Another kill for the 2.4!
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Another kill for the 2.4!
Me='07 Ion 2.4L stock automatic
Him='06 Focus SE ZX3 5-speed 2.0L w/intake
I was driving around this morning and this guy pulls up next to me at the light in a Focus hatchback and starts revving on me. I am always ready for a little action so I rev back. The light turns green and I am gone! I always stop racing around 60-ish, which almost the top of 2nd gear. By 60, I was 1.5 cars ahead. We got the next green light. He actually did worse this time, spinning way too much off the line. Had 2 full cars on him at 55. So we get on the highway and see what the deal is. We line up at 40mph. 3 honks-I slowly pull on him all through 2nd gear. When I hit 3rd, I am about 1 car ahead of him.
We pull over at the next plaza and start talking about my car. He asked if it was one of the "new Redlines." I told him if I were in a Redline, he wouldn't have had a chance in hell. He was surprised to find out he was beaten by a stock automatic Saturn
As I pulled away, I snapped a few pics of his car with my phone:
Him='06 Focus SE ZX3 5-speed 2.0L w/intake
I was driving around this morning and this guy pulls up next to me at the light in a Focus hatchback and starts revving on me. I am always ready for a little action so I rev back. The light turns green and I am gone! I always stop racing around 60-ish, which almost the top of 2nd gear. By 60, I was 1.5 cars ahead. We got the next green light. He actually did worse this time, spinning way too much off the line. Had 2 full cars on him at 55. So we get on the highway and see what the deal is. We line up at 40mph. 3 honks-I slowly pull on him all through 2nd gear. When I hit 3rd, I am about 1 car ahead of him.
We pull over at the next plaza and start talking about my car. He asked if it was one of the "new Redlines." I told him if I were in a Redline, he wouldn't have had a chance in hell. He was surprised to find out he was beaten by a stock automatic Saturn
As I pulled away, I snapped a few pics of his car with my phone:
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^I was thinking that too...he had an a-pillar gauge and I swear I heard a 'pfft' sound after every shift when we were on the highway. Does nitrous make any noise like that when you shift gears?
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The noise must have been his intake gasping for air when he let off the throttle to shift. I am going to try and get my new AEM CAI installed today and call him back for a rematch (this time, on video-and yes, I got his cell # - I was thinking rematch the whole time!)
On a few forums I've been looking through, there are a lot of Fuckuses running low 16s to high 15s with just bolt-ons. It must be the low curb weight?
On a few forums I've been looking through, there are a lot of Fuckuses running low 16s to high 15s with just bolt-ons. It must be the low curb weight?
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