Steve

Renegade,

The standing quarter mile is and always has been used as a bench mark for how fast one's car goes. It's what you see when you flip thru the pages of the magazines at your grocery store and also what we receive from the factory when a new car debuts.

O.K., having said that, my car is an '87 951 (944 turbo) that has a fresh rebuild (1600 miles) with the following mods to the Porsche power plant. A Huntley stage IV MAF, ball bearing Garret stage II turbo, K&N filter, Arc II fuel management computer, adjustable fuel pressure regulator, Apex I boost computer, cat bypass pipe and free flowing muffler. This car has 17" cup wheels with brand new 255/40's on the rear.

Having made several runs at 1.2 bar (one of which detonated the CV axle!) using my G-Tech meter, I ran a best time of 13.55 seconds at 109.7 miles per hour. Unfortunately, for me, my brother (and arch rival!) ran a 12.69 at 119.0 MPH in his Dough Ripple modified 1990 Corvette ZR-1. In don't think I could explain how this took the wind out of my sails, but going down to his Vette was a hard pill to swallow.

Don't get me wrong, I have a very fast car and it is a blast to drive and I will always enjoy it. But having spent over $11,000 in engine rebuilds and upgrades, I have realized that my car is a four cylinder, and his is an eight.

Sorry for the long post

Steve


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