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BullDog71ss
12-01-2005, 11:34 AM
Two good runs in one night. :smokin:

This one happened lastnight as well and was one of the funnest runs yet. While coming home from my buddies house (where I made the post about the Accord) stuck in the muck of 10:00 pm, a black Evo (dunno the year or model) rolls by me in the HOV lane. I don't think he even noticed me at first cause he didn't stop and give me the usual eye along with the blow of valve salute that I usually receive from just about every turboed car that passes by. So he just rolls on by and I figured I may not get a shot at him because of traffic anyway, but I made my way behind him and followed him at our leisurely rate just in case. Well, low and behold, after we travel a couple miles up the highway, there's a break in traffic.

I changed out of the HOV lane a soon as I saw our opening and sped up, putting about 4 cars of distance between us, then waited for his answer. My invitation worked like magic as he pulled right along side me and paced me for a 100 yards or so. I slipped her in 4th and held my course at around 75 mph and then waited for his next move. Next thing I know, he's downshifts and hits the go pedal. He caught me off gaurd a bit so I just nailed the throttle without a downshift to 3rd. This delay gave him a bumper on me, but this was quickly remedeed with a powershift down to 3rd gear. This gave me a nice kick in the ass and I steadily pulled on him throughout 3rd gear up to 105 mph untill I was a good 1 1/2 lengths ahead. as I looked back I saw that he was still on it so I powershifted back to 4th and kept it pinned up to about 125, just before I had enough and shut it down, I looked back and was surprised with a nice 3 car lead on the Mitsu.

After we had slowed back down to less than ludicrous speed I pulled back to the HOV lane to his drivers side and looked over at him for a bit, to get his attention. He knew I was there but didn't act like if for a bit untill he finally glanced over, when he did I gave him a thumbs up for his effort and a nod. He just glared back at me for a bit and nothing else, then looked strait ahead, shaking his head then he fell back and got behind me, following me through the traffic for a few miles before I took my exit.

Had a lot of fun with this one lastnight and I'm glad I finally got to run an Evo. I see a bunch of them around here but always when they're going the other way (this is when they give me the blow-off salute) or when I'm turning and they're going somewhere else. I also liked the guys custom plate that read "hionpsi". As for any mods he may have had, I couldn't tell, but he looked stock as far as I could see.


On a side note, I also saw a turbo late model MR2 with a gaudy but expensive looking peach paint job at a stoplight yesterday. He made a left turn while I was at the light and as he passed me going the opposite direction he gave me a loud rev followed by the hiss of a BOV, then he sped down the street leaving a wake of dark brown smoke from his dual pipes every time he shifted. :grinno:

-Jayson-
12-01-2005, 11:43 AM
sweet kill man. Lucky it wasnt from a dig, i hate racing AWD cars from a dig.

BullDog71ss
12-01-2005, 11:49 AM
sweet kill man. Lucky it wasnt from a dig, i hate racing AWD cars from a dig.


I new someone would mention a dig against him. I should'a figured i'd be you, as you always like to burst my little bubble, you ass. :grinno:

It is a good thing it was on the highway though, or I'd be playing catchup for a good while.

-Jayson-
12-01-2005, 12:41 PM
what do they trap in the 1/4 mile?

BullDog71ss
12-01-2005, 01:37 PM
I have no clue. I do know that most guys' ET's are around 14.8-14.1 though.

TypeS
12-01-2005, 02:03 PM
14.1 - 14.8??? :lol:

Most Evolutions run sub 14 sec 1/4 miles (usually mid 13s) and trap between 100 and 105 mph. Must have been cruising.

BullDog71ss
12-01-2005, 02:30 PM
Best i've seen in stock was a 13.8 or so. But most of the stock cars Iv'e seen myself run mid to low 14's. Obviously it's driver related.

What's this about cruising?

clawhammer
12-01-2005, 02:33 PM
:bs:

We all know how many evos are stock, especially ones with custom plates that say "hionpsi". No way a mid-high 14s car would kill a car that is mid 13s stock, but can even run 11s on the stock turbo.

TypeS
12-01-2005, 02:43 PM
:werd:

Let's see, The car runs a second faster in the 1/4, traps considerably more and yet you put 3 cars on him. He couldn't have been "racing"

BullDog71ss
12-01-2005, 02:48 PM
:werd:

Let's see, The car runs a second faster in the 1/4, traps considerably more and yet you put 3 cars on him. He couldn't have been "racing"

Oh, but he was. He also made the first move.

GForce957
12-01-2005, 03:50 PM
So now we are judging wins based on license plates? Gimme a break...

We aren't mag racing. Things turn out differently then you would expect sometimes. He never said he beat him from a dig, he said highway, where the awd is a liability. I can believe this.

Good kill

Musashi3000GT
12-01-2005, 04:20 PM
it does sound like BS though, My best friend has a STI and he obliterates Cobalts! how does a 276 hp car loose to 205 SC on a highway run?

then again I am biased to Mitsubishies so I appologize if I am wrong.....but only if I'm wrong dammit.....Im not a chicken shit to take back a BS call just like that......ok Im done here.......where'd I put that beer?

GForce957
12-01-2005, 04:30 PM
^ i dont think he has 205 hp anymore, but i know its not in the EVO's hp range

BullDog71ss
12-01-2005, 04:38 PM
I never had 205 hp. 205 was a pretty big bhp underrating done by GM. A typical SS/SC will put down 205-215 whp in a 4th gear dyno pull. This puts the BHP rating in the 235-245 range. Which is a pretty good difference from GM's rating. I've also got a K&N CAI, which is good for about 10 whp/8 wtq.

BullDog71ss
12-01-2005, 04:42 PM
it does sound like BS though, My best friend has a STI and he obliterates Cobalts! how does a 276 hp car loose to 205 SC on a highway run?

then again I am biased to Mitsubishies so I appologize if I am wrong.....but only if I'm wrong dammit.....Im not a chicken shit to take back a BS call just like that......ok Im done here.......where'd I put that beer?


