Miata Vs C5

[NB8CT]

I was coming home on the highway fri night, and a silver C5 hardtop slowly passed me, and i wanted to run him. So i got along side of him and let the blow-off sound to try and get him. I pulled up in front of him to get by some traffic in the right lane and the whole time he was on my ass tight. I was riding 3rd at like 6K so i could just punch it. As soon as we passed the traffic in the right lane I saw him pull out to the right to try to pass, so i floored it and up into 4th and then up into 5th, he never passed my door and I shut down just shy of 140, yea and why did you pay that extra $30k again??

[R1-rider]

Originally posted by NB8CT
yea and why did you pay that extra $30k again??

So you can look like a doof when leaving it in 5th trying to pass a miata you under-estimated.

[TatII]

when i first saw that post i was like noooo way. the guy in the miata must be a moron!! then i realized that it was yours NB8CT. then i knew the story had to be good. well nice work man.

[Fliquer]

Are you ragging on corvettes? How much did you pay for your turbocharger?

[DeViL]

why did you pay that extra $30k again??

So he could have a car that is lightweight and 350 hp from the factory. I dunno sounds like a good reason to me. Nice kill though haha I'd be pissed losing to a fuckin Miata if I had a Vette.

[dbartoschek]

Maybe he wasn't racing you...and just playing with you?
Put both of you on the line, and see who comes out on top.......not you...

[MadZ]

I think R-1 said it best, the guy was probably not even in a low gear and not prepared to race... especially not a miata. then again it could have been a bad driver too, or the miata is fast and a low 13 sec. car. It would almost have to be faster than that actually if it beat the vette from a roll on seeing as how the vette has a better high end.

[DeViL]

Whether he was racing it or not, he was probably flooring it once he saw the Miata wasn't letting him over, whaddya know he wasn't passing the Miata. Sounds like a win to me.

The Vette owner could of been one of those assholes swerving in and out of track like an idiot cuz everyone going 70 mph isn't fast enough for him. I hate those fucks some bitch in a KIA tried that shit with me in my S-10 going 75. LoL I just stepped on it and he was off my ass in a heatbeat rofl. KIA...

[street_racer_00]

so the guy in the corvette is crusing in 6th.....all he has to do is downshift his way to 4th and pound the pedal and he's waving bye-bye.

[94svt5.0]

What does your Miata run in the 1/4?

[Jay!]

Originally posted by street_racer_00
so the guy in the corvette is crusing in 6th.....all he has to do is downshift his way to 4th and pound the pedal and he's waving bye-bye.

But if he doesn't, then he's a bad driver. Bad drivers lose races. I concur with DeViL.

Good job!

[street_racer_00]

Well then the guy with the vette is ball-less and that's his problem

[flylwsi]

everyone does know this miata is a turbo car right?

if he took it up to 140, then let off, and the vette couldn't catch him, i would say the vette was trying...

why is it so hard to imagine that the little LIGHTWEIGHT HIGH POWER TURBO MIATA could beat a vette?

power to weight wins races, not big hp.
just b/c the vette has more power and cost more doesn't mean that the lighter car that costs less that has nice mods can't win. get over it.

[NB8CT]

Originally posted by flylwsi
everyone does know this miata is a turbo car right?

if he took it up to 140, then let off, and the vette couldn't catch him, i would say the vette was trying...

why is it so hard to imagine that the little LIGHTWEIGHT HIGH POWER TURBO MIATA could beat a vette?

power to weight wins races, not big hp.
just b/c the vette has more power and cost more doesn't mean that the lighter car that costs less that has nice mods can't win. get over it.

THANK YOU!!!


94SVT5.0 : I havent taken it to the track yet, I dont have a reliable boost controller yet and the ECU isnt tuned fulley yet. I'll post when I do go.

dbartoschek: he might beat me off the line, but after that I should get him. But the torque he has helps alot. The extra weight does not...

Fliquer: no I like vettes, I think the C5 is one of the best looking vettes ever produced. All told, car + the mods, I spent 27K.

And just for the record, the vette was on my rear 1/4 panel the whole time, i didnt really gain on him and he didnt gain on me, I think he tried.... And when we where done, he rolled down the windo and gave me a thumbs up....he tried.

[DeViL]

Yeah it sounded to me like he was trying and all but lets get one thing straight. Vettes aren't heavy. Not a hard top at least. Regular C5's are what 3200, 3100 lbs? Thats not heavy at all and its pushing a lot of power out of that motor.

How much does a Miata weigh anyways I wouldn't have a clue.