justinl401

So the other night I was going for a cruise with my girl and two buddies. I had a ton of stuff in my car (misc. stuff - a leather coat, cd cases, all my school books, etc...) so I threw that in the trunk, along with my amps and speakers. Anyway, I came to a red light and didnt even notice the Corolla on the side of me ... that is until the light went green and I noticed he was speeding ahead of me. At this time I was still in first gear floored it, I caught up to him and was a little ahead of him and i slowed down(I dont remember what gear I was in) so im in the right lane and hes in the left.. I remember waiting in third for a whille with my rpms up... I knew we were going to race but this guy floored it and I didn't react until he was passing me with momentum. I got to 5th gear and was starting to catch him but he slowed down. I wanted to run em again but this guy would not line up with me, all in all not to bad if I wouldnt have had all that weight I think I would have caught him even with him having the jump.

TL|GTX

You would have killed that corrolla

DC3328

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corollas have v6's now??

Silva-type-s

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corolla's come v6? you sure it wasnt a camry

justinl401

Hmm.. Now that you mention it, it was a corolla I believe. I got the two confused, thought the corolla was the upscale one, guess I dont know my toyotas . Anyway, yah it was the v6 with the dual exhaust.

DC3328

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CAMRY man CAMRY lol

mista.huynh

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That's a camry lol, and newer ones are pretty quick....

justinl401

Yes, Camry not Corolla... lol.

Edward'TLS

Yes, the new Camry's with the 3.5L-V6 are very quick.

iforyou

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lol you actually did well to keep up with it if it's a Camry V6.

anx1300c

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Don't race with the weight of three extra people in your car if your opponent is alone. That said, if you can drive your 6MT fairly well, you should have a slight edge. Get some mods and you'll have no problem beating the "anti sport sedan" Camry.

TL|GTX

I Always knew the TL were quicker even though that's not true on paper.

SatinSilverAV6

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Well in reality the TL 6spd runs the same 1/4 mile times as the new Camry 3.5L V6. I have seen 14.3@97MPH stock for the camry. Basically its a drivers race.

Edward'TLS

Which means that the TL 5AT is no match for the 3.5L-V6 Camry in a drag race on the streets.

justinl401

If you were advising me of this, I have a 6MT not a 5AT

Blazing GT

Auto TL will lose against the camry.

milk man

has any one races a camry heads up ...like auto vs auto?

TL|GTX

I raced a camry from a digg, we were even, i took my backtire out, after that race to see what would happen, i was only ahead by another foot. So ya that wieght in ur car def slowed u down big time.

Edward'TLS

It also helps if your gas tank is as empty as possible. A full gas tank weighs like a ton, literally.

Go90go

^ Gas is lighter than water... So go pee before you race. Take a dump, too, to save an extra pound.

~Cheers~

erick3

they're (we're) not. at higher speeds, i remember a while back, this crazy guy had me...he slowly pulled on me. that was with just my exhaust and cai. now with the pulley...i take em' "easily"...surprisingly that is

TL|GTX

Do u have 6m/t or 5a/t? And what type of exhuast did u have lol. Btw do u have tl-S?

justinl401

I have a 6mt but I dont think you were asking about me.

anx1300c

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A ton is 2,000 lbs, a full tank of gas in a TL weighs a little over 100 lbs.

Edward'TLS

I repeat again :

It also helps if your gas tank is as empty as possible. A full gas tank weighs like a ton, literally.

anx1300c

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http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/literally

I must be missing something here, literally=actually.

DC3328

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red text = sarcasm

Blazing GT

I dont know how biased these forums could get.

Stock Camry 14.2 Quarter Mile
Stock TL 14.8 Quarter Mile

Both Auto

iforyou

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I have never seen 14.2 for a Camry but I have seen 14.3...close enough anyways...and I think OP's TL is 6MT and that's also a 14.3s car stock.

SatinSilverAV6

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In reality the BEST a stock camry can pull off is a 14.3 from what I have heard and seen. Average is 14.7 for the camry. You cannot disengage TCS on the camry. Basically you need a perfect launch with no wheelspin in order to pull of the 14.3. Not easy work when you have all that torque to work with.