When you say Cobalts, do you mean LS Cobalts? :rofl:

Also, is your buddy moddified and are his races verse Cobalts from a dig, or on a roll? Big diff in the outcome of the race between the two as we all know. ;)

While we're mag and license plate racing...Car & Driver

Cobalt SS S/C

Zero to 60 mph: 5.9 sec
Street start, 5-60 mph: 6.2 sec
Standing 1/4-mile: 14.4 sec @ 100 mph
Top speed (drag limited): 145 mph

Mitsu Evo VIII:

Zero to 60 mph: 5.0 sec
Street start, 5-60 mph: 6.7 sec
Standing 1/4-mile: 13.6 sec @ 101 mph
Top speed (drag limited): 145 mph

TatII
12-01-2005, 04:53 PM
evos typically put down 230-250whp at all 4 wheels. there are some weaker stock evo's out there that don't run full boost. they're suppose to run 19 psi then drop off to 16 psi, but some evo's never hits 19 psi.

so maybe you ran a weaker one but your suppose to only match its speed if you casue their lowest trap speed matches your highest trap speed. i've never seem them trap below 100mph and they trap as high as 105mph with a excelent driver. and also for the guys in your area to only run high to mid 14's in your track, those guys are a disgrace, those cars can easily do a 1.8 60' time ( if driven right )

either way, good kill. driver makes a big difference, and i would say you beat the driver, not the car.

clawhammer
12-01-2005, 05:15 PM
I'm not convinced he was racing at all. Maybe he accelerated a little at like 1/4 throttle to speed up, and you though he was trying to race. It sounds like he was minding his own business, especially considering the fact that he just passed you without letting off his BOV.

BullDog71ss
12-01-2005, 05:33 PM
I'm not convinced he was racing at all. Maybe he accelerated a little at like 1/4 throttle to speed up, and you though he was trying to race. It sounds like he was minding his own business, especially considering the fact that he just passed you without letting off his BOV.


:lol: Yes, he took a nice friendly jaunt passed 120 mph with me while he was at 1/4 throttle, that's exactly what happend...why didn't I see this before??? :rofl:

No way was he destroying the speed limit while not racing me. The rest of the BS flags I could care less about, I actually think most of them are funny. But this one is a little insulting. Are you saying I'm too stupid to know when someone is, or isn't racing me? How many races have I posted on this forum since I've had this car? It's been at least 15 and I've had another 15 or so that I havent posted. I think I know when someone is trying to run against me by now. Go ahead and say something is wrong with his car, or he can't drive or something else of that nature, but don't insult me by saying he wasn't racing.

I'm not pissed or anything like that, so don't take it like I'm attacking you, but I don't like it when people insinuate that I'm an idiot..whether they mean to or not.

As far as BOV's go..I believe they come with a recirc stock, which is pretty quite. Someone correct me if I'm wrong here.

RACER D12
12-01-2005, 05:36 PM
I never had 205 hp. 205 was a pretty big bhp underrating done by GM. A typical SS/SC will put down 205-215 whp in a 4th gear dyno pull. This puts the BHP rating in the 235-245 range. Which is a pretty good difference from GM's rating. I've also got a K&N CAI, which is good for about 10 whp/8 wtq.


Well if thats true then I could see you maybe beating him from a roll. Plus I think I read some where that after 100 the Evo tends to die a little (SCC maybe?) Anyways like TAT said you still mostly beat the driver. Which I give you MORE props for :thumbsup: Nothing like beating a car faster than you.

Skyline_R32_Canada
12-01-2005, 05:40 PM
i dont believe you beat an evo by 3 car lengths in a pretty much stock cobalt sc, sorry.

BullDog71ss
12-01-2005, 05:44 PM
i dont believe you beat an evo by 3 car lengths in a pretty much stock cobalt sc, sorry.

Oh? What would you believe then?


Well if thats true then I could see you maybe beating him from a roll. Plus I think I read some where that after 100 the Evo tends to die a little (SCC maybe?) Anyways like TAT said you still mostly beat the driver. Which I give you MORE props for :thumbsup: Nothing like beating a car faster than you.

Thanks for the driving props mang. :iceslolan

Skyline_R32_Canada
12-01-2005, 06:18 PM
i would believe that a stock evo beat a cobalt sc by 2 car lengths thats what

BullDog71ss
12-01-2005, 06:22 PM
i would believe that a stock evo beat a cobalt sc by 2 car lengths thats what

Everyone is entitled to their oppinions I suppose :thumbsup:

Musashi3000GT
12-01-2005, 06:25 PM
this might be unrelated but arent superchargers supposed to run out of steam after a certain amount of revs? something about them being parasitic and leveling off after a certain speed where turbos still push. I dunno, I personaly love the Cobalt SS but I though the Evo was at a higher leauge. That sucks that you blow 32+ grand on an import thats supposed to be "Rally Bread" and you get your ass handed to you by a domestic 21K windpusher! man that guy musta gone home and taken a sledge hamer to his ride!

BullDog71ss
12-01-2005, 06:44 PM
Heh, I posted a dyno chart of a stock ss/sc on here a few weeks ago when we had the Type-R debate.

But as far as the blower on the cobalt running outa steam, nah. It pull max power all the way up to the redline at 6500 rpm. It loves high speeds, just gets faster and faster.


Edit: Found it. Here's the link to the dyno.

http://www.cobaltss.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1987


Edit: You were right about them being "rally bread", they kick ass at that type of performance. The problem is, the same thing that makes them so great in the low and mid range (important for rallying) is a liability on the top end. He caught me in my element and he payed for it. If we would'a gone from a dig it woulda been a different story.

Musashi3000GT
12-01-2005, 07:50 PM
dam Bulldog, your a straight up guy. I like the fact you back up your words mang! sorry I doubted you.

BullDog71ss
12-01-2005, 07:55 PM
dam Bulldog, your a straight up guy. I like the fact you back up your words mang! sorry I doubted you.


So-k dude, I'm used to it, no hard feelings. :smile:

Habibus
12-01-2005, 07:57 PM
I believe him, stock Evos suck from a roll, especially at 70+ mph. My best friend has a Evo, and when it was stock he lost to alot of shit on the freeway. But now he is modded and we (I was a passenger) beat a Ferrari 308 GTS on the freeway last weekend, was good times.

BullDog71ss
12-01-2005, 08:20 PM
I believe him, stock Evos suck from a roll, especially at 70+ mph. My best friend has a Evo, and when it was stock he lost to alot of shit on the freeway. But now he is modded and we (I was a passenger) beat a Ferrari 308 GTS on the freeway last weekend, was good times.


