221.4mph Standing Mile Pass Evo 2
Nov 17, 2008, 06:24 PM
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the Veyron is more 'spaceship' than u can imagine... it took 20 years to design and perfect, with only one goal in mind - top speed, so I wouldnt worry about the Veyron.... but an Evo, any Evo, in comparison, looks like a square box. boxes dont do well in 'top speed'...
dont confuse acceleration with top speed. the EvoII can be the best car in the world around the track, or win every award for skidpad & slalom, but in terms of top speed, its a whole diff ball game. in addition to raw power, you need something totally different.
So if this car did 221mph, im very curious to see what it actually looks like... how much of its body and underbody was changed, and in what way - cause there is no way you will take a stock EvoII, or any other sedan for that matter, shove a 1000hp engine in it, put a large wing on the trunk, and it will just magically go to 221mph without any other structural improvements
Nov 17, 2008, 06:43 PM
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I dont doubt that the engine and drivetrain make enough power to take this Evo to 221... but the bigger Q is the aerodynamics... I thought a car has to look like a spaceship otherwise it just flips over at such speeds?
Even most Exotics cant do 200mph, let alone 221...
so unless this Evo had substantial body work, including underbody panels and whatnot, im questioning this video..
Even most Exotics cant do 200mph, let alone 221...
so unless this Evo had substantial body work, including underbody panels and whatnot, im questioning this video..
although its funny that this guy s6devil doesnt know about Mikes evo, the Veyron definitely has some high speed aero work done to it. If it didnt that car would be all over the place at high speeds.
Nov 17, 2008, 06:57 PM
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yes!! i dont know anything about Mike's Evo, thats why Im asking in this thread to begin with.
Eager to find out how one can make a short, tall, narrow box like the EvoII go as fast as cars that look like Koenigsegg, Pagani Zonda, and the Enzo...
Nov 17, 2008, 07:01 PM
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the Veyron is more 'spaceship' than u can imagine... it took 20 years to design and perfect, with only one goal in mind - top speed, so I wouldnt worry about the Veyron.... but an Evo, any Evo, in comparison, looks like a square box. boxes dont do well in 'top speed'...
dont confuse acceleration with top speed. the EvoII can be the best car in the world around the track, or win every award for skidpad & slalom, but in terms of top speed, its a whole diff ball game. in addition to raw power, you need something totally different.
So if this car did 221mph, im very curious to see what it actually looks like... how much of its body and underbody was changed, and in what way - cause there is no way you will take a stock EvoII, or any other sedan for that matter, shove a 1000hp engine in it, put a large wing on the trunk, and it will just magically go to 221mph without any other structural improvements
dont confuse acceleration with top speed. the EvoII can be the best car in the world around the track, or win every award for skidpad & slalom, but in terms of top speed, its a whole diff ball game. in addition to raw power, you need something totally different.
So if this car did 221mph, im very curious to see what it actually looks like... how much of its body and underbody was changed, and in what way - cause there is no way you will take a stock EvoII, or any other sedan for that matter, shove a 1000hp engine in it, put a large wing on the trunk, and it will just magically go to 221mph without any other structural improvements
Nov 17, 2008, 08:51 PM
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If you notice the car seems very unstable at those speeds. Unlike the Veyron or many other exotics which at 200mph are at about the equivalent of an Evo at 100mph
Nov 18, 2008, 09:42 AM
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Woudlnt any reasonable person doubt it at first ?? as i said, to a reasonable person, hearing that someone took a short, tall, narrow box, that doesnt weigh much, packed it with 900Hp, and sent it flyin way past 200mph... common sense tells u that as soon as it reached 190, it took off, or just lost control... or more simply the tires exploded at 185 (forget 221). i mean there is a ton of videos on U-tube of GT1 cars taking off simply cause they caught a gust of wind... and i doubt this EvoII looks anything like a GT1 car.
now u guys tell me he had serious work done to the body, and not just engine/drivetrain, now it makes sense. great job, and i wish him well!
Dec 6, 2008, 05:14 PM
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I just got the pm from s6devil about this thread and figured I would stop by and say hi,also try to answer some questions.
My evo 2 is a stock body car with an airdam on the front and some aluminum side skirts both of which are not low enough due to the roughness of the track at Maxton. If I would of had more time I would of lowered both before going to the Texas mile.
The car is setup with the strongest drivetrain parts I could find because it was originally a drag car. Two years ago it was running 8.90"s at 159 mph with about 825 awhp. when I take it back to the drag strip I expect it to go mid 8"s at least. The car is now making between 1000 and 1100 awhp.
One thing I noticed in this thread which happens quite alot is that several of you are trying to compare my car to a supercar which it most deffinatly is not, it's not stylish and it's not so very stable at very high speeds, but most important to me is the fact that there is not a supercar around that would stay at my side for a mile.
Most of the people out there don't realize that I'm doing 223 mph in a standing mile where as a supercar such as the mighty Veryon would probably take between 2 -3 miles to attain that speed.
Anymore questions just ask. I may not get back real fast as it's really busy at work 50 -60 hrs a week.As soon as it slows down I'll be around here more.
Mike Reichen
My evo 2 is a stock body car with an airdam on the front and some aluminum side skirts both of which are not low enough due to the roughness of the track at Maxton. If I would of had more time I would of lowered both before going to the Texas mile.
The car is setup with the strongest drivetrain parts I could find because it was originally a drag car. Two years ago it was running 8.90"s at 159 mph with about 825 awhp. when I take it back to the drag strip I expect it to go mid 8"s at least. The car is now making between 1000 and 1100 awhp.
One thing I noticed in this thread which happens quite alot is that several of you are trying to compare my car to a supercar which it most deffinatly is not, it's not stylish and it's not so very stable at very high speeds, but most important to me is the fact that there is not a supercar around that would stay at my side for a mile.
Most of the people out there don't realize that I'm doing 223 mph in a standing mile where as a supercar such as the mighty Veryon would probably take between 2 -3 miles to attain that speed.
Anymore questions just ask. I may not get back real fast as it's really busy at work 50 -60 hrs a week.As soon as it slows down I'll be around here more.
Mike Reichen
Dec 6, 2008, 05:59 PM
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^well its hard to believe that a narrow box like our Evo, can get to such a speed, but i guess its a freakin fact!!
BUT yes, what you said above, is what gets me the most, that it happened within a mile. ONE MILE TO REACH 221... WOW!!!! cant think of a factory car that can do that
BUT yes, what you said above, is what gets me the most, that it happened within a mile. ONE MILE TO REACH 221... WOW!!!! cant think of a factory car that can do that
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^well its hard to believe that a narrow box like our Evo, can get to such a speed, but i guess its a freakin fact!!
BUT yes, what you said above, is what gets me the most, that it happened within a mile. ONE MILE TO REACH 221... WOW!!!! cant think of a factory car that can do that
BUT yes, what you said above, is what gets me the most, that it happened within a mile. ONE MILE TO REACH 221... WOW!!!! cant think of a factory car that can do that