He whats going on. well my boy has a 1997 jetta vr6 5sp and me other friend has a 1996 eclipse gsx and we might be going to the track next weekend. they just got those cars but they both are pretty good drivers stick so that wouldnt be the issue. my max is a 95 with an intake and its auto. would i be able to keep up with them. im pretty sure the gsx would smoke both but w/e i just wanna know about the jetta. all he has is an intake. thanx

ps. keep the flamin not to harsh please thanx

 

Yeah, you will get flamed because these posts how up every other day. Its a drivers race, as always. The faster car doesnt always win. As far as timed E/Ts, the GSX, properly driven and healthy running, stock should be in the mid-high 14s with no problem. The VR6 is a good race against the maxima time wise.



Eric

 

those vr6's are slow off the line but once they get going it's good night Irene.

 

anyone know the times for the jetta? anyone ever ran one

 

I had a VR6 and I feel that my Maxima has a lot better pick up and acceleration...

 

IBthelockfornottalkingaboutmaximas

 

your max should be running around a 15.6 . . that would be my estimate. . . remember, the faster time doesnt win at the drag strip, its the person who crosses the line first - if you have a good R/T and your friend in the VR6 has a bad R/T (reaction time), your chances of winning are greatly increased. As for the times of the VR6 97 Jetta and the GSX Eclipse, if you dont wanna just wait for the race, you could go on VWvortex, or clubDSM (perhaps its not club DSM, but the forums for Eclipses) and look up the times people ran with similar cars, compare that with the 15.4 - 15.7 you should be running and then you should have a good idea of whats gonna happen.

 

IBTL... people should learn

 

I have a lot of encounters with VR6's for some reason. I've never had one come close to my 5sp on the road or highway. CAI + full exhaust.

 

Baaaaaaaaaahhhhh VR6 is decent, but watch out for them chipped 1.8T's...

LEMAR