Originally Posted by ultimate sleeper
Stupidest comment yet, esp after the figures i posted...
Fastest 2ltr 4wd is an Esclipse with a 8.8sec run.
And capacity dont mean that much when turbos are involved, as the 1.5litre 1000+bhp Turbo F1 cars of the 80s prove, GTRs are only 2.6 anyhow, id put money on that cossie being at least a 2.1 or 2.2 now, could be a 2.4 for all we know...
For the amount its modified and the fact its on slicks, that time isnt anything special and a GTR of similar specs will destroy it.
Like i said, the fastest GTR on slicks like this escort is 7.6second quarter at 182mph
Even the 10th fastest is a mid/high EIGHT second quarter, still over a whole second faster.
Even the 10th fastest on ROAD tyres is a 9.1second 1/4, and slicks like that escorts got make a MASSIVE difference over the 1/4 as its all about the 1st 60ft. That car actually uses the same single T51 like this escort too.
Anyone can be a skyline killer, or anything killer providing the specs are totaly different, a crappy worn out 2wd saff with about 300bhp is a skyline killer providing you race a std one.
Hell, a chipped RST is a skyline killer providing you race a GTST.
Me running really fast is a skyline killer if i race a GTS
But when you talking cars of a basicly similar spec, then no chance.
That escorts got a mad spec, but that times not that special, Kev Sharps escort can do 10.4 on road tyres on a heavier car and a fairly basic compared to that spec, the massive effect slicks has (esp as kevs 10.4 was done with a relativley poor 1.6 60ft) would mean Kev would prob get very close or even beat that time just by running slicks.
You get around 0.2sec quicker run for every 0.1 off the 60ft, so if kev got a 1.3sec 60ft hed get a 9.8...
Whatever tho, cars amazing still, well the engine is, but the "Oooh ooh Skyline Killer" thing people are saying is daft, like for like mods (ie slicks, totaly stripped, mad engine) and the skylines are still over 2secs faster down the 1/4, and even the road legals are nearly 1.5secs quicker.
The car IS a McLaren F1 killer tho, but so is Kevs and Martins Escorts