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Old 03-31-2005, 01:44 PM
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lost to pt turbo... :(

Last night after the suns game I lined up next to a pt turbo. I stayed with him into second gear but then slowly he pulled away...
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Horsepower: 215 @5,000 rpm
Torque: 245 foot-pounds @3,600 rpm
Weight: 3123 lb

Not really surprised you lost.
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Originally Posted by ennzzo
Last night after the suns game I lined up next to a pt turbo. I stayed with him into second gear but then slowly he pulled away...
You didn't say but probably fair to assume you were doing that on public roads doing the classic stop-light "drag race" huh?

street racers :shakehead
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Originally Posted by ennzzo
Last night after the suns game I lined up next to a pt turbo. I stayed with him into second gear but then slowly he pulled away...
if you have an auto i'd be stoked taht you stayed with him through first. Those things have mad torque for their weight! haha
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You car looks better though...
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Who lines up and "races" a PT cruiser anyway?
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did you turn VSA off?
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Time for a reflash.
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Originally Posted by iamhomin
Who lines up and "races" a PT cruiser anyway?
Well, it's better then the guy racing a 80 something Baretta..

Im still trying to figure out why anyone races with the TSX....It's not fast...
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Originally Posted by wsklar
Im still trying to figure out why anyone races with the TSX....It's not fast...

it looks fast..thats why...heh~
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Originally Posted by wsklar
Im still trying to figure out why anyone races with the TSX....It's not fast...
Its not slow either!
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Originally Posted by jmathew34
did you turn VSA off?

no... i didn't realize the pt's torque...wow.
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Originally Posted by TinkySD
if you have an auto i'd be stoked taht you stayed with him through first. Those things have mad torque for their weight! haha

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Originally Posted by ennzzo
no... i didn't realize the pt's torque...wow.
If you insist to street race, should've picked your fight with a non-turbo PT:
150hp @ 5100rpm
165lb-ft @ 4000rpm
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Originally Posted by 05_TSX_GP
If you insist to street race, should've picked your fight with a non-turbo PT:
150hp @ 5100rpm
165lb-ft @ 4000rpm
I'd go Kia Rio hunting.
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some people worry about the dumbest things
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I know I need to wear the flame suit, but turbo PTs aren't that fast. I've seen em at the tracks, and they were pulling only low 15s. I suspect their gearing is a lot less aggressive than SRT4 counterparts.
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Originally Posted by sauceman
I know I need to wear the flame suit, but turbo PTs aren't that fast. I've seen em at the tracks, and they were pulling only low 15s. I suspect their gearing is a lot less aggressive than SRT4 counterparts.
how dare you talk bad about the pt! that's one of the coolest cars ever created, especially for "big-boned" women!

don't worry sauce, i don't think anyone here's going to flame you for knockin' pts. knock 'em all you want.
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Originally Posted by Dan Martin
Horsepower: 215 @5,000 rpm
Torque: 245 foot-pounds @3,600 rpm
Weight: 3123 lb

Not really surprised you lost.

Thats all they weigh

BTW people, there are two versions of the PT Turbo. The 215HP ver and the 180HP ver. I wonder which one this was.

EDIT: We used to have a mod around here, schollol, that owned a PT. Had the racing flames and everything.
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Originally Posted by domn
Thats all they weigh

BTW people, there are two versions of the PT Turbo. The 215HP ver and the 180HP ver. I wonder which one this was.

EDIT: We used to have a mod around here, schollol, that owned a PT. Had the racing flames and everything.
Like a Mini-CLPower????
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Originally Posted by wsklar
Like a Mini-CLPower????

Confused.......
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Originally Posted by domn
Thats all they weigh

BTW people, there are two versions of the PT Turbo. The 215HP ver and the 180HP ver. I wonder which one this was.

EDIT: We used to have a mod around here, schollol, that owned a PT. Had the racing flames and everything.
Well, the GT model has the 215 HP and comes with 17-inch wheels. The PT Cruiser Limited has an optional turbo engine producing the 180 HP and only has 16-inch wheels. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that this was a GT model.
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Originally Posted by domn
Confused.......
CLPower has a big hearse with flames on it. It's his detail mobile. The PT Cruiser is smaller....Get it????
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Originally Posted by wsklar
CLPower has a big hearse with flames on it. It's his detail mobile. The PT Cruiser is smaller....Get it????

CLPower has a hearse?

Man that guy is weird
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Originally Posted by sauceman
I know I need to wear the flame suit, but turbo PTs aren't that fast. I've seen em at the tracks, and they were pulling only low 15s. I suspect their gearing is a lot less aggressive than SRT4 counterparts.
low 15s IS fast comapred to a tsx
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Originally Posted by TinkySD
low 15s IS fast comapred to a tsx

Well, compared to dzuy and Clutchperformer at least
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Originally Posted by domn
CLPower has a hearse?

Man that guy is weird
Looks like a hearse
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I'd go Kia Rio hunting.
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