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OK so me and my pops are on our way home from supper. me(02 civic lx 2dr 5spd) dad (03 jetta 1.8T tiptronic trans) so hes in front of me goin down the 401 doin about 120km/h then he floors it, i down shift to 4th and give'r but he just kept pullin on me untill we reached about 165km/h I didnt even start to catch him. damn i got smoked i knew he would beat me with a turbo but i didnt think it would be by that much!
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OK so me and my pops are on our way home from supper. me(02 civic lx 2dr 5spd) dad (03 jetta 1.8T tiptronic trans) so hes in front of me goin down the 401 doin about 120km/h then he floors it, i down shift to 4th and give'r but he just kept pullin on me untill we reached about 165km/h I didnt even start to catch him. damn i got smoked i knew he would beat me with a turbo but i didnt think it would be by that much!
OK so me and my pops are on our way home from supper. me(02 civic lx 2dr 5spd) dad (03 jetta 1.8T tiptronic trans) so hes in front of me goin down the 401 doin about 120km/h then he floors it, i down shift to 4th and give'r but he just kept pullin on me untill we reached about 165km/h I didnt even start to catch him. damn i got smoked i knew he would beat me with a turbo but i didnt think it would be by that much!
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A. you probably should have shifted to 3rd.
B. a stock 1.8T is still within a civic's grasp, but the jetta is a bit quicker.
B. a stock 1.8T is still within a civic's grasp, but the jetta is a bit quicker.
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B. a stock 1.8T is still within a civic's grasp, but the jetta is a bit quicker.
B. a stock 1.8T is still within a civic's grasp, but the jetta is a bit quicker.
Sorry S2000man01,
I have to disagree with you there.
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Rep Power: 0 Na i agree with s2000man01 i raced my firends 1.8t before and it beat me but only by like 5 car lengths so if i had some sort of forced induction i could beat him but i dont so he will keep beating me
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Rep Power: 0 I think s2000man means bone stock NA vs. trubo the NA is being able to have a chance, which I too will have to disagree with him on.
The turbo'd VW will kill any NA civic modfied or not
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Rep Power: 399 Bone stock 1.8T jettas run in the high 15's range. Even the GTI is a mid 15's range car stock. Within the civic's grasp may have been too loose a term.
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Bone stock 1.8T jettas run in the high 15's range. Even the GTI is a mid 15's range car stock. Within the civic's grasp may have been too loose a term.
Bone stock 1.8T jettas run in the high 15's range. Even the GTI is a mid 15's range car stock. Within the civic's grasp may have been too loose a term.
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Rep Power: 399 edit: pardon my information was incorrect. both the 1.8T GTi and 1.8T Jetta run very similar times. those times are generally low 15's which is out of a civic's range. the 1.8T GTI can also hit some 14's with great drivers.
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edit: pardon my information was incorrect. both the 1.8T GTi and 1.8T Jetta run very similar times. those times are generally low 15's which is out of a civic's range. the 1.8T GTI can also hit some 14's with great drivers.
edit: pardon my information was incorrect. both the 1.8T GTi and 1.8T Jetta run very similar times. those times are generally low 15's which is out of a civic's range. the 1.8T GTI can also hit some 14's with great drivers.
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Sorry S2000man01,
I have to disagree with you there.
Sorry S2000man01,
I have to disagree with you there.
then again, it was a big weight difference. the jetta owner hadnt cleaned his trunk in a while.
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Rep Power: 0 lol.. yep.. Ive taken a few turbo jettas from the dig and the roll, the freeway is where it's really difficult.. I could only hang like 3 or 4 cars back up to 110 or so.. then at like 120 that same race he hit maybe 5 cars on me..
BUt there was a 1.8t jetta goin along eldrigde road one day and I wanted a challnege, I put a freakin bus length on him..
Not to far. it depends on driver and type of race..
BUt there was a 1.8t jetta goin along eldrigde road one day and I wanted a challnege, I put a freakin bus length on him..
Not to far. it depends on driver and type of race..
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Rep Power: 291 Well first I never said I was expecting to beat him since i have 115hp and he has 180hp plus he has the turbo and i dont. Im just saying im suprised by how much he beat me!
The only race i ever lose was to a 1.8T and it was off the line. I got him off the line and after that he pulled half car lenth then when i switched i pulled ahead alittle and then i slowed down for the speed limit. I don't think there that fast and thats cause i don't race on the highway cause your already going fast enough.
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Rep Power: 0 You can beat a 1.8T Jettas with a 5 speed from 0.
But if you try to catch one in a freeway, is imposible.
Jettas are considerably heavier than civics.
They start slow considering the turbo lag and its cheap transmission.
Theres a 1.8T stock Golf that could´nt beat me in 1/8.
The owner of the golf doesnt know how to run it but there still is a big difference in hps.
They sell here in Mexico a car called Leon 20v 1.8T (from SEAT) that can beat New mustangs with its 1.8T cus of its weight and its 6 speed transmission.
But if you try to catch one in a freeway, is imposible.
Jettas are considerably heavier than civics.
They start slow considering the turbo lag and its cheap transmission.
Theres a 1.8T stock Golf that could´nt beat me in 1/8.
The owner of the golf doesnt know how to run it but there still is a big difference in hps.
They sell here in Mexico a car called Leon 20v 1.8T (from SEAT) that can beat New mustangs with its 1.8T cus of its weight and its 6 speed transmission.
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Rep Power: 0 My mom just had a brand new(350mi) vw beetle turbo auto cause her non turbo beetle auto broke down again(not at all surprized) and i drove it and i kno for sure my car(03 lx 4 door manual) could beat it. The beetle turbo is rated 150hp 163tq weighing in around 2800lbs. It has good power in first but second is **** and the auto kills it. It doesnt feel like other turbo cars i have driven. Almost feels like its na except for the turbo sound. I even timed it with my stopwatch(i kno its ghetto but it gives you a in the ballpark figure) and it took 8 seconds to get to sixty. After sixty mph the beetle has very little pull left(no top end).
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