Hoon
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Rhode Island
I really love having an unsuspecting little VW, it's a ton of fun provoking random people on the street. I get a ton of races with this silly little car.
Ran into a Caliber SRT-4 this morning. One of my friends had a pretty quick one before he cracked the block, so i'm pretty familiar with them. He was making close to 400whp stock engine and turbo, then the sleeves cracked because the blocks are open deck.
I was cruising at probably 85-90 and the guy was catching me, so i figured he'd be down for a run.
Downshifted to 4th with the cutout open and jabbed the throttle when he was passing me to get his attention.
I looked over and his GF was smiling in the passenger seat and he motioned for me to take the hit. In my experience it's extremely rare that random people give you the hit, but ask and you shall receive!
His car wasn't slow, but he definitely underestimated mine because i simply drove away from him, maybe 4 cars 80-130. It was definitely faster than the S5 i raced a few weeks ago (and i've done the intake and cutout since then).
Even if we honked it off the results would have been pretty similar.
SRT-4s have much better turbos than we do, so they can be pretty quick, but being heavier and having a manual they need to make a good amount more power.
Unless you have a built motor with aftermarket sleeves, the reliable ceiling is pretty low.
Ran into a Caliber SRT-4 this morning. One of my friends had a pretty quick one before he cracked the block, so i'm pretty familiar with them. He was making close to 400whp stock engine and turbo, then the sleeves cracked because the blocks are open deck.
I was cruising at probably 85-90 and the guy was catching me, so i figured he'd be down for a run.
Downshifted to 4th with the cutout open and jabbed the throttle when he was passing me to get his attention.
I looked over and his GF was smiling in the passenger seat and he motioned for me to take the hit. In my experience it's extremely rare that random people give you the hit, but ask and you shall receive!
His car wasn't slow, but he definitely underestimated mine because i simply drove away from him, maybe 4 cars 80-130. It was definitely faster than the S5 i raced a few weeks ago (and i've done the intake and cutout since then).
Even if we honked it off the results would have been pretty similar.
SRT-4s have much better turbos than we do, so they can be pretty quick, but being heavier and having a manual they need to make a good amount more power.
Unless you have a built motor with aftermarket sleeves, the reliable ceiling is pretty low.
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