Mr. Jones Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 I seen one coming home from work the other day in the 500... I followed off 270 on the north east side and then onto 161 east, and pulled beside him to get a better look. Older guy, late 50's, early 60's or so. He yelled that mine was faster. He said "that has 500 horsepower right??" I yelled "sure at the crank!" He said "this only has 420!" I said "yeah but you're lighter!!" Couldn't think of anything else to say. A GT500 faster than an R8. Couldn't believe it! Don't know what planet that guy was from. Forgot to ask him if he would trade :shrug: He's probably right, they only trap in the teen's stock. The new 5.2L is trapping in the low 120's which is much better. I guess you don't drive an R8 for 1/4 mile performance anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner2theend Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Driving on Pearl Street around 6. Sounded amazing. Thats all. I saw this one at Easton Mall 8/14/09 ... http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg135/Gaby01Gaby/audi4.jpg http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg135/Gaby01Gaby/audi1.jpg http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg135/Gaby01Gaby/audi2.jpg http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg135/Gaby01Gaby/audi3.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fiji ST Posted August 14, 2009 Report Share Posted August 14, 2009 Saw it filling up at the Marathon on Bethel this afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty2431 Posted August 15, 2009 Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 With as efficient as those high end audi's, nissans, bmw, benz etc i'd much, much rather have a supercharger than a twin turbo. Id definitely sacrifice the sapped power of the supercharger than add resistance to the flow of air through the engine. If you can't tell, I'm the type of driver that likes my cars to breathe as best as they can. I think the most unrestricted air patterns work, and drive better. I don't know if you have ever driven a supercharged car that is tuned so nicely that it feels like every ounce of air that is being sucked in, is being forced out the exhaust with little restriction but its by far the most amazing experience ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jizzle Juice Posted August 15, 2009 Report Share Posted August 15, 2009 Seen one on polaris prk way today! Amazing!! it was also grey couldnt get pics intime due to my hand being fucked up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted August 16, 2009 Report Share Posted August 16, 2009 With as efficient as those high end audi's, nissans, bmw, benz etc i'd much, much rather have a supercharger than a twin turbo. Id definitely sacrifice the sapped power of the supercharger than add resistance to the flow of air through the engine. If you can't tell, I'm the type of driver that likes my cars to breathe as best as they can. I think the most unrestricted air patterns work, and drive better. I don't know if you have ever driven a supercharged car that is tuned so nicely that it feels like every ounce of air that is being sucked in, is being forced out the exhaust with little restriction but its by far the most amazing experience ever. The power you lost turning a supercharger is greater than the power lost because of the restriction in the exhaust. Its pretty common knowledge that you can make better power from turbos than superchargers. I have been in a 1000HP supercharged car, the nice thing about it was that there was no lag, but I'm sure that if that supercharger was a turbocharger, it would have been a greater than 1000HP car, and there are ways of getting rid of lag. But to each his own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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