How fast is an original mk3

[Skyer]

Originally posted by monkihead@Jul 14 2005, 01:58 AM
nope. wouldnt lessen the rigidity, thats what the strut bar is for. carbon fiber is to be a strong lightweight material. why bother, when you can just go fiberglass for less. it might not be as strong, but why would you be putting stress on the hood anyway??

I think fiberglass doesnt hold very well over large surfaces like a hood, plus (don't quote me on this) I think fiber glass doesn't like heat much or something, anyway, there's a reason why saturns still use metal hoods but can't remember why.....

[o1sickmk3]

yeah man, i have a c/f hood on my mk3 i dident even notice the diferance. the thing that bothered me the most is when i drive with my roof off. you will notice alot of chassis flex. so i got front and rear strut tower braces.

[suprafreak90]

the mk3 turbo has about 262hp factory and they actulaly weigh about 350-400lbs less then whoever quoted u above ...the must have used the GVW which is the vechile under full load ie all passagers and cargo. if yours has the targa top his guesstimit is probaly right the casis is heavier do to toyota trying to stiffen the casis when the targa is removed.

[monkihead]

Originally posted by Skyer@Jul 14 2005, 11:33 AM
I think fiberglass doesnt hold very well over large surfaces like a hood, plus (don't quote me on this) I think fiber glass doesn't like heat much or something, anyway, there's a reason why saturns still use metal hoods but can't remember why.....

uh, thats why corvettes are made with fiberglass. the whole body except the bumpers are made of fiberglass, since the 60s.

[corewitz]

could they take a stock wrx or a stock srt-4?

[acousticrawk]

Originally Posted by corewitz

could they take a stock wrx or a stock srt-4?

no, and no. and a awd DSM would win to. trust me. haha, i have a awd turbo talon....and i got whipped by a stock wrx, and barely beat by an srt-4 (might have been modded slightly) and my DSM owns my supra even when my pops is driving it. the supra out runs them all on the highway though just about. the wrx has pretty good top speed and so does the talon, but doesnt handle near as well has the fat biatch that the supra is.

[monkihead]

Originally Posted by corewitz

could they take a stock wrx or a stock srt-4?

yes and no. a stock wrx runs high 14s and the srt runs low 14s. my old tibby would keep next to stock wrxs and she clock'd 92mph @ 15.5 in the quarter. on the street or roll i would take the wrx or they'd be next to me, the srt would start to pull once we were in 4th. as for my supra, shes way faster than my tib and has much better top end power. i should have some timeslips from the track before the end of the month.

[Poodles]

SRT-4 is a tough race, about eh same power, and they're lighter, but being FWD they tend to spin instead of launch. I got an SRT-4 on the bottom end from a light, but I had to turn off before I finished the race :/

[HPF Jeff]

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