Re: Type R revisited

["John Hopkins" <vergeo@email.msn.com>]

I beg to differ.  My step father has a 89 mustang 5.0 you know the fast car
before they got watered down and if I get him off the line he can not pass
my glx.  His car is stock and all my car has is a Q-chip and a P-flow
w/heatshield.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bryan <vwxcross@worldnet.att.net>
To: jettaglx@igtc.com <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 01, 1998 12:22 AM
Subject: Re: Type R revisited


>Oh yea I beg to differ.  I saw the project GLX from european car mag come
out of
>Rimmer Engineering here in Colorado Springs.  It was pulling 300+ horse and
>about a 5.1sec 0-60 with out stepping on it. I guess that new supercharger
did
>the trick.  I think this could keep up with that NSX.  Maybe not beat it
but
>keep up with it yes.  There are many cars faster than the NSX just read
some of
>those car and driver issues.  The Porsche 911 twin turbo kicks it ass.
>
>Bryan
>
>Adam Lindsay wrote:
>
>> Sorry, I have driven a Accura NSX, my buddies dad has a nice red one and
>> although it is an automatic, there is nothing that touches it. Nothing at
>> all. We raced a Must5.0 one day. We where coming down a ramp and the
must5.0
>> was honestly 75-100yards ahead of us flooring it. The guy had the petal
to
>> the floor. My friend was driving, he steped on the gas, I had enough time
to
>> look over at him(its an automatic) and the car took off. We not only
caught
>> the must5.0 but passed him @ 175mph. We peeled the paint right of that
FORD
>> and I have driven it a lot of fast cars, but nothing touches that.
>>
>> Hate to say it but no Type R or GLX will ever do that.
>>
>> --------------------------------------
>> Adam Lindsay
>> Mindex Technologies Inc.
>> adam@mindex.com
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Marc A. Brown <Mad_One@email.msn.com>
>> To: jettaglx@igtc.com <jettaglx@igtc.com>
>> Date: Sunday, August 30, 1998 9:33 PM
>> Subject: Re: Type R revisited
>>
>> >An stock Integra Type R running 13s.  No way.  All the Type Rs that I
have
>> >seen run at the track run 15s stock, mid to high 14s with some mods.  At
>> the
>> >shop I help out at, one of the guys owns a Type R with an intake,
header,
>> >and exhaust.  The car does not come close to the 13s.  Another guy has
an
>> >Integra GS-R with quite a bit of mods that outruns the Type  R every
time.
>> >I would inspect your friends car to see if he has a nitrous bottle
hidden
>> in
>> >there.
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: George Turner, Jr. <george@dxnet.com>
>> >To: jettaglx@igtc.com <jettaglx@igtc.com>
>> >Date: Sunday, August 30, 1998 7:36 PM
>> >Subject: Re: Type R revisited
>> >
>> >
>> >>hey Matt, that could not have been a *real* type r that you races
against
>> >at the track.  if it was, then the driver completely did not know what
he
>> >was doing.  I have a friend that I autocross with that owns a *real*
type
>> r.
>> >That car beats mine in every aspect of car racing.  it smokes me on the
>> >autocross, on the track, and the dragstrip.  Believe you me, I am no
>> punk!!!
>> >My car runs a 1/4 in 15.25 @95.9 mph..... his type r *stock* runs high
13's
>> >all day long.... I have only seen 2 type R's, and one my friend owns,
the
>> >other was at an auto show.  A type r runs almost the same times as a
Acura
>> >nsx.  If you are into the car video called 'options' you will see a 2
and 4
>> >door type r beat the pants off a nsx, turbo mr2, turbo rx7, and some
other
>> >car...  that car comes race ready with a tail that actually generates
down
>> >force...not just for looks.  it also has beefy front and rear sway bars,
>> >hand built/bored engine, and loads of other stuff.  every knows that I
hate
>> >Honda's and Acu!
>> >>ra's, but if I did not have my glx, I would be in a *real* type r, not
one
>> >of those imitation sticker downed versions...
>> >>geo (glx's still rule!)
>> >>-----Original Message-----
>> >>From: MAOberer@aol.com <MAOberer@aol.com>
>> >>To: gti-vr6@dev.tivoli.com <gti-vr6@dev.tivoli.com>; jettaglx@igtc.com
>> ><jettaglx@igtc.com>
>> >>Date: Sunday, August 30, 1998 1:30 PM
>> >>Subject: Type R revisited
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>>I would like you all to know that I raced two different Integra Type
R's
>> >and
>> >>>beat them both down the drag strip.  My car only has an intake nad
heat
>> >shield
>> >>>and I beat them both (one with an intake and header) and the other one
>> >stock.
>> >>>I was kindof skeptical about the Type R VS VR6 conversation, but in my
>> >mind,
>> >>>the argument is settled.  VR6 RULES!!!
>> >>>
>> >>>Matt
>> >>>1995 Jetta GLX
>> >>>
>> >>
>> >
>> >
>> >
>>
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