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No, but it's not 16s either. Getting into the 12s with a car that's only a second and some change away right off the showroom floor is a lot easier than one that's currently running in the 16s. I'd bet there's some Accords that are already there.
Nope, I'm not wrong. 0-60 in the 5.8 range and 1/4 around 14.2 is not only possible, but has been done repeatedly. Those are not "ringer" numbers. The V6 Accord has serious guts. So does the V6 Altima for that matter.
Low 14s-high 13s sound about right for these cars these days. Not 12sec out the box. Nitrous oxide or forced induction would be needed to run deep into the 12s. Not impossible, not cheap.
Since you don't believe the multiple car mags that have done instrument test on the car then why don't you go test drive a V6 Altima for yourself because I doubt you'd believe anyone here unless you do it for yourself.
my neighbor across the street has one. Its a 16 second car. I had to pick her up from the airport last year with it. Its not even *close* to being in the 13's. Take yours to a drag strip and post your results here. I dare you. You will be sadly surprised how slow it is.
Nope, I'm not wrong. 0-60 in the 5.8 range and 1/4 around 14.2 is not only possible, but has been done repeatedly. Those are not "ringer" numbers. The V6 Accord has serious guts. So does the V6 Altima for that matter.
take yours to a drag strip and post results here. Otherwise its nothing more then 'I think it can'..
NOT even close.. These are fwd. The more hp, the less traction.. In fact I have never .. ever.. seen a totally stock Altima/accord/eclipse turn anywhere near C&D's times. Real world times are mid to high 15's with all three of these cars with joe average driving..
take yours to a drag strip and post results here. Otherwise its nothing more then 'I think it can'..
First, I don't have one. Second, even if I did I wouldn't have to because those numbers have been documented numerous times over the last several model years. Seriously, it's not like this is a matter of opinion or arguable based on differing interpretations of multivariate data. It's a verified, straight-forward fact.
I thought this thread was about some young man dying. I ain't gone to get into what car was the fastest.
What is the point of arguing over that?
Some of the previous posts prove that some don't realize that a persons life is more important than the elapsed time or top speed of the vehicles involved.
Priortys to the subject matter are definitely screwed up.
Both young men were wrong in their decision to race on a street. It cost one of them his life.
And all some want to talk about is the individual performance of the cars?
That sure says a lot about those people!!!.
I'd rather the street racer guys taking up riding super sport bikes. Then when they crash they are less likely to hurt others. About 2% of those riders die each year.
FYI- I don't doubt some of the cars mentioned above really can run those types of 1/4 mile times. Remember, it's just a 1/4 mile in a straight line and top speed isn't quite getting into OMG territory so you just need to strip weight, put in a lot of HP (which isn't that hard anymore) and some fat tires etc. Now having it break down frequently is another story but to each their own.
There at least 2 guys around here that I've heard of that have modded corvettes pulling 800-900hp or more which will most assuredly get you through a 1/4 mile pronto.
Personally, I've found 1/4 mile drag racing puzzling since I was a kid since it just seemed so specific and these guys would build\tune cars just to do a 1/4 mile and have to bring them to the track on a trailer. Just seemed rather pointless to me vs. having a fun\fast car you can actually drive around without breaking down every 100miles.
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