Modding does change the game a good bit now doesn't it ;)

I can't wait untill GM releases the staged upgrades in 06. I've heard some very impressive things...

rice(er)
12-01-2005, 09:03 PM
i agree with Tat, and....this is kinda bothering me but....10 hp from a CAI on a 4 gerbel?? HMM...

BullDog71ss
12-01-2005, 09:14 PM
i agree with Tat, and....this is kinda bothering me but....10 hp from a CAI on a 4 gerbel?? HMM...

10 whp from the gerbal that is.

CassiesMan
12-01-2005, 09:52 PM
Dude, the Evo, like the Type-R is totally 100% unbeatable.









Good kill Bulldog, those SS/SCs are growin on me.

Skyline_R32_Canada
12-01-2005, 10:07 PM
10whp from an intake?
hellz no

BullDog71ss
12-01-2005, 10:30 PM
Dude, the Evo, like the Type-R is totally 100% unbeatable.









Good kill Bulldog, those SS/SCs are growin on me.

Thanks dude. But a Chevy, growing on you??? You might wanna get that checked out or something man, that could be contageous. :lol2:





10whp from an intake?
hellz no


Hellz yes mang.

GForce957
12-01-2005, 10:38 PM
do u have a link that shows the 10whp increase?

TheStang00
12-01-2005, 10:44 PM
well i find 10hp to be a little much also, and i dont have anything backing this, but since its forced induction then its sucking in more air right, which means better flow would help more doesnt it. idk just a thought.

or it could just have one of those gay filters stock like what was on the Z06

GForce957
12-01-2005, 10:54 PM
^ i was thinking those thoughts too

BullDog71ss
12-01-2005, 10:56 PM
do u have a link that shows the 10whp increase?


My bad, the increase is about 8whp, not much different than 10 whp, but's it's still a bit less. K&N has a dyno chart on their page, and a couple K&N vendors have done some dynos as well and have gained between 7-9 whp from the same intake on an otherwise stock car. I'll try to get some dyno sheets up soon but my mind is racked from looking through the ss.net catacombs.

2000LS1Z28
12-01-2005, 11:07 PM
In stock form my former Evo would run a 13.8 sec. 1/4 mile at 98 mph (Shitane 91 baby). Of course after the piggyback, turboback, and cam gears I was running low 13's according to the gtech pro competition (Didn't get a chance to use the new launch method at the track, cause the new clutch already fried). Anyways, I believe your kill story, as it was from a roll, unless it was against an 05 Evo, as they have the 10.5 hotside turbo in them, which would murder that Cobalt, as it makes considerably more power.

BullDog71ss
12-01-2005, 11:31 PM
Doesnt the 05 make about 276 bhp stock? What did the 04 models make?

209 SRT
12-01-2005, 11:51 PM
http://videos.streetfire.net/Player.aspx?fileid=DF07E797-9B2F-4DAD-BDB5-CB8D622EDE1C&kw=2&p=14

I couldnt find any vids on an evo vs a cobalt ss but this is kinda close.........

GForce957
12-01-2005, 11:52 PM
I think the latest make 280 something, and the ones before that made 276. But those were underrated, as they stuck to that deal the japanese manufacturers agreed to some years ago, to keep hp at 276

-Jayson-
12-01-2005, 11:56 PM
Bulldog get used to people not believing you. Its okay. ANd honestly i like the Cobalt SS S/C there is a rumor that in 07 they are going to add an AWD option to it. If they do im gonna pick one up for sure. Just swap out that supercharger for a turbo, oh man the power it would make.

BullDog71ss
12-01-2005, 11:57 PM
http://videos.streetfire.net/Player.aspx?fileid=DF07E797-9B2F-4DAD-BDB5-CB8D622EDE1C&kw=2&p=14

I couldnt find any vids on an evo vs a cobalt ss but this is kinda close.........


This one is closer to an Evo.

http://videos.streetfire.net/Player.aspx?fileid=50D50388-0FA3-4CCD-9B13-63BB2FACAFD2&term=cobalt&p=1

BullDog71ss
12-02-2005, 12:01 AM
Bulldog get used to people not believing you. Its okay. ANd honestly i like the Cobalt SS S/C there is a rumor that in 07 they are going to add an AWD option to it. If they do im gonna pick one up for sure. Just swap out that supercharger for a turbo, oh man the power it would make.


Dude, don't ditch the blower! Kenne Bell and a few other companies are sure to make a swap kit for the SS sooner or later here. An SS with a twin screw blower...now that would be kick ass. Plus a blower will cause you much less hassle overall compared to a turbo.

I'd also much rather have a straight up rwd cobalt then an awd. If they did make an awd version I'd probably disable the front portion of it and have the computer retuned to give full power to the back. :evillol:

As far as people not believing me, laf, I'm used to it.

clawhammer
12-02-2005, 12:01 AM
I guess I need to apologize for my comment about the guy not really racing you. Bulldog, you really back up your stuff when someone calls bs on you, that's good. I guess it would be nice to hear "the other side" of the story, from the Evo driver, but unfortunately we usually never get a chance to hear the story from the other driver.

BullDog71ss
12-02-2005, 12:10 AM
I guess I need to apologize for my comment about the guy not really racing you. Bulldog, you really back up your stuff when someone calls bs on you, that's good. I guess it would be nice to hear "the other side" of the story, from the Evo driver, but unfortunately we usually never get a chance to hear the story from the other driver.


That's alright man, I pretty much take it in stride. No offense taken. But no one likes to be considered a moron you know. Not saying you ment to do that or anything though.

And yes, it is unfortunate that we never get to hear the other side of things when this stuff comes along. However, I wouldnt be surprised if one day the actual driver of one of these cars comes across one of these posts and chimes in. Now that would be some shit.

TheStang00
12-02-2005, 12:11 AM
hey how did those dents in ur hood work out?

BullDog71ss
12-02-2005, 12:15 AM
hey how did those dents in ur hood work out?


They friggin didnt. They're still there pissing me off every day I look at my car. Most people don't notice them right away, but I know they're there dammit. I'll get around to fixing them sooner or later, but lately my funds have sorta been tied into my currect money wasting project...Operation: Upgrade fishtank.

That's right, I'm spending my car money to fix my damn fix tank. :banghead:

clawhammer
12-02-2005, 12:21 AM
lately my funds have sorta been tied into my currect money wasting project...Operation: Upgrade fishtank.

