Corvette vs IS350 1/4 mile

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Aug 18, 2007 | 10:54 AM

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Solo_D33A

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it's the old 330 I believe, look at the square mirrors and the old one only have 200hp, plus don't think the guy launched it good... but normal result.

Aug 18, 2007 | 03:34 PM

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boneStock

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what the hell thats me in the first video

Aug 18, 2007 | 03:36 PM

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boneStock

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and i posted it a few days ago in this thread https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=300840

Aug 18, 2007 | 03:37 PM

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boneStock

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and yes it was hot and humid as ***** and the vette did end up beating me pretty handily, had about half a car in between us

Aug 18, 2007 | 04:12 PM

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kt22cliff

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You are right about apple vs orange. But vette will win 56 out of 55 times. not 54.

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Originally Posted by Blizzy

this thread is comparing apples and oranges. both cars are fast in the respective vehicle classes. Stock vs. stock: I'll definitely put my money on the Vette in a drag race scenario and win 54 times out of 55.

Aug 19, 2007 | 09:09 AM

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Stefwilli

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I don't think you realize what a diff .7 is in the 1/4mile. My car makes 100 extra wheel HP and I shaved .8 off my 1/4 mile. Not to mention that the C6 vette normal 1/4 mile time is 12.7/12.8 all day long. BTW auto trans vettes normally lay down faster 1/4 times than the 6speed models.

Aug 19, 2007 | 04:18 PM

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Ramon

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Originally Posted by Solo_D33A

well 306hp and 400hp is a pretty big difference too IMO :P

I never said it wasn't, I'm simply stating that the OP did not "bearly lose" like he thinks he did. He lost, by a wide margin.

Aug 19, 2007 | 05:32 PM

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Rock-a-Lex

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Originally Posted by Stefwilli

my previous post #12 states pretty much the same thing; I totally agree. So saying that the vette had 100hp on the GS...the outcome is on par for that particular race. Had the GS have 100 more horses then the race would have been very close.

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Aug 19, 2007 | 11:56 PM

#24

ERG

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HAHA i have seen that video on youtube b4 and the is got some ballz ha, me love IS. IS, corvette killer.

Sep 12, 2007 | 11:53 PM

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Chirodan

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the vette guy definitely didn't know what he was doin'. The vette is a high 12 sec. car easy.

Oct 1, 2007 | 01:16 PM

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Wassa786

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Yeah, I don't know how you were that close...the C6 Eats E46 M3s for breakfast, and then 335is for dinner

Oct 3, 2007 | 07:29 PM

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got_trd

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Originally Posted by Wassa786

Yeah, I don't know how you were that close...the C6 Eats E46 M3s for breakfast, and then 335is for dinner

Not 400hp 335i's

Oct 3, 2007 | 07:34 PM

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Originally Posted by got_trd

Not 400hp 335i's

Be careful those numbers will confuse the bench racers since there are no magazine tests for them to refer to

Oct 4, 2007 | 05:39 AM

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Rock-a-Lex

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Originally Posted by cherplex

Be careful those numbers will confuse the bench racers since there are no magazine tests for them to refer to

LOL...good one. Hmm.... lemme see, stock 335i w/PROcede chip and Vishnu exhaust package, right? I heard it's a nice combo for that particular car...

Oct 22, 2007 | 12:14 AM

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edro925

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Originally Posted by omd316

http://youtube.com/watch?v=xVpZe_ZRLe8

Barely lost to the corvette which I believe is a c6 because of the styling / lights .. 400 hp corvette vs 306 is350 .. pretty good considering IS350 is a luxury vehicle with better creature comforts .... 13.27 for the vette and 13.99 for the IS350 .. closer then I wouldve expected

You gotta remember, in a drag race its not just simply just who's faster and what not who gets there first at the finish line. The gap may not look far from 13.27 to 13.99 because of maybe of a late reaction time. Also when you go around 400HP car, you gotta remember that it is hard to put the power to the ground with regular radial tires. Or the driver must just suck.