Can someone explain my lose?! - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

TonytheTiger · 12-17-2008, 10:47 PM

Ok so in school the parking lot is filled with ricers and most i don't know the drivers but i know about 50% and they get at me like salt on a peanut becuase i have a camaro.

So there was this scion tc and wanted to race me so we went for it a week later. (we did not street race)

I lost, it was horrible and embarrasing, i lost by at least 2 cars.

His car is automatic
Scion tc
v4 2.4 i think and 164 hp (stock) ((i think)) but im in theball park or right
Exhuast
somthing done to his cams
cold air
and a loud ass anoying ricer muffler

My camaro
V6 3.8 around 220hp with the mods
Dual cb exhuast
performance air filter
some permormance spark plugs

They are both automatic

How did i loose this? Timing was right, my car has more hp, a v6 and is well maintained.

ucla1ove3 · 12-17-2008, 10:52 PM

IDK.. lol that sucks though

TonytheTiger · 12-17-2008, 11:00 PM

I don't remeber what he did with his cams i think i heard twincam or 2 cams idk
does it help alot anyways?

TheClassicCarKid · 12-17-2008, 11:08 PM

Well his car(3000lbs.) is lighter than yours(3300)
And he's got cam work which usually adds some significant power

*Mr. Wyndham* · 12-17-2008, 11:18 PM

how many gears do the Scions have?

Your Camaro only has 4, right? If he had a six-speed, or even a 5-speed...that might help explain it a little....

TheClassicCarKid · 12-17-2008, 11:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dragoneye

how many gears do the Scions have?

Your Camaro only has 4, right? If he had a six-speed, or even a 5-speed...that might help explain it a little....

It has a four-speed

TonytheTiger · 12-17-2008, 11:33 PM

I thoguth my camaro was a 6 speed?

*Mr. Wyndham* · 12-17-2008, 11:33 PM

Not if it was an automatic. The manuals were 6-speeds.

TonytheTiger · 12-17-2008, 11:38 PM

Ohhhhh. i would ask him for a rematch but i thought i wouldn't, But i have beat a honda accord (riced out), a civic (riced out), and 2 focuses (very riced out)

*Mr. Wyndham* · 12-17-2008, 11:41 PM

You could have just had a bad run...it happens.

TonytheTiger · 12-17-2008, 11:48 PM

Maybe....I had faith in my camaro to beat that, i actually thought i was going to fly right by him. like most ricers i have raced, they take off like a bullet but slow down really bad at the end, i guess that when the v6 i got kicks in for diffrence.

Sterling · 12-18-2008, 12:12 AM

I think it all comes down to stickers in the end...

Boomer Sooner · 12-18-2008, 12:35 AM

and all the neon lighting.

Bumble Bee '77 · 12-18-2008, 01:41 AM

I'm working with a guy here in Portland that does custom SuperChargers and I'm having him look into something for my 3.8 V6. If I have him do the work and the HP gains are really good I'll give you his number. Might take me a while though, moneys really tight right now. But I'm aiming for 350 - 400 if I can manage that.

12-17-2008, 10:47 PM	#1
TonytheTiger Drives: 1999 camaro rs Join Date: May 2008 Location: phoenix, arizona Posts: 1,160	Can someone explain my lose?! Ok so in school the parking lot is filled with ricers and most i don't know the drivers but i know about 50% and they get at me like salt on a peanut becuase i have a camaro. So there was this scion tc and wanted to race me so we went for it a week later. (we did not street race) I lost, it was horrible and embarrasing, i lost by at least 2 cars. His car is automatic Scion tc v4 2.4 i think and 164 hp (stock) ((i think)) but im in theball park or right Exhuast somthing done to his cams cold air and a loud ass anoying ricer muffler My camaro V6 3.8 around 220hp with the mods Dual cb exhuast performance air filter some permormance spark plugs They are both automatic How did i loose this? Timing was right, my car has more hp, a v6 and is well maintained. __________________

12-17-2008, 11:00 PM	#3
TonytheTiger Drives: 1999 camaro rs Join Date: May 2008 Location: phoenix, arizona Posts: 1,160	I don't remeber what he did with his cams i think i heard twincam or 2 cams idk does it help alot anyways? __________________

12-17-2008, 11:18 PM	#5
Mr. Wyndham I used to be Dragoneye... Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 31,876 View My Garage	how many gears do the Scions have? Your Camaro only has 4, right? If he had a six-speed, or even a 5-speed...that might help explain it a little.... __________________ *"Keep the faith."* - Fbodfather

12-17-2008, 11:33 PM	#7
TonytheTiger Drives: 1999 camaro rs Join Date: May 2008 Location: phoenix, arizona Posts: 1,160	I thoguth my camaro was a 6 speed? __________________

12-17-2008, 11:33 PM	#8
Mr. Wyndham I used to be Dragoneye... Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 31,876 View My Garage	Not if it was an automatic. The manuals were 6-speeds. __________________ *"Keep the faith."* - Fbodfather

12-17-2008, 11:38 PM	#9
TonytheTiger Drives: 1999 camaro rs Join Date: May 2008 Location: phoenix, arizona Posts: 1,160	Ohhhhh. i would ask him for a rematch but i thought i wouldn't, But i have beat a honda accord (riced out), a civic (riced out), and 2 focuses (very riced out) __________________

12-17-2008, 11:41 PM	#10
Mr. Wyndham I used to be Dragoneye... Drives: 2018 ZL1 1LE Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 31,876 View My Garage	You could have just had a bad run...it happens. __________________ *"Keep the faith."* - Fbodfather

12-17-2008, 11:48 PM	#11
TonytheTiger Drives: 1999 camaro rs Join Date: May 2008 Location: phoenix, arizona Posts: 1,160	Maybe....I had faith in my camaro to beat that, i actually thought i was going to fly right by him. like most ricers i have raced, they take off like a bullet but slow down really bad at the end, i guess that when the v6 i got kicks in for diffrence. __________________

12-18-2008, 12:12 AM	#12
Sterling Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LT/RS M6 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Fairhaven, MA Posts: 5,885 View My Garage	I think it all comes down to stickers in the end...

12-18-2008, 12:35 AM	#13
Boomer Sooner Banned Drives: my girlfriend nuts Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: OK Posts: 336	and all the neon lighting.

12-18-2008, 01:41 AM	#14
Bumble Bee '77 AutoBot Scout Drives: 2002 ZRS Camaro Join Date: May 2008 Location: Portland, Or Posts: 594 View My Garage	I'm working with a guy here in Portland that does custom SuperChargers and I'm having him look into something for my 3.8 V6. If I have him do the work and the HP gains are really good I'll give you his number. Might take me a while though, moneys really tight right now. But I'm aiming for 350 - 400 if I can manage that.

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