impreza vs camaro

LjasonL · #1 03-31-2002, 03:59 PM

okay heres the story. i was driving home last night at about 2:00am, there was nobody else on the road. i come up behind a newer z28 doing about 55-60mph, so of course i pass him to keep my speed of 75-80mph. well no problem there, the guy just kept driving 60 the whole time i passed him, then suddenly he decides that he didnt like me passing him so here he comes. ive dropped to about 70mph just cruising cuz we were watching a movie, all of a sudden i notice him right behind me and passing me. i let him get beside me, then drop to 4th when he is right next to me and floor it. well of course hes already got a 10-15mph advantage on me so theres no way in hell im gonna keep him from getting around me. but im behind him, trying my best to keep up. at the end of this straight stretch there are 2 long sweeping corners, 1st to the right then to the left. when he gets to the 1st corner he is about 5-6 lengths ahead of me, i see him tap his brakes to slow down enough to enter, when i get there i just keep my foot on the floor. by the middle of the 1st corner i have made up all 6 lengths and am right on his bumper. u can tell hes having problems, his car look really unstable and jerky, hes going about 95mph and im just sticking to his bumper. when we get out of the corner theres a short straight before the next one, he pulls maybe 2 lengths in front of me there, but i easily made it up when we entered the corner. im still just trying to stick to his bumper, hes really having problems there are little pieces of dirt and gravel shooting out from under his tires and i swear i saw his back end break loose for a split second. he moves over into the left lane (inside) to try and lessen the corner, so i see this as my chance to take him, i put my foot down and begin to pass him on the outside. when we get to the end of the corner his front end was about 3 feet behind my front end, i was doing approximately 110mph and hes about 100-105mph. now were on a long straightaway, it takes him a moment to make up the 10 or so mph i have on him, but then he begins to pull again and gets back in front of me. he pulls a few lengths ahead, then hits his brakes and quits, i get up behind him then i quit too. before the end of the straight stretch he turns off into a driveway, which sucks for me cuz there was a killer set of corners coming up and he was going down.

wait till i get some real hp so he cant leave me on the straights cuz i was smoking his ass in the corners.

chebbiesux · #2 03-31-2002, 09:14 PM

way to go, at a distance of 3 feet that stupid slowmaro owner could have hit one patch of gravel and finished you both off as well as any passenger inside either car.
than would it really have been worth it to see who is the better driver?

94svt5.0 · #3 03-31-2002, 09:18 PM

Not a bad run. The z28s are pretty fast in a straight line, but get them into a curve and they handle like a barge. Now if it was me in my Cobra then it would have been a different story. The mustang cobras are not only fast in a straight line, but have special suspension and are very capable curve carvers. You never would have gotten with in ten car lenghts of me. You better slap on some hp, to play with the sports cars.

Psman32@af · #4 03-31-2002, 09:56 PM

Actually a camaro has better grip than your year mustang does stock, so learn what your talking about. The 99+ cobra's have the IRS or independent rear suspension, and they are the only car in that class that has that.

chebbiesux · #5 03-31-2002, 10:05 PM

professor, you are the kinda guy that buys every motortrend magazine and than thinks he knows how all those cars drive because that's what those guys say, right?
i have two friends with identical 94 pontiac trans am's, one is a formula the other is a t/a. both are 6 speed, both ride on a 245 width tires and neither one can handle worth it's weight pennies. they are big, heavy boats with nothing but straightline speed as the primary goal.
i have owned myself a 90 Gt mustang, and it was very, very nimble and quick when driven under the right circumstances.
his mustang is not only 4 years newer, but i know they outhandle the f-body chebbies because i have driven both and bagged on both thoroughly.
on top of that, he doesn't just have a regular mustang. it's a cobra, ford's way of saying WS6.
so maybe quit reading books and get into the driver's seat of some real automobiles. see for yourself which suck and which don't and than base your statements on personal experience rather than someone elses.

