Like most of you I getting really SICK of this damn car at times. Its been by far the most unreliable Toyota I ever owned. But when everything is right its a lot of fun and a real sleeper.
My car has a stock 7MGTE bottom end with ported head,honed manifolds,3" down pipe,hks piggybacks, SP61GT,Carbon fiber drivershaft blah blah. It runs low 12-high 11s on pump gas in excess of 120MPH at 19-20psi. Looks wise the only giveways are MK4 rims with drag radials on the back. No tint. No guages, Factory paint sans the rear(converted to 89 and up pieces). Its not even lowered.
Saturday night I let my friend Dan drive the car(He owns a 12 sec n/a 1995 Mustang GT). I had drank 3 beers and didn't want to get in any trouble or drive. So I let him have some fun
It didn't take much time to get in some trouble. We ran across a white EVO(not sure of the year). Dan ran him before in his Mustang and lost by about a car. The kid said he ran 12.7s.
The kid sorted of laughed when we asked to run at next light. He stated he was stock. Funny I don't rember carbon fiber hood,lip and a fart muffler on the back of those at the showroon but oh well.
By second gear we are about 1.5 cars behind. By third it got ugly for him. Dan is not used to shifting(6k shift points-what???) or launching a heavy car with no bottom end power so he did well considering the EVO got walked in third pretty hard.
Did a u turn and got ambushed by a nasty looking and sounding 04 Cobra with skinnys on the front. First race Dan hung with him and let out in traffic. Next time we lost by about 2 cars to 100 or so. Dan gave him the kick which was crazy to do since those cars have power NOW. Guy in the Cobra was a complete moron. Stated he ran 11.10 at 125MPH with just a pulley and a tune. Right. I made a mental note to get him next time with any of my other cars.
Got into with a bike-small one-by 120MPH we had him by about 2 cars from a third gear roll. Not sure what it was.
Dan next got into it with a WRX with a huge front mount. I don't know what else was done to it. Dan bogged in first and slow shift in second. WRX had use by maybe a fender. Dan hit third and WRX got walked badly. Guy at next light wouldn't even look over.
Next is the best.
Coming out of a local town I get tailgated by a yellow 69 SS with a 502 GM crate motor in it this morning. I heard this car ran mid to high 11s at about 113-115 on slicks(its tubbed). Once we get out of town I smack it-I leave him pretty good. Farther down the road he passes me. Its a two lane road so I decide to let him get in front but get right behind him to show him he can't get away from me. I then pass him-he smacks it(60MPH). I pull away from him. Now with him behind me we come up on some cars in front-3 of them. I pass them. He tried to keep up. BY 130MPH I am way ahead. We get to a light and I have to turn off. I give him thumbs up-he won't even look at me. Oh well.
All runs pump gas and 18 psi(it was cold today). Not bad.
My car has a stock 7MGTE bottom end with ported head,honed manifolds,3" down pipe,hks piggybacks, SP61GT,Carbon fiber drivershaft blah blah. It runs low 12-high 11s on pump gas in excess of 120MPH at 19-20psi. Looks wise the only giveways are MK4 rims with drag radials on the back. No tint. No guages, Factory paint sans the rear(converted to 89 and up pieces). Its not even lowered.
Saturday night I let my friend Dan drive the car(He owns a 12 sec n/a 1995 Mustang GT). I had drank 3 beers and didn't want to get in any trouble or drive. So I let him have some fun
It didn't take much time to get in some trouble. We ran across a white EVO(not sure of the year). Dan ran him before in his Mustang and lost by about a car. The kid said he ran 12.7s.
The kid sorted of laughed when we asked to run at next light. He stated he was stock. Funny I don't rember carbon fiber hood,lip and a fart muffler on the back of those at the showroon but oh well.
By second gear we are about 1.5 cars behind. By third it got ugly for him. Dan is not used to shifting(6k shift points-what???) or launching a heavy car with no bottom end power so he did well considering the EVO got walked in third pretty hard.
Did a u turn and got ambushed by a nasty looking and sounding 04 Cobra with skinnys on the front. First race Dan hung with him and let out in traffic. Next time we lost by about 2 cars to 100 or so. Dan gave him the kick which was crazy to do since those cars have power NOW. Guy in the Cobra was a complete moron. Stated he ran 11.10 at 125MPH with just a pulley and a tune. Right. I made a mental note to get him next time with any of my other cars.
Got into with a bike-small one-by 120MPH we had him by about 2 cars from a third gear roll. Not sure what it was.
Dan next got into it with a WRX with a huge front mount. I don't know what else was done to it. Dan bogged in first and slow shift in second. WRX had use by maybe a fender. Dan hit third and WRX got walked badly. Guy at next light wouldn't even look over.
Next is the best.
Coming out of a local town I get tailgated by a yellow 69 SS with a 502 GM crate motor in it this morning. I heard this car ran mid to high 11s at about 113-115 on slicks(its tubbed). Once we get out of town I smack it-I leave him pretty good. Farther down the road he passes me. Its a two lane road so I decide to let him get in front but get right behind him to show him he can't get away from me. I then pass him-he smacks it(60MPH). I pull away from him. Now with him behind me we come up on some cars in front-3 of them. I pass them. He tried to keep up. BY 130MPH I am way ahead. We get to a light and I have to turn off. I give him thumbs up-he won't even look at me. Oh well.
All runs pump gas and 18 psi(it was cold today). Not bad.
Makes me wish my car was in one piece again. 
