david chugden wrote:
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ZXiMan@aol.com <ZXiMan@aol.com>
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
> Date: Sunday, May 02, 1999 1:26 PM
> Subject: Re: DML: Mitsubishi 3000 GT VR-4 SPANK.
>
> >
> >
> > I guess he didn't know that dumping the clutch at 6000 rpms could
> >propel him thru the intersection before your foot completely floored the
> gas
> >pedal. 0-60 for the 3000GT VR4 is around 4.7 seconds and quarter mile is
> >13.40's (on the 320hp version). A full second quicker than your Dakota.
> That
> >equates to about a 12-13 car length difference (or more depending on the
> >driver). This is not intended as a flame, but mid 14 second cars (and
> trucks)
> >cannot possibly compare to a mid 13 second car unless there was a serious
> >problem.... Nothing to really be proud of in my opinion.
> >
> >James Crone
> >Performance Engineering
> >940-321-5865
> >
>
> i've seen a vr4 "that knew" he was in a stoplight race w/a 99 vette and they
> matched door handles all the way, that guy could give you a head start and
> blow your doors off
Not all VR-4's are new. Some are as old as 93 I believe. I have taken a
ride in one and wasn't at all impressed. Alan S.
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