94 protege vs. Nissan Xterra-who would win?
 

Ok, I have a completely stock 94 protege dx and this kid in school was talking smack to me about it. (I used to have an old Jeep truck and I sold it and he said that the pro sucks compared to it) So I had to challenge him-I don't like people making fun of the car I drive :) . The only thing I know about his car is that he says its stick and about 180-190 hp. From what I can tell he's gonna kick my ass. Any suggestions for racing this guy?

Do you have an auto? if so you lose. If not I think you'll win. if you don't miss shift. the other thought is have a race with a turn.

Re: 94 protege vs. Nissan Xterra-who would win?
 

tie a fridge to the back of his truck when he's not looking.

oh yes, and don't rise to people who talk shit.

drop a GTX engine before the race..........then you'll win for sure:D
if your car is an auto you'll most likely loose......, otherwise you got a chance.....

stick here
 

Yeah, I have stick shift but it just seems that his car is so much faster than mine....

Re: stick here
 

what's the mileage on your motor ??

a lot
 

I've got 156,000 miles on it with the original clutch.

Re: a lot
 

It would depend a lot on who's a better driver........give it a try...................even if you loose it doesn't matter........a loss might inspire you to do some performance mods to your Pro, which wouldn't be that bad of an idea...........get my drift ?:D
Good Luck.....

OK kids....Pro's are shit on quarter mile/streight line racing!!!

are cars are meant to go on a race track with lots of sharp turns!






you will probably lose in a streight line race

do yourself a favour and try and get a intake + sport exhaust if you can afford it, then you might have a chance...also take out everything you can in your car when you race...even your spare tire!

F' that you lose shit!!!!! According to the August 2002 edition of Car and Driver, the V6 Xterra runs the 1/4 in 17.9...probably a low to mid 70 MPH trap. My AT 1G runs those ets with a 78 mph trap. And Nightowl was right to a point...these cars are shit on the 1/4, but you should still beat him. I also read in a Aug or Nov 1992 Car and Driver that the Manual DX ran 16.9.

He may jump you off the line b/c the rear drive advantage, but you should walk him at the end of the track. You should still beat his ass even with 156,000 mile of normal wear on your cluch. His 180 HP is pulling prob over a 1000 or more pounds, so it'll be a sled. Don't even be intimidated by the numbers. Lower weight and aerodynamics are on your side.

Ahh dropping a new engine in to beat one car is kinda expensive :)

My altime favorite was:

My friends Datsun b210 vs. a rced out civic,

so we had this race set up, the guy with the datsun got one of his friends to stick a nail under the civics tire,

the civic drops his clutch, peels out and Boom! his tire completely explodes, that was a great moment in datsun history, the civic hardly made it off the line.

Just telling you this story, try doing that :)