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Countach wrote: I live in the US pal, 93 Octane GASOLINE or Petrol is the best I can get. Not your wierd bumbum kerosine or diesel.
Kerosene is aviation fuel, Im going to assume youve heard of diesel before. A petrol engine WILL NOT burn kerosene, a diesel engine will. It has something to do with the stroke of the pistons, I forget the exact science behind it, Ill ask my brother next time hes home (he now builds the module 4-12 turbines for the Tornado GR4 aircraft based at RAF Marham).

Im aware its the best street fuel you can get. My mockery wasnt aimed at you, but the American people in general. Yes, you may get about 400 gallons for what I pay for a litre, but still, quality over quantity.:wink: Any Japanese people in the audience can feel free to step forward and laugh at us both, they get 110 octane on pump, which is the equivalent here of race fuel. The only place I know where its available in the UK is in the pit lane of Rockingham race circuit. Here, the best we can get is 102RON, which has arguable advantages over V-Powers 99RON.

As for the smoking tyres...Ive seen Dees Supra light up the rears for the length of the strip. As it should, at the time it was pushing nearly 1100rwhp. However, by the time it was close to trapping, while still spinning, the tyres didnt produce smoke like that. Theyre either lying about the fact it can break traction at that speed (doubtful), or lying that the picture is proof of it (most likely).
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@ steelsnake, yea pretty much every car in that test especially the vette and the viper posted not so great 1/4 speeds like mid to upper 150's because they really couldnt hammer the throttle till they grabbed 4th gear. thats why a nicely tuned supra would probably dominate them in the 1/4 mile.
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there's a simple explanation for the 125mph slide/burn....

It is a American car... they still have pisspoor handling :lol:
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Amen to that!
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The new Clarkson DVD is an excellent watch for anyone who hasnt seen it. The conclusion of the piece is that anything the Americans can do, Europeans can do better. From a Lotus Exige beating a Roush Mustang, to an M5 beating an SRT-8, its all in there. ;)
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TheStig wrote:there's a simple explanation for the 125mph slide/burn....

It is a American car... they still have pisspoor handling :lol:
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Grez~Supra_RZ-S wrote: The conclusion of the piece is that anything the Americans can do, Europeans can do better.
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and that supra is awesome. And about the muscle thing: yes, it has a lot of torque, but thats where the equation to a muscle car ends....
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That vette can beat a Skyline!! No way!!
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sure in the quater mile and standing mile
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But not with the turning, the Skyline has better handling. And it can if the Skyline was modded, maybe not stock but itll beat it in the quarter mile with the mods.
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Oh look, another Skyline fan-boy. :lol:
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The Skyline isn't the best car in the world, kid.

The're Honda Civic's out there that can smoke the Skyline.
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Tuners Rock wrote:But not with the turning, the Skyline has better handling. And it can if the Skyline was modded, maybe not stock but itll beat it in the quarter mile with the mods.
What the hell. Kid... Do you even drive? :roll: How do you know how a Skiyline handles?
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pwned!! :lol:
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Tuners Rock wrote:But not with the turning, the Skyline has better handling. And it can if the Skyline was modded, maybe not stock but itll beat it in the quarter mile with the mods.
You're comparing apples with pears here.. One is RWD, the other is AWD with 4-wheel steering.

Now stop giving the Skyline an e-handjob. It's a good car for sure, but it can be beaten. :roll:
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LOL e handjob.

Well, the Skyline drives like a RWD because of the ATTESA ETS....
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Skylines are my favorite car, and yes i do drive. Tuners usually have good handling. And look at this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpPZtP_fMsY

And this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2_eM864RQ0

Those are your opinions. to me, Skylines rock. And now I know a Vette can beat a Skyline, I just like Skylines, OK?!
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Yeah, Skylines are decent cars, it's just that they're so cliche and over-praised anymore. Example: 'Tuners Rock'

Anyway, I don't even know why we're talking about Skylines in a thread about a TT Corvette.
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xHaZxMaTx wrote:Yeah, Skylines are decent cars, it's just that they're so cliche and over-praised anymore. Example: 'Tuners Rock'
I over praise them?! You over praise the Miata. Sorry, sorry, just upset. Oh, and mad. Sorry about everything i said. The vette can beat a Skyline.
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i wonder how much shiznit you would have to do to a skyline to beat that corvette or the viper in the standing mile when both of them can do 211 and 217 mph respectively with the AC on ?
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Not much. Take it to Nismo. They'll do the work for you.

0-60 in under 2 seconds, anyone?
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Traction-loss anyone?
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Grez~Supra_RZ-S wrote:Traction-loss anyone?
Looking like a tw@, anyone?
And to be fair, on anything other than racing slicks, and with anything less than 1100bhp, I seriously doubt under 2 seconds.
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An F1 car would struggle to do 60 in 2 seconds. I dont care about estimates, give me good solid proof that a car will accelerate to 60 in anything less than 3 seconds, and Ill kiss my own bumbum. I mean an actual car by the way, if you cant do the shopping in it, its a toy, not a car.
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lol wow..I'm sure that vette could be outrun by a fully tuned TRD supra
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