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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 07:53 PM
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Default Corvette vs IS350 1/4 mile

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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
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 08:37 PM
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The Vette dude probably just doesn't know how to drive.
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 08:52 PM
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isn't 13.99 on the slow end for the 350? faster times come in around 13.3-13.4, no? yah and that is a slow time for the vette as well.
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by NINEZeRO
isn't 13.99 on the slow end for the 350? faster times come in around 13.3-13.4, no? yah and that is a slow time for the vette as well.
yea... also it's really really cold in florida during the summer time
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 09:57 PM
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well I also wonder if the vette was an automatic ? and I heard somepeople have been in the 12's for is350's around this forum .
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 10:00 PM
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and yes florida is freezing BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR haha
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 10:35 PM
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stock IS350 will do around 13.6. 13.3-13.4 are the guys who are modded.
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Old Aug 17, 2007 | 11:31 PM
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thnx for the move of the thread ... sry! im still new here I didnt know it belongs here instead .
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 12:58 AM
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Maybe it's just me, but I don't consider 13.27 vs 13.99 "bearly lost." That's a pretty big difference IMO.
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 02:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Ramon
Maybe it's just me, but I don't consider 13.27 vs 13.99 "bearly lost." That's a pretty big difference IMO.
well 306hp and 400hp is a pretty big difference too IMO :P
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 06:50 AM
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Originally Posted by omd316
well I also wonder if the vette was an automatic ? and I heard somepeople have been in the 12's for is350's around this forum .
Last I checked, most Vettes were sold as auto, because that's the market....not sure why. If I had a cheap rocket with lots of power, you better bet I would be slamming the stick shift all day long.

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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 06:57 AM
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I just saw the vid...yeah the vette definitely had a poor launch and also do you realize how much HP/TQ it takes to shave another .7 seconds of your 1/4 mile time? Yeah, about 100HP.lol Just my 2 cents...
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 08:35 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv4HK5gZyPE&NR=1
this video is better!
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 09:03 AM
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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.
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Old Aug 18, 2007 | 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by LiCelsior

LOL. 330 got smoked like nothing
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