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Need advice
Posted by CEB900S (more from CEB900S) on Sat, 6 Sep 2003 13:49:20
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Alright, a little background. 1997 900S coupe, 5 speed, 2.3L non-turbo.
Was at a red light, and the car that pulled up next to me was trying to beat me by using the lane that ends right away, and get in front of me. I didn't want to let this happen. His car was a 1997/98 era Ford Taurus, riced out, coffee can exhaust, plastic faux-chrome rims, fake carbon fibre all over, deep cheap purple tint, neon lights, whale-tail spoiler, the whole deal. Just a complete waste of an automobile.
Well, I got embarrassingly smoked off the line. I mean, it was no contest. I know that I waited too long for my shift into 2nd, which definitely hurt me, but by that point I was not even close.
I'll save 50 of you the trouble right now of saying "Should have gotten a turbo" or "go get a turbo." I didn't buy a turbo and cannot change that now, and I don't plan on trading up in the near future.
What can I do to increase performance, not to a rice-burner/import racing level, but to give me some added acceleration when needed (as in today's encounter).
Thanks for your help everyone. I don't want to look like a schmuck again.
Cory
1997 900S Coupe 5 spd.
70k miles
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Posts in this Thread:
- Need advice, CEB900S, Sat, 6 Sep 2003 13:49:20 <-- Viewing This Message
- shift, shift, shift, jesse_c, Mon, 8 Sep 2003 10:29:26
- Re: Need advice, Hutmo, Mon, 8 Sep 2003 02:27:15
- Re: Need advice, David The Impaler, Sun, 7 Sep 2003 08:24:19
- Re: Need advice, DRW, Sat, 6 Sep 2003 15:01:57
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