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Thanks for all the help. I have posted the same question on a few other forums (for other cars) and nothing has come close to the response I got from you guys. 3 pages!
As I have picked up from this lively discussion, the Evo might not be the best bang for the buck when it comes to 60-110 acceleration. GTO’s and Cobra’s are nice, but I need something that has a decent back seat and does not look like an egg with wheels. Although the Evo doesn’t fare well on the highway, the itch to have one has not gone away (kindly refrain from the easy itch joke). I have a couple more weeks before I get home and the decision has not become any easier.
Thanks for all the feedback, this forum has been great.
As I have picked up from this lively discussion, the Evo might not be the best bang for the buck when it comes to 60-110 acceleration. GTO’s and Cobra’s are nice, but I need something that has a decent back seat and does not look like an egg with wheels. Although the Evo doesn’t fare well on the highway, the itch to have one has not gone away (kindly refrain from the easy itch joke). I have a couple more weeks before I get home and the decision has not become any easier.
Thanks for all the feedback, this forum has been great.
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I have an MR and the 6-speed seems to do nicely on the highway. Never driven a 5-speed though, so I can't compare. Dropping into 5th from a 80 mph cruise has nice pull. If you want highway ability and an Evo, I would get an MR.
Had a little fun with [my friend's] GTO the other day [on his private ranch] and it had pretty much a straight exhaust; it sounded like a top fuel dragster. Rolled on from about 30 mph from 2nd gear and the Evo could hang on until getting into 5th, then the GTO started to walk. Not too bad IMO. Those GTOs are pretty freaking fast!
Had a little fun with [my friend's] GTO the other day [on his private ranch] and it had pretty much a straight exhaust; it sounded like a top fuel dragster. Rolled on from about 30 mph from 2nd gear and the Evo could hang on until getting into 5th, then the GTO started to walk. Not too bad IMO. Those GTOs are pretty freaking fast!
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Originally Posted by kuni62
As I have picked up from this lively discussion, the Evo might not be the best bang for the buck when it comes to 60-110 acceleration. GTO’s and Cobra’s are nice, but I need something that has a decent back seat and does not look like an egg with wheels. Although the Evo doesn’t fare well on the highway, the itch to have one has not gone away (kindly refrain from the easy itch joke). I have a couple more weeks before I get home and the decision has not become any easier.
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Originally Posted by KOEvo
For comparison for a VW guy, an Evo in 4th/5th gear is barely faster then a lightly modded VR6. I have found that STI's and Evos are about as fast as an H22 Honda on the highway, honestly.
an H22 in an EG civic hatch maybe...but not a prelude
i had a 20-120 run with a H22 Prelude the other day, that had full bolt ons and a 75 shot of nitrous. My stock IX MR, put 2 car lengths on him.
the evo isnt a highway pig, but it's not slow either
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Originally Posted by .MM
LOL!!! are you out of your mind?
an H22 in an EG civic hatch maybe...but not a prelude
i had a 20-120 run with a H22 Prelude the other day, that had full bolt ons and a 75 shot of nitrous. My stock IX MR, put 2 car lengths on him.
the evo isnt a highway pig, but it's not slow either
an H22 in an EG civic hatch maybe...but not a prelude
i had a 20-120 run with a H22 Prelude the other day, that had full bolt ons and a 75 shot of nitrous. My stock IX MR, put 2 car lengths on him.
the evo isnt a highway pig, but it's not slow either
#51
Originally Posted by kuni62
Thanks for all the help. I have posted the same question on a few other forums (for other cars) and nothing has come close to the response I got from you guys. 3 pages!
As I have picked up from this lively discussion, the Evo might not be the best bang for the buck when it comes to 60-110 acceleration. GTO’s and Cobra’s are nice, but I need something that has a decent back seat and does not look like an egg with wheels. Although the Evo doesn’t fare well on the highway, the itch to have one has not gone away (kindly refrain from the easy itch joke). I have a couple more weeks before I get home and the decision has not become any easier.
Thanks for all the feedback, this forum has been great.
As I have picked up from this lively discussion, the Evo might not be the best bang for the buck when it comes to 60-110 acceleration. GTO’s and Cobra’s are nice, but I need something that has a decent back seat and does not look like an egg with wheels. Although the Evo doesn’t fare well on the highway, the itch to have one has not gone away (kindly refrain from the easy itch joke). I have a couple more weeks before I get home and the decision has not become any easier.
Thanks for all the feedback, this forum has been great.
After watching Jeremy Clarkson and his highway races I wish I could have either and Aston Martin or A Scalligetti 612 for this kind of work
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Yea pretty much everything on the freeway is a waste of gas these days.. and with everyone doing 65 in the fast lane, it takes a lot of the fun out of it.
However, my IX with exhaust and tune can pull on most SS Camaros I run into in 4th and 5th. Of course I can't talk of that so it was of course a dream I had. An almost weekly occuring dream
However, my IX with exhaust and tune can pull on most SS Camaros I run into in 4th and 5th. Of course I can't talk of that so it was of course a dream I had. An almost weekly occuring dream
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