94svt5.0 · #6 03-31-2002, 10:09 PM

Trust me i know mustangs, this is my fourth. Where do you get your info about better grip? The camaro sucks on the skid pad. Besides, the the IRS on the 99 and newer cobra is plauged with wheel hop problems. So, with a decent suspension a live axle is the best. So, before you make stupid comments, do some research.

LjasonL · #7 03-31-2002, 10:18 PM

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Originally posted by 94svt5.0
Trust me i know mustangs, this is my fourth. Where do you get your info about better grip? The camaro sucks on the skid pad. Besides, the the IRS on the 99 and newer cobra is plauged with wheel hop problems. So, with a decent suspension a live axle is the best. So, before you make stupid comments, do some research.

u should also do some research if u think youre gonna outcorner my car unless u got heavily modified suspension.

CAptynCrunch · #8 03-31-2002, 11:17 PM

I'm sorry, but the only mustang related vehicle that could ever out handle an impreza is an S7, and that thing ain't no mustang, it's got a mustang block, and thats it.

TatII · #9 03-31-2002, 11:26 PM

nah the SVT cobra R can out handle the stock impreza. but then agian. only 500 was made. and nice race delaysion. can always count on you for nice detailed races.

Gonthrax · #10 03-31-2002, 11:37 PM

I donno about Mustang Vs. 'Maro handeling, but I'm afraid that unless your in an SVT the subbie has um in the corners. Now straight line there may be trouble

That all goes by the wayside if you have done suspension work and have put new rubber on it

LjasonL · #11 03-31-2002, 11:38 PM

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Originally posted by TatII
SVT cobra R

man i was cruising friday night and i saw this mustang coming down the road with a bunch of stickers and a butt ugly spoiler and i laughed and said "look at the ricey mustang" but when it got closer i realized it was a cobra r and the stickers were nitrous express... glad i didnt try to pull out with him and play with him when i thought it was a riced out one!

Gonthrax · #12 03-31-2002, 11:46 PM

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Originally posted by ldelaysionl

man i was cruising friday night and i saw this mustang coming down the road with a bunch of stickers and a butt ugly spoiler and i laughed and said "look at the ricey mustang" but when it got closer i realized it was a cobra r and the stickers were nitrous express... glad i didnt try to pull out with him and play with him when i thought it was a riced out one!

Lol, kinda what happened to a friend of mine in his WRX. We saw a riced out Supra and went up to play with him. To bad for my friend the TT badge wasn't rice

94svt5.0 · #13 04-01-2002, 05:53 PM

trust me my 94 svt cobra could out run the subaru. No need to state that i would easily smoke it on the straights, and the svt supension would stay with it in the curves, keeping the subaru in the rearview. The nitto 555 zr stick like glue, got 265/35/18 in the back and 245/40/18 in the front. Now the WRX would be a bit more of a challange, but the straight aways would still make the difference.

LjasonL · #14 04-01-2002, 10:43 PM

i have no doubt that if it was curvy enough u wouldnt keep up with me. i have asked several people since yesterday and even a fellow mustang owner and even he admits that his mustang wouldnt keep up with me through corners even if he had good lowering springs and shocks and badass tires.

fatninja19 · #15 04-02-2002, 12:23 PM

ldelaysionl: what mods have you done to your car now? oh yea, nice race.

94svt5.0: if you guys raced in the same place ldelaysiol did with the camaro, i do not think you would have won. According to www.edmunds.com, your car has 240 hp and 285 lb/ft stock. With your mods, you probaly have another 15-20hp? A stock LS1 z28 has over 300 hp and runs low 13's stock(with a good driver). So I'm pretty sure the LS1 z28 is faster than your corbra in a straightline. Therefore, the WRX would close in on you much quicker and would have an easier time passing you. The WRX also would have an advantage over you because of his AWD in the loose conditions.

my 2 cents.

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