Russ_vr6 12 Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 and im not exagerating before anybody doubts it loli was coming home from work behind a big line of traffic,when i decided to take a back road short cut and they guy in front with a 55 reg evo had the same idea lol,off bottom end of 2nd n off we go,he pulls aout 2 or 3 lenths up to 110,when wwe have to slow down for some bends,then into a village (chance to go slow 4 a bit lol) off agsin out the other side this time along small b roads so not over 70 and out the corners i was stayin with him,the turn in on the coilovers are just amazing! then he turned off,so i was happy N.B.my opinion on back road racing is this:most people will say 'its an evo u wont have kept' or 'he wasnt trying'now my opinion is these cars like the evo's are amazing a to b cars,and im not saying i beat him and he def was tryingnow im saying that if driven right they are able to have 'slower' cars keep up like the golfmy piece said lol Link to post Share on other sites
Earwig 89 Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 I really fail to see how any gold VR6 could keep up with a 300BHP 4WD EVO........The VR will simply not have the traction in the bends even if you had a similar BHP figure.Maybe it was a bird driving it? Hehehe.Mark. Link to post Share on other sites
Russ_vr6 12 Posted June 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 lol cheeky!well it was a low spec evo which are not 300 bhpand like i said it is possible example : i used to own a 240 bhp scooby 0-60 5.4 according to prodrivei sold it to my mate who got it tested and got 0-60 in 6.9 as he wasnt doin full throttle launchesand also i have 650 quids worth of coilovers on too,and cornering speed is no prob also im running fwd with 196 bhp , 193 lbs ft torque and no turbo to worry about lag..... Link to post Share on other sites
Earwig 89 Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Which coilovers do you have??I am thinking of getting some for my VR but am unsure as what to get?I am guessing with the price you paid you have the Koni set?From the sounds of it whatever you have are pretty good !Mark. Link to post Share on other sites
Russ_vr6 12 Posted June 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 nope avo' mate,boody brilliant tho,came on the car,they about 2 yrs old now and are really goodalso pls remember this is real life driving,not 'the evo does 0-60 in 5 secs u cant keep with him'i know the road well and can carry decent speed on it also i not saying im a good driver but my dad used to rally and i have been fortunate to have him teach me to drive,and i also do alot of track driving and rally days too,so iv been lucky and i can generally tell what the cars doing. im not saying im a gr8 river but just look at most motorsports and there is always an underdog that really shouldnt have beat the more powerfull cars but does lolpls understand as i said this is on the road driving where 0-60 quotes and general hp dont count iv been beaten round bk roads i didnt know by a berlingo van before lol,so depends on car road and driver,u can keep up Link to post Share on other sites
Earwig 89 Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 Sounds like you been lucky with things.Maybe you could set up an open day for the club and give us all lessons in better driving ! Hehehe, would be fun. Something I always fancied doing. :-)Underdogs I always like. They make things interesting ;-)Mark. Link to post Share on other sites
Russ_vr6 12 Posted June 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 lol im on castle combe for the first time out in the golf next month if any one fancies comin watching?im goin to be trying to get a lap time somewhere near my mate in his S1 elise with avo coilovers and yoko semi slicks.........gonna be tough lolalso pls everybody notice i didnt say i kept with him easy or that i was alot faster,i was mearly stating that he couldnt pull a decent amount away from me Link to post Share on other sites
gav_113 0 Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 yeah russ ill be there!im going out in my mates mk2 track car!! cant wait!! :-p :-p Link to post Share on other sites
Russ_vr6 12 Posted June 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 what date u goin on mate? as there a few days next month Link to post Share on other sites
goonersteve 0 Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 also pls remember this is real life driving' date='not 'the evo does 0-60 in 5 secs u cant keep with him'i know the road well and can carry decent speed on it also i not saying im a good driver but my dad used to rally and i have been fortunate to have him teach me to drive,and i also do alot of track driving and rally days too,so iv been lucky and i can generally tell what the cars doing. im not saying im a gr8 river but just look at most motorsports and there is always an underdog that really shouldnt have beat the more powerfull cars but does lolpls understand as i said this is on the road driving where 0-60 quotes and general hp dont count iv been beaten round bk roads i didnt know by a berlingo van before lol,so depends on car road and driver,u can keep up [/quote']You're completely right mate, i agree with you. The car is important, but it aint going anywhere without a decent driver at the wheel!I've done one or two of my mates before who drive a supposedly faster car, simply because i knew the road better. Link to post Share on other sites
apd 0 Posted June 22, 2006 Report Share Posted June 22, 2006 open mind and WIDE open throttle!LOL Link to post Share on other sites
Russ_vr6 12 Posted June 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 LOL soooo true!i dont think the guy was very happy either Link to post Share on other sites
tinny22 11 Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 when you know the road well it is a good advantage i was on some country lanes and was on them every sat and sunday knew all the bad bends and did i have some funtinny22 Link to post Share on other sites
mike 6 Posted June 23, 2006 Report Share Posted June 23, 2006 how do you rate bmc tinny22? Link to post Share on other sites
tinny22 11 Posted June 24, 2006 Report Share Posted June 24, 2006 how do you rate bmc tinny22? best filter on the market but over priced. but they look good not to loud not been on the R/R yet so dont no if any bhp gains if any probably only smalltinny22 Link to post Share on other sites
apd 0 Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 when you are running a sc and other mods it is very easy to embarrass other 'performance' brands.you dont have a modded vr to drive about slowly[when the mood takes you]. Link to post Share on other sites
aad 0 Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 I only get to drive my vr weekends ,and it is a joy to drive the power is addictive thats why i'm doing more to the engine this year. I'm still waiting to have ago against my bros evo 8 i'll be ok if i dont race of the mark i think. Ive been in it they put the power down very easy must say handling is superb i'm not one for daft racing on roads with traffic but if safe and roads clear i dont mind opening the vr up the s/c noise is sweet. Link to post Share on other sites
Russ_vr6 12 Posted June 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 exactly mate,thats the point of my thread lol,im glad that every1 understands what i mean,most forums would have had a few people shouting off about 0-60 times by now lol Link to post Share on other sites
goonersteve 0 Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 exactly mate' date='thats the point of my thread lol,im glad that every1 understands what i mean,most forums would have had a few people shouting off about 0-60 times by now lol[/quote']That's what makes the VR6OC is what it is :-d It aint full of rude bwoy chav's who think it's just about the straight line speed! Link to post Share on other sites
Russ_vr6 12 Posted June 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 lol so true mateand its not exactly that i came on n said hey i wasted this evo lol so i glad this site is as cool as it is Link to post Share on other sites
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