That's right, I'm spending my car money to fix my damn fix tank. :banghead:

:lol: Just go to walmart and get a $20 fishtank. Then spend the rest on your car. Get your priorities straight.

GForce957
12-02-2005, 12:21 AM
priorites dude.

Unless you are the proud owner of a Barracuda, Pirrahna, Mako, Tiger, And Great White Shark, and you feed them fresh hobos daily

BullDog71ss
12-02-2005, 12:28 AM
priorites dude.

Unless you are the proud owner of a Barracuda, Pirrahna, Mako, Tiger, And Great White Shark, and you feed them fresh hobos daily


Refer to this url for more info...

http://www.cobaltss.net/forums/showthread.php?t=8519&highlight=afford

GForce957
12-02-2005, 12:35 AM
Nice stuff! Were those Lionfish? And was that one of those ocean snakes?

Sweet looking game room, my friends gf's dad has one that looks almost exactly like that.

Minus the giraffe, but plus a few bears hyenas and pumas

BullDog71ss
12-02-2005, 12:41 AM
Yes they were lion fish, no it was not an ocean snake, it was a snowflake eel and thanks for the props on the gameroom.

The other side of the gameroom has about 10 more good mounts that cannot be seen in this pic, one of them is a Mountain Lion(also called a Puma).

209 SRT
12-02-2005, 12:44 AM
that is a damn good kill on the evo........but yeah I think you may have beaten the driver and not the car....but good kill non the less.....killin a car thats power is rated much higher than your is good....even if its easier for you to keep the power constant to your two wheels than it is to do four wheels......racing an awd car in a roll is always the other cars advantage.......do the cai really do that well on a cobalt ss 8-10hp is alittle much.......cause not to compare cars but they say cai will give my car 10-12hp but when put on a dyno they barely put 2-3hp at the most.....

GForce957
12-02-2005, 12:45 AM
haha and panther and cougar and catamount and prob a million more

BullDog71ss
12-02-2005, 12:51 AM
that is a damn good kill on the evo........but yeah I think you may have beaten the driver and not the car....but good kill non the less.....killin a car thats power is rated much higher than your is good....even if its easier for you to keep the power constant to your two wheels than it is to do four wheels......racing an awd car in a roll is always the other cars advantage.......do the cai really do that well on a cobalt ss 8-10hp is alittle much.......cause not to compare cars but they say cai will give my car 10-12hp but when put on a dyno they barely put 2-3hp at the most.....


Yup, it's been proven on a dynojet.

The Fujita intake is even higher, it's supposed to do around 13 whp over stock. Still need to see an independant dyno run to believe it though.

haha and panther and cougar and catamount and prob a million more


Haha. Yeah, there's about 20 more.

-Jayson-
12-02-2005, 01:18 AM
all eaton superchargers are twin screw.

And with a supercharger i would want the AWD, could you imagine the launching power of that? Superchargers make boost so low in the RPMS range, combined with AWD. 200 bucks says it would outlaunch an evo or sti.

2000LS1Z28
12-02-2005, 01:34 AM
Doesnt the 05 make about 276 bhp stock? What did the 04 models make?
The 04's made 271hp. I had an 03 Evo. The 05's are recognizable by the fact that they don't have a intercooler sprayer. They dyno about 15whp higher, from what I recall at Vishnu Performance, then the 03/04's. It gets real ugly when you mod them. Unfortunately Mitsu decided to rev limit them to 5K rpms from a launch. Of course that can be fixed with a piggyback system though :D

But yeah, I can believe a kill on an 03/04 from a roll. Evo's are a dog from a roll stock in general. It's from a dig that you need to watch out. Of course after modding they are killer in every aspect, just a might bit expensive to work on.

209 SRT
12-02-2005, 05:06 AM
nice dwarf lion and is that scooter blenny in the same tank......if it is its going to be lunch....

90redgt
12-02-2005, 07:43 AM
do u have a link that shows the 10whp increase?


Also consider, supercharged engines respond better to upgrades than do N/A engines. 10hp seems reasonable to me. However i'd say that you will probably have to do a little tuning to get the full 10hp out of it. If you just bolt it on and go? maybe more like 5-7hp. Basicly i'm just saying that boosted engines respond better to upgrades so it is possible i think.

90redgt
12-02-2005, 07:57 AM
oops i guess i should've read all the replies before posting. sorry bout that, some others have already mentioned the SC engines response to mods. my bad.

BullDog71ss
12-02-2005, 10:29 AM
nice dwarf lion and is that scooter blenny in the same tank......if it is its going to be lunch....


Actually the dragonet isn't picked on at all, his hide is a bit too tough for the lions and I don't think they find him tasty. The red volitan likes to occationaly chew on my sailfin blenny though and that really pisses me off(always lets it go though). But he'll be moving to the swim-only tank soon enough...little bastard.

soapsuds22
12-02-2005, 01:48 PM
Here's a link for the dyno results on the Fujita CIA
http://www.ptuning.com/html/Item-Desc.cfm?PartNo=PTFUJCA%2D1416&MakeCode=chevro&ModelCode=cobalt&ModelYear=2005%20All%20SS%20Supercharged&ModelDesc=Cobalt

CassiesMan
12-02-2005, 02:29 PM
Refer to this url for more info...

http://www.cobaltss.net/forums/showthread.php?t=8519&highlight=afford

*In Ace Ventura Voice*

My, what a lovely room of death!

GForce957
12-02-2005, 02:32 PM
*In Ace Ventura Voice*

My, what a lovely room of death!


Hahaha, good quote

BullDog71ss
12-02-2005, 07:40 PM
*In Ace Ventura Voice*

My, what a lovely room of death!


It's actually a very cozy room to chill in...once you get over all the dead things around you, but I've been around it my whole life, so it's never bothered me none.

