cruising down beltway 8 here in houston around 2 in the morning with no one around. a new neon srt 4 turbo pulled up next to me at about 80mph and started jumping ahead and letting off, i started to laugh cause i was not in the mood to race but he kept doing it, soooo . i down shifted into 3rd already doing about 85 and took her to red line and slapped it into 4th never letting off the gas and took 4th to red line. i then let off the gas and looked back and he was atleast 6 to 8 lenghts behind me. it took about 3 or 4 seconds after i let off for him to pass me needless to say he didnt want another piece of the stang after that


btw it was 2 in the morning and there was no one else on the road and its a 4 lane toll road so it was as safe as street racing could be i guess lol

just thought i would share

 

:worship:

 

Yep, I got one of those little SRTs, a burnt orange one about 3 months ago. That was actually my last "race". It was from a stop though, he got me right off the line by about 1/2 a length, but I had him by 4 lengths at 1/4 mile.

 

Sweet!

 

SRT_4 is not contender

 

Nice to hear we can beat a 4 banger turbo econobox.

 

DOH!

 

Hmmm,

there are some 4 banger turbos out there, as you well know, that would spank a stock Stang. The WRX Sti comes to mind. And the EVO Lancer. If they weren't so darn ugly, I woulda seriously considered one.

~Rob

 

Just my personal feelings, but I would rather have a big, grumbly V-8 than a turbo-or supercharged I-4, even if the V-8 is slower. Had they put both in the Mustang and the I-4 was quicker than the V-8 in the quarter mile, I would still pay more for the V-8, slower or not. To me, it comes down to a mixture of speed and reliability. I don't have a lot of faith in a little, high-revving engine having fuel/air mixture forced into it. That just my opinion. Plus, I just think they are a little bit sissified, faster or not. I liken it to the difference between a really expensive dress and a T-shirt. The dress might be more expensive and get more looks, but as a guy, I still wouldn't wear the dress. I'd rather have the T-shirt.

Edit: I apologize to any transvestites I may have offended.

 

SRT4's should be taken very seriously, if that guy had any mods done to his car it would have been a different out come. They only weigh about 2600 lbs and can be made to produce over 300 hp at the wheels. Do the math. I used to have a turbo Shelby Charger that made 330 rwhp and I used to go hunting for unexpecting Mustang, Camaro and Vette owners. At 55 mph I could floor it and smoke the front wheels!!! Don't get me wrong here, I love Mustangs and would rather have a Mustang over a SRT4 any day. My point is never underestimate your opponent.

 

its still just a neon

 

I wouldn't mind have a Lotus Esprit 4-cyl turbo=) Dead sexy in person.

 

AH! You got me! I have to agree. That is a dress I would certainly wear.

 

http://www.automobilemag.com/reviews/sedan...on_srt4_stage3/

But at the end of the day, it's still a neon. Not even worth the gas or risk of a ticket imo...there is one here in NV that I see almost every day coming home form work, he tries so hard to get me to stomp on it - I just laugh.

 

srt4s are prety quick but a stang will roast it

 

The SRT-4 is like a hot chick in a nasty dress. The hot chick (engine) really deserves better (Neon) and until they bring something worthy of that engine in terms of body style, it would never be a consideration for me.

As for the hopped up one in the Automobile mag review, any company can do that. You could still roast that thing by taking a stock '05 and spending about 5 grand. $35,000 and the coolest ride to come out of Detroit in 2 or more decades or the hot chick in the granny dress?


Pretty easy decision from my seat.

 

very good point rob. i have a buddy with a 2005 wrx turbo something or another lol and although we have not raced yet (and i dont think im going to try anyway) he ran 11.9 at the track a few weeks ago

i have no idea what he has done to the car but its a quick little sumamyfemale dog

 

I'm just saying the neon was primaly designed as an 4 banger economy car, and it still is. It'll move with the turbo and proper mods. But, at the end of the day, like said, still a neon.

Where as the WRX and EVO are race bred street legal rally cars. Big difference.

Anything will go fast if you wave enough money over it.

 

i am pretty sure one or both of those are I6 motors

 

All levels of EVO have a 2.0L I-4. The STi has a 2.5L I-4.