JJcoola

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 ***. Any suggestions for racing this guy?

David

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.

alcoholiday

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

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

Identity_X

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

JJcoola

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

Identity_X

what's the mileage on your motor ??

JJcoola

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

Identity_X

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 ?
Good Luck.....

nightowl

OK kids....Pro's are **** 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!

MikeD

F' that you lose ****!!!!! 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 **** 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 *** 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.

Matt Buechler

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