CassiesMan
12-02-2005, 07:50 PM
Oh,. I got no problem with it, just makin a joke

BullDog71ss
12-02-2005, 07:56 PM
Oh,. I got no problem with it, just makin a joke


Good stuff then ;)

clawhammer
12-02-2005, 10:36 PM
I do like that fish tank though. It looks really nice. :thumbsup:

BullDog71ss
12-02-2005, 11:55 PM
I do like that fish tank though. It looks really nice. :thumbsup:


Thanks dude. I've put so much damn time and money into it that coulda gone to my car, but to me it's still worth it. I still go home and stare at it all the time. I love the thing.

rice(er)
12-03-2005, 12:17 AM
^ dude, i had like an 12 inch oscar, had it when it was a puny 3 incher baby ^ nice saltwater fishies, i was never into saltwater fishies, hopefully in a couple yrs when im through with school i'll raise a pirahna, mang i've always wanted one of those

209 SRT
12-03-2005, 02:21 AM
yeah I dont think that I could live with all those death animals just a thought of me getting a drink in the middle of the night and all of a sudden having a full size water buffalo staring right at you.....ahhhhhhhh...oh and I thought I was the only one on here thats a fish enthusiast(sp)....

Right_LiRrr
12-03-2005, 05:23 AM
Hey dude, good kill on the evo. Always feels good to beat a car with an image like that.

However, if the cobalt truly is underrated and the evo has AWD drivetrain loss, then your wheel hp are pretty much neck to neck so it is in fact not that a big deal.

And 10whp from an intake is extremely good...i'd buy that for a dollar...=P

BullDog71ss
12-03-2005, 11:43 AM
Hey dude, good kill on the evo. Always feels good to beat a car with an image like that.

However, if the cobalt truly is underrated and the evo has AWD drivetrain loss, then your wheel hp are pretty much neck to neck so it is in fact not that a big deal.

And 10whp from an intake is extremely good...i'd buy that for a dollar...=P


Thanks dude, I appreciate it. As for the intake, I woulda bought if for a dollar to! Too bad it cost me $225. :banghead:

Right_LiRrr
12-04-2005, 01:55 AM
225?!?!?! Shieet...did you get ur dick sucked as well?

BullDog71ss
12-04-2005, 07:31 PM
225?!?!?! Shieet...did you get ur dick sucked as well?

No...K&N raped me while they were at it. They didn't even have the courtesy to lube it up either...they prefer sandpaper, 50 grit. :crying:


It also took a little over an hour to install.

209 SRT
12-05-2005, 03:31 AM
shit if you thought that was bad my AEM cai cost me $250......dont dont blame me I only bought it cause it was ca carb legal and it was a full 3'' system........but still I know

CassiesMan
12-05-2005, 03:06 PM
My Carbonio cost 350, but it is made of Carbon fiber, and it only took about 35 minutes to install.

BullDog71ss
12-05-2005, 03:48 PM
My Carbonio cost 350, but it is made of Carbon fiber, and it only took about 35 minutes to install.


Floor mats for a Bimmer run $350 or so...same with spare lighters, replacement flashlights and so on ;)

CassiesMan
12-05-2005, 05:02 PM
True.

DinanM3_S2
12-05-2005, 08:06 PM
Very True
:rolleyes:

RACER D12
12-05-2005, 08:57 PM
Not my E30 :naughty: Old school its the only way to go.

209 SRT
12-06-2005, 04:07 AM
True.

dinan exhaust $$$$$$$
bbs wheels $$$$$$$

stock rocker panel clips price less

for everything else theres the bimmer card....lol

carrrnuttt
12-09-2005, 08:05 AM
Well, I laid off posting in here, as I barely believe you raced an Evo that was trying, if at all, and based on past history, it wouldn't have turned out pretty.

Anyhow, I was hoping the person you raced was this person from my work that has a black Evo. I waited until I talked to him, before I got in here, just in case. Well, it wasn't.

He doesn't believe your story either, as he has driven a Cobalt SS, and was a former owner of an SRT-4, and says from experience that the SS barely impressed him, coming from another strong, FWD car. If you didn't know, stock SRT-4's barely edged-out stock Evo's from when both first came out, and SRT-4's are faster than S/C Cobalts, stock-for-stock.

But who knows? Maybe your car is stronger than most.

However, he said he will gladly run you, from a roll, stop, wherever you want, and he should be posting on this thread sometime. We'll see. He's stock, except for a tune.

BullDog71ss
12-09-2005, 10:10 AM
Well, I laid off posting in here, as I barely believe you raced an Evo that was trying, if at all, and based on past history, it wouldn't have turned out pretty.

Anyhow, I was hoping the person you raced was this person from my work that has a black Evo. I waited until I talked to him, before I got in here, just in case. Well, it wasn't.

He doesn't believe your story either, as he has driven a Cobalt SS, and was a former owner of an SRT-4, and says from experience that the SS barely impressed him, coming from another strong, FWD car. If you didn't know, stock SRT-4's barely edged-out stock Evo's from when both first came out, and SRT-4's are faster than S/C Cobalts, stock-for-stock.

But who knows? Maybe your car is stronger than most.

However, he said he will gladly run you, from a roll, stop, wherever you want, and he should be posting on this thread sometime. We'll see. He's stock, except for a tune.


Sure, I'll run him. When? PM me for all the info.

Right_LiRrr
12-09-2005, 10:20 AM
I want to see this...someone tape it.

RACER D12
12-09-2005, 11:45 AM
He's stock, except for a tune.

"Tune":rofl:










stock evos :lol2:

BullDog71ss
12-09-2005, 11:59 AM
"Tune":rofl:










stock evos :lol2:


I don't care what he has, I'll still run him just the same. We'll definitely get some video of the action as well. I'm sure both cars will have a camera.


Hey Arcie, I'm a little dissapointed that you didn't join in this thread earlier. You haven't started a pissing match with me over one of my threads for more than a week...I was starting to think you didn't care :grinno:

carrrnuttt
12-09-2005, 01:20 PM
Hey Arcie, I'm a little dissapointed that you didn't join in this thread earlier. You haven't started a pissing match with me over one of my threads for more than a week...I was starting to think you didn't care :grinno:

Oh I care bub, I care...:evillol:

Don't worry though, Eric has been busy defending your car through our internal company IM. :)

Here's a short transcript of our conversation earlier:

