Today I was just out running errands around town and buying some Christmas presents, I was on the way to pick up my girlfriend when this dood pulls up next to me at the stop light with his radio blasting some old ass Metallica or something else heavy metal. He says "Can that little rice burner run?" I said "It sure can" I told him we would roll on at 20mph, keep in mind this is in downtown New Braunfels. I though I would get killed.
His car 1997 Ford Mustang GT convertible, it was a standard. 4.6L V8
My car 1994 Mazda Protege LX 5speed. 1.8L DOHC 16valve Inline 4
On paper he should have won easy. But as soon as we both hit 20mph we looked over at each other and I just revved it to 4500rpm and dropped the clutch a perfect launch at 20mph, no tire slip at all just a hard pull and a quick upshift to second, at this point I was about a bumper ahead of him I roar through second and I start pulling away, I shift into 3rd and I just start pulling away about a car length ahead of him I sut it down at about 90mph due to the approaching stoplight and proximity of police cars downtown. When he pulls up next to me at the next light he isnt smiling anymore, he has more a look of pure astonishment. He turns right and I follow him down a residential street, he stops at a stop sign and I pull up next to him. He still has his jaw on the floor. He says so what are you running underthere? In a kinda weak and embarressed voice. Then smiling I say " You know just Mazda stuff" He says well have you done anything to it? I tell him "Yeah alittle" He tells me to follow him over to Advance Auto parts b/c he wants to check out a the car. He would believe me when I told him that I was still running NA. He even wanted to check the trunk for NOS. Then after he comes back around to the front just smiling he says so what all have you done? And I tell him.
Pace setter headers, Catco High Flow cat, 2.25" Pacesetter cat back exhaust, Exedy Clutch, RPM'z distributor, NGK plug wires, Denso Iridium spark plugs, MSD Blaster SS coil pack and a new KN stock filter. This car now has a the whole exhaust system revamped in a custom format. It really has some great growl down low and really barks on the rev in the 3500-5000rpm range. I has some awesome mid-range pulling power that peaks somewhere around 6200rpm. This car has been quite a surprise for alot of people around town. It has been out in a while. Dealt with timing problems for about a month. All in all this was a great win for me being able to beat a Mustang GT V8 with a lil Protege LX. I think I may have convinced one more guy in town to go look for a Mazda if he wants a run for his money.
His car 1997 Ford Mustang GT convertible, it was a standard. 4.6L V8
My car 1994 Mazda Protege LX 5speed. 1.8L DOHC 16valve Inline 4
On paper he should have won easy. But as soon as we both hit 20mph we looked over at each other and I just revved it to 4500rpm and dropped the clutch a perfect launch at 20mph, no tire slip at all just a hard pull and a quick upshift to second, at this point I was about a bumper ahead of him I roar through second and I start pulling away, I shift into 3rd and I just start pulling away about a car length ahead of him I sut it down at about 90mph due to the approaching stoplight and proximity of police cars downtown. When he pulls up next to me at the next light he isnt smiling anymore, he has more a look of pure astonishment. He turns right and I follow him down a residential street, he stops at a stop sign and I pull up next to him. He still has his jaw on the floor. He says so what are you running underthere? In a kinda weak and embarressed voice. Then smiling I say " You know just Mazda stuff" He says well have you done anything to it? I tell him "Yeah alittle" He tells me to follow him over to Advance Auto parts b/c he wants to check out a the car. He would believe me when I told him that I was still running NA. He even wanted to check the trunk for NOS. Then after he comes back around to the front just smiling he says so what all have you done? And I tell him.
Pace setter headers, Catco High Flow cat, 2.25" Pacesetter cat back exhaust, Exedy Clutch, RPM'z distributor, NGK plug wires, Denso Iridium spark plugs, MSD Blaster SS coil pack and a new KN stock filter. This car now has a the whole exhaust system revamped in a custom format. It really has some great growl down low and really barks on the rev in the 3500-5000rpm range. I has some awesome mid-range pulling power that peaks somewhere around 6200rpm. This car has been quite a surprise for alot of people around town. It has been out in a while. Dealt with timing problems for about a month. All in all this was a great win for me being able to beat a Mustang GT V8 with a lil Protege LX. I think I may have convinced one more guy in town to go look for a Mazda if he wants a run for his money.
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