A bunch of us are already planning on going out on the 16th, so that'd be even better for us...

I've never been to Irwindale, only Fontana, so it'll be an interesting experience all around.

 

i wish i was there...nice and warm...its f'n cold here...i hope you guys have fun no matter who wins...

 

WOW some mustang owners sure hate pt cruisers. i have one myself and i really like it, i never thought you could call it a ricer though. i have to say i have liked the look of the new mustang from the first day i saw it. if you do some small mods, it really looks cool. there are some local where i live in vancouver that are real eye catchers, having said that the pt cruiser can surprise people how quick they are and how fast they get with some mods. i have only made two passes down the quarter mile in mine and ran a 12.7 @ 109. weighing 3700lbs cause it is full of sterio crap. it will run in the 11's by early next year, so even if i can deliver my bottles in it to the depot, don't let it mislead you.

 

How heavily modified is your car? (no pun intended)
Curious as to what it takes to get it into the 12's.

 

After reading this page I'm thinking this thread might be linked somewhere from a PT Cruiser forum.

It's all cool guys, I'm just glad you're not driving Civic's and Eclipse's. I will say that like the Mustang, the Cruiser at least has a personality, so I understand you guys being just as passionate about your cars.



And yes, the smiley list is pretty good here... just be glad nobody busted out the :gay: smiley.

 

How heavily modified is your car? (no pun intended)
Curious as to what it takes to get it into the 12's

well my motor is bone stock, but i added a gt30 turbo, a short runner intake, coils, wires, aem, big exhaust, and ran that quarter mile. it was 367hp at the wheels. tommy from kinetic set it up safe to try without pushing it. it should have 440-460 to the wheels soon, on top of that i have nos sprayer to the intercoller, and 85 shot nos to the motor which i haven't used yet.

 

http://media.putfile.com/12-second-pt

stock motor, stock turbo, small shot of nitrous, seeing peoples faces is awsome. first pt in the 12's, fastest stock turbo no spray, fastest all around pt. total invested including the new car price was 18,000 not to bad if you ask me. love the mustang have friends that race nmra have friends that did race nmra, god rest, have friends that have mustangs that run 8's. the new ones are awsome looking too. the pt guys on here are all good car guys. they just want some respect is all. we love having sleepers and don't care for people that insult the car. i know it is not your cup of tea but oh well. car guys rule and women too. have fun guy and be safe. hope you get to know some of the pt guys at the track they are nice guys.

 

PT Cruiser?:gay:

 

Hmmm I guess tom dont like a 12 sec PT

 

Sure it's cool that with mods they can run fast, but in my opinion they could run 10's and it still wouldn't make up for their appearance. Like it or not, that's my opinion.

 

It's funny how you say brngrhd driving a PT Cruiser is gay when not only does his car make more power than your's, his 1/4 time is faster than your's.

 

Yep you eather love them or hate them. Better a PT than a Honda

 

Sure it's cool that with mods they can run fast, but in my opinion they could run 10's and it still wouldn't make up for their appearance. Like it or not, that's my opinion

at the risk you still shut down the cruiser because of it's looks, im going to send a picture of my car for your opinion.

 

I believe we have lost sight of the issue here. The original problem was whether or not the PT Cruiser with the listed mods would beat the Mustang GT with listed mods at the track. I agree, PT's CAN be fast, all it takes is turning up the boost on the turbos or adding NOS. The original PT did not have any of those mods listed, so I don't know why he thinks he can beat a GT.

 

factory numbers to factory numbers, the mustang should and probably will win, if both drivers don't have much experience it should be interesting. the only tip i can give is don't miss a shift. i say good luck to both sides.

 

A PT can be really fast, especially if it's a modded Stage 1, but with the mods he told freebass55 he has, he shouldn't be able to beat freebass55's GT at all. I actually hope freebass beats him. Nothing is worst than someone who talks out his a$$ without knowing all the facts, and what his challengers car is capable of. It would have been one thing if the guy said he would love to race freebass at the track (the way it should be done) to see how his PT would do against a new Mustang GT, but talking smack .......... he has a ricer mentality.

 

I can't believe how popular this thread is... SuperCharge a VW Beetle and you'll get 12 sec... Big deal!

 

Yep it is funny how no matter what you do, someone is still going to have more track time or more power than your car...... but they may still end up driving a car that looks like it was designed by and for a woman.

I do agree with dave 02 gt though...... better a PT than an import .

 

I may mot like the guy for jumping ship and designing the cruiser's cheap, five years too late to the segment rival, the HHR, but just to set the record straight, Bryan Nesbitt designed the pt Cruiser.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Nesbitt

As for the "designed for a woman" comment...

I needed a hatchback, wanted a turbo and would settle for mothing less than a manual transmission, design and looks were at the bottom of the list of priorities so I ended up with the cruiser.

I don't care much for its actual look but I love how unnoticed I can drive by pretty much anyone including the cops, try that in its engine sharing sibbling, the SRT-4.
Stealthy suits me just fine, thank you.

 

Looks like we are still gonna go on te 9th. The next day is my birthday so it's my 'going out night'. I don't get too many of those anymore, with two kids under 3.

I'll see about the 16th.