[7:15 AM]<aramos> that's the thread where bulldog claims he beat an Evo.
[7:16 AM]<Mirage> dude we saw evos run at firebird that friday night
[7:16 AM]<aramos> cool
[7:16 AM]<aramos> What'd you guys run?
[7:16 AM]<Mirage> not impressed
[7:16 AM]<aramos> What were they running?
[7:16 AM]<Mirage> high 13's low 14's
[7:16 AM]<Mirage> they were stock
[7:16 AM]<Mirage> there was a group of them
[7:17 AM]<Mirage> only one silver one kept going and going
[7:17 AM]<Mirage> i have it on tape and am going to post it
[7:17 AM]<Mirage> the dude kept racing a wrx
[7:17 AM]<Mirage> a black wrx
[7:18 AM]<aramos> AWD is not easy to launch
[7:18 AM]<Mirage> i and bulldog didnt run that night cus I had the camera and pull dog is taking his car to the shop cus he had just hit a curb hard and it was worrying him
[7:18 AM]<Mirage> bulldog*
[7:18 AM]<aramos> People who are used to FWD/RWD always get a nasty surprise
[7:19 AM]<aramos> Again?
[7:19 AM]<aramos> He hit a curb again?
[7:19 AM]<Mirage> no it was from that same time but he said whenver he gets on a curb it sounds like something is hitting hard
[7:19 AM]<Mirage> like progrssively getting worse
[7:20 AM]<Mirage> only at low speeds though
[7:20 AM]<Mirage> and when he tries launching if he isn't careful all he will get is wheel hop
[7:21 AM]<aramos> ah
[7:21 AM]<Mirage> the blue balt ran that day ... here is my vid for him
[7:21 AM]<Mirage> http://yah-evolution.net/uploads/csshighband.wmv
[7:21 AM]<aramos> So anyhow, what were the S/C/SS running that day?
[7:21 AM]<Mirage> we also got to see a brand new gt sport package exlipse run
[7:21 AM]<aramos> Can't look at vids right now
[7:22 AM]<aramos> Cool
[7:22 AM]<Mirage> ahhh
[7:22 AM]<aramos> So...what did everybody run?
[7:22 AM]<Mirage> first his first run ever he got a 15.11 then got a 14.73 for his second run ever
[7:22 AM]<aramos> who's 'he'?
[7:22 AM]<Mirage> he ran another and got a 14.75 i think
[7:23 AM]<aramos> who?
[7:23 AM]<Mirage> cobalt supercharged he has a blue balt
[7:25 AM]<Mirage> they had resurfaced the track that night which made me pissed cus when I ran they didn't do that so the track for him was really sticky
[7:27 AM]<aramos> he's the only one that ran?
[7:27 AM]<aramos> Or did you?
[7:28 AM]<Mirage> he was the only one that night
[7:28 AM]<Mirage> I was busy with the camera
[7:28 AM]<aramos> ah
[7:29 AM]<Mirage> a friend of his aparently got an srt-4 so when he says that they are going to the track I am also going that way it would be a completely stock for stock race
[7:29 AM]<aramos> How were you guys not impressed with the Evos, when you guys were running high 14's, low 15's?
[7:30 AM]<aramos> Obviously a bad track, and Evos HATE sticky tracks
[7:32 AM]<Mirage> because bull dog is in the mid 14's so with .5 tenths of a second difference from an evo that is supposed to have nearly 300 hp or about 250awhp it was glamerous ... they ran faster but it made bull dogs story even more solid
[7:32 AM]<Mirage> wasn't glamerous*
[7:32 AM]<aramos> but
[7:32 AM]<aramos> How do you know he's in the mid-14's?
[7:32 AM]<aramos> On that bad track?
[7:33 AM]<aramos> You do know Evo's launch faster on gravel, and wet asphalt, right?
[7:34 AM]<Mirage> but track conditions are rarely if ever those kinds of conditions
[7:34 AM]<Mirage> and yes they totally own the dirty roads
[7:35 AM]<Mirage> i know he is faster cus of that trip to the canyon
[7:35 AM]<Mirage> I couldnt catch him and he was quickly walking away from me
[7:35 AM]<aramos> ok...who do you think would be faster, him, or a stock SRT-4?
[7:36 AM]<Mirage> stock srt-4 would have an advantage
[7:36 AM]<Mirage> i dont think his torque would be enough
[7:37 AM]<aramos> well, when both were stock, I saw multiple videos of stock Evos vs stock SRT-4's, and the SRT-4's were either even with, or just barely pulling from the stock Evos
[7:37 AM]<aramos> As in pulling maybe a foot, to half a car
[7:38 AM]<aramos> I am a member of SRTforums
[7:38 AM]<Mirage> I have seen such videos as well

CassiesMan
12-09-2005, 01:59 PM
Chat logs are Emo, and I think Emo must die.

turtlecrxsi
12-09-2005, 02:04 PM
I thought Bulldog's car was yellow. The "blue balt" is blue. ????

BullDog71ss
12-09-2005, 02:06 PM
Nice little convo you had with him there. I take it you guys get a bit bored at work...nothing like slacking off to make the day go by ;)

It wasn't the ET's that the Evo's were running that didn't impress us, it was the trap speeds. The guy was consistantly running 13.8-14.2 @ 96-98 mph. This is why Eric said that this solidified my story. Eric is also correct about track condition not being wet or full of gravel so that can't be used in the Evo's favor as no one in their right mind races a fwd or rwd car on gravel or watery roads. :grinno: But regaurdless of the AWD cars liking slick surfaces, they still can launch like brutes and pull sub 2.0 60's at the track. This is much better than any stock fwd or rwd car.

Also, what was involved in your buddies "tune" and did he gain much from it. I've heard that the factory tuning can be improved on somewhat.

BullDog71ss
12-09-2005, 02:19 PM
I thought Bulldog's car was yellow. The "blue balt" is blue. ????

My car is Yellow. He was talking about another local SS/SC owner that was running on the track last weekend. It's a blue cobalt. We've got some vid of it as well, I'll post it...


Hi res - http://yah-evolution.net/uploads/csslowband.wmv


Low res - http://yah-evolution.net/uploads/csshighband.wmv

carrrnuttt
12-09-2005, 03:49 PM
It wasn't the ET's that the Evo's were running that didn't impress us, it was the trap speeds. The guy was consistantly running 13.8-14.2 @ 96-98 mph.

Sticky tracks actually lessen AWD cars' traps. It also increases their chances for a bog at launch.

As for the Rob's (Evo guy) tune, as far as he tells me, it's all stock, but has an ECU tune by way of a reflash. I'll let him tell you how much power he's making.

