about the car other than it has awd(which is only cause i know its a subaru)

What is a Stage 2 Five speed? Is that like the stage 2 transmission from Need for Speed Underground? Does it have a bunch of Stage 2 parts? What makes it seperate from stage 3 or 1?

lol.
When it comes to anyone's "4speed automatic" and it's racing capabilities, i'd like to make one thing certain: If you change the timing, and know how to launch off the line- the car is just as good if not better than your 5speed. Just because you manual drivers lose time on human error.

As for the 'Stage 2' debate. The only time I've seen a 'stage 2' anything was on turbo kits. A transmission is a complete system. What did you change? The clutch, flywheel, gears and pulleys, add a short shifter? I mean, you gotta list the mods, because a short-shifter and lighter clutch is not the same as changing the pulleys.
I'm not gonna call B.S, because I've seen my Slowbalt take a Mustang out. But the kid couldn't drive for shit, and panicked once we broke 100mph. Maybe the same happened to the S2k. All things considered- he had the better car.

The only people I know that use Stage for their tranny parts are Spec Clutches.

man reading all this reminds why i love these forums

Those svx come with 230 hp stock and the 4 speeds only do 0-60 in 7.3 seconds back in 1992. Now lets say you do have the 5 speed with a stage 2 clutch. I would put you at 6.7 witht the miles you have on the car. Add your mods and maybe 6.2. I'm sorry if I'm wrong but my stock tsi would run right next to you pretty much to sixty and you might pull away a little. Now I've lost to stock s2000's. They pull 1 car length by 60 and fly from there. Now ill get them 0-30 coming outa first but they kill me after. But it is street racing, he could have bad tires that don't grip. But after 100 it shoukld have been over. If it did happen good kill and I would love to have a run stock with my car.

where'd you get that number from? LT1 f-bodies are rated at 285hp to the flywheel bone stock, and LS1's (the engine in my car) are rated at over 300 bone stock,, which my car is not. "to the ground" my car should be well over 275, and LS1 f-bodies run 13.5's and lower all day long -- bone stock,, which my car is not. I'm not knocking your car at all,, but please don't pull facts out of your ass.


What time would you be expecting with your mods then?

Hey, watch this, maybe it helps us to clear this story, it's an s2000 vs impreza (had an 3.3l h6 engine swap out of an SVX and tuned it some more)http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc0v2qtxeFk

That's a fast Impreza, but considering that Impreza had some engine work and weighs about 500lbs less than the SVX, it doesn't really represent what a SVX can do.

I mean obviously it's questionable when a 230hp 3600lb SVX beats a 240hp 2800lb S2000, especially when the SVX starts pulling on the top end? I'd believe the SVX took the holeshot but pulling 2 more lengths in 5th gear is ? in my book. With AWD drivetrain loss and 10 less hp it seems unlikely.

S2000 - Engine horsepower 237-hp @ 7,800 rpm
Engine torque 162 lbs.-ft. @ 6,800 rpm
Curb weight 2,855 lbs.

SVX - Engine horsepower 230-hp @ 5,400RPM
Engine torque 228 lb.-ft. @ 4,400RPM
Curb weight 3,525 lbs.

Like the people said, you might've had a chance from the light, but I doubt you kept pulling him, especially considering the near 650lbs weight difference...also, how you know he wasn't auto? You said he kept rocking back and forth, I'm guessing you guys were on an incline? Well, I know people that do that in autos too so...

S2000 never came in an automatic... 6-speed only.

anything can happen on the streets. but you did race pretty up to a pretty high speed. i was expecting your car to get him down low and him eventually passing you at around 100mph.

oh well like i said anything can happen on the streets, and btw all S2000's have a 6 speed.


I mentioned it first stig :sunglasse

Show's how much I payed attention, I just read the last post and figured I'd chime in.

Good work Tat, way to pay attention when I don't. :lol:

That's a fast Impreza, but considering that Impreza had some engine work and weighs about 500lbs less than the SVX, it doesn't really represent what a SVX can do.

I mean obviously it's questionable when a 230hp 3600lb SVX beats a 240hp 2800lb S2000, especially when the SVX starts pulling on the top end? I'd believe the SVX took the holeshot but pulling 2 more lengths in 5th gear is ? in my book. With AWD drivetrain loss and 10 less hp it seems unlikely.
yeah i expected the SVX to get the launch and figured it'd get its heiney spanked from there. considering the weight of the car, the power deficit and the fact that it's AWD i have a real hard time believing it pulled on the S2K up top.

honostly if the svx didnt weigh so much...mayb 300lbs less i wouldnt mind owning one.

No we werent on an incline. He revved enough 2 start 2 go forward and then he would slide back some. I mean he barely moved forward (not even a full tire rotation) then he would cost back.

RPM transmissions call thier trannys stage 5 (the one for the TBSS anyways). So maybe he does have a stage 2 transmission. Just my 2 cents.

Have a nice day.

i stick up the bs flag on this one
pimp347 i love the pic when you post haha

Yeah i need to learn on how "adjust the timing" on my car

well that was some entertaining reading!!!

Good run?

No pictures of his car, no pictures of the other cars, we've seen this before. No SVX, no 6-speed Charger, no '68 Camaro, no 2000 Camaro, and lots of "revving." Come out, come out Anthony, or are you his evil twin?

No way you beat an S2000 in that car. You might have hung with it at best.