at the MN Maxima meet last night, CASS98SE, MayhemI30, and myself cruised aruond. Me an CASS98SE lined up at a stoplight, We stayed pretty even through 1st and 2nd (he was very slowly creeping ahead of me) then at about halfway through third he was a half car in front of me. We are both 5-speeds, both have Budget y-pipes, both had subs in the trunk, both on 17s, and both had a passenger. He is a 98 and I am 99. The only difference was he has a popcharger and I have CAI. Would this attribute why he pulls ahead of me relatively fast. My friend and I also weigh 460 lbs together and I had a full tank of gas. Mayhem I30 did surprisingly well for an auto with 4 people in it. still no match for 5-speed

p.s. - CASS98SE, if youre reading this, Im not trying to make excuses, you won fair and square, just getting some opinions.

 

Sounds like he just out drove you by a hair. A diff of 1-2 hp won;t matter. COuld be his plugs are cleaner or something as small as that or he is quicker at chifting and better at hitting the shift poins?

 

a common complaint ive heard of with the cai is the loss of high end gain due to the length of the piping. also since you are a 5-speed is it possible that he shifted faster than you?

-street racing..............shame on you

 

I agree, and the debate between the two continue!


I would say that the CAI wasn't giving as much flow up top as his popcharger was giving him.



Good thing you left the last meet early then!

 

yeah im positive he was a faster shifter than me, i am still relatively new at the clutch

 

yea prolly your driving