BullDog71ss
12-09-2005, 05:30 PM
Sticky tracks actually lessen AWD cars' traps. It also increases their chances for a bog at launch.

As for the Rob's (Evo guy) tune, as far as he tells me, it's all stock, but has an ECU tune by way of a reflash. I'll let him tell you how much power he's making.


Eric has already informed me about it.

RACER D12
12-09-2005, 05:32 PM
Bulldog you might want to grab a pulley kit before this one.

BullDog71ss
12-09-2005, 05:36 PM
Bulldog you might want to grab a pulley kit before this one.


Still waiting for GM's staged kits to come out, so no dice on that one my friend ;)

From what I've heard the flash is good for about 40 hp or so, whether that's bhp or whp I don't know. Either way that's not to shabby for just a reflash. So-k though, I'll still run him just the same. Too bad the Evo doesnt just have a CAI like mine does though, it would make a much better comparison to the first Evo race I had. Will be fun either way. :naughty:

RACER D12
12-09-2005, 05:43 PM
If 40hp is true then this race is worthless when it comes to answering our questions. It will be cool to watch, but it wont clear up if he can run with stock EVO's and STI's.

BullDog71ss
12-09-2005, 05:52 PM
If 40hp is true then this race is worthless when it comes to answering our questions. It will be cool to watch, but it wont clear up if he can run with stock EVO's and STI's.


Yeah, that's pretty much what it boils down to. It'll make for some kick ass video though.

Steiner
12-16-2005, 03:22 AM
Unless he has some other mods, there's no way a simple ECU flash will net an Evo 40whp. The mail-in flashes that Al from Dynoflash does typically add an extra 8-15whp on his dyno. They do other things though like remove the factory 1st gear rev limiter, change the redline, and add a 2 step. If he has an actual reflash and dyno tune (like an EcuTek for example) he may see 20whp, but certainly not 40whp.

I like reading your kill stories BullDog and you seem like a cool guy so I, like Carrrnutt, tried my damndest to bite my tongue when reading this thread. But I gotta hit you with a big overhand right bringing down a fist full of BS. I've driven a Cobalt SS and an Ion Redline and I've driven them hard. I've also owned an '04 SRT-4 and an '05 Evo. Stock for stock, the Evo was the quickest...stop, roll, backwards, forwards, rain, sleet or snow. The SRT-4 was a close second and probably faster than the less powerfull '03 or '04 Evo out on the open roads. The Redline and Cobalt SS are a distant 3rd...more along the lines of an honorable mention. They don't throw your head into the seat like a 2900lb car with 260ft/lbs of torque can do, or a high revving motor pushing 20+ lbs of boost to redline.

If you're story happened like you said it, and you pulled an Evo (any Evo...stock or otherwise) by 3 cars up to 125mph with only a CAI (a mod that most proffesional tuners would call a waste of money on a FI car), then you're fricken Jeff Gordon and/or you're driving around a factory freak. To pull on a car with an extra 30whp/40wtq is rare. To pull 3 cars on one is tough to swallow. Just being honest. Stranger things have happened, but all my instincts say this is improbable, if not IMPOSSIBLE.

carrrnuttt
12-16-2005, 07:58 AM
Unless he has some other mods, there's no way a simple ECU flash will net an Evo 40whp. The mail-in flashes that Al from Dynoflash does typically add an extra 8-15whp on his dyno. They do other things though like remove the factory 1st gear rev limiter, change the redline, and add a 2 step. If he has an actual reflash and dyno tune (like an EcuTek for example) he may see 20whp, but certainly not 40whp.

I couldn't find my co-worker's exact thread, where his results were shown, as he just showed it to me on his computer in passing, but here is the same tuner that did his car, with similar results on the exact same tuning: http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthread.php?t=173290

His car is no VIII. It's a XI with MIVEC. The results are from tuning MIVEC only, on stock boost.

BullDog71ss
12-16-2005, 10:23 AM
Unless he has some other mods, there's no way a simple ECU flash will net an Evo 40whp. The mail-in flashes that Al from Dynoflash does typically add an extra 8-15whp on his dyno. They do other things though like remove the factory 1st gear rev limiter, change the redline, and add a 2 step. If he has an actual reflash and dyno tune (like an EcuTek for example) he may see 20whp, but certainly not 40whp.

I like reading your kill stories BullDog and you seem like a cool guy so I, like Carrrnutt, tried my damndest to bite my tongue when reading this thread. But I gotta hit you with a big overhand right bringing down a fist full of BS. I've driven a Cobalt SS and an Ion Redline and I've driven them hard. I've also owned an '04 SRT-4 and an '05 Evo. Stock for stock, the Evo was the quickest...stop, roll, backwards, forwards, rain, sleet or snow. The SRT-4 was a close second and probably faster than the less powerfull '03 or '04 Evo out on the open roads. The Redline and Cobalt SS are a distant 3rd...more along the lines of an honorable mention. They don't throw your head into the seat like a 2900lb car with 260ft/lbs of torque can do, or a high revving motor pushing 20+ lbs of boost to redline.

If you're story happened like you said it, and you pulled an Evo (any Evo...stock or otherwise) by 3 cars up to 125mph with only a CAI (a mod that most proffesional tuners would call a waste of money on a FI car), then you're fricken Jeff Gordon and/or you're driving around a factory freak. To pull on a car with an extra 30whp/40wtq is rare. To pull 3 cars on one is tough to swallow. Just being honest. Stranger things have happened, but all my instincts say this is improbable, if not IMPOSSIBLE.


There is no BS to the story whatsoever. It happened just as I said it happend. Problem is, unlike the NSX deal where I have hard video evidence, I have none on this one because there was no passenger in the car to take a video. So all I've got is this story as proof.

As for why I beat him so badly, I have no idea. Only he knows that. Maybe he was a horrible driver or maybe my car was just faster. Whatever the case may be, I still beat that Evo, driven by that guy for that particular race. No BS here dude.

