I got a guy calling me out in a Del Sol with a GSR how would i fair against it in my TL

 

would be close, depending on what he has done do the GSR, I would give him the edge. It's amazing what weight advantage can do

 

yeah i figured its just a stock GSR but huge weight diff

 

give him a run just for fun and see what happends. It is hard to predict what the outcome will be without knowing what his car weighs and what he dyno'd. Power to weight ratio is probably in his favor as torque to weight ratio is in your favor.

 

yeah all i do is race for fun but it will have to wait till nxt year to cold now

 

del sol's are surprisingly heavy due to the targa top. i say do it

 

Del Sol with a B18? What tranny does he have?
If he has a B series tranny, they are geared more for acceleration but you will probably still win on the top end.

If his B18 is fully bolted you will lose.

 

what a tease!

 

not sure what tranny the guy hates me cuz he though his Chevy lumina (wtf ever they r called shitty american car) in i smoked his ass lol badly he doesnt want to race till nxt year

 

tell him you understand if he wants to wait until next year especially after what happened the last time. tell him if you were him, you do the same as you wouldn't want your winter ruined either.

 

I'd give it to the Del Sol from 100 up just cause your TL will fall on it's face in 4th gear. But <100mph, I think you might be able to edge him out but I'm not to sure. I've never had the opportunity to race a Civic/Integra/Del Sol with a GSR swap. Someday.

OH and thank God it doesn't snow in CA! We race year round. hahaha

 

^ Despite the TL's lousy 4th gear, it wouldn't get beat as bad as you'd think. Due to the Del Sol's lack of torque .. it won't pull very hard up top.

 

Really? I'd expect the Del Sol to pull away with ease up top but you make a valid point about the lack of torque.

 

Oh btw, this is Type-DM..I don't know why I'm logged in through a new account. I tried logging in using facebook.

 

Agreed lol

 

lucky its what 14 degrees here in im the only Tl that races in i love it cuz i beat people who think just cuz im a large sedan that walk me in i beat them lol

 

Power is just a derivative of torque vs RPM, a measure of how much work the engine is capable of by using torque and RPM (Torque x RPM/5252). That said, a drag race is basically about average area under the curve in your racing RPM range (decided by gear spacing and shift point), gearing, and weight. Sure, a GSR swap will have "low" torque, but it makes good torque at higher RPMs, where a smaller amount of torque amounts to more horsepower and thus acceleration. For example, 150 torque at 8000 RPMs >>>> 300 torque at 3000 rpms, by a huge margin.

Oh who am I kidding trying to explain this. Torque wins races! blah blah...

 

close race but an SRT-4 would beat all of you