RoMe06
12-16-2005, 11:47 AM
Bulldog
Hey whats up. Im Rob, the guy with the evo 9. As far as the tune adding 15 horsepower, well I think that was a little bit of an understatement, here is a link to my dyno sheet...
http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthread.php?t=172886
As you can see from the dyno I picked up 47 hp and 34 lbs torque at the wheel with stock boost.
Anyhow, I am always down for a good race, let me know if tomorrow is a good time for you. Also, we can go from a 5 mph roll if you perfer, I know how fun powerful fwd cars are to launch

-The Stig-
12-16-2005, 11:50 AM
If you're story happened like you said it, and you pulled an Evo (any Evo...stock or otherwise) by 3 cars up to 125mph with only a CAI (a mod that most proffesional tuners would call a waste of money on a FI car), then you're fricken Jeff Gordon and/or you're driving around a factory freak. To pull on a car with an extra 30whp/40wtq is rare. To pull 3 cars on one is tough to swallow. Just being honest. Stranger things have happened, but all my instincts say this is improbable, if not IMPOSSIBLE.


Not to mention that he was doing some amazing feats with his car when he first got it. But since GM replaced his motor, it's not terrorizing cars way higher up in the performance ladder.

If all you beed is Carbon Fiber hood, a CAI and a GM 4 banger with a mini blower... then shoot, I'mma get one and go pick on some C5 Corvettes.

Cause if you can keep up with a mid 13 second car (Evo), then no doubtedly you can keep up with a low to mid 13 second car (C5). Right?

Hell, your knocking on C5 Z06 territory there with that C/F hood.


I'm not sure what to make of that lil Chevy... mostly cause you're the only one on AF that posts that has one... and so far the only one that I've heard of picking on NSX's and EVO's.:dunno:

-The Stig-
12-16-2005, 11:53 AM
Eric is also correct about track condition not being wet or full of gravel so that can't be used in the Evo's favor as no one in their right mind races a fwd or rwd car on gravel or watery roads. :grinno:

Oh Yeah?


http://www.jdmrice.com/images/Date/03_16_02/takumi.jpg


Need I say more?



;)

carrrnuttt
12-16-2005, 12:52 PM
Bulldog
Hey whats up. Im Rob, the guy with the evo 9. As far as the tune adding 15 horsepower, well I think that was a little bit of an understatement, here is a link to my dyno sheet...
http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthread.php?t=172886
As you can see from the dyno I picked up 47 hp and 34 lbs torque at the wheel with stock boost.
Anyhow, I am always down for a good race, let me know if tomorrow is a good time for you. Also, we can go from a 5 mph roll if you perfer, I know how fun powerful fwd cars are to launch

Sup Rob. :)

Oops. I guess you went Vivid. I thought you had gone with Mynes.

RoMe06
12-16-2005, 01:12 PM
[QUOTE=Steiner] Unless he has some other mods, there's no way a simple ECU flash will net an Evo 40whp. The mail-in flashes that Al from Dynoflash does typically add an extra 8-15whp on his dyno. They do other things though like remove the factory 1st gear rev limiter, change the redline, and add a 2 step. If he has an actual reflash and dyno tune (like an EcuTek for example) he may see 20whp, but certainly not 40whp.


Obviously you haven't heard about the results Al has been getting from Evo 9s. In case you missed it, here is the link again, created by AL himself. Enjoy

http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthread.php?t=172886

Steiner
12-16-2005, 01:44 PM
I couldn't find my co-worker's exact thread, where his results were shown, as he just showed it to me on his computer in passing, but here is the same tuner that did his car, with similar results on the exact same tuning: http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthread.php?t=173290

His car is no VIII. It's a XI with MIVEC. The results are from tuning MIVEC only, on stock boost.
Ahhh an Evo IX. My bad. The tunability of the bigger turbo and intake cam is making all of us Evo VIII owners jealous. There's a guy around here with a TBE and EcuTek flash on his new IX putting down roughly the same power as Evo VIII owners with cams, MBC, Walbro, TBE and intake.

My apologies. The Evo IX is very capable of an extra 40whp with just a software flash. I think my mind just blocks out that car because I'm so damn jealous. :disappoin

RACER D12
12-16-2005, 02:08 PM
Ok then so this race is pointless like I said.












But hurry up and film the shit :evillol:

BullDog71ss
12-16-2005, 03:35 PM
Bulldog
Hey whats up. Im Rob, the guy with the evo 9. As far as the tune adding 15 horsepower, well I think that was a little bit of an understatement, here is a link to my dyno sheet...
http://forums.evolutionm.net/showthread.php?t=172886
As you can see from the dyno I picked up 47 hp and 34 lbs torque at the wheel with stock boost.
Anyhow, I am always down for a good race, let me know if tomorrow is a good time for you. Also, we can go from a 5 mph roll if you perfer, I know how fun powerful fwd cars are to launch


Hey dude, glad to finally hear from you. I was wondering if we'd ever get to hook up to do this. Tomorrow sounds fine to me. I'll PM you my cell number in a bit so you can call me, then we can work out the fine details.

carrrnuttt
12-16-2005, 03:44 PM
Hey dude, glad to finally hear from you. I was wondering if we'd ever get to hook up to do this. Tomorrow sounds fine to me. I'll PM you my cell number in a bit so you can call me, then we can work out the fine details.

Does Eric have your #? If not, PM with it too, so I can see about meeting up with both of you. I'll try to see if my buddy's turbo MR is done, and try to bring him along.

BullDog71ss
12-16-2005, 04:14 PM
Does Eric have your #? If not, PM with it too, so I can see about meeting up with both of you. I'll try to see if my buddy's turbo MR is done, and try to bring him along.

Yup, Eric does infact have my cell number, but as far as I know he doesnt have yours. Is this still the case? Cause if so we need to get our communications situation taken care of before tomorrow. I'll go ahead an PM you my # anyway, that way you can contact me tonight if need be.

BullDog71ss
12-16-2005, 04:19 PM
Oh Yeah?


http://www.jdmrice.com/images/Date/03_16_02/takumi.jpg


Need I say more?



;)


Where I come from parking lots don't count as a racetrack, Matt. :nono:

:lol2:

RoMe06
12-16-2005, 04:27 PM
Ill give you a call tonight to set up a time. My brother also has a 2000 WS6 Trans Am that he will bring if anyone wants to run it.

Steiner
12-17-2005, 04:50 PM
So what happened?

clawhammer
12-17-2005, 05:12 PM
I wanna know too.

BullDog71ss
12-17-2005, 05:22 PM
Nothing yet. We're meeting up tonight and if we don't get arrested you guys will get all the details...as soon as we make the video. So it could be a day